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Who is Aries Spears?

Aries Spears (born Nairobi Aries Spears on April 3, 1975, in Chicago) is an American stand-up comedian, impressionist and actor. He is 51. He moved to New York at two and to New Jersey at eleven, and did his first stand-up, impressions of James Brown and Jack Nicholson, at Harlem’s Uptown Comedy Cafe at about fourteen. He got his first big break on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam in 1992, at sixteen, moved to Los Angeles that year and became a regular at The Comedy Store, The Improv and The Laugh Factory. He joined MADtv in 1997 and stayed through 2005, appearing in 198 episodes, second only to Michael McDonald among the show’s cast, with impressions from Jay-Z and Shaquille O’Neal to Denzel Washington. His stand-up includes a Comedy Central Presents half hour (2005) and the special Hollywood, Look I’m Smiling (2011), and he co-hosts the Spears & Steinberg podcast.

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata · ariesspears.com · Wikimedia Commons (photo)

Stand-up timeline

• 1975Born April 3 in Chicago; moves to New York at two, New Jersey at eleven
• c. 1989First stand-up at the Uptown Comedy Cafe in Harlem, about age 14
• 1992HBO’s Def Comedy Jam at 16; moves to Los Angeles
• 1993A Different World; South of Sunset
• 1996Jerry Maguire (Tee Pee Tidwell)
• 1997–2005MADtv cast member, 198 episodes
• 2005Comedy Central Presents
• 2011Special Hollywood, Look I’m Smiling
• 2026–27North American theater and club tour, then Europe in May 2027

Podcast & show guest appearances

No guest appearance passed our verification yet (official feed or channel, real date, named as a guest, full episode).

Aries Spears stand-up

Specials, albums & books

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• Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I’m Smiling (stand-up special, 2011) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link

Aries Spears tour dates

54 upcoming shows and club runs on his official site (checked October 18, 2026), from Waukee, Iowa, on October 30, 2026, through a European leg in May 2027 and the Funny Bone in Manchester, Connecticut, in June 2027. Buy through the links on ariesspears.com.

• Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · Waukee, IA · Vibrant Music Hall
• Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA · Citizens Live at The Wylie
• Nov 6–8, 2026 · Orlando, FL · Funny Bone Comedy Club
• Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · Bethlehem, PA · Wind Creek Event Center
• Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · Atlantic City, NJ · The Music Box
• Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · Toronto, Canada · Danforth Music Hall
• Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · Abu Dhabi, UAE · Etihad Arena · waitlist only
• Nov 25–29, 2026 · Ontario, CA · Ontario Improv
• Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · Westbury, NY · Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair
• Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · Portland, ME · Aura
• Dec 10–12, 2026 · Albuquerque, NM · Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub
• Fri, Dec 18, 2026 · Jacksonville, FL · Florida Theatre
• Sat, Dec 19, 2026 · Fort Myers, FL · Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW
• Dec 26–30, 2026 · Austin, TX · Cap City Comedy Club
• Dec 31, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 · Louisville, KY · Louisville Comedy Club
• Jan 8–10, 2027 · Fort Wayne, IN · Summit City Comedy Club
• Fri, Jan 15, 2027 · Washington, DC · Warner Theatre · waitlist only
• Sat, Jan 16, 2027 · Baltimore, MD · The Paramount Baltimore · waitlist only
• Sat, Jan 23, 2027 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · The Parker
• Fri, Jan 29, 2027 · Sugar Land, TX · Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
• Sat, Jan 30, 2027 · Minneapolis, MN · State Theatre
• Fri, Feb 5, 2027 · Napa, CA · Uptown Theatre
• Sat, Feb 6, 2027 · Monterey, CA · Golden State Theatre
• Thu, Feb 11, 2027 · Madison, WI · The Orpheum Theater
• Fri, Feb 12, 2027 · Milwaukee, WI · Landmark Credit Union Live
• Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA · The Met Philadelphia
• Fri, Feb 19, 2027 · Chicago, IL · Chicago Theatre
• Sat, Feb 20, 2027 · Detroit, MI · Masonic Temple
• Fri, Feb 26, 2027 · Melbourne, FL · Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
• Sat, Feb 27, 2027 · Pensacola, FL · Saenger Theatre
• Fri, Mar 5, 2027 · Durham, NC · The Carolina Theatre
• Sat, Mar 6, 2027 · Richmond, VA · Dominion Energy Center
• Mar 11–13, 2027 · Rochester, NY · Comedy @ the Carlson
• Mar 19–21, 2027 · Tulsa, OK · Tulsa’s Bricktown Comedy Club
• Fri, Mar 26, 2027 · Nashville, TN · The Truth · waitlist only
• Sat, Mar 27, 2027 · Atlanta, GA · Tabernacle
• Fri, Apr 2, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV · Pearl Concert Theater
• Sat, Apr 3, 2027 · Tucson, AZ · Fox Tucson Theatre
• Fri, Apr 9, 2027 · Charleston, SC · Charleston Music Hall
• Apr 16–18, 2027 · Oklahoma City, OK · Bricktown Comedy Club
• Apr 22–24, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT · Wiseguys Comedy Club (Downtown)
• Wed, Apr 28, 2027 · Vancouver, Canada · Harbour Event & Convention Centre
• Apr 29 – May 2, 2027 · Tacoma, WA · Tacoma Comedy Club
• May 6–9, 2027 · Naples, FL · Off the Hook Comedy Club
• Thu, May 13, 2027 · Bristol, UK · Beacon
• Sat, May 15, 2027 · Västra Götaland, Sweden · Draken Live
• Sun, May 16, 2027 · Copenhagen, Denmark · Bremen Theatre
• Mon, May 17, 2027 · Hamburg, Germany · Markthalle
• Tue, May 18, 2027 · Munich, Germany · Alte Kongresshalle
• Wed, May 19, 2027 · Frankfurt, Germany · Batschkapp
• Thu, May 20, 2027 · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Meervaart
• Fri, May 21, 2027 · Ghent, Belgium · Vooruit
• Mon, May 24, 2027 · Rotterdam, Netherlands · Oude Luxor Theater
• Jun 24–27, 2027 · Manchester, CT · Funny Bone Comedy Club

Source: ariesspears.com show list, checked October 18, 2026. Date ranges are multi-night club runs.

Aries Spears FAQ

Official links

• Official website and tour
• Instagram (@ariesspears)
• YouTube
• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

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