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Brooks Wheelan

November 6 - 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Brooks Wheelan Live at The Bend Theater

Live at The Bend · West Bend, Wisconsin

Brooks Wheelan

Stand-Up Comedy · One Night Only

  • Stand-Up Comedy
  • Saturday Night Live Alum
  • Late Night & Conan
  • With Opening Comic

Iowa-raised, SNL-seasoned and gleefully self-deprecating, Brooks Wheelan turns bad jobs, bad decisions and one very fancy Red Lobster into the kind of stories you’ll be retelling on the drive home.

One Night Only

Friday

November 6, 2026

6:30 PMDoors
7:30 PMShow

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On Sale Now

Tickets from $25. Get tickets — all sales final.

“Wheelan is a considerable talent with a unique voice and perspective.”

The A.V. Club

Laugh First

A preview of what’s coming to West Bend

Two sets to watch before you grab seats: one from late-night TV, one from his latest special.

Brooks Wheelan Stand-Up on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Teenage embezzlement and arguing with conservative parents, straight from the Late Night stage.

“Red Lobster IS Fancy” · Alive in Alaska

A fan-favorite bit from his 2024 special, on the late-in-life discovery that Red Lobster is not, in fact, fine dining.

From Iowa to Studio 8H

A Midwestern comic with a national résumé

Brooks Wheelan grew up in small-town Iowa and went to college at the University of Iowa before stand-up took him to the coasts. His breakout came fast: in 2012 he was tapped as one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch at the New York Comedy Festival and made a splash as a new face at Montreal’s Just for Laughs.

That momentum carried him to NBC, where he spent Season 39 of Saturday Night Live as both a writer and a cast member. Since then he’s done stand-up on Late Night with Seth Meyers and CONAN, taped a half-hour for Comedy Central, and turned up on HBO’s Girls. His debut album, This Is Cool, Right?, reached No. 1 on the iTunes comedy chart, and his latest hour, Alive in Alaska, arrived in 2024.

Onstage he’s loose, honest and happy to be the butt of the joke. Friday, November 6 he brings that act to a 1929 vaudeville house in downtown West Bend, and the room is small enough that you won’t miss a single face he makes.

Career Highlights

The résumé, in brief

A few stops on the way to The Bend.

  • Saturday Night LiveWriter and cast member for Season 39 on NBC.2013–2014
  • This Is Cool, Right?Debut album; hit No. 1 on iTunes and made Paste’s 10 Best Comedy Albums of the year.2015
  • Comedy Central: The Half HourHis own half-hour stand-up special.2015
  • Late Night & CONANStand-up sets on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers and TBS’s CONAN.Late-night TV
  • Alive in AlaskaHis most recent stand-up special and album.2024
  • Live at The BendOne night in West Bend, with an opening comic.Nov 6, 2026

More at brookswheelan.com.

Tickets & Seating

Three ways in

Reserved seating across three price levels in a 360-seat historic theater.

  • $45Premium Seating16 seats
  • $35Main Seating279 seats
  • $25Value Seating65 seats

Total capacity 360. Face-value prices shown; fees are added at checkout. All ticket sales are final — no refunds or exchanges. Please have tickets ready on arrival.

Follow Brooks

Catch up on his specials, podcast and tour dates before the show.

Tag @thebendwi when you post from the show.

Plan Your Visit

Before you go

Doors
6:30 PM
Show
7:30 PM · about 75–90 minutes, including an opening comic
Venue
The Bend Theater, 125 N. Main Street, West Bend, WI 53095
Tickets
Reserve online or stop by the box office. All sales final.
Room size
360 seats. There is no bad one.
Parking
Hundreds of free spaces within a short walk of the marquee.
Questions
[email protected] · (262) 346-7156
Good to know
All ticket sales are final. Please have tickets ready on arrival.

Friday, November 6

Come see how fancy West Bend can get.

On Sale Now

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 7:30 PM

The Bend Theater, 125 N. Main Street, West Bend. Doors at 6:30 PM. All sales are final. Questions? [email protected] or (262) 346-7156.

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The Bend Theater · 125 N. Main Street, West Bend, WI 53095 · (262) 346-7156Sponsored by Shooting Star Travels. Quote: The A.V. Club (Kyle Fowle, 2015). Videos: Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) and 800 Pound Gorilla, via YouTube.

Details

Venue

  • The Bend Theater
  • 125 N. Main Street
    West Bend, WI 53095 United States
  • Phone (262) 346-7156
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Organizer

The Bend Theater
125 N. Main Street
West Bend, WI 53095
(262) 346-7156