Dunham and friends bring AI to RREC

RIO RANCHO — “Artificial Intelligence” is coming to Rio Rancho next year, but not the kind you find on a computer.

It’s the name of the new North American tour by comedian Jeff Dunham, which has a stop at the Rio Rancho Events Center slated for March 6, 2025. His cast of colorful characters will be joining him on the stage.

Dunham’s successful career includes being named “Billboard’s Top Comedy Tour” for three consecutive years, “America’s Favorite Comedian” via Slate and the Guinness World Record for “Most tickets sold for a stand-up comedy tour.” He has performed for more than 7.7 million people in 1,500-plus performances since 2007 and has completed nine international tours with shows in more than 20 countries. He is the highest-selling international comedian of all time in South Africa.

Dunham has also filmed 12 comedy specials and currently holds three of the top-five highest-rated programs on Comedy Central. Of those specials, “Minding the Monsters” (2012) and “Controlled Chaos” (2011) were the network’s most viewed specials of their respective years, while 2008’s “Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special” remains Comedy Central’s highest rated program of all time. His 2019 Netflix special “Beside Himself” still ranks in the top five most-watched among all Netflix comedy specials. All-in, his specials have garnered nearly 2.5 billion views across all digital and broadcast platforms.

In addition, Dunham and his wife Audrey have created the “Jeff Dunham Family Fund,” through which a portion of every ticket sold is given to various charities and charitable organizations.

Tickets are available at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7 with presales beginning 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, with code “WALTER.”

For more information and/or ticket purchases, visit jeffdunham.com