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Jake Johannsen headlines Cobb's Comedy Club. Renowned for his dryly witty style, Jake has made over 40 appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, and his HBO special This'll Take About An Hour was voted one of the 50 Funniest Moments in Television History by TV Guide. Last Comic Standing Season 1 champion Dat Phan will also perform. Learn more...

BATS Improv presents A Very Merry Murder Mystery. This seasonal version of their popular Improvised Murder Mystery show is a tale of murder at a holiday party. A talented team of improvisors creates the entire show on the spot, based on audience suggestions. Learn more...

BATS Improv presents It's A Wonderful Improvised Life. Every night, they'll create an all-new improvised holiday tale in the style of the classic film It's a Wonderful Life. Audience suggestions fuel a heartwarming story of love, courage and redemption. Learn more...

The Marsh presents Ann Randolph's Loveland. The award-winning solo performer (Squeeze Box) has been compared to the late Gilda Radner by Mel Brooks. In this hilarious, deeply moving show, Randolph plays a women taking the greatest journey of her life: a trip from Los Angeles to Ohio. Learn more...

Nick Griffin has been doing stand-up for over 20 years. He's toured across the country, and his many TV appearances include his own half-hour Comedy Central special and five appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman. He's a hilarious performer and a consummate professional, and he headlines Punch Line Comedy Club. 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...

Born in Canada to Indian parents, Sugar Sammy has become a top international comedy star with his hilarious and clever insights on multicultural society. He's opened for comics including Dave Chappelle and George Lopez, and has recorded stand-up specials for HBO Canada and Showtime Arabia. Learn more...

This original female-driven variety show, Monday Night ForePlays, is written, directed, produced and starring an all-star cast of ladies. The show includes a titillating collection of comedic sketches touching on performance anxiety, bodily functions, relationships, robots, office politics, writer's block and sex. The show will also feature original dance numbers and a rotating line-up of musical acts, as well as special additions ranging from burlesque acts to comedians. 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...

W. Kamau Bell headlines Punch Line Comedy Club. Known for his outspoken political humor, Bell was honored as the 2008 Bay Area Comedian of the Year by the San Francisco Weekly. He's been seen on Comedy Central, and at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Learn more...

Comedy Off Broadway Oakland features comedians featured on Comedy Central, HBO, BET, the late night talk shows and more, plus local heroes and up-and-coming stars, at Miss Pearl's Jam House in Oakland. Learn more...

Featured on KRON-TV and KCBS radio, the award-winning Big City Improv performs improv comedy in the style of TV's Whose Line Is It Anyway?. They were voted "Best of the Bay" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Learn more...

Comedy Off Broadway Oakland features comedians featured on Comedy Central, HBO, BET, the late night talk shows and more, right in the heart of downtown Oakland. The comedy club features an intimate setting with an appetizer menu and wine and bar service. See the full listing for information on scheduled comedians. Learn more...

Kevin Avery headlines the Punch Line. One of San Francisco's most popular comics, Kevin regularly tours with Dave Chappelle and David Alan Grier, and was a finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. He's also half of Live 105's movie reviewing duo Siskel & Negro. 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...

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 below for lineup details. Learn more...

Fearless. Bold. Sparkly. Hilarious. That's Suzanne Westerhoefer in a nutshell. She has made a career out of telling the truth. And, the truth is, life is funny (and no one is off-limits). From her sister's obsession with Passion of the Christ to her girlfriend's Herculean thighs, Suzanne tell stories that leave audiences in stitches. Learn more...

The Rrazz Room hosts drag superstar Jackie Beat's holiday show. She's been performing across America and Europe for over a decade, earning a huge cult following with her wickedly funny comedy and parodies of songs by Britney Spears, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, and many more. Learn more...

Theatresports is an entertaining and engaging night of theater presented as a competition. Every show features two teams of improvisers performing a variety of scenes, quirky games and musical numbers which are scored by judges. At the end of the night, one team wins, moving closer to the title of Clash of the Heroes Tournament Championship. Learn more...

Ron Shock has led a remarkable life. He went from studying for the priesthood to working as a jewel thief, spent time on a chain gang in Louisiana, and holds three patents in electronics. He's best known, however, as a comedian. He's been called "The Greatest American Storyteller," and he's told his fascinating true tales on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and his own Showtime special. Learn more...

PowerPoint is funny again (okay, make that for the first time) when comedian Tim Lee takes the stage at the Punch Line for a night of smart comedy. Lee, a real-life PhD in biology, has become an underground sensation on YouTube and at sold-out performances for his unique use of PowerPoint visuals and scientific subject matter in his stand-up routine. Learn more...

The Punch Line welcomes comedian Greg Proops. Best known for his appearances on TV's Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the Bay Area native has also appeared on dozens of TV shows, including Chelsea Lately the second-season premiere of HBO's Flight of the Conchords. One of America's top stand-ups, he headlines shows across the country. Learn more...

