Comedian Kevin Hart announces shows at Shea's Performing Arts Center

UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, Emmy and Grammy-nominated comedian and Mark Twain Award recipient Kevin Hart is adding a second show at Shea's Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, part of his 2025 extension of his “Acting My Age Tour.” Hart will now make a stop at Shea's Buffalo Theatre on Friday, Jan. 24, and Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

Tickets for the newly added show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at KevinHartNation.com. There will also be a limited amount of VIP tickets available for select dates.

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Live Nation Press Release

Emmy- and Grammy-nominated comedian and Mark Twain award recipient Kevin Hart announces the 2025 extension of his “Acting My Age Tour” with a stop at Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

Tickets will be available starting with various presales at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, before the general on-sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at KevinHartNation.com. There will also be a limited amount of VIP tickets available for select dates.

Hart said, “ ‘Acting my Age’ is my ninth tour and I wanted to change things up by creating a more intimate environment. This hour is about connecting with the audience and feeding off the crowd's energy and laughter.”

Recognized as one of Forbes' top-grossing stand-up comedians in 2019, Hart captivated audiences with a sold-out show at Crypto.com Arena in 2022 as part of Netflix Is A Joke Fest. His previous tour, “Reality Check,” dominated as the highest-grossing comedy tour of both 2022 and 2023 according to Billboard. Adding to his accolades, Hart clinched the People’s Choice Award for Comedy Act of 2022 in Pollstar. Notably, he made history with a record-breaking hometown performance at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field during his “What Now Tour,” becoming the first comedian to sell out an NFL stadium in Philadelphia.

This event will be a phone-free experience. Use of phones, smart watches and accessories will not be permitted in the performance space.

Upon arrival at the venue, all phones, smart watches and accessories will be secured in individual Yondr pouches that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their devices at all times, and can access them throughout the event only in designated phone use areas within the venue. All devices will be resecured in Yondr pouches before returning to the performance space.

Anyone seen using a device (phone, smart watch or accessories) during the performance will be escorted out of the venue.

More about Kevin Hart

Emmy- and Grammy-nominated Hart was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he launched his career as a comedian during an amateur night at a local comedy club. Over the years, Hart has become Hollywood’s box office powerhouse, opening 11 films at No. 1 at the box office and grossing more than in $4.23 billion global revenue. This year, Hart received the Kennedy Center’s annual Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy, he was the 25th recipient and the youngest honoree to date.

Hart has also become a successful entrepreneur – he is chairman of Hartbeat, a global, multiplatform media company creating entertainment at the intersection of comedy and culture with a mission to keep the world laughing together. The next generation media company unites Hartbeat Productions’ best-in-class TV and film production capabilities with Laugh Out Loud’s expansive distribution network, along with its marketing, sales, experiential, branded content, digital and social capabilities. Hart is also the founder of HartBeat Ventures. Together, these companies play an integral role part in building his ecosystem for extraordinary growth and creativity.

Hart continues to develop, star and produce feature films, television and podcasts via Hartbeat for his various partners, which include Netflix, Peacock, Sirius XM and Audible. Later in 2024, Hart is staring and executive producer of Peacock’s drama series “Fight Night.”

Hart is currently touring nationally with his ninth standup special, “Acting My Age.” His last special, “Reality Check,” was named the No. 1 comedy tour of 2022 by Billboard, and in 2023, Billboard named Hart the highest-grossing comedian of the year. In 2020, Hart released his seventh hourlong stand-up special, “Zero Fu**ks Given,” which quickly became Netflix's biggest stand-up special of 2020 and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album. 

Hart also earned Emmy nominations for “Die Hart” and the sequel, “Die Hart 2: Die Harter,” both for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, along with an Emmy nomination for his docuseries, “Don’t F**k This Up.” 

Hart is a New York Times Best Selling author twice over, and his first Audible original, “The Decision,” was nominated for an Audie award for Best Original Audiobook in 2021.

Hart is a founding partner in three companies: the premium tequila brand Gran Coramino, and plant-based quick serve restaurant Hart House; and VitaHustle, the nutritional wellness brand. His brand partnerships include Sam’s Club, Audemars Piguet, Fabletics Men, Chase J.P Morgan, Draft Kings, Hydrow, NutraBolt and Therabody.