Comics Come Home returns with another banger lineup for 28th year

When it comes to charitable comedy shows, Comics Come Home has set the standard in virtually every way: It’s the longest running show of its kind, a massive resource for supporting The Cam Neely Foundation and those affected by cancer, and of course, boasting the most power-packed lineups year after year. In keeping with that tradition, as if it were any surprise whatsoever, the show’s 28th go-around is poised to be no exception.

After a teaser earlier this week, the longest running comedy fundraiser in the country has announced its return to TD Garden on November 2, and unleashed this year’s full lineup of heavy-hitters on Tuesday (August 20) as part of the event’s annual late-summer roll-out.

Joining Denis Leary this year will be a few familiar faces like Bill Burr, Robert Kelly, Lil’ Rel Howery, and of course, the omnipresent Lenny Clarke, as well as a few fresh faces in the show’s expansive all-star roster with critically-acclaimed comedian, actor and Daily Show star Ronny Chieng, local standout Alec Flynn, global social media comedy star Zarna Garg, and all-star comic and former Games With Names podcast co-host Sam Morril bringing their own acclaimed brands of comedy to the show’s long-running history.

In some ways, it may be considered hard to top last year’s event, as the 2023 show not only boasted one of the most high-profile lineups Leary has ever assembled, but was was also as much of a celebration of the Boston Bruins and their 100-year milestone as it was a exclamation point in the show’s history of bringing some of the biggest names in comedy to the city. Make no mistake though, as Leary has shown in the past, that neat surprises that put the cherry on top are never out of the question for the evening.

Tickets for this year’s festivities can be accessed now via pre-sale by using the code COMEDY, before general on-sale begins on Thursday (August 22) at 10 a.m. ET.

COMICS COME HOME 28 :: Saturday, November 2 at TD Garden, 100 Legends Way in Boston, MA, 8 p.m., $60 :: Advance tickets