Helium Presents: TONERIO BROWN: FIRST TIME BEING 40
Tonerio Brown is a St. Louis-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his high-energy storytelling, personal experiences, and unmistakably Midwest perspective.
Tonerio began seriously pursuing stand-up in 2018 and quickly developed a reputation for connecting with audiences through his stories, observations, and original point of view. In 2023, he won Helium Comedy Club’s Funniest Person in St. Louis. Since then, he has continued performing throughout the country while expanding his work into film, writing, and animation. His credits include winning the Looney Bin Comedy Competition in Little Rock, Arkansas, creating the animated series Wussup Dawg, and acting and writing for film. His films Hella Drove and My Cousin Phil have been available on Tubi and Amazon Prime.
In March 2026, Tonerio released his debut comedy special, Young Dumb and Full of Comedy, which combines stand-up, storytelling, and poetry. His comedy draws from real life, relationships, culture, everyday situations, and the unexpected observations that come from simply being himself.
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- General Admission seating is assigned on a first-come, first-sat basis as you enter the showroom. The earlier you arrive, the better your seats will be.
- Reserved seats are assigned for you by management on the night of the show. They are the best seats available for your party size at the time they are assigned.
Please Note: We do not take seating requests and cannot guarantee seats in a specific location or that your party will have a table to themselves.
Instead of a drink minimum, we have a two-item per person minimum in the Showroom, which can be fulfilled with any food or drink items from the menu.
Please Note: Food and drinks purchased in our bar and lounge do not count towards the two-item minimum. Additionally, there will be an 18% administrative fee on all food and beverage purchases.
- While we cannot guarantee seats together, General admission groups should arrive at least 1 hour before showtime and enter the showroom as a group for the best chance of being seated together.
- Reserved groups who purchase tickets in a single order will automatically be assigned seating together. Reserved ticket holders who purchase separately are not guaranteed seating together. Please see your email confirmation for details if your group purchased separately.
Please Note: Your group must enter the showroom together to be seated together. In addition, we do not take seating requests and cannot guarantee you seats in a specific location.
Yes! Dinner reservations are available before the 7:30 show on Friday and Saturday nights, and food and drinks purchased along with a pre-show reservation count towards the two-item minimum! Reservations can be made HERE.
Please Note: Food and drinks purchased in our bar and lounge do not count towards the two-item minimum. Additionally, there will be an 18% administrative fee on all food and beverage purchases.
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds or exchanges.
Yes. Call our box office for more information. We encourage all patrons who have a disability to reach out to us to make accommodations.
Ticket protection is insurance that allows you to cancel your order to receive a venue credit toward a future event. It can be added to most orders at the time of purchase but cannot be added after the order has been placed.
To redeem your Ticket Protection and receive a venue credit toward a future event, please send an email to protection@heliumcomedy.com with your order number no less than 24 hours before showtime.
Please Note: Cancelation requests received via phone, chat, or less than 24 hours before showtime will not be accepted.
Tonerio Brown is officially 40 — and apparently, he has a lot to say about it.
Fresh off the release of his debut comedy special, Young Dumb and Full of Comedy, Tonerio returns with First Time Being 40, a brand-new live comedy experience and his first time headlining Helium Comedy Club.
The show picks up where the special left off, bringing back some jokes and ideas that didn't make the final cut while introducing a new collection of material inspired by entering a new decade of life. Expect stand-up, storytelling, crowd interaction, and plenty of Tonerio's perspective on getting older, relationships, life, memories, and everything that comes with turning 40.
Poetry will also remain part of the experience. Tonerio closed Young Dumb and Full of Comedy with a poem and plans to incorporate spoken word throughout the live show.
For Tonerio, the night is also a full-circle moment. He won Helium's Funniest Person in St. Louis in 2023, and now returns to the same stage as a headliner with a new show and a new chapter to share.
The story started at Helium. Now the next chapter comes back home.
In addition to the two-item minimum, there will be an 18% administrative fee in the showroom.
Management reserves the right to prevent customers from entering the facility who they deem disruptive or dangerous to other patrons.
We are an 18+ venue.
- General Admission seating is assigned on a first-come, first-sat basis as you enter the showroom. The earlier you arrive, the better your seats will be.
- Reserved seats are assigned for you by management on the night of the show. They are the best seats available for your party size at the time they are assigned.
Please Note: We do not take seating requests and cannot guarantee seats in a specific location.
Instead of a drink minimum, we have a two-item per person minimum in the Showroom, which can be fulfilled with any food or drink items from the menu.
Please Note: Food and drinks purchased in our bar and lounge do not count towards the two-item minimum. Additionally, there will be an 18% administrative fee on all food and beverage purchases.
- While we cannot guarantee seats together, General admission groups should arrive at least 1 hour before showtime and enter the showroom as a group for the best chance of being seated together.
- Reserved groups who purchase tickets in a single order will automatically be assigned seating together. Reserved ticket holders who purchase separately are not guaranteed seating together. Please see your email confirmation for details if your group purchased separately.
Please Note: Your group must enter the showroom together to be seated together. In addition, we do not take seating requests and cannot guarantee you seats in a specific location.
Yes! Dinner reservations are available before the 7:30 show on Friday and Saturday nights, and food and drinks purchased along with a pre-show reservation count towards the two-item minimum! Reservations can be made HERE.
Please Note: Food and drinks purchased in our bar and lounge do not count towards the two-item minimum. Additionally, there will be an 18% administrative fee on all food and beverage purchases.
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds or exchanges.
Yes. Call our box office for more information. We encourage all patrons who have a disability to reach out to us to make accommodations.
Ticket protection is insurance that allows you to cancel your order to receive a venue credit toward a future event. It can be added to most orders at the time of purchase but cannot be added after the order has been placed.
To redeem your Ticket Protection and receive a venue credit toward a future event, please fill out the FORM HERE
OR
send an email to protection@heliumcomedy.com with your order number no less than 24 hours before showtime.
Please Note: Cancelation requests received via phone, chat, or less than 24 hours before showtime will not be accepted.
Tonerio Brown is a St. Louis-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his high-energy storytelling, personal experiences, and unmistakably Midwest perspective.
Tonerio began seriously pursuing stand-up in 2018 and quickly developed a reputation for connecting with audiences through his stories, observations, and original point of view. In 2023, he won Helium Comedy Club’s Funniest Person in St. Louis. Since then, he has continued performing throughout the country while expanding his work into film, writing, and animation. His credits include winning the Looney Bin Comedy Competition in Little Rock, Arkansas, creating the animated series Wussup Dawg, and acting and writing for film. His films Hella Drove and My Cousin Phil have been available on Tubi and Amazon Prime.
In March 2026, Tonerio released his debut comedy special, Young Dumb and Full of Comedy, which combines stand-up, storytelling, and poetry. His comedy draws from real life, relationships, culture, everyday situations, and the unexpected observations that come from simply being himself.