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Comedian Bruce Vilanch performs at Cobb's Comedy Club. Best known as a writer for TV awards shows, he's co-written 16 Oscar broadcasts, as well as Tonys, Grammys and Emmys. He's also been seen on TV's Hollywood Squares, and recently spent two years as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. The show also features nationally syndicated radio host and HuffingtonPost blogger Karel. Learn more...

Nationally headlining comedian Aaron Karo brings his stand-up act to Cobb's. He'll perform new material based on his latest book I'm Having More Fun Than You, a chronicle of the joys of bachelor life. A bestselling author, Karo is the creator of the email column "Ruminations," and recently released a stand-up album, Just Go Talk to Her. Learn more...

Kevin Nealon, star of Showtime's Weeds, NBC's Saturday Night Live, appears at Cobb's Comedy Club for an evening of deranged and hilarious comedy. His time on SNL was highlighted by a run as anchor of the show's "Weekend Update" segment and half of the popular duo Hans and Franz. Learn more...

Jim Breuer headlines Cobb's Comedy Club. First gaining fame on Saturday Night Live, he now hosts Breuer Unleashed on Sirius Satellite Radio. His high-energy stand-up has been showcased on several Late Night with Conan O'Brien appearances, as well as his recent hour-long Comedy Central special Let's Clear the Air. Learn more...

Hal Sparks, known for his roles in Queer as Folk and Dude, Where's My Car?, comes to Cobb's for an evening of hilarious stand-up comedy. Hal began his career in Chicago with the famed Second City troupe, and hosted E!'s Talk Soup. Learn more...

Mark Curry, one of the top stand-up comedians today, headlines Cobb's Comedy Club. An Oakland native, Mark launched his career in the Bay Area before starring in ABC's hit series Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. The host of Showtime at the Apollo and BET's Coming to the Stage, Curry has also starred in his own HBO special. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club welcomes Joan Rivers. One of the most famous women in the history of comedy, Rivers' razor-sharp wit and catchphrase "can we talk?" have led her from guest-hosting the Tonight Show to her own talk show, appearances on Hollywood's biggest red carpets, a recent hit Comedy Central roast, and countless other honors. Learn more...

Scottish comic Danny Bhoy headlines Cobb's. Known for his engaging true stories and razor-sharp observations, Bhoy has had several hit shows at the famed Edinburgh Festival, and is also one of the most popular comics in Australia and New Zealand. He recently taped his first hour-long Comedy Central special. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club presents Broken Lizard. The five-member comedy group is best known for such cult film hits as Super Troopers, Beerfest and Club Dread. They're touring the country with a blend of sketch comedy, stand-up, old and new characters, and many more surprises. Learn more...

Heather McDonald headlines a stand-up show at Cobb's, which also features rising star comic Whitney Cummings. Both McDonald and Cummings regularly appear on E!'s Chelsea Lately. McDonald has worked on multiple films with the Wayans Brothers;Cummings wrote, produced, and performed in Showtime's Live Nude Comedy, and recently performed on Comedy Central's roast of Joan Rivers. Learn more...

Award-winning comedian John Pinette performs at Cobb's. His brand new Comedy Central Special and DVD entitled I'm Starvin' was released in January as a follow up to his enormously successful CD Show Me The Buffet. Learn more...

Pablo Francisco is a master of funny voices and sound effects. His act often includes spoofs of melodramatic Spanish language soap operas and film previews. In addition to being in hot demand at comedy clubs across the country, Pablo has appeared on numerous TV shows and specials, including Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia and FOX's MADtv. Learn more...

Brian Posehn headlines Cobb's Comedy Club. A former Bay Area resident, Brian Posehn went on to fame as a cast member of Mr. Show and Just Shoot Me, and one of the Comedians of Comedy. He now appears on Comedy Central's Sarah Silverman Program. Whimsical comic/actress Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up, Paper Heart) opens the show. Learn more...

Cobb's presents comedian Richard Lewis, The star of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and one of GQ Magazine's "20th Century's Most Influential Humorists" is famous for his stream-of-consciousness style and neurotic, deeply honest rants. Learn more...

