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Who is Joe Dombrowski?

Joe Dombrowski is a stand-up comedian from Metro Detroit and a former elementary school teacher. According to his Punchup bio, he went viral in 2017 with an April Fools’ Day spelling-test prank on his students that led to several appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and his act often draws on his family and his teaching days. The same bio says he has headlined at Just for Laughs in Montreal, the New York Comedy Festival and Netflix Is a Joke Fest, co-hosts the monthly comedy game show My Straight Friends in Los Angeles and Seattle, produces the podcast Social Studies from Seattle, and co-hosts the Daddy Hood podcast with former Bachelor star Colton Underwood. We found no encyclopedia entry for him, so this profile sticks to his own bio and our club tracker.

Sources: Punchup bio (self-supplied) · official site · Comedy Club Tracker (sources per date below)

At a glance

• DetroitMetro Detroit native
• ClassroomFormer elementary school teacher
• 2017Viral spelling-test prank; Ellen appearances
• FestivalsJFL Montreal, NY Comedy Festival, Netflix Is a Joke (bio)
• PodcastsSocial Studies; Daddy Hood with Colton Underwood

Podcast & show guest appearances

9 verified guest appearances by Joe Dombrowski on other people’s shows (their own podcasts are excluded), newest first.

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Each episode matched in the show’s own podcast feed.

Shows and podcasts

Specials, albums & books

We found no released album, special or book to link yet.

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Joe Dombrowski live dates & lineups

From our comedy tracker: dates, rooms, roles and who opened, each with its source. Updated Saturday, October 17, 2026.

8upcoming runs

16show dates

0runs confirmed

Confirmed · 2+ sourcesUnverified · 1 source

Upcoming dates

Nov 5–7, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Empire Comedy Club

Portland, ME

Role not listed by the source

• Thu Nov 56:00 PMTickets for Thu Nov 5 ↗
• Fri Nov 67:00 PMTickets for Fri Nov 6 ↗
• Sat Nov 77:00 PMTickets for Sat Nov 7 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Nov 13–14, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Louisville Comedy Club

Louisville, KY

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Nov 137:00 PMTickets for Fri Nov 13 ↗
• Sat Nov 146:00 PMTickets for Sat Nov 14 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Dec 3, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

The Ridge Restaurant & Lounge

Ellensburg, WA

Role not listed by the source

• Thu Dec 36:30 PMTickets for Thu Dec 3 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Dec 4–5, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

Spokane Comedy Club

Spokane, WA

Role not listed by the source

• Fri Dec 46:00 PMTickets for Fri Dec 4 ↗
• Sat Dec 56:00 PMTickets for Sat Dec 5 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Show 4 more runs through Feb 20, 2027

Dec 10, 2026

Unverified · 1 source

The Comedy Store club

Los Angeles, CA

Role not listed by the source

• Thu Dec 108:00 PMTickets for Thu Dec 10 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Feb 18–20, 2027

Unverified · 1 source

Comedy Connection

East Providence, RI

Role not listed by the source

• Thu Feb 187:00 PMTickets for Thu Feb 18 ↗
• Fri Feb 197:00 PMTickets for Fri Feb 19 ↗
• Sat Feb 207:00 PMTickets for Sat Feb 20 ↗

Sources: Punchup

Past performances

Openers & features

Joe opened for

None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Joe Dombrowski’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.

Opened for Joe

None recorded yet. Club pages almost never print opener or feature names for Joe Dombrowski’s shows, so this fills in as sources confirm them.

Momentum

No momentum note yet. Our tracker started on Oct 14, 2026 (9 runs logged since), so there is no earlier period to compare bookings against. A note appears only when the data supports one.

Said on podcasts

No podcast mentions logged yet.

More on Joe

• Official site: joedombrowski.com
• Punchup tour listing

How we check: a run shows as confirmed only when two independent sources agree on it (for example the club’s own calendar plus a ticketing listing, or Joe naming the dates on a podcast). Everything else stays unverified until a second source turns up. Roles appear only when a source states them. Know a date or an opener we missed? Use the form below.

Joe Dombrowski FAQ

Official links

• Official website
• Punchup

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