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Popular sketch comedy group Killing My Lobster presents Pure Shock Value, a surreal satire of the entertainment industry. Three film industry bottom-feeders on the brink of abandoning their dreams find an incoherent, partially-clad homeless man in their backyard. He turns out to be a former Hollywood power player, and their fortunes take a turn for the strange. Learn more...

The SF Sketchfest welcomes weekly public radio show/podcast The Sound of Young America for a live taping. Host Jessie Thorn (the youngest national host in public radio history at age 26) and his interview program bring listeners the most exciting voices in music, literature, comedy and the arts. This live show features Last Comic Standing's Sean Cullen and other guests. Learn more...

SF Sketchfest presents a stand-up show with Doug Benson and Sean Cullen at Cobb's Comedy Club. Both comics have been finalists on NBC's Last Comic Standing. Benson starred in the documentary Super High Me, and regularly appears on VH1's Best Week Ever. Cullen, once a member of Canadian comedy-rock band Corky and the Juice Pigs, has performed on numerous TV shows, including The Tonight Show. Learn more...

Sandra Bernhard presents Without You I'm Nothing, a brand-new version of the show that launched her career 20 years ago. An electrifying fusion of satire, cabaret and sizzling rock 'n' roll, Sandra's comic diatribe on the state of modern culture is backed by her band, The Rebellious Jezebels. Learn more...

Secret Improv Society's popular theatrical shows blend improvised theater, comedy and music to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. San Francisco's best improvisers, comedians and musicians join the quick-witted cast in applying their unique creative process to whatever the audience throws their way. Learn more...

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Norm MacDonald brings his acerbic stand-up act to Cobb's Comedy Club. In addition to hosting SNL's "Weekend Update" segment for several years, MacDonald also starred in his own sitcom, Norm, and has appeared in movies such as Screwed and Billy Madison. Learn more...

Punch Line Comedy Club is proud to welcome Tom Rhodes. A frequent guest on the Tonight Show and star of NBC's sitcom Mr. Rhodes, Tom is also known for hosting the Dutch late-night talk show The Kevin Masters Show Starring Tom Rhodes, a gig which resulted in his being known as as "the David Letterman of the Netherlands." Learn more...

Filipino-American comic Joey Guila headlines a stand-up comedy show at Club Deluxe. The host of That's My Jam on DIRECTV's Myx station, his credits also include P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy. Learn more...

Club Deluxe presents The Ladies Room, a showcase of stand-up comedy by women. This month's headliner is Janine Brito; known for her dryly witty, matter-of-fact comic style, Brito is one of the city's top up-and-coming lesbian comics. Learn more...

BATS Improv, the Bay Area's favorite improvisational theatre company, presents their signature show, Theatresports -- improv played as a rock'n'rolling sporting event! Two teams of improvisers compete in a series of scenes, games and challenges vying for points awarded by judges. The audience is involved throughout the show, shouting suggestions, voting for their favorite scenes, and audience volunteers are invited to participate in one of the rounds. Learn more...

The award-winning Big City Improv performs improvisational comedy in the style of TV's Whose Line Is It Anyway? and they are appearing live at The Shelton Theatre. Learn more...

Comedian and writer James Judd presents 7 Sins, a collection of hilarious true stories from his life. A hit in San Francisco, across America and Canada, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the show follows Judd from his childhood through a series of failed jobs (including dot-com journalist and criminal defense attorney). The show's run will also feature guest appearances by a number of local comedians and musicians. Learn more...

Punch Line Comedy Club and the SF Sketchfest presents The First Inaugural Eve Obama-Haha! Celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama, the show features four of the Bay Area's funniest, most insightful comics: W. Kamau Bell (SF Weekly's 2008 "Best Comedian"), Johnny Steele (a winner of the SF International Comedy Competition), Dan St. Paul (VH-1, A&E), and Joe Klocek (Last Comic Standing). Learn more...

Punch Line Comedy Club presents Comedy Allstars. This show features a lineup of hilarious stand-up comics from the Bay Area and beyond, from top local headliners to up-and coming stars and comedians with national TV credits. Learn more...

Improv group Double Entendre creates two completely original stories (told across multiple cinematic scenes) right in front of you, from nothing but a title provided by the audience. Lovers, cowboys, aliens, detectives, divas and daredevils -- who knows what characters will appear on the stage. Anything is possible with no script and no limits. Learn more...

No additives, no preservatives--just good stand-up comedy. This comedy showcase features some of the best comedians in town, including those local favorites from the bigger clubs--without the two-drink minimum of those other clubs. Lineups change every week, so check the Clubhouse website for the latest updates. Learn more...

Comedian Aziz Ansari headlines an SF Sketchfest show at the Punch Line. A member of sketch troupe Human Giant, whose self-titled show is a hit on MTV, Ansari has toured with the Comedians of Comedy and appeared on HBO's Flight of the Conchords. Upcoming projects include the Judd Apatow/Adam Sandler film Funny People and NBC's upcoming The Office spinoff. Learn more...

Punch Line Comedy Club presents their SF Comedy Showcase. See a lineup of the Bay Area's top stand-up comics, many of whom have appeared on late-night television, Comedy Central, and more. Learn more...

Club Deluxe presents Chili Con Comedy, a showcase of the Bay Area's best Latino comics. Headliner Chris Garcia is known for his wacky comic sensibility; a prolific creator of popular Internet videos, he also appeared at HBO's Las Vegas Comedy Festival in 2007. Learn more...

The W. Kamau Bell Curve has played to sold-out crowds throughout the Bay Area. W. Kamau Bell is known for his insightful comedy on race and racism and because racism is always attacking in new ways and from new angles, Kamau attacks back by adding new material at every performance. Learn more...

Whose routine reigns supreme? Iron Comic is a live gameshow where 5 comedians rush to write a routine in 10 minutes from topics suggested by the audience. Hosted by comedian Nato Green, this SF Sketchfest production features Arj Barker (Flight of the Conchords) and Tig Notaro (The Sarah Silverman Program). Learn more...

The Clubhouse's Young Guns of Comedy features an evening of laughs from the best Bay Area stand-up comedians under the age of 30. Headlining the all-ages showcase will be one of the Bay Area's top comedians, Hasan Minhaj (NBC's Stand Up For Diversity). Learn more...

Finalists on the last season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, musical comedy duo God's Pottery appear as part of SF Sketchfest. The group's members portray Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb, a Christian acoustic duo formed to spread the Word while addressing the issues facing today's Youth and the Spiritual Community at large. Learn more...

Punch Line Comedy Club presents Bob Rubin. "The Old Rube" is a legendary veteran of San Francisco comedy; he's entertained local audiences for over two decades with his gleefully unhinged humor. He's also been seen on Comedy Central and MTV, and was a writer for the TV hit Roseanne. Learn more...

Punch Line Comedy Club presents comedian Jimmy Pardo, headlining a show as part of SF Sketchfest. Known for his incredibly quick wit and mastery of repartee, Pardo hosted the Game Show Network's National Lampoon's Funny Money, and has performed on the Tonight Show and his own half-hour Comedy Central special. Learn more...

The Darkroom hosts The Charlie Ballard Comedy Show. The show features a variety of Bay Area comics, including Ballard, whose act focuses on observations about his life as a gay Native American man. He's been seen on TV's Logo network. Learn more...