Canadian comedian and actor Jon Lajoie is one of the Internet's biggest stars. With ironically singsong lyrics about everything from boring everyday activities to genitals and getting high, his videos have over 100 million aggregate views on YouTube and Lajoie's website alone. See him in person at Cobb's. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club presents Joe Rogan. Joe is one of America's top headliners, known for his outspoken comedy. He's also known for his role on NewsRadio and his hosting stints on NBC's Fear Factor and Comedy Central's Man Show. Joe also provides color commentary for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) on pay-per-view and Spike Television. Learn more...

The Slumdog Comedy Tour features the best and brightest up and coming South Asian comedians in the United States. The show features Paul Varghese from Showtime's Russell Peters Presents, Vidur Kapur from NBC's Last Comic Standing, and host Anu Kalra. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club is proud to present Wyatt Cenac. Wyatt is best known as a correspondent and writer on Comedy Central's The Daily Show. He also spent three seasons writing for King of the Hill, and starred in 2008's acclaimed indie film Medicine for Melancholy. Learn more...

Comedian Arj Barker's career received a boost recently, when he was cast in the role of Dave on HBO's hit Flight of the Conchords. He's also the co-creator of the off-Broadway hit The Marijuana-Logues, and his stand-up appearances include Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club welcomes actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy. First coming to public attention in the Scream trilogy, Jamie's subsequent credits have included the WB's prank show The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, the film Malibu's Most Wanted, and MTV's Blowin' Up. He recently released the documentary film Heckler. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club welcomes comedian and actor Mike Epps. Mike is the host of HBO's Def Comedy Jam, and has appeared in movies ranging from Next Friday to Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins. His one-hour HBO comedy special, Inappropriate Behavior, was one of the network's most popular. Learn more...

Filipino-American comedian Rex Navarrete, star of the stand-up DVDBadass Madapaka, headlines at Cobb's Comedy Club. Rex has sold out shows at comedy clubs across the country, including the Punch Line, Laugh Factory and Improv. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club welcomes Afterbirth, the hit show from LA and NYC featuring well-known writers, actors and comics reading original stories about how becoming a parent changed them unexpectedly and forever. Always brutally honest and frequently hilarious, the show has spawned a book of the same title. Learn more...

John Oliver, a correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, has been doing stand-up comedy in his native England for years. He co-wrote and starred in Political Animal and three series of The Department on BBC Radio 4. He recently won the Breakout Award at the Aspen Comedy Festival. Learn more...

Paul F. Tompkins, the host of VH1's Best Week Ever, performs live at Cobb's Comedy Club. Renowned for his affable storytelling style and sharp wit, Paul was an writer and performer on Mr. Show, and has starred in HBO and Comedy Central stand-up specials. He's also appeared on Comedy Central's Root of All Evil and The Sarah Silverman Program. Learn more...

Known for her incisive, cynical sense of humor, Janeane Garofalo got her start on TV's Ben Stiller Show, before taking roles on Saturday Night Live, The Larry Sanders Show and 24. She headlines a blockbuster lineup featuring Marc Maron (Air America Radio), Paul Gilmartin (TBS' Dinner and a Movie), and host Paul Provenza (who directed The Aristocrats). Learn more...

Cobb's welcomes Aisha Tyler. The actress and comedian is best known for hosting E!'s Talk Soup and appearing on NBC's Friends and CBS' The Ghost Whisperer. Film credits include the Adam Sandler comedy Bedtime Stories and Balls of Fury. The show will also feature Ant (NBC's Last Comic Standing). Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club presents a show with three tom national headliners: Al Madrigal, Johnny Sanchez, and Carlos Alazraqui. Madrigal currently appears on CBS's Gary, Unmarried, and has had his own Comedy Central special. Sanchez, a MADtv cast member, has toured with the Latin Kings of Comedy. Alazraqui is best known for playing Officer James Garcia on Reno 911! Learn more...

Jeffrey Ross's performances at celebrity roasts honoring megastars like Hugh Hefner, Donald Trump and Jerry Stiller inspired New York Magazine to crown him "The Meanest Man in Comedy," and MTV to introduce him as "a one-man verbal assault unit." As a stand-up comic, Jeff has appeared on dozens of TV shows including David Letterman, Jay Leno and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club presents Far Easter 4. This popular annual event features top Asian-American comics from around the country. This year's lineup includes Last Comic Standing champion Dat Phan, as well as KT Tatara (Comedy Central), Randall Park (MTV's Wild N' Out), and the Bay Area's own Ali Wong. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club welcomes Anjelah Johnson. A former Oakland Raiders cheerleader, Johnson turned to comedy, and received millions of hits on Youtube. She was briefly a cast member on Fox's MadTV, and has also been seen on The Shield and Love Inc. Learn more...

