Comedy superstar Jeff Dunham to play Hertz Arena Jan. 29
Show is part of his 2023, 44-city North American tour 'Still Not Canceled'
Jeff Dunham and his cast of world-famous characters announce the launch of their 2022-2023 tour, Still Not Canceled. Dunham’s North American trek kicked off Dec. 28 taking the fun and laughs to 44 cities. On Sunday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m., Dunham and his crew arrive at Hertz Arena in Estero.
After 18 years of working comedy clubs, building to theaters and ultimately to arenas, Jeff Dunham has secured his status as a global touring star, playing live to over 7.25 million people with 1,390 performances from June 2007 through May 2022, earning the title of Billboard’s Top Comedy Tour for three consecutive years.
Dunham has completed nine international tours, with shows in more than 20 countries, including arenas in Canada, U.K., Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, France, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa (where he is the highest-selling international comedian). Of note, Dunham sold over 12,000 tickets in the city of Amsterdam alone, and over 2% of the country’s population attended his performance in Iceland.
The man Slate called “America’s favorite comedian” has 11 record-breaking comedy specials to his credit and holds four of the top-five, highest-rated programs on Comedy Central:
• “Minding the Monsters” (2012) and “Controlled Chaos” (2011) were the network’s most viewed specials of their respective years
• “Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special” (2008) captured the title of Comedy Central’s highest rated program ever to date
• “Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last Minute Pandemic Holiday Special” (2020) marked Comedy Central’s highest-rated special in five years, garnering over 4 million views in just five days, surpassing Dunham’s own “Unhinged in Hollywood” (2015) special.
And now, Dunham’s latest Comedy Central special, “Me the People,” continues this unprecedented Jeff Dunham trend. Amassing 2.8 million viewers on its debut, delivering the best performance in its time-period since Dunham’s 2020 special debut, “Me the People” is cable’s most watched comedy special of 2022.
As a way of giving back while on tour, Dunham and his wife Audrey created the Jeff Dunham Family Fund, and through their organization, a portion of every ticket sold is given to various charities and charitable.
The Hertz Arena show is at 3 p.m. Tickets are $49.50 — visit www.ticketmaster.com or call: 239-948-7825. Hertz Arena is at 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero.