Don Barris
Upcoming: 8 shows from 9 November to 28 December 2026 in Los Angeles.
Who Don Barris is
Don Barris is a stand-up comedian, producer and podcaster, a paid regular at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, where he hosts The Ding Dong Show, the longest-running show in the club's history. The Monday show began at the Store in 1992 under the name Windy City Heat, a title he later took to the screen in the cult film Windy City Heat. Barris also appears in Showtime's documentary series about The Comedy Store, and in 2012 he was the nightly audience warm-up act for Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Is Don Barris on tour?
Upcoming shows confirmed Yes. They have 8 shows from 9 November to 28 December 2026 in Los Angeles. No named tour is on record.
Last checked 3 November 2026.
Tour dates 2026
- Monday 9 November 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA · the listing ↗
- Monday 16 November 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA · the listing ↗
- Monday 23 November 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA · the listing ↗
- Monday 30 November 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA · the listing ↗
- Monday 7 December 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA · the listing ↗
- Monday 14 December 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA · the listing ↗
- Monday 21 December 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA · the listing ↗
- Monday 28 December 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA · the listing ↗
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Are they coming to my town?
Upcoming: California (Los Angeles). No Florida or New York dates are on record right now (checked 3 November 2026); follow them and your town to hear when one is booked.
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Don Barris online
At a glance
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- On screen
- Windy City Heat, The Comedy Store and Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Next on stage
- 9 November 2026 — The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA
- Official site
- thecomedystore.com ↗
- Newest video
- Having a Baby at 42 | Sarah Tiana | The Comedy Store ↗, 2 November 2026
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Windy City Heat film
- The Comedy Store Showtime documentary series
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! audience warm-up
Comedians like Don Barris
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Annie Lederman also in The Comedy Store
- Cort McCown also in The Comedy Store
- Jessica Michelle Singleton also in The Comedy Store
- Justin Moorhouse also in The Comedy Store
- Lara Beitz also in The Comedy Store
- Mike Binder also in The Comedy Store
- Nathan Caton also in The Comedy Store
- Tom Stade also in The Comedy Store
Questions and answers
Where is Don Barris performing next?
Monday 9 November 2026, 9:30 PM (The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris) at The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA, then 7 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Windy City Heat (film), The Comedy Store (Showtime documentary series) and Jimmy Kimmel Live! (audience warm-up).
Where are they from?
They are based in Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Annie Lederman (also in The Comedy Store), Cort McCown (also in The Comedy Store), Jessica Michelle Singleton (also in The Comedy Store), Justin Moorhouse (also in The Comedy Store) and Lara Beitz (also in The Comedy Store).
Is this you?
This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter.
Your short address, for your bio: disciplesofcomedy.com/don-barris
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- The Comedy Store ↗ A Comedy Store Paid Regular; comedian, producer and podcaster; host of The Ding Dong Show, the longest running show in the history of The Comedy Store;…
- CBS Los Angeles — Los Angeles Spring Comedy Preview (12 April 2012) ↗ Stand-up comedian Don Barris's weekly Monday show, the longest running show in the club's history, first developed at the Store in 1992 as Windy City Heat,…
- The Comedy Store — The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris (26 October 2026) ↗ The Ding Dong Show with Don Barris in the Belly Room, billed as the longest running show in Comedy Store history (as of 25 October 2026)
Updated 3 November 2026 · the record checked 25 October 2026