Kevin James at the Adler Theatre -- May 9.
Saturday, May 9, 8 p.m.
Adler Theatre, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA
A beloved film and television star whose comedy Solo Mio was a recent indie hit, Emmy Award-nominated Kevin James brings his national “Eat the Frog” standup tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on May 9, his famed credits including the movie slapsticks Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Grown Ups, and his TV work boasting Kevin Can Wait and 207 episodes of The King of Queens.
Sixty-one-year-old James began his career as a standup comedian on the Long Island comedy scene, and after being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom. The King of Queens, which premiered in 1998, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing, and it garnered him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007, but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world. James also starred in and executive produced The Crew, a Netflix sitcom set in the world of NASCAR.
James brought his stand-up act to TV with 2001's Sweat the Small Stuff, a one-hour special for Comedy Central. He and fellow comic actor Ray Romano executive produced and starred in the HBO Sports special Making the Cut: The Road to Pebble Beach, a documentary about the Pebble Beach Pro Am Golf Tournament that was nominated for a Sports Emmy. His second comedy special, Never Don’t Give Up, premiered on Netflix to critical acclaim in 2018.
Following a cameo in 2004's 50 First Dates, James made his featured-role film debut in Columbia Pictures’ Hitch starring opposite Will Smith, and starred in, produced and co-wrote the hit comedies Paul Blart: Mall Cop 1 & 2, Zookeeper, and Here Comes the Boom. James has starred alongside Adam Sandler in Pixels, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and Hubie Halloween. He also starred in the features True Memoirs of an International Assassin and Home Team for Netflix, as well as the independent action thriller Becky.
James can currently be seen in his one-hour stand-up comedy special Kevin James: Irregardless on Prime Video, which was nominated for 2024's Best Comedy Special by the Critics Choice Awards. James also starred in the 2026 feature Solo Mio alongside Nicole Grimaudo, Jonathan Roumie, and Kim Coates.
Kevin James brings his “Eat the Frog” tour to Davenport on May 9, admission to the 8 p.m. standup show starts at $47.50, and tickets are available by calling (800)745-3000 and visiting DavenportLive.com/the-adler-theatre.
