Superstar comedian Nikki Glaser is doing five shows in Tampa Bay this month—including one in front of 9,000 people

Tampa Bay welcomes Nikki Glaser for her “Alive and Unwell Tour” this month—with the comedian, podcaster, TV host and actress playing five shows locally starting June 12.

Nearly all of the shows happening June 12-13 at St. Petersburg’s Duke Energy Center for the Arts at Mahaffey Theater are sold-out, and there are still tickets available for her June 15 show at downtown Clearwater’s 9,000-capacity BayCare Sound.

Glaser, born in Cincinnati and raised in the suburbs of St. Louis, began doing stand-up when she was 18, taking initial inspiration from Sarah Silverman. Over two decades later, the Grammy-nominated comic is best known for her 2016 Comedy Central series Not Safe With Nikki Glaser and her appearances on the Comedy Central Roast series, as well as her Netflix and HBO comedy specials.

In January, Glaser was the first woman to host the Golden Globes solo, dubbing actor Glen Powell the man in her head when “[she’s] having sex with [her] boyfriend” in the process. Glaser’s brutally honest approach to comedy revolves around navigating her personal life, mental health and pop culture in a fractious modern world.

Tickets to see Nikki Glaser play BayCare Sound in Clearwater on Sunday, June 15 are still available and start at $25.

A version of this post first appeared at our sibling publication Orlando Weekly.

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This article appears in Jun 5-11, 2025.