Will Burkart
Who Will Burkart is
Will Burkart is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, born in Peoria, Illinois and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, who moved to Los Angeles after film school in Chicago and began doing stand-up in 2014. Clips of his crowd work built a large online following; he set out on his first nationwide headlining tour, across 45 cities, in 2023 and headlined at the Netflix Is a Joke festival in 2024. His debut special, Warm Regards, recorded in Sacramento, came out on 16 June 2025, and he hosts The Will Burkart Podcast.
At a glance
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Stand-up specials
- Warm Regards
- Podcasts
- The Will Burkart Podcast
- Next on stage
- 6 October 2026 — Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA
- Official site
- thewillburkart.com ↗
On stage
- Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7:30 PM — with John Campanelli (John Campanelli & Special Guests ft. Will Burkart, Rona Kremer, Jennie Mintz, Mo Beatty, Jacob Simmonds, John Campanelli, and more TBA) at Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA · the listing ↗
- Wednesday 18 November 2026, 7:30 PM (Special Event: Will Burkart) at Helium & Elements Restaurant, Buffalo, NY · the listing ↗
- Thursday 19 November 2026, 7:30 PM (Special Event: Will Burkart) at Helium & Elements Restaurant, Buffalo, NY · the listing ↗
- Friday 11 December 2026, 7:00 PM at Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton, NJ · the listing ↗
- Friday 11 December 2026, 7:00 PM at Huntsville Levity Live, Huntsville, AL · the listing ↗
- Saturday 12 December 2026, 6:30 PM at Catch A Rising Star (Hyatt Regency Princeton), Princeton, NJ · the listing ↗
- Saturday 12 December 2026, 6:30 PM at Huntsville Levity Live, Huntsville, AL · the listing ↗
- Wednesday 27 January 2027, 7:30 PM at Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA · the listing ↗
- Thursday 4 February 2027, 7:00 PM at Comedy on State, Madison, WI · the listing ↗
These nights have gone by — the Comedy Calendar has what is next.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Warm Regards 2025
Podcasts
- The Will Burkart Podcast host, podcast, since 2023
Comedians like Will Burkart
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.
- John Campanelli on the same bill, 6 October 2026
Questions about Will Burkart
Where is Will Burkart performing next?
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7:30 PM — with John Campanelli (John Campanelli & Special Guests ft. Will Burkart, Rona Kremer, Jennie Mintz, Mo Beatty, Jacob Simmonds, John Campanelli, and more TBA) at Hollywood Improv, Hollywood, CA, then 8 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Warm Regards.
What podcast do they host?
The Will Burkart Podcast.
Where are they based?
Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
John Campanelli (on the same bill, 6 October 2026).
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
- Wikipedia — Will Burkart ↗ Born in Peoria, Illinois; grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area; film school in Chicago, then Los Angeles; stand-up since 2014; crowd-work clips; 45-city…
- Will Burkart — official site ↗ Tour dates through 19 December 2026 (as listed on 29 September 2026); Los Angeles-based stand-up and actor; first nationwide tour in 2023; Netflix Is a Joke…
- Levity Live — Will Burkart (Huntsville) ↗ Bio: Los Angeles-based stand-up and actor who grew up in the SF Bay Area; shows on 11 and 12 December 2026
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026