Martin Amini is playing two Arizona shows back-to-back in April 2026 — Desert Ridge Improv on April 9 and Tempe Improv on April 10. If you are in the Phoenix metro area, you have two shots at tickets on consecutive nights.
Martin Amini Arizona 2026 — both shows
- Thursday, April 9 — Desert Ridge Improv, Phoenix, AZ Get tickets →
- Friday, April 10 — Tempe Improv, Tempe, AZ Get tickets →
About the venues
Desert Ridge Improv is part of the Improv chain and serves the North Phoenix and Scottsdale area — a well-run room with a suburban OC-style crowd that tends to come primed for a good time. Tempe Improv serves the Tempe and ASU corridor, drawing a younger, more mixed crowd that brings strong social energy. Both are proper comedy rooms — not bars with a mic — which means the production is solid and the audience is actually there for stand-up.
Which show to pick
If you can only go to one, the Friday Tempe show typically runs hotter energy. The Thursday Desert Ridge show might have slightly better seat availability. The show itself does not change between nights — but crowd composition does, and Tempe crowds on a Friday tend to be unusually engaged for Martin's crowd work format.
What to expect at both shows
About 90 minutes: sharp personal stand-up built around his Iranian-Bolivian identity (his father Hassan drove an ice cream truck in Silver Spring, MD after emigrating from Iran), live crowd work that reads whoever is in the room, and the signature matchmaking segment where he introduces single audience members to each other on stage. Real couples have come from this. He has been to the wedding.
Practical details
- Desert Ridge Improv: Thursday, April 9, Phoenix, AZ
- Tempe Improv: Friday, April 10, Tempe, AZ
Full tour schedule: Martin Amini 2026 tour dates. More on Martin: About Martin Amini.