--- title: "Sam Tallent in Royal Oak, 17–19 December 2026 | D.O.C." description: "Sam Tallent in Royal Oak, Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 December 2026: Mark Ridley" url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-sam-tallent-royal-oak.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- Stand-up comedy · Royal Oak, MI # Sam Tallent in Royal Oak, 17–19 December 2026 Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle · 310 South Troy Street Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 December 2026 · 5 shows [Tickets ↗](https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1039423/?partner_id=100) [Plan the night](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) **These nights have gone by.** [Sam Tallent's next dates →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sam-tallent.html) ## The short answer Sam Tallent plays Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak from Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 December 2026, 5 shows. Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle is at 310 South Troy Street, Royal Oak; tickets $15–$35, 18 and over, two-item minimum, as the room gives them. After Royal Oak, Sam Tallent has 1 more date on the tour, to 19 March 2027. ## Sam Tallent in Royal Oak: the shows at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle ![Sam Tallent in Royal Oak, 17–19 December 2026: a portrait of the comedian](https://media.disciplesofcomedy.com/assets/portraits/sam-tallent.webp?v=8a994b4f) - **Thursday 17 December 2026, 7:30 PM** (I’M FILMING THESE) · [Tickets ↗](https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1039423/?partner_id=100) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) - **Friday 18 December 2026, 7:00 PM** · [Tickets ↗](https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1039423/?partner_id=100) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) - **Friday 18 December 2026, 9:30 PM** · [Tickets ↗](https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1039423/?partner_id=100) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) - **Saturday 19 December 2026, 7:00 PM** · [Tickets ↗](https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1039423/?partner_id=100) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) - **Saturday 19 December 2026, 9:30 PM** · [Tickets ↗](https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1039423/?partner_id=100) [Plan this night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) Lineups belong to the room and the comedians, and can change; the room's listing has the last word. D.O.C. sells no tickets: a ticket link goes to the room's box office or its ticket seller. ## Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle 310 South Troy Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067 **Shows** Thursday to Saturday — Thursday at 7:30 PM, Friday at 7:15 and 9:45 PM, Saturday at 7:00 and 9:30 PM — plus the Wednesday open mike and some Sunday and Tuesday specials **Tickets** Thursday shows $15–$30; Friday and Saturday shows $20–$35; special events cost more as of 30 September 2026 [source ↗](https://www.comedycastle.com/faq/) **Age** 18 and over [source ↗](https://www.comedycastle.com/faq/) **Minimum** Two-item minimum a person: two drinks, or a drink and a food item [source ↗](https://www.comedycastle.com/faq/) **Phones** Phones turned off during the show [source ↗](https://www.comedycastle.com/faq/) **Parking** $10 self-parking across the street (Troy and 3rd); metered lots nearby; no valet [source ↗](https://www.comedycastle.com/faq/) As the club's own pages give them, checked 30 September 2026 — a source link opens the page it comes from. [Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in the Club Directory →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-mark-ridleys-comedy-castle-mi.html) [Its website ↗](https://www.comedycastle.com/) ## Plan the night The night planner builds the evening around Sam Tallent at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs. [Plan the night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/venue.html) [Tickets ↗](https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1039423/?partner_id=100) [More shows in Michigan →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) ## Sam Tallent's dates after Royal Oak 1 more date to 19 March 2027, in 1 city. - Friday 19 March 2027 — New Orleans, LA, The Orange Violet [Sam Tallent tour dates, specials and more →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sam-tallent.html) ## About Sam Tallent Sam Tallent is a stand-up comedian and author of the novel Running the Light, which is closely tied to his comedy career. **Stand-up specials** Waiting for Death to Claim Us and The Toad's Morale **Podcasts and books** Running the Light, Chubby Behemoth and Attaboy **On screen** Sam Tallent's Wide World and Flophouse ## Hear who's next at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle Follow Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, or Royal Oak, and the free D.O.C. letter says who is coming, week by week, from the shows on the Comedy Calendar. Leave any time. [Follow Sam Tallent →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sam-tallent.html) ## Questions and answers ### When is Sam Tallent at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle? Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 December 2026: Thursday 17 December 2026 at 7:30 PM; Friday 18 December 2026 at 7:00 PM; Friday 18 December 2026 at 9:30 PM; Saturday 19 December 2026 at 7:00 PM; Saturday 19 December 2026 at 9:30 PM. ### Where is Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle? 310 South Troy Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067 ([Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in the Club Directory](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-mark-ridleys-comedy-castle-mi.html)). ### How much are tickets at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle? Thursday shows $15–$30; Friday and Saturday shows $20–$35; special events cost more. The price of a show is on its ticket page. ### Is there an age limit at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle? 18 and over. ### Is there a minimum at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle? Two-item minimum a person: two drinks, or a drink and a food item. ### Where is Sam Tallent performing after Royal Oak? New Orleans on 19 March 2027 ([Sam Tallent tour dates](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sam-tallent.html)). ## More stand-up in Michigan [Michigan on the Comedy Calendar, night by night →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) · [Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/club-mark-ridleys-comedy-castle-mi.html) · [Stand-up comedians, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) Updated 13 November 2026 · the room's details from its website, checked 23 September 2026; tickets and house rules checked 30 September 2026