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Michael Kosta

Band from Ann Arbor, MI · formed 1979

  • comedy
  • non-music
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Shows on record
57
Rooms played
12
Cities
9
Releases
3
Last show
Apr 25, 2025Main Room, Hollywood Improv

About

Michael Kosta is a band from Ann Arbor, MI, formed in 1979, tagged comedy, non-music by its sources. Shows on record run from 2014 to 2027, across 12 rooms in 9 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

57 on record · bandslate-pipeline, Songkick

Upcoming shows

  1. Michael Kosta: Big Dad Energy Tour

    Lincoln Theatre · Columbus, OH

    Solo

  2. Michael Kosta - Big Dad Energy

    Landmark on Main St. · Port Washington, NY

    Show 8:00 PM EST · Solo

  3. Michael Kosta

    Barrymore Theatre · Madison, WI

    Show 8:00 PM CST · Solo

  4. Michael Kosta

    Aladdin Theater · Portland, OR

    Show 8:00 PM · Solo

Shows per year

  1. 20141 show
  2. 20174 shows
  3. 201811 shows
  4. 202111 shows
  5. 202213 shows
  6. 202312 shows
  7. 20251 show
  8. 20261 show
  9. 20273 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Apr 25, 2025Main Room, Hollywood Improv · HollywoodSupportwith Dan Mintz, Jen Murphy
Jul 25, 2023Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Sean Patton, Maddy Smith, Josh Adam Meyers, +2
Jul 18, 2023Upstairs at the Stand · New York (NYC)Supportwith Jiaoying Summers, Rachel Feinstein, Natalie Cuomo, +8
Jun 29, 2023Upstairs at the Stand · New York (NYC)Supportwith Maddie Wiener, Jamie Wolf, Adrienne Iapalucci, +3
Jun 27, 2023Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Janeane Garofalo, Cipha Sounds, Gavin Matts, +3
Jun 23, 2023Upstairs at the Stand · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Maddy Smith, Derek Gaines, Vladimir Caamano, +3
Jun 23, 2023Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Maddy Smith, Danny Polishchuk, Lil Sasquatch, +2
May 16, 2023Upstairs at the Stand · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Tyler Fischer, Maddy Smith, Matt Friend, +2
Feb 10, 2023Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Paul Virzi, Dulce Sloan, Lil Sasquatch, +4
Feb 8, 2023Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Natalie Cuomo, Drew Dunn, Danny Polishchuk, +3
Jan 27, 2023Upstairs at the Stand · New York (NYC)Supportwith Gavin Matts, Glorelys Mora, Dean Delray, +3
Jan 25, 2023Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Dean Delray, Hannah Berner, Danny Polishchuk, +1
Jan 18, 2023Upstairs at the Stand · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Maddy Smith, Francis Ellis, Danny Polishchuk
Sep 21, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Emma Willmann, Derek Gaines, Cipha Sounds, +5
Aug 31, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Ashley Hesseltine, Preacher Lawson, Paul Virzi, +4
Aug 30, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Preacher Lawson, Cipha Sounds, Dulce Sloan, +3
Aug 17, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Preacher Lawson, Jamar Neighbors, Josh Johnson (Comedian), +4
Aug 16, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Emma Willmann, Francis Ellis, Dulce Sloan, +2
Aug 11, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Joe List, Paul Virzi, Liz Miele, +5
Aug 2, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Joe List, Dulce Sloan, Francis Ellis, +6
Jun 28, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith AARON WEBER, Hannah Berner, Preacher Lawson
Apr 7, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Cipha Sounds, Josh Johnson (Comedian), Maddie Wiener, +8
Mar 23, 2022Upstairs at the Stand · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Jamie Wolf, Shari Diaz, Dulce Sloan, +2
Mar 22, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Hannah Berner, Jeff Leach,, Mike Falzone, +1
Mar 9, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Josh Johnson (Comedian), Emma Willmann, Francis Ellis, +1
Jan 19, 2022Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Josh Johnson (Comedian), Maddie Wiener, Maddy Smith, +5
Dec 15, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Wilfred Padua, Erica Spera, Corinne Fisher, +2
Dec 11, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Emma Willmann, Glorelys Mora, Vladimir Caamano, +4
Dec 9, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Ruby Karp, Emma Willmann, Corinne Fisher, +9
Dec 8, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith CAITLIN PELUFFO, Joe Gorman, Matteo Lane, +6
Nov 4, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Josh Johnson (Comedian), Maddie Wiener, Dulce Sloan
Oct 27, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Gastor Almonte, Adrienne Iapalucci, Ari Shaffir, +5
Sep 8, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Mia Jackson, Maddy Smith, Nore Davis, +3
Sep 7, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Paul Virzi, Damien Lemon, Rachel Feinstein, +1
Sep 2, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Adrienne Iapalucci, Jeff Leach,, Adam Ferrara, +1
Aug 25, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Cipha Sounds, Shayne Smith, Jaye McBride, +6
Aug 24, 2021Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Maddy Smith, John Hastings, Dulce Sloan, +1
Dec 3, 2018E & C Studio · New York (NYC)Supportwith Jeff Leach,, Tim Dillon, Dean Delray, +2
Oct 15, 2018Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 · New York (NYC)Supportwith Ari Shaffir, Joe List, Dean Delray, +3
Aug 13, 2018Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 · New York (NYC)Headlinerwith Samantha Ruddy, Stavros Halkias, Maddy Smith
Jun 4, 2018Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Dean Delray
May 31, 2018Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Joe List, Dean Delray
May 14, 2018Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Matteo Lane, Nikki Glaser, Ari Shaffir, +2
May 9, 2018Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Joe List, Nikki Glaser, Roy Wood, Jr
Apr 17, 2018Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Rich Vos, Nikki Glaser, Nore Davis, +6
Mar 28, 2018Littlefield · BrooklynSupportwith Josh Gondelman, Sasheer Zamata, Rebecca Vigil, +25
Mar 21, 2018Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Ari Shaffir, Dean Delray, Nikki Glaser, +1
Jan 19, 2018The Standing Room · Long Island CitySupportwith Laurie Kilmartin, Liz Miele
Sep 24, 2017Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Luis J. Gomez, Aida Rodriguez, Sarah Tollemache, +3
Sep 6, 2017Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Chris Distefano, Mark Normand, Sean Patton
Aug 26, 2017Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Aaron Berg, Laurie Kilmartin, Rich Vos, +2
Jun 19, 2017Main Room, The Stand · ManhattanSupportwith Aaron Berg, Mark Normand, Sean Patton, +6
Jun 6, 2014Union Hall · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Mad Dog Mattern, Myka Fox, Jared Freid, +3

