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Comedy Cellar announces October 2026 lineup at Rio Hotel & Casino

5 October 2026

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The world-famous Comedy Cellar has announced the October 2026 lineup for its first West Coast location, an exact replica of its New York club, at Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Known for its distinctive “showcase format,” featuring television-headliner comedians performing their best 15-20 minute sets, the renowned comedy club brings the unique vibe from the legendary, underground Greenwich Village club, including the iconic brick wall, stained glass and low-ceiling design.

Comedy Cellar performances are held nightly at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $32 or $42 plus applicable taxes and fees. Limited tickets are available for $22 plus applicable taxes and fees using the code CCVEGAS. All tickets can be purchased online at riolasvegas.com/shows/comedy-cellar or ticketmaster.com, by phone at 866-746-7671 or in-person at the Rio Box Office from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Guests must be 18 years or older.

UPCOMING SHOWS:
THURSDAY, 1 OCTOBER THROUGH SUNDAY, 4 OCTOBER (SHOWCASE):
Josh Ocean Thomas, Eleanor Kerrigan, Trixx, Philipp Kostelecky, and Mark Cohen
Time: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Description: Josh Ocean Thomas (“Netflix Is A Joke,” 2025 Comics to Watch, Don’t Tell Comedy), Eleanor Kerrigan (Album “Ladylike,” “Bill Burr Presents The Rings,” “Lights Out With David Spade,” “The Blue Show” on Showtime, “Dice” on Showtime, “Entourage” on HBO), Trixx (“Just For Laughs,” Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, Winner of 2018 “World Series of Comedy,” SiriusXM), Philipp Kostelecky (BBC, Comedy Central, “Comic Relief,” Metro Newspaper “Funny New Faces”), and Mark Cohen (Comedy Central, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” “Louie”).

MONDAY, 5 OCTOBER THROUGH SUNDAY, 11 OCTOBER (SHOWCASE):
Gray West, Retha Jones, Dennis Regan, Greg Hahn, and Mark Cohen
Time: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Description: Gray West (NY Comedy Festival “Comics to Watch”), Retha Jones (HBO's “Def Comedy Jam,” BET's “Comic View,” Comedy Central's “Premium Blend,” Byron Allen's “Comics Unleashed,” “The View,” “Last Comic Standing” Semi Finalist, Winner of the US Comedy Festival,” Appeared in “The Nutty Professor”), Dennis Regan (“The Tonight Show,” Letterman, writer for CBS’ “The King of Queens”), Greg Hahn, “Late Night with Conan O'Brien,” Comedy Central, “Tosh.O,” nationally-syndicated “Bob and Tom Radio Show”), and Mark Cohen (Comedy Central, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” “Louie”).

MONDAY, 12 OCTOBER THROUGH SUNDAY, 18 OCTOBER (SHOWCASE):
Eric Neumann, Reggie Conquest, Casey Balsham, Peter Revello, and Mark Cohen
Time: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Description: Eric Neumann (“The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon,” Netflix, Comedy Central, IFC), Reggie Conquest (FOX’s “Animal Control,” HBO’s “Insecure,” HBOMax’s “That Damn Michael Che,” “Pause with Sam Jay,” Comedy Central), Casey Balsham (Apple TV), Peter Revello (“The Tonight Show,” Comedy Central), and Mark Cohen (Comedy Central, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” “Louie”).

MONDAY, 19 OCTOBER THROUGH SUNDAY, 25 OCTOBER (SHOWCASE):
Tom Rhodes, Andre De Freitas, Shaun Murphy, Erin Jackson, and Mark Cohen
Time: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Description: Tom Rhodes (Dave Attell’s “Comedy Underground,” Dave Attell’s “Insomniac Amsterdam,” Comedy Central’s “@ Midnight,” two Comedy Central half hour specials, Netflix special), Andrea De Freitas (BBC), Shaun Murphy (Conan, “Last Comic Standing”), Erin Jackson (Conan, "Last Comic Standing"), and Mark Cohen (Comedy Central, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” “Louie”).

MONDAY, 26 OCTOBER THROUGH SATURDAY, 31 OCTOBER (SHOWCASE):
Pete Lee, Ian Lara, Helen Hong, Dennis Blair, and Mark Cohen
Time: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Description: Pete Lee (Comedy Central half hour, “The David Letterman Show,” NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” VH1’s “Best Week Ever”), Ian Lara (HBO special “Romantic Comedy,” Comedy Central half hour, “The Tonight Show”), Helen Hong (“Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me,” “Go Fact Yourself” podcast, “Never Have I Ever,” “Silicon Valley,” “The Thundermans”), Dennis Blair (“The Tonight Show,” HBO, co-wrote the movie “Easy Money”), and Mark Cohen (Comedy Central, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” “Louie”).

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