November 12, 2026
ST. LOUIS — First came a visit with Guy Torry and Jovan Bibbs at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Now Tone Bell is taking the stage in the Delmar Loop, with Roy Wood Jr. and Dulcé Sloan still ahead. St. Louis comedy fans have a full week of reasons to get out and laugh.
VOTP News STL recently caught up with Torry and Bibbs at the museum on November 6, when Torry headlined the Gallery Laughs series. That museum appearance offers a fitting starting point for a stretch of arts coverage that now turns to the ninth annual Flyover Comedy Festival.
“Tone Bell & Friends” begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 12, at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The venue lists admission for ages 18 and older with valid identification.
Bell’s television credits include “Survival of the Thickest,” “Disjointed” and “Whitney.” He also portrayed Richard Pryor in “American Soul.” His stop puts an actor familiar to television audiences back in front of a live stand-up crowd.
Flyover began Wednesday, November 11, and continues through Sunday, November 15. Organizers say about 150 artists are part of a program spanning stand-up, improv and sketch comedy. Much of the programming is concentrated in the Delmar Loop, with improv also at The Improv Shop in The Grove.
The local connections continue Friday, when Randy and Jason Sklar, who grew up in Creve Coeur, are scheduled at COCA’s Berges Theatre. Wood headlines The Pageant on Saturday, and Sloan has a Sunday evening show at The Church on Delmar.
The festival places visiting headliners and regional performers within the same week of programming. For audiences, that creates room to follow a familiar name and encounter a comic or a form of comedy they have yet to see.
Torry’s museum appearance and Flyover belong to separate programs. Together, they give our newsroom a timely reason to follow comedy as part of the region’s arts life: the performers, their work and the stages where St. Louis comes together to hear it.
VOTP News STL’s daily Flyover coverage continues through Sunday. The official festival schedule lists shows and admission information; check individual venues for current times and availability.
Reporting sources: VOTP News STL’s prior coverage, festival materials provided by Mid Coast Media, and the official performer and venue listings linked above.
