Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 5:00pm
The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater
411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Kevin James announced additional stand-up dates on his Owls Don’t Walk Tour and is coming to Syracuse at The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Also find James on his highly praised family-friendly stand-up comedy special, Kevin James: Irregardless. Released in 2024 on Prime Video, Kevin delivers his hilarious unfiltered take on parenting, marriage and getting older. As only Kevin can, he covers a range of topics from motivating children to put down their video games, to why he doesn’t trust technology, and how many tater tots he can fit in his mouth.
Kevin James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. 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 Sweat the Small Stuff, a one-hour special for Comedy Central. Kevin James and 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. James made his feature 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 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 will also be starring in the upcoming feature film Playdate, alongside Alan Ritchson.
Tickets for Kevin James: Owls Don’t Walk go on sale Thursday, March 6th at 10am and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com or in person at the Solvay Bank Box Office at The Oncenter (760 S. State Street, Syracuse, NY 13202).
Upcoming Events at The Oncenter:
- 2025 CNY Women’s Summit – March 7, 2025
- The Syracuse Orchestra presents Jon Nakamatsu Plays Brahms – March 8, 2025
- Lords of the Sound present The Music of Hans Zimmer – March 9, 2025
- Wizard of Oz On Ice – March 10, 2025
- Shen Yun – March 11-12, 2025
- FOCL Author Series: S.A. Cosby – March 18, 2025
- Salt City Reptile Expo – March 22, 2025
- Nate Jackson – March 27, 2025
- One Night of Queen – April 15, 2025
- Syracuse Wine Festival – April 19, 2025
- Nurse John – April 19, 2025
- Brit Floyd – Wish You Were Here – May 5, 2025
- Whose Live Anyway? – May 14, 2025
- Kevin Hart – June 29, 2025
- Brad Williams – August 22, 2025
- Josh Johnson – September 13, 2025
- Kevin James – November 8, 2025
