Arts & Entertainment

Jeff Dunham’s ‘Passively Aggressive’ Tour Coming To Tampa

Jeff Dunham is bringing his brand of comedy to Tampa's Amalie Arena. Tickets go on sale soon.

TAMPA, FL — Jeff Dunham and his troupe of puppets are hitting the road with a stop in Tampa on the schedule. The comic ventriloquist’s Passively Aggressive tour is coming to the Amalie Arena early next year.

Dunham’s 60-city tour will make its stop in Tampa on April 28, 2018, at 3 p.m. Tickets for the show go on sale Nov. 17 at 10 a.m., Amalie Arena officials wrote in an email to media. (For more local news from Florida, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Tampa Patch. Click here to find your local Florida Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Dunham’s latest Netflix special, “Relative Disaster,” released this month, featuring cameos by Walter, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Peanut and Bubba J.

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Fans who want to see Dunham in person may want to act fast when tickets go on sale, arena officials pointed out. The ventriloquist also happens to be the Guinness World Record-holder for having sold the most tickets for a stand-up comedy tour.

Tickets for the Tampa show go on sale starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 17. They’ll be available at the Amalie Arena’s McDonald’s Ticket Office and via Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets may also be purchased by phone by calling 800-745-3000. The price is $48.25 and does not include parking, facility fees or service charges.

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Photo of Jeff Dunham courtesy of Debbie Keller Publicity

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