John Mulaney & Pete Davidson at Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre

John Mulaney & Pete Davidson will be at Rialto Square Theatre on Sunday, October 8. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 19 at 10 AM.

John Mulaney is a two-time Emmy and WGA award-winning writer, actor, and comedian. Mulaney can be seen in his latest Netflix stand up special, BABY J. Released in April 2023, Mulaney converts his personal turmoil into comedic brilliance, which earned him 2023 Emmy nominations in Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) and Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special. On tour, he has sold out massive venues around North America from Madison Square Garden multiple times to the Hollywood Bowl. His 2023 tour dates include shows across US, Europe and Australia.

In 2018, John Mulaney traveled the United States with sold out Kid Gorgeous tour, which was later released as a Netflix stand-up special and won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety Special; In 2015, he released The Comeback Kid, also a Netflix original, which The AV Club called the best hour of his career; In 2012, his Comedy Central special New In Town had Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly hailing him as one of the best stand-up comics alive.

John Mulaney has been invited to host Saturday Night Live five times. He began writing for SNL in 2008 and created memorable characters such as 'Stefon' with Bill Hader and appeared as a Weekend Update correspondent. He has written for IFC's Documentary Now! and Netflix's Big Mouth, on which he voices the character of Andrew. In December 2019, the critically acclaimed and Emmy nominated musical variety special John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch debuted on Netflix.

He's also starred on Broadway in the runaway hit written and performed alongside Nick Kroll in Oh, Hello On Broadway. The duo have since release a Netflix special of the same name, as well as Oh, Hello: The P'dcast, based off their characters Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland.

Pete Davidson is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of Peacock's critically acclaimed comedy Bupkis. Davidson was a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live from 2014-2022, where his singular Weekend Update features and original music videos garnered millions of views. Davidson shot his first one-hour stand-up special for Comedy Central in 2016 and was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 the same year. In 2020, he released the stand-up special Pete Davidson: Alive From New York. Davidson was listed as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2022. In 2020, Davidson co-wrote, executive produced, and starred in the critically acclaimed film The King of Staten Island. Additional film work includes Trainwreck, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Big Time Adolescence, Set It Up, Meet Cute, and Bodies Bodies Bodies. Upcoming projects include Dumb Money, Wizards! and I Slept with Joey Ramone.

This event will be a phone-free experience. Use of phones, smart watches and accessories, will not be permitted in the performance space.

Upon arrival at the venue, all phones, smart watches and accessories will be secured in individual Yondr pouches that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their devices at all times, and can access them throughout the event only in designated Phone Use Areas within the venue. All devices will be re-secured in Yondr pouches before returning to the performance space. Anyone seen using a device (phone, smart watch or accessories) during the performance will be escorted out of the venue.

If it's your first time in Joliet, make this night one to remember. Check out all the activities and shops Joliet has in the area. With comfortable bedrooms and lavish amenities, Joliet offers a multitude of lodgings such as Baymont by Wyndham, Best Western Plus, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn I-55 and I-80, Harrah's Joliet, Holiday Inn & Suites, Home2Suites, MainStay I-55 and I-80, Marriot TownePlace, Motel 6 North, and Wingate by Wyndham.