Sebastian Maniscalco tour dates

Considered one of the fastest rising stars in comedy by many and endorsed by such celeb comics as Russell Peters, Sebastian Maniscalco is a Chicago native known for his observational stand-up comedy delivered replete with exaggerated facial expressions. He counts Jerry Seinfeld as one of his major influences.

Sebastian Maniscalco tour dates include sold-out shows across North America. Buy your Sebastian Maniscalco tickets at StubHub to watch the comedian dish out his highly physical brand of comedy, live.

Sebastian Maniscalco's background

The Italian-American stand-up comic comes from a humble background. He first moved to Los Angeles in 1998 to pursue a career in comedy. He waited tables at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills while taking every opportunity to do small shows at The Comedy Store nearby. It was during one such show that comic Andrew Dice Clay spotted Maniscalco. Clay added Maniscalco to his touring schedule, allowing the aspiring comedian to perform to a much a bigger audience.

Sebastian Maniscalco's big breakthrough

Maniscalco's big breakthrough came when actor Vince Vaughn spotted him during one of the shows he was doing with Clay. Vaughn cast him in his Wild West Comedy Show alongside fellow stand-up comics Bret Ernst, Ahmed Ahmed and John Caparulo. The show was a success, resulting in bigger opportunities for Maniscalco.

Sebastian Maniscalco's biggest hits

Maniscalco performed a special Why Would You Do That? tour in 2016 that was an instant success. He toured throughout North America, delivering performances at sold-out shows, including at the Beacon Theater in New York City.

The comic co-hosts a regular podcast on SiriusXM, The Pete and Sebastian Show, with fellow comedian Pete Correale. The podcast has more than 15,000 followers on Soundcloud.

Maniscalco has also appeared alongside Jerry Seinfeld on the latter's Comedians in a Car Getting Coffee show.

Sebastian Maniscalco on screen

Sebastian Maniscalco was tapped to do voice-overs for the animated feature film Nut Job 2. He has also appeared alongside Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in The House and in Cruise, which stars Emily Ratajkowski.

In addition, Maniscalco makes regular appearances on popular American chat shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.

Similar to Sebastian Maniscalco

Fans of Maniscalco's highly physical brand of comedy might also enjoy performances by Maria Bamford and Rachel Feinstein.