Two of L.A.’s greatest comedians are teaming as much as seize the mic for what they anticipate would be the largest comedy present in historical past.
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and Jo Koy on Tuesday introduced that they’ll be headlining the primary stand-up efficiency at SoFi Stadium on March 21, 2026 — setting their sights on a sold-out crowd of 70,000 followers. If achieved, this quantity would eclipse the present Guinness World Report-holding comedy viewers of 67,733 pulled off by German comic Mario Barth on the Olympiastadion in Berlin in 2008.
Saying the present solely to The Occasions, Koy and Iglesias mentioned that this huge endeavor will probably be a significant second not just for their followers who’ve supported them for many years, however for the artwork type of stand-up comedy.
“For one day, the two of us will be Taylor Swift,” Iglesias joked.
The 2 longtime buddies, who incessantly pop up at one another’s sold-out enviornment reveals, mentioned they felt the time was proper to lastly make a significant co-headlining look collectively. They’ll be performing their units again to again on one evening solely with an array of particular friends, shock moments and loads of different hilarious interruptions that may make for a roughly four-hour present.
“I think every time that we crash each other’s shows, we see the reaction of the fans, and people get excited,” Iglesias mentioned sitting outdoors SoFi with Koy on a latest afternoon speaking concerning the present set to occur subsequent spring. “And the more we do that, the more we realize we have a lot of the same fans. We’ve always wanted to do shows together, yeah, like trying to make it make sense.”
Comedians Jo Koy, left, and Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias put together to carry out at SoFi Stadium subsequent spring.
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Trying throughout the enormous man-made lake in entrance of SoFi’s monumental construction, Koy can hardly include his joyous disbelief that he’ll be acting at one of many largest NFL stadiums within the nation the place the Rams and Chargers play.
“I play the Forum, and then as I’m pulling in this … it’s dwarfing the Forum,” Koy mentioned. “This is a massive deal. To share the stage with this guy is gonna be incredible.”
Between the success and fan bases of each comedians, the potential of a record-setting stand-up present appears statistically inside attain.
In 2022, Lengthy Seashore comic Iglesias was the primary comedian to promote out the 56,000-seat Dodger Stadium as a part of the debut of the biennial Netflix Is a Joke Competition in L.A. He additionally set a file for fines incurred by a performer for going over his allotted time slot (a hefty $250,000 for not leaving the venue till 4 a.m.). “I’m the reason the Dodgers could afford Ohtani this year,” Iglesias joked. “That being said, I’ve learned a couple things, and we’re gonna apply them to this. And I think that it has to make sense, and it’s gonna make sense.”
Final 12 months, Koy additionally made comedy historical past by performing two back-to-back sold-out reveals on the Discussion board, bringing him to a record-setting complete of six sold-out headlining reveals for a comic on the Inglewood venue that seats greater than 17,500 followers.
The dialogue of the pair enjoying SoFi started when Iglesias got here out at Koy’s record-breaking sixth Discussion board present final February at hand him a plaque for his achievement. In entrance of the gang, Iglesias requested Koy if they need to ponder performing “across the street” collectively, which elicited a roar of pleasure from the gang.
“I always wanted to do a show with [Iglesias] and it was him that was like, ‘Hey, let’s do SoFi,’” Koy mentioned laughing. “Like, can we just start small? … this is [Iglesias’] brain child. I love it that it took someone like Gabe to come up with something this big and to inspire me to do it.”
Comedians Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, left, and Jo Koy maintain up customized Rams and Chargers jerseys in entrance of SoFi Stadium.
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Contemplating each comedians have made a profession of promoting out main market arenas previously, Iglesias mentioned he’s assured his massive concept will repay.
“It needed to be said out loud for us to actually make it real, to make it feel like this is something that can happen,” he mentioned. “Because, I mean, theoretically, mathematically, it should, we should be fine. There should be five of these like Tay-Tay.”
In relation to enjoying to the “cheap seats” behind the stadium, the comedians mentioned they’re dedicated to creating certain everybody within the venue enjoys the expertise of their comedy present, which is being offered by Icon Concert events. Pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, native time, and tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 25, on Ticketmaster and by way of the comedians’ web sites, jokoy.com and fluffyguy.com.
“That’s always the first thought — is everyone gonna be able to enjoy the experience,” Iglesias mentioned. “And I think you bring in the right production, the right sound, the right lighting, spare no expense on that one, and make sure that every single seat is a good seat.”
“We’re going to have mics everywhere,” Koy mentioned. “That was like, my biggest concern. Let’s make sure we capture everything and make sure everyone sees us. This thing’s massive, it’s nuts.”
This banner profession second for Koy subsequent door to LAX comes on the heels of a slightly scary second within the skies earlier this month as a passenger together with his household on an L.A.-bound flight from the Philippines that made an emergency touchdown in Tokyo after smoke began billowing into the cabin attributable to {an electrical} fireplace.
“I had my family with me, so I’m trying to be strong but inside I’m like, “Oh, my God we’re gonna crash!” Koy mentioned. “When we landed, it was like a new life was handed to us.” If anybody can determine with Koy’s expertise it’s Iglesias, who had his personal emergency touchdown in 2023 when a non-public jet he was on skidded off the runway and landed in a subject. “I think [Koy] wins, he had fire,” he quipped.
For Koy and Iglesias, who each survived and thrived within the comedy scene in L.A. for years and have become worldwide stars in comedy with a mixed 60 years value of expertise between them, performing a present this measurement is certainly no joke.
“A mega show is in order,” Iglesias mentioned. “I think that the two of us are right at that perfect spot where this is the right time and the right place.”
