Overview

• Richards opened “An Evening of Conversations, Questions and Answers” on Wednesday at Ventura Music Hall, marking his return to the stage.
• At the kickoff, he addressed the 2006 Laugh Factory incident and acknowledged he “said some awful things,” according to The Daily Beast.
• Upcoming stops include San Luis Obispo’s Fremont Theater, Menlo Park’s Guild Theater on Sept. 27–28, Monterey’s Golden Theatre on Tuesday, and Petaluma’s Mystic Theater on Oct. 2.
• The events are billed as live audience conversations rather than traditional stand-up sets.
• The limited tour excludes Los Angeles and follows his 2024 memoir, Entrances and Exits, in which he expressed regret and reflected on rebuilding.