Having recently released his second comedy CD and DVD to rave reviews, it is no wonder that Ralphie May has become one of the hottest comedians in the country. Ralphie was a finalist on Last Comic Standing, and has also appeared on The Tonight Show. Learn more...

Fans of the NBC/ABC sitcom Scrubs will recognize The Blanks as the a cappella quartet led by Ted the lawyer. At Cobb's, they'll mix family-friendly comedy with a number of musical performances, including their unique, all-vocal takes on classic TV theme songs, commercial jingles, and even a few originals. Learn more...

Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone, and a can of Diet Pepsi, Paula Poundstone is famous for her razor-sharp wit and spontaneity. By 1990, she had starred in several comedy specials for HBO and appeared on Saturday Night Live. Paula's first one-hour HBO special, "Cats, Cops, and Stuff," made her the first woman to ever receive the Cable ACE for best standup comedy special. Learn more...

The Kims of Comedy perform at Cobb's. This popular group features some of the top Asian stand-ups in the country today: Dr. Ken Jeong (Knocked Up, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Steve Byrne (Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show), and San Francisco native Kevin Shea (Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central). Learn more...

Jim Norton starred in his own HBO special, Monster Rain, is a regular on radio's Opie and Anthony Show and was a cast member on HBO's Lucky Louie and Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn. He's appeared on the Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman. Catch his brutally honest act at Cobb's. Learn more...

Iranian-born actor and comedian Maz Jobrani is well-known as a founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which features some of the top Middle Eastern-American comics in the world. He was recently seen in ABC's The Knights of Prosperity, among other TV appearances. Learn more...

Cobb's presents a stand-up comedy show headlined by Greg Behrendt. Greg is the author of the best-seller He's Just Not That Into You, which he developed from working on HBO's award-winning original series Sex and the City as a consultant. Learn more...

After spending years in the shadow of his brother Eddie, Charlie Murphy broke out as one of the stars of Chappelle's Show. Now he's acting in and writing a number of film projects, and selling out comedy clubs nationwide. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club welcomes The Whitest Kids U' Know. The New York-based sketch comedy troupe, known for their surreal and warped comic sensibility, rode a wave of Internet popularity to a hit TV series on IFC, as well as the upcoming film Miss March. Learn more...

SF Sketchfest presents Never Not Funny Live at Cobb's. It's a live recording of comedian Jimmy Pardo's hit podcast. Pardo, producer Matt Belknap, and frequent guest Pat Francis will be joined by Mad Men's Emmy Award-winning star Jon Hamm. Learn more...

SF Sketchfest presents Invite Them Up at Cobb's. One of the most influential independent comedy shows in America, Invite Them Up was created by comedians Eugene Mirman and Bobby Tisdale. Their guests this weekend include Todd Barry (The Wrestler), Tig Notaro (The Sarah Silverman Program), Saturday Night Live writer John Mulaney, and more. 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...

David Alan Grier is known for his sketch comedy work and impressions on In Living Color, and for starring in NBC's DAG. He's performed stand-up on numerous late-night talk shows, and currently hosts Comedy Central's Chocolate News. See him live at Cobb's Comedy Club. 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...

Cobb's welcomes Craig Robinson for an evening of comedy. Craig currently co-stars as Darryl Philbin on NBC's Emmy Award-winning show, The Office. Other credits include Comedy Central's Premium Blend, HBO's Def Comedy Jam, and the film Pineapple Express. Learn more...

Get ready for a night of outstanding comedy at Cobb's Comedy Club, featuring headliner Patton Oswalt. Known for his sharply satirical comedy, Patton also starred in the animated film Ratatouille and TV's King of Queens. Learn more...

Comedian Ahmed Ahmed headlines Cobb's Comedy Club. Born in Egypt, Ahmed's film credits include Iron Man, You Don't Mess With The Zohan, and Swingers. He's performed stand-up on The Tonight Show and The View, as well as at clubs across the world. Learn more...

Cobb's Comedy Club welcomes comedian Carlos Alazraqui. Best known for playing Deputy James Garcia on Comedy Central's Reno 911!, Carlos has also had a half-hour stand-up special on Comedy Central, and is a prolific voice-over artist on TV and in films. With opening act Lisa Landry. Learn more...