Things just keep getting bigger and better for comedian Amy Schumer. In 2015, the 34-year-old New York native wrote and starred in Trainwreck, a critically acclaimed comedy starring Bill Hader and Brie Larson. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe and took home her first Emmy for her sketch comedy show, Inside Amy Schumer. On April 7, Schumer hit the road for a major comedy tour which will hit 19 dates before wrapping at a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
With numerous sold-out performances along the route, the entirety of Schumer's tour is averaging $196 on the resale ticket market, with price points averaging between $80-$175. However, Schumer's Madison Garden stop is overwhelmingly in demand compared to her other dates. The June 23 stop is currently averaging a whopping $503 on the resale market, with the cheapest ticket going for $130, according to data provided by TiqIQ. That performance marks a 156.63% increase in average ticket price, and a significant jump from the face-value ticket prices, which ranged from $29-$99. Schumer's cheapest date on tour is scheduled to be her April 30 stop at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, where tickets are averaging just $80, with the cheapest ticket up for grabs for $46.
Schumer's history at the iconic New York venue has been more and more impressive over the last year. Last September, the comedian was the opening act for Madonna's Rebel Hearts Tour on September 16 and 17, performing a nearly 40-minute act. Unsurprisingly, those performances were some of Madonna's most expensive of her tour, where tickets for the performances averaged $386 and $505, respectively. The cheapest ticket for Madonna with Amy Schumer on the bill went for $109. She also opened up for Madonna's show at the Brooklyn Barclays Center on September 19, where tickets averaged $506.
Schumer's rise to success hasn't come without its criticism, of course. Earlier this year the comedian was accused of stealing jokes from a variety of comedians, including Kathleen Madigan, Wendy Liebman, Tammy Pescatelli, and the late Patrice O'Neal. Schumer vehemently denied the allegations, and even offered to take a polygraph test to prove her innocence.