Presented by The Den Theatre This event has a 2 item minimum. One of the shyest attention hogs to ever do comedy, Ralph Barbosa’s disarming and laid-back style has made him a stand-out on stage, on TV and as host of the Formula Bean YouTube channel with Luis Cisneros. On August 8, Ralph premiered his second hour-long stand-up special, Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa, as part of Hulu’s new Hularious comedy brand. The special was shot in January at The Balboa Theatre in San Diego. Ralph’s 2025 comedy tour is selling out theaters across North America. His first hour-long stand-up special, Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga, premiered on Netflix on October 31, 2023, and ranked as the #3 TV show on Netflix throughout its first week on the service. The hour-long special was shot in August 2023 at The Kessler Theater in Ralph’s home town of Dallas, TX. In July 2024, Ralph was selected as one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2024. After a breakout year in 2023, Ralph toured theaters in 2024 throughout North America, including two sold-out theater shows as part of the Netflix Is A Joke Fest 2024, as well as hosting the fest’s kick-off Introducing show. In November 2023, Ralph was a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, that January Ralph made his debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and his Comedy Central Stand-up Featuring: Ralph Barbosa set has topped 6 million views on YouTube. In November 2022, Ralph starred in the HBO Max comedy special, Entre Nos: The Winners 3, and earlier that year his Don’t Tell Comedy performance was released on YouTube and now has over 6 million views. For more on Ralph visit his website, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube pages. Tickets The Den Theatre and comedy club is pleased to host Ralph Barbosa on November 16-18, 2026 at 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at thedentheatre.com or by calling (773) 697-3830. MORE SHOWS Blood of the Lamb September 18 - October 3 BUY TICKETS Read more → GOLD September 18-20 BUY TICKETS Read more → Jaz Saini: Favo(u)rite Child September 19 BUY TICKETS Read more → 《黃豪平單口喜劇專場：只是喜劇演員》 Just A Comedian 在種種身分以前，我只是喜劇演員。 今年，讓我們近距離回到單口喜劇的純粹。 September 19 BUY TICKETS Read more → I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire September 18 - October 31 BUY TICKETS Read more → Rami Abushhab: Special Taping September 20 BUY TICKETS Read more → Broadway Barbara Live! September 21 BUY TICKETS Read more → Lectures on Tap - Dating Apps, Endless Choice, and Why Modern Love is Hard September 22 BUY TICKETS Read more → Dana Goldberg: Outrageous September 23 BUY TICKETS Read more → Waking The Witch September 25-27 BUY TICKETS Read more → Perfect Person Live: The Grey Area Tour September 24 SOLD OUT Read more → MELISSA VILLASEÑOR September 25-26 BUY TICKETS Read more → Sir Thomas Madden Jr. September 30 - October 3 BUY TICKETS Read more → Chaunté Wayans September 30 BUY TICKETS Read more → DNA: A Bountiful Harvest September 18 BUY TICKETS Read more → Chad Daniels October 1 BUY TICKETS Read more → Noel Miller: Special Taping October 2-3 BUY TICKETS Read more → Jenny Tian: RIPE October 4 BUY TICKETS Read more → ALIZA KELLY’S HAUNTED TEA PARTY: The Spooky Season Astrology Tour October 6 BUY TICKETS Read more → 4000 Miles October 8-24 BUY TICKETS Read more → Barstool Philosophers 25th Anniversary Improv Show October 9-10 BUY TICKETS Read more → Eric Oren October 10 | ADDED SHOW! BUY TICKETS Read more → The Moth Chicago StorySLAM: MAGIC October 12 PRESALE TICKETS Read more → Poly Diaz October 13 BUY TICKETS Read more → Funny, But Make it Fashion October 14 BUY TICKETS Read more → Chrissa Sparkles: “DELULU” October 15 BUY TICKETS Read more → Randomness at a Moment in Time October 16-18 BUY TICKETS Read more → Oh Great, They're Gonna Sing. October 16-24 BUY TICKETS Read more → TEAM ASTANA October 19 BUY TICKETS Read more → Teton Gravity Research presents 'Actually, It Is Rocket Science' October 21 BUY TICKETS Read more →