Jonathan Van Ness: Hot Healed Comedy Tour 2026

Jonathan Van Ness is bringing his stand-up to the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center on Thursday, November 19, 2026. If you've only known him from the screen, this is a different side of him—the comedian rather than the grooming expert.

Most of us recognize him from Queer Eye, where he spent years as the grooming expert on Netflix. Since then, he's built a whole world around that: he launched his own hair care line, JVN Hair, and hosts the Getting Curious podcast. He's also a New York Times best-selling author, so there's a fair bit of writing behind the persona you see on TV. Beyond the business and the broadcasting, he's a prominent advocate for LGBTQ+ and HIV awareness, and he's been recognized with GLAAD's Vito Russo Award.

That's the context for the night. He was born in Quincy, Illinois, and has worked his way through a few different roles—Emmy-nominated hairstylist, TV personality, author, comedian, and activist. On stage, the comedian part takes the lead. It's a chance to hear him speak his mind without the cuts and edits of a reality show, and to see how those different parts of his life—the hair, the activism, the public eye—come together in a live set.

The show is at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center, 5223 Orient Rd, Tampa, FL 33610, and it starts at 8 PM on Thursday, November 19.