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Who is Joe Machi?

Joe Machi is an American stand-up comedian from State College, Pennsylvania, home of Penn State, known for a slow, nasal, deadpan delivery and a nervous everyman persona. He did a few open mics in college, took a comedy class in New Jersey in 2005 and moved to New York for good on July 17, 2006, where his first class at the Comic Strip put him next to Sam Morril, later his partner on the weekly Sam and Joe Show at Carolines. He kept an HR day job for years while winning the New York Underground Comedy Festival’s Emerging Comics contest (2010) and New York’s Funniest Stand-Up at the New York Comedy Festival (2013), and in 2012 was a New Face at Just for Laughs and made his TV debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. On Fox News he was the “Frightened Correspondent” on Red Eye and is a regular on Greg Gutfeld’s show. He finished fourth on season 8 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2014, had a Comedy Central half hour in 2016, and has done stand-up on Conan and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Sources: Official press kit (2018) · The Comic’s Comic, 2013 · The Interrobang, 2014 · RVA Magazine, 2021 · Official website and calendar

Stand-up timeline

• 2005Takes a comedy class in New Jersey, runs out of money, moves home to State College
• 2006Moves to New York (July 17); first class at the Comic Strip, where he meets Sam Morril
• 2010Wins the New York Underground Comedy Festival’s Emerging Comics contest
• 2012TV debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; New Face at Just for Laughs, Montreal
• 2013Wins New York’s Funniest Stand-Up (New York Comedy Festival); Red Eye’s “Frightened Correspondent”
• 2014Finishes 4th on Last Comic Standing season 8; quits his HR day job
• 2016Comedy Central half-hour special
• 2017–20Keeping Joe podcast with Sam Morril and Phil Hanley
• 2018Conan; Comedy Central’s Roast Battle; cameo on HBO’s Crashing; Netflix’s Bumping Mics
• 2026–2766 club dates through July 2027

Podcast & show guest appearances

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

Joe Machi stand-up and TV

Specials, albums & books

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• Joe Machi: The Half Hour (Comedy Central stand-up special, 2016) · source: Comedy Central · Amazon search link

Joe Machi tour dates

66 shows on the Upcoming Shows calendar of his official site (checked October 18, 2026), in 17 club runs from Soul Joel’s in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on October 24, 2026, to Goodnights in Raleigh on July 22–25, 2027, with stops in Las Vegas, Sunnyvale, Atlantic City, Naples, Austin and Nashville. Tickets are sold by each club.

• Nov 6–7, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV · Wiseguys · 4 shows
• Nov 12–15, 2026 · Sunnyvale, CA · Rooster T. Feathers · 6 shows
• Nov 19–21, 2026 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Comedy Cabana · 5 shows
• Dec 3–5, 2026 · Birmingham, AL · StarDome Comedy Club · 5 shows
• Dec 10–12, 2026 · Atlantic City, NJ · The Royce · 5 shows
• Jan 2–3, 2027 · Point Pleasant, NJ · Uncle Vinnie’s Comedy Club · 2 shows
• Jan 15–16, 2027 · Norfolk, NE · The District Event Center · 3 shows
• Sun, Jan 17, 2027 · Lincoln, NE · Howler’s Comedy Club · 1 show
• Jan 21–24, 2027 · Naples, FL · Off the Hook Comedy Club · 6 shows
• Jan 29–31, 2027 · Austin, TX · Cap City Comedy Club (Red Room) · 5 shows
• Feb 11–13, 2027 · Hilton Head, SC · Comedy Magic Cabaret · 3 shows
• Sat, Mar 13, 2027 · Mesquite, NV · Bonkerz at the CasaBlanca · 2 shows
• Sat, Mar 27, 2027 · Emmaus, PA · Emmaus Theatre · 1 show
• May 7–8, 2027 · Nashville, TN · Zanies · 4 shows
• Jun 3–6, 2027 · Alpharetta, GA · Helium Comedy Club · 6 shows
• Jul 22–25, 2027 · Raleigh, NC · Goodnights Comedy Club · 6 shows

Source: the Upcoming Shows calendar on joemachi.com, checked October 18, 2026. Ranges are multi-night club runs; buy through each venue.

Joe Machi FAQ

Official links

• Official website
• Upcoming shows calendar
• Press kit (PDF)
• Instagram (@ComedianJoeMachi)
• X (@JoeMachi)

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