Purple Onion (San Francisco, CA)
Top San Francisco-area comics take the stage at the historic and intimate Purple Onion cellar nightclub. Each installment of the show features four of the best and brightest Bay Area comedians plus one top-notch headliner.
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The last date listed for Live at the Purple Onion was Saturday November 14, 2009 / 8:00pm (Hasan Minhaj CD Taping). (view all dates)
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The headliner was pretty spectcularly un-funny, but the five warm-up comics were great. It's a pretty cool venue (though a bit stuffy - and go to the restroom BEFORE you come to this show - the restrooms here are DISGUSTING).
A great night, because the Purple Onion is an absolutely intimate vegetable, I mean venue, in which to experience Will Franken and other comedians. And Will left his audience in awe, which is the way of things. We also learned that Will is living in SF again, which I hope means we'll see more of him and his strange wonderfulness at the Purple Onion. Of course, if you don't want to laugh hard (and sometime at your own thinking) . . . don't go.
We were really laughing hard. Great venue and great comedians!
Lovely venue, and Will Franken is a trip! I highly recommend catching his show whenever he's in town.
Had a great time - front row, center seats. My friend from Michigan loved it!
so we went to this venue and it was throw-backish in a good way.
you had the exposed brick walls and old booths.
the beers were priced right at $5 a pint.
felt like a speakeasy that featured comedy.
oh yeah, and the comics were entertaining too.
would definitely go back.
the atmosphere completed the show.
A great club with a terrific lineup of acts. Marga Gomez is just the best. I gave it 4 stars because it seemed the comedians weren't given enough time
It was okay.....I thought Chris Garcia was funnier than Hari Kondabolu, but Kondabolu himself wasn't bad.....good venue, staff was super friendly!
Hari Kondabolu was excellent! Witty, smart, versatile, interesting, provocative. Everything you want in stand up comedy. The hostess was also poised and witty--did a good job holding the many parts of the show together. The other comics were OK, nothing special. Excellent draft scottish ale on tap!
We got a pizza and a few drinks. I love the venue, but it was pretty empty which makes comedy a bit difficult.
The tall comedian from Trinidad was our favorite.
Laughed my ass off.
Brent Weinbach is a weird nut.
Small venue that really works for me for stand-up comedy.
4-5 other comics started off the show.
All talented, some more than others, but all refreshing and funny and a good time.
I only wish the timing had been revealed to me a li'l earlier. I didn't know until after I booked the tickets that it was going to be a 10pm show. Missed the main comedian Aundre, liked Sean and the other one in a coat and suit. The woman comedian in a tux seemed very amateurish and that's when I fell asleep!
Purple Onion is a nice and cozy place, loved the seating. The restaurant above looked good from outside, but we were given the worst seats in the place and absolutely hated it! nice dessert though...
This place was fun! It's very small and cozy. Staff was friendly, comics were entertaining, and food & drinks good too. We'll be back for sure.
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The Historic Purple Onion is back! Formerly home to famous comics including the immortal Lenny Bruce, this intimate performance space is a great venue for live entertainment.
Website: http://www.purpleonionlive.com/
Top San Francisco-area comics will take the stage at the historic and intimate Purple Onion cellar nightclub. Each installment of the show features four of the best and brightest Bay Area comedians plus one top-notch headliner performing hilariously edgy comedy.
October 23 & 24, 2009: Jason Downs
Nationally touring comedian Jason Downs shares his dramatic and outrageous stories with the audience. A unique likeability allows Jason to confess his greatest flaws in an original, aggressive, and hilarious act. A good heart and a bad mouth, he tells his story of a know-it-all who knows nothing. Recently Jason Downs was featured on NBCs "Last Comic Standing", is in the midst of a national comedy tour, and is co-producer of a new series of stand up comedy shows, featuring the edgiest comics in the business today: Lewd and Crude Comedy. Featuring Jason Rogers and Kevin Munroe. Hosted by Jill Bourque.
October 30, 2009: Liz Grant
At seventeen, Liz made her stage debut at Tommy T's in San Leandro, California with comedian Tom Rhodes. She is the winner of The Brian Regan Impression Contest in 2008 and was a writer for George Carlin's Laugh.com. For three years she was a tour guide in San Francisco's North Beach conducting a tour she co-wrote called Where's The F'ing Beach in North Beach? Liz recently revealed her comedic hilariousness in her one woman stand up comedy show Deja Wince: Lessons From A Failed Relationship Expert which ran for twenty three weeks in San Francisco. Featuring Anthony Hill. Hosted by Jill Bourque.
November 13 & 14, 2009: Hasan Minhaj CD Taping
Hasan Minhaj is a stand up comedian based in Los Angeles, California. He has performed at the Laugh Factory, Cobbs, Punchline, Improv, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and countless other venues across the nation. In the fall of 2006 he was a founding member of Gridiron Gang, his university’s first standup comedy/sketch trio. He has been featured as an Effinfunny.com ‘Comic to Watch in 2008′, and was a two time finalist in NBC’s Standup for Diversity in 2007 and 2008.
As a writer, producer, and director Hasan won top honors at AT&T’s Campus Moviefest, the world’s largest student film festival, for his film ‘Jon Archer: Red, White, and Blood’. In the summer of 2008 he won Sierra Mist’s ‘Best Comic Standing’‚ competition and opened for national headliners such as Pablo Francisco, Bobby Lee, Gabriel Iglesias, and Katt Williams at the Wild 94.9 Comedy Jam, one of the nation’s largest comedy concerts. In 2009 he signed on to join NBC’s prestigious National College Touring Company.