'Varietopia' with Paul F. Tompkins
7:30 p.m. Friday, October 17, 2025 | Polsky Theatre
Tickets start at $25.
Season ticket packages on sale May 5, 2025.
Individual shows on sale June 16, 2025.
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Acclaimed comedian Paul F. Tompkins hosts this modern variety show featuring the best in contemporary comedy and music.
Debuting at the Largo nightclub in 2002 under the name “The Paul F. Tompkins Show,” the “Varietopia” program ended its long and only slightly intermittent run in 2014. Now it returns!
Past guests of the show include Andy Richter, Bob Odenkirk, Fiona Apple, Donald Glover, Ed Helms, Jack Black, Kaitlin Olson, Maria Bamford, Neil Patrick Harris, Puddles, Robyn Hitchcock, Tenacious D, Zach Galifianakis, and many more.
Tompkins is a comedian, actor, improvisor, podcaster, and writer. For a full list of his stage, television, and film credits, ask your teacher or a policeman.