With a lineup of top-shelf comedy talent — including longtime Wynn residents Sebastian Maniscalco, Nate Bargatze, and Jim Gaffigan, award-winning headliner Ali Wong, and rising stars Max Amini, Adam Ray, and Andrew Santino — Encore Theater is your one-stop shop for laughter this season.

Max Amini: Live in Las Vegas

Feb. 21 | 8 p.m.

Globally beloved headliner Max Amini performs to sold-out audiences across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in English, Farsi, and Spanish, while his TikTok and YouTube channels have amassed tens of millions of views.

Following standout performances last December, Amini returns to Encore Theater with the charmingly frenetic storytelling and observational stand-up that earned praise from Jerry Seinfeld and a spot atop Deadline’s 2025 Comedy Breakthrough list. Performance in English.

Ali Wong: Live

Feb. 27–28 | 8 p.m.

The undisputed honey badger of comedy, Ali Wong delivers raw, brutally honest, and unapologetically raunchy stand-up that hits like a gut punch — the kind that leaves audiences laughing so hard they struggle to catch their breath.

Best known for her hit Netflix specials — including Single Lady, which earned a Golden Globe — the film Always Be My Maybe, and the acclaimed series Beef, for which she won a Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award, Wong’s return to Encore Theater promises the cathartic comedy audiences adore.

Sebastian Maniscalco: Live in Vegas

March 13–14 | 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

One of the most viral Saturday Night Live sketches this past season featured Marcello Hernandez’s impression of Sebastian Maniscalco, which underscores how indelible the comedian’s kinetic, exasperated style has become across stage, screen, and social media.

No stranger to Encore Theater — his 2022 Netflix special, Is It Me?, was filmed there — Maniscalco returns with new installments of his critically acclaimed Las Vegas residency.

Nate Bargatze: Big Dumb Eyes World Tour

March 16–18 | 8 p.m.

Director, producer, podcaster,r and New York Times bestselling author — in Las Vegas, Nate Bargatze is simply one of stand-up’s most beloved performers.

Fresh off winning the 2026 Grammy Award for best comedy album, Bargatze also set the record for the highest one-year gross by a comedy performer in 2025, after finishing 2024 as the year’s top-grossing comedian. Pollstar likewise named him the world’s highest-earning comedian.

If you’ve seen him before, you already know. If you haven’t, this is your moment to experience the clean, relatable style that has endeared him to millions.

Adam Ray: Who Is Me Tour

March 20 | 8 p.m.

Known to television audiences for roles in Pam & Tommy and Young Rock, Adam Ray’s stand-up blends traditional comedy with fearless character work and spot-on impersonations — most famously his late-night take on Dr. Phil.

From eccentric originals to fully realized alter egos, Ray’s characters arrive on the Encore Theater stage vivid, unpredictable, and unmistakably hilarious.

Andrew Santino: Live

March 21 | 8 p.m.

Andrew Santino’s sarcastic, playful, and no-holds-barred observational humor resonates with fans of Dave, and I’m Dying Up Here, as well as listeners of his hit podcasts Whiskey Ginger and Bad Friends.

With stand-up specials spanning Showtime, Netflix, and Hulu, Santino delivers sharp, high-energy storytelling that refuses to sugarcoat — a perfect comedic cure-all.

Jim Gaffigan: Everything Is Wonderful

March 26–28 | 8 p.m.

Say “Hot Pockets” in a soft falsetto to almost any Gen Xer, and chances are you’ll hear the same reply: “Gaffigan.”

The longtime Wynn Las Vegas headliner has appeared on everything from multiple Law & Order series to Portlandia, That ’70s Show, and Saturday Night Live. Known for rarely working blue, Gaffigan mines humor from parenting, food, faith, laziness, and everyday life — delivered with the affable relatability that has earned eight Grammy nominations across his stand-up albums.