Sebastian Maniscalco

Sebastian Maniscalco has celebrated heights only a few comedians ever achieve. With a string of record-breaking, sold-out arena shows including the United Center in his hometown of Chicago, Boston’s TD Garden, The Forum in LA and New York’s Madison Square Garden; a Netflix original special called “Stay Hungry;” and a starring role alongside Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated The Irishman, it’s no surprise that both Pollstar and Billboard have honored the standup with their top touring awards.

Jerry Seinfeld’s “favorite comedian” has been one of Pollstar’s Top 30 highest-grossing performers in the world the last three years consecutively. Consistently named one of the Top 10 highest-grossing comedians in the world since 2016 by Forbes, Maniscalco has taken full advantage of this new platform.

Known for his distinctive, physical style—he’s “not just telling a joke, he’s showing it, too,” as The New York Times wrote—perhaps Maniscalco’s most impressive feat is his leap into the highest levels of dramatic cinema.