The Stand Up Project: Live Comedy from the San Francisco Comedy College
Purple Onion (140 Columbus St. San Francisco, CA 94133)
- Full Price:
- $9.00
- Our Price:
- FREE*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for The Stand Up Project have expired.
The last date listed for The Stand Up Project was Monday November 8, 2010 / 9:00pm.
Currently at Purple Onion:
SFCC Underground: New Stand-Up Comics at the Purple Onion
- Full Price:
- $7.00
- Our Price:
- FREE
The San Francisco Comedy College presents SFCC Underground, a show at the historic Purple Onion. Each week's show features a lineup of some of the funniest up-and-coming comedians in the Bay Area. Food and drink are available for purchase. Learn More
More Information About The Stand Up Project
Website
http://www.thestandupproject.com.
Description
The Stand Up Project, the SFCC's pro stand-up troupe, features the best of the best trained at the San Francisco Comedy College. This show is 90 minutes of non-stop laughter as these stand-up veterans take the stage each week! The line-up varies each week.
After the 80s comedy boom, San Francisco was a devastated area characterized by smug political comics, alternative comedy with elliptical material, boring sketch and improv, disorder, and a general breakdown of society, especially in the coffee shops and smaller clubs of the city. When Kurtis Matthews arrived in 1997, his Aerosmith t-shirt tucked defiantly into his sweatpants like a suit of Catskillian armor, he found a deplorable state of affairs.
Upon witnessing yet another mediocre local showcase, Matthews began to consider forming a troupe patterned after entertainers that were popular during his time, such as Yakov Smirnoff, Willie Tyler and Lester, Charo, and Ray Stevens. When the premise of prescription drug advertisements was brought up seven times in one evening, Matthews called together sixteen of the city’s leading comics, who met in secret, emerging as a united front dedicated to fighting hackery.
The group became known as The Stand Up Project. The originality displayed by the collective eventually gained local attention. Their highly-acclaimed extravaganzas, such as, The Nipsey Russell Poetry Slam, and, BJ and the Bear on Ice, solidified their legendary status.
The Stand Up Project is now performing at the legendary Purple Onion.
About the Ticket Supplier: San Francisco Comedy College
Since 1999, the San Francisco Comedy College (SFCC) has been offering the best group and one-on-one stand-up comedy training in the San Francisco Bay Area. Although their focus is stand-up, improv and comedy writing, people tell them that they are very much Second City in Chicago--without the pesky snow or delightful odor of Lake Michigan.