Global comedy sensation Zarna Garg heads to Dubai Comedy Festival 2026

Zarna Garg is heading back to Dubai. The outspoken, New York Times bestselling comedian returns to the Dubai Comedy Festival this October with her brand new show, Million Dollar Excuses, live at Dubai Opera for one night only on 16 October, part of the festival's run from 9 to 18 October. Tickets start from AED 195 at dubaiopera.com, with early booking encouraged given her history of selling out venues across the U.S., Europe, India and the Gulf.

Million Dollar Excuses is Zarna at her sharpest, an hour built around the ridiculous excuses people use to dodge responsibility, with fearless takes on marriage, motherhood and modern family chaos. It's her second run in the region, following a sold-out Practical People Win tour across Dubai and Riyadh.

Beyond the punchlines is a striking story: Zarna grew up without a home in Mumbai, built a life from nothing as an immigrant in America, and turned that struggle into some of the sharpest comedy working today, chronicled in her bestselling memoir, This American Woman. With two hit specials on Amazon Prime and Hulu, this October, Dubai gets her live.