Where they play

12 rooms in 9 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Manhattan39 shows
  • New York (NYC)10 shows
  • Brooklyn2 shows
  • Columbus1 show
  • Hollywood1 show

and 4 other cities

Live history

52 shows on record
Shows counted
52
First on record
Jun 2014
Latest on record
Apr 2025

Shows per year

  1. 20141
  2. 20174
  3. 201811
  4. 202111
  5. 202213
  6. 202311
  7. 20251

Top rooms

  • Main Room, The Stand, Manhattan · 38
  • Upstairs at the Stand, New York (NYC) · 7
  • Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3, New York (NYC) · 2
  • Main Room, Hollywood Improv, Hollywood · 1
  • E & C Studio, New York (NYC) · 1

Top cities

  • Manhattan, KS · 38
  • New York (NYC), NY · 10
  • Brooklyn, NY · 2
  • Hollywood · 1
  • Long Island City, NY · 1

Often on the bill with: Emma Willmann, Maddy Smith, Dean Delray, Cipha Sounds, Francis Ellis, Gavin Matts, Nikki Glaser, Preacher Lawson

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

3 releases, 2009–2025

  • Senses Working Overtime with David Cross #56, “Michael Kosta”

    2025

  • Comedy for Attractive People

    2014

  • Champion

    2009

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Michael Kosta — Main Room, The Stand, 2022-03-22
Poster · Main Room, The Stand, 2022-03-22 — Songkick
Michael Kosta — Main Room, The Stand, 2022-03-09
Poster · Main Room, The Stand, 2022-03-09 — Songkick
Michael Kosta — Main Room, The Stand, 2021-09-07
Poster · Main Room, The Stand, 2021-09-07 — Songkick
Michael Kosta — Main Room, The Stand, 2021-08-24
Poster · Main Room, The Stand, 2021-08-24 — Songkick
Michael Kosta — Main Room, The Stand, 2018-03-21
Poster · Main Room, The Stand, 2018-03-21 — Songkick
Michael Kosta — Main Room, The Stand, 2017-09-06
Poster · Main Room, The Stand, 2017-09-06 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
Michael Kosta on Last.fmArtist facts
Michael Kosta on DiscogsArtist facts
bandslate-pipelineShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.