Known for his intense style and uncompromising honesty, Bobby Slayton is one of America's top stand-up comics. "The Pitbull of Comedy" has appeared on the Tonight Show, his own HBO special, and in films ranging from Get Shorty and Ed Wood to Dreamgirls. He headlines the Punch Line. Learn more...

The San Francisco Comedy College presents The Stand Up Project at the Clubhouse. See live stand-up comedy by SFCC graduates, now making their names as rising stars in the Bay Area comedy scene. The show includes a different lineup every week, plus a weekly news report and improv by FRISCO Improv. Learn more...

The Comedy Club at Castagnola's presents top stand-up comics. Located in Castagnola's Restaurant, a historic venue overlooking Fisherman's Wharf, the show features the best rising stars on the Bay Area comedy scene, plus hilarious headliners from San Francisco and beyond. Learn more...

Up-and-coming Bay Area comic Natasha Muse hosts A Funny Night for Comedy at Actors Theatre of San Francisco. The show features top local comics from the city's stand-up and alternative comedy scenes. Learn more...

Known for his razor-sharp wit and spontaneous crowd work, Canadian comic Ian Bagg has headlined shows across North America. He's been seen multiple times on the Tonight Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and starred in his own Comedy Central stand-up special. Learn more...

Ted Alexandro, star of two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials, has also appeared on David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and The View. Combining witty observations with physical comedy, Ted's laid-back style offers something for everyone. Learn more...

Joe Klocek has become one of San Francisco's most unique comics. With his razor sharp wit, Joe is in high demand at clubs and corporate functions, and has recently made his debut nationally on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham Comedy Show. Raised in the Midwest, but now a confirmed San Francisco resident, Joe brings a refreshing look at life through the eyes of a class clown who read too much. 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...

BATS Improv presents Family Drama. The popular improv group will create a full three-act play on the spot, based on an audience suggestion. Each show is set at a family dinner where secrets will be revealed, but the characters, plot, and dialogue are different every time. Learn more...

Comedian Big Al Gonzales presents Big Al's Big Ass Comedy Show at Club Deluxe. A top local comic whose credits include TV's Creepy KOFY Movie Time, he'll perform alongside Kevin Avery of Live 105's Siskel and Negro and more special guests. Learn more...

Latino comic Beny Mena is a favorite in the LA comedy scene, running his own regular showcase at The Ice House in Pasadena. He has performed at the Latino Laugh Festival and regularly opens for Russell Peters. See him live at San Francisco's Club Deluxe, along with several other funny local acts. Learn more...

Comedian Felipe Esparza headlines What Up Fool?, a stand-up comedy show at Club Deluxe. Known for his irreverent on-stage persona and wild hair, Felipe regularly tours with his close friend Gabriel Iglesias. He's been seen on Galavision's Que Locos, BET's Comic View, ABC and Showtime. Learn more...

True Fiction Magazine and 3 For All, the San Francisco-based, internationally known comedy improv groups, join forces on New Year's Eve for an evening of comedy, drama and impromptu mayhem. The performers spontaneously create comedy where none existed before. And they create it using suggestions provided by the audience. Nothing is rehearsed, nothing discussed before or during the shows. Learn more...

Patrick Bulger and Jesse Fernandez host Things We Made, a showcase of unconventional comedy: characters, videos, illustrations, movement, music, and more. The show was chosen for SF Sketchfest in 2008 and 2009. Learn more...

Magician Big Al Catraz, direct from Las Vegas, and juggler Frisco Fred host this intimate showcase of magic, comedy and surprises, featuring performers from Hollywood's famed Magic Castle. Each week includes several performers from a rotating cast. Learn more...

Robert Duchaine's sarcastic, misanthropic comedy pokes fun at topics ranging from race and religion to relationships. He's been kicked out of every organization he was ever forced to join, from the Cub Scouts to the U.S. Army, but now finds himself in demand as a headlining comic across the country. See his hilariously candid stand-up at the Punch Line. Learn more...

Tony Camin and Chris Voth perform at Punch Line Comedy Club. Tony co-created the off-Broadway hit The Marijuanalogues with Arj Barker and Doug Benson, and has performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live. A native of Denver, Voth appeared on three seasons of Last Comic Standing. Learn more...

Part of San Francisco's comedy landscape for over seven years, The Howard Stone Show continues to make audiences laugh at its new home at the SF Playhouse. Host Howard Stone and one-man band the Danny Dechi Orchestra bring their skewed take on TV talk shows to the stage once a month, with a different theme and guests each time. Learn more...

This fast-moving showcase of stand-up comedy and special surprises is hosted by Tony Sparks, who has been performing and presenting comedy for the last 10 years at The Punchline, Cobb's Comedy Club and more. Each show brings a fresh lineup from San Francisco's comedy and variety scene. Learn more...