Comedian Tim Allen has announced he's coming back home to Detroit for a show at the Fox Theatre! The homecoming is one-night only so it's best to act fast. The comedy event will be happening on Saturday, February 3rd.

Tickets for the one-night only show go on sale Monday, November 13th at 10am (Eastern) at 313Presents.com and Ticketmaster.

The Detroit native, and Seaholm High School graduate, can currently be seen on The Santa Clauses on Disney+. It's a spin-off of the popular Santa Clause movie trilogy that's made for television. The first couple episodes from Season 2 just arrived on the streaming platform today.

The funny man also has stand-up gigs lined up in early 2024 in Sacramento (CA), Fort Wayne (IN), and Gary (IN). According to TimAllenTour.com, Tim is ready to give his perspective on all that the world has given him to joke about over the last couple of years. Now, he'll be bringing those jokes home to Detroit in February.

Allen got his start in comedy right here in Metro-Detroit. He was dared by one of his friends to participate in a comedy night at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak. Clearly, it went well and he continued to grow from there. It's funny, Cort, who works weekends here on The Riff, was telling me that he got his start in comedy the exact same way. His friends dared him to participate in open mic night at Mark Ridley's and then they invited everyone they knew to come out and watch him bomb on stage. Surprisingly, Cort says it actually went pretty well. To this day he says it was the best stand-up set he's ever performed because he knew his friends would be in the crowd ready to roast him.

Tim Allen climbed his way through the ranks while working the Detroit scene and eventually started appearing in local TV commercials and cable shows like Some Semblance of Sanity, according to Wikipedia. Before long, Tim was moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. He was a regular at The Comedy Store in LA and started performing stand-up on the late-night talk shows. He became a household name in 1991 when Home Improvement aired on ABC.

Don't miss Tim when he comes to town in February! Always one of the greats and can't wait to hear his take on all that's been happening the last few years.

It's National Humor Day on April 19th. And with the crazy Michigan weather, you need a good sense of humor. From stand-up to radio, to television, to movies, we all love a good laugh. So who would be funnier than Michigan comedians?

While the origin of the day is mysterious, the day, according to Nationaltoday.com, is attributed to The Carmel Institute of Humor director Larry Wilde. He had declared that April would be the Humor Month in 1976.

Why April? Perhaps it has something to do with April Fool's Day? The humormonth.com, says that it was made for awareness of the healing properties of laughter. Their website promotes the spreading of laughter and joy to benefit the wellness of mankind.

To celebrate National Humor Day, here are some very funny people either born in Michigan or are Michigan icons.

You've probably heard his music, but wondered who sang "YEAH TOAST!". Originally from Birmingham, Haywood Banks has been singing hits like "Yeah Toast" and "Orange Barrels" from way back. My wife and I went and saw him live and he mixes some stand-up with a ton of comedic music. My wife introduced me to Haywood. She had heard him on the radio and loved everything about him. And now so do I as proven by adding to my wardrobe the Haywood Banks "Big Butter Jesus" shirt. He'll be at One Night Stans in Waterford on May 5th.

Who doesn't know Tool Time Tim Allen? Tim was born in Denver, Colorado but moved to Birmingham, Michigan in his teens. While Tim has had his legal troubles in the past, he was able to pull through all of that and come out way ahead with comedy specials, several hit shows, and many movies! He's the voice of Buzz Lightyear! That's legendary! 

Born in Flint, Terry Crews could stand on stage and flex his pecs for an hour and I would say "Take my money!" Terry Crews is just naturally funny. My favorite role I've seen him in was in Idiocracy as President Camacho. He's starred in numerous comedy shows, movies, and plenty of action roles too. Did you know Terry was also a really great artist too?

Born in Detroit, Ken Jeong has a very unique start to comedy. He actually began his career as a physician but always worked on improv on the side. Ken got his big break when he was cast in Knocked Up. He has appeared in numerous comedy shows and movies since then. Some of his best include Step Brothers, Pineapple Express, and The Hangover. 

Born in Grand Rapids, we know Andy Richter well as the comedic sidekick to Conan O'Brien. He left in 2000 to pursue movies and other interests. Andy returned to late-night television with Conan in 2009. He has appeared in numerous movies and comedy shows in addition to his late-night show work. My favorite bit for Andy is him playing the Rhubarb Lady. 

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