Heather McMahan Brings Her Unfiltered Humor and Deep Honesty to The Bamboozled Tour
Comedian Heather McMahan is once again on the road, bringing her signature mix of brutal honesty and Southern charm to fans across the country with her Bamboozled Tour. Known for transforming her own life experiences into comedy gold, McMahan continues to use humor as a way to connect, heal, and laugh through the chaos of being human.
The Bamboozled Tour marks her third national tour, and it’s already being hailed as her most personal and unpredictable yet. McMahan says she’s constantly adding new material, adjusting her set from city to city, and experimenting every night. The tour includes stops in some of her favorite places, like Dallas, Lexington, Kentucky—where she filmed her first Netflix special—and Los Angeles, where she performs at the Orpheum Theatre on November 1, 2025.
Her career has grown steadily since her early internet fame and her hit podcast Absolutely Not! led to two major comedy specials: Son I Never Had on Netflix and Breadwinner on Hulu. The first special dealt with the loss of her father and how she found laughter through grief, while the second explored marriage, IVF struggles, and the ups and downs of being a modern-day breadwinner.
In her latest material, McMahan describes the new show as “a hodgepodge of the most vulnerable stuff in a super-funny way.” She says the tour is not just about jokes—it’s about staying honest. “You’re never going to have new material if you’re not out there making mistakes,” she explains. “Sometimes you just have to sit at a Chili’s, eat a mozzarella stick, and ask yourself, what is life?”
McMahan doesn’t shy away from current topics either. While she avoids directly mocking politicians, she’s not afraid to dive into the social and cultural weirdness that politics brings into everyday life. She pokes fun at navigating family conversations, group chats, and “crazy calls from old sorority sisters,” adding that humor helps make sense of America’s absurdity. “Some days it feels like we’re in an episode of Veep,” she jokes.
She credits her Southern upbringing for shaping her humor. “We don’t gossip in the South, we have prayer requests,” she quips. Southern humor, she says, often hides sharp truths beneath sweetness—something she uses to her advantage.
Grief remains a recurring theme in her work. McMahan says it’s a process that “never ends” and often sneaks up in unexpected moments, like eating a Costco rotisserie chicken or remembering her dad at tax time. She finds comfort in expressing those emotions through comedy, saying, “As comics, we have the healthiest way of coping because we process it on stage.”
When it comes to authenticity, McMahan believes she’s been herself since day one. “The joke is always about me,” she says. Her therapist might suggest holding back, but McMahan insists that oversharing helps her connect. She shares her story—never others’—and protects her loved ones’ privacy.
Even as her career grows, McMahan is learning the power of saying no and taking time for self-care. After years of non-stop touring, she admits, “I could actually take this weekend off and take an Epsom salt bath.”
With her quick wit, raw honesty, and unapologetic openness, Heather McMahan continues to remind audiences that laughter really is the best way to survive life’s most chaotic chapters. Her Bamboozled Tour is not just comedy—it’s catharsis, wrapped in mozzarella sticks and margaritas.
