Comedy

Branson comedy runs clean. That is the defining feature of the scene here – these are shows built for audiences with grandparents and grandchildren in the same row, and the material is written accordingly.

The range is broader than the label suggests. Yakov Smirnoff has been working Branson for decades and Acting Out! is his current run. Buckets N Boards builds an entire show out of comedy percussion. Branson’s Famous Baldknobbers and Comedy Jamboree carry the hillbilly-humor tradition that shaped the town’s earliest theaters, while Presleys’ Country Jubilee and Pierce Arrow’s 30th Anniversary fold comedy segments into music variety formats. Sons of Britches and Lasting Impressions round out the list.

If you are building an evening, comedy pairs unusually well with an early dinner – several of these venues sit within a few minutes of each other on 76 Country Boulevard. One thing to watch: some titles run seasonally, and Sanders Family Christmas and Presleys’ Christmas Jubilee shift into holiday programming late in the year, so check the schedule on each show’s page before booking.