Sherri Shepherd Announces National Make It Make Sense Comedy Tour Including a Stop at the Lexington Opera House on Friday, February 27, 2026
LEXINGTON, KY. (October 6, 2025) – Fresh off the Season 4 premiere of her hit daytime talk show, SHERRI on September 22nd, Emmy Award-winning talk show host, actress, comedian, and best-selling author Sherri Shepherd is hitting the road with her brand-new stand-up comedy tour, Make It Make Sense. Known for her fiery humor, razor-sharp wit, fearless honesty, and signature storytelling, Sherri will bring the laughs across more than 20 cities nationwide including Lexington, KY at the Lexington Opera House on Friday, February 27, 2026.
Over the past year, Sherri has sharpened her stand-up edge through a mix of solo comedy performances and live shows with her friend and Two Funny Mamas co-host, comedian Kym Whitley. Now, she’s taking the stage solo with her own full-scale national tour. Sherri is ready to deliver the unfiltered, hilarious takes that only she can. Make It Make Sense will cover everything from relationships to pop culture and life’s everyday shenanigans — all delivered in Sherri’s unforgettable style.
“I’ve lived through a lot of things that just don’t make sense—and I know I’m not the only one!” says Sherri Shepherd. “This tour is about laughing together at all the craziness life throws at us. If we can’t make sense of it, at least we can laugh about it.”
Tickets for Sherri Shepherd’s Make It Make Sense comedy tour will be available for purchase starting at 10 A.M. on Friday, October 10. Purchase tickets at ticketmaster.com, lexingtonoperahouse.com, or in person at the Central Bank Center Box Office from 12-4 P.M. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Lexington Opera House will be offering Bravo Boxes available for purchase for this show.
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Simone Smalls | simone@simonesmallspr.com
Venue Contact:
Samantha Luse | SLuse@centralbankcenter.com
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About Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show host, comedian, actress, and best-selling author. She currently hosts the hit nationally syndicated daytime talk show SHERRI, which enters its fourth season on September 22, 2025. This fall, Sherri will also release her debut children’s book Sunshine Queens (October 7, 2025).
As a stand-up comic, Sherri continues to bring laughs nationwide—whether performing solo, touring with her friend and Two Funny Mamas co-host Kym Whitley, or opening for entertainment icons like Gabriel Iglesias, KEM, and Babyface. Her acting credits include 30 Rock, Precious, Jamie Foxx Show and Tyler Perry’s Straw, among many others. With her trademark humor, honesty, and heart, Sherri has built a career on making people laugh while inspiring them to embrace life’s possibilities.
About Lexington Opera House
Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the Lexington Center Corporation (LCC) is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporate agency of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government. It was established in 1974 to manage and maintain Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, the Central Bank Center (formerly Lexington Convention Center), Triangle Park, and the Lexington Opera House. One of the nation’s most storied entertainment destinations, Central Bank Center venues collectively welcome an average of 1.3 million patrons annually.
The Lexington Opera House, built in 1886 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is one of the premier performing arts centers in the region. Since its opening, the Opera House has played host to such famous stage performers as W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Al Jolson, Julie Harris, Steve Martin, Brian Wilson, and Graham Nash. It has undergone two major renovations and remains a cultural destination in downtown Lexington.
About Oak View Group
Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in live experience venue development, management, premium hospitality services, and 360-degree solutions for a collection of world-class-owned venues and a client roster of arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions. Founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015, OVG is the leading developer of major new venues either open or under development across four continents. Visit OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.