Gabriel Iglesias touring NCC and press conference for exhibit donation during Lucille Ball Comedy Festival 2023

Gabriel Iglesias is making a return visit to Jamestown on Thursday – and his fans are welcome to participate.

The National Comedy Center announced on Tuesday that it will open its newest exhibit featuring Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’ iconic 1959 VW Bus from his record-breaking Stadium Fluffy special with a ribbon-cutting Thursday, May 8. Iglesias will be in Jamestown to officially unveil the display. This vintage VW Bus from Iglesias’ personal collection is a fan-favorite centerpiece of Iglesias’ Dodger Stadium performance, and is now on display for the first time as part of the Comedy Center’s museum experience in a new exhibit gallery.

Admission will be free to the Comedy Center’s museum all day, and Iglesias’ fans will be welcome to explore the museum throughout the day and attend the event, with a special photo-op to take place immediately following the 4:30 p.m. ribbon cutting. Attendees can RSVP at comedycenter.org/fluffy.

Iglesias made history as the first comedian to sell out Dodger Stadium, and the vintage VW Bus — featured in the opening of the Stadium Fluffy Netflix special — now takes its place in the National Comedy Center to represent that milestone performance.

Iglesias was one of the headliners of the 2023 National Comedy Center Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. During that trip to Jamestown Iglesias gifted his wardrobe from the 2022 Dodger Stadium performance to the National Comedy Center.

Journey Gunderson, National Comedy Center executive director, said during Iglesias’ 2023 visit to the comedy center prior to his performance at the Northwest Arena that selling out the Dodger Stadium show put Iglesias in rare company with a few other artists to sell out Dodger Stadium, including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. She said that show was a bellwether for comedy because it showed the world that people were ready to laugh again, that live standup performance was back, and that the comedian’s work has been about bringing people together.

“The show also marked Gabe’s 25th year in comedy — a path that started at an open mic night on a whim,” Gunderson noted. “I really admire the way Gabe approaches his work by acknowledging those who came before him and the rigor that his artform demands.”

With more than 34 million social media followers, more than 2 billion YouTube views and his status as the third-highest grossing comedian of 2024, Iglesias has built a massive fanbase. He executive produced and starred in the acclaimed Netflix original series Mr. Iglesias, and his comedy specials Stadium Fluffy and One Show Fits All are among the most-watched on the platform. His latest stand-up special, Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy, premiered on Netflix in January of 2025.

Before speaking to the press in Jamestown in 2023, Iglesias toured the National Comedy Center NCC and wanted more time.

“Just walking through here, I need more time … I was rushed,” he said. I definitely plan on coming back because I want to support this because this (NCC) is incredible. When I found out you guys had a concession stand, I said ‘no this is legit, they will feed you here.’ ”

He’ll get more time on Thursday.