
Taylor Tomlinson: Tries Out New Ideas
Sat, 23 January 2027, 6:00 PM PST
Doors open
4:30 PM PST
San Jose Improv
62 S Second St, San Jose, CA 95113
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Event Information
Age Limit
21+
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Stand-up
Taylor Tomlinson
Taylor Tomlinson
Stand-up
With 15 years of stand-up experience and four Netflix specials before the age of 32,Taylor Tomlinson has established herself as one of the most influential comediansof her generation. Drawing from her own experiences navigating family, faith,relationships, and mental health, her comedy combines a cutting self-awarenesswith refreshing vulnerability, earning her a reputation for excavating humor fromlife's messiest and most uncomfortable moments. That distinctive voice has earnedwidespread acclaim across the entertainment industry, with CNN declaring thataudiences are in “the era of Taylor Tomlinson,” and Rolling Stone writing that shehas, “conquered comedy." She has been inducted into Forbes 30 Under 30 andTIME100 Next, highlighted in Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” and annual “ComedyImpact Report,” and named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s “100 Most PowerfulWomen in Hollywood.” New York Times critic Jason Zinoman calls her “a comicwith the confidence of a star,” who “makes even the heaviest subjects seem spikilyfunny.”
Before headlining sold-out theaters and releasing a string of hit specials, Tomlinsonbegan performing stand-up as a teenager in churches and comedy clubs, eventuallylanding appearances on Conan, Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup, and numerous late-night programs. Her four Netflix specials, Quarter-Life Crisis, Look At You, Have ItAll, and Prodigal Daughter, have cemented her reputation as one of comedy’s mostcompelling voices, with Prodigal Daughter standing as her most ambitious andpersonal work to date. In 2023, Tomlinson headlined the seventh highest-grossingcomedy tour in the world and was the only woman to rank in the global Top 10. Mostrecently, she hosted CBS’s After Midnight, becoming the youngest network late-night host by roughly 2 decades and the only woman hosting a network late-nightshow at the time. Her first book, Actually, Nevermind, will be published onSeptember 22, 2026.