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For over 25 years the nation's best comics have appeared at the San Francisco Punch Line, the city's longest running comedy club. Stars such as Robin Williams, Ellen Degeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, Drew Carey, Chris Rock and Dana Carvey took their first comedic steps on the Punch Line stage, entertaining thousands while perfecting their craft. The Punch Line's dedication to comic tradition has earn … Moreed it the San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle's readers' choice award for the best comedy club. Today, the Punch Line is the only full-time comedy club in San Francisco, hosting nationally-acclaimed comics Margaret Cho, Bobby Slayton, Dave Chappelle, Sue Murphy, Dave Attell, George Lopez, David Cross, and Greg Proops, among other bona fide and rising stars, in an intimate setting where you can enjoy them, live and up-close, the way stand-up comedy is best presented. Less
Roz G. headlines Punch Line Comedy Club. best known as a fourth-season finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing, Roz has also been seen on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comic View, and Comedy Central. 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...
The Punch Line hosts a showcase for NBC's annual Stand-Up for Diversity program, featuring hilarious stand-up comics from ethnically diverse backgrounds battling it out. Stand-Up for Diversity alumnus Kevin Shea, a member of the Kims of Comedy who's been seen on HBO, Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel Live, hosts the show. Learn more...
For over a decade, Eddie Brill has been the stand-up talent coordinator and warm-up comedian for the Late Show with David Letterman. A three-time MAC Award winner as New York's best male stand-up comic, Eddie has been seen on more than 100 television shows in six different countries, including Comedy Central's Dr. Katz and FX's Louis. He headlines clubs around the globe, including the Punch Line in San Francisco. Learn more...
Joe Wong headlines the Punch Line. Born in China, Joe immigrated to America in 1994, and attended Rice University. He got his start as a stand-up in Boston, and his performance on the Late Show with David Letterman has made him a rising star. Learn more...
Big Jay Oakerson headlines San Francisco's Punch Line Comedy Club. Known for his hilarious true stories about shady jobs, ultra-macho frat boys, and more, the Queens native has toured with Dave Attell and had his own half-hour special on Comedy Central. A writer on Chappelle's Show, Jay currently writes and stars in IFC's Z-Rock. Learn more...
The Punch Line presents Ha Ha Heathens, a stand-up comedy show featuring some of the Bay Area's funniest atheists. San Francisco radio and stand-up legend Johnny Steele, Keith Lowell Jensen and John Ross of the Coexist? Comedy Tour, and Indian Jewish atheist comedian Samson Koletkar offer up smart and hilarious comedy. Learn more...
Laurie Kilmartin headlines Punch Line Comedy Club. A former staff writer for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Laurie has been seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central and Showtime. She recently made it to the finals of NBC's Last Comic Standing. A native of Walnut Creek, she now lives in New York. 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...
Comedian Jimmy Dore performs his politically-infused comedy at the Punch Line. His one-hour Comedy Central special, Jimmy Dore: Citizen Jimmy, was taped at the historic Fillmore, and was named "Best of 2008" by iTunes and one of the top 5 stand-up DVDs of the year by Punchline Magazine. He also hosts the popular podcast Comedy and Everything Else. Learn more...
Marc Maron's hilariously pointed political commentary and stories of his deeply neurotic life have made him one of America's most acclaimed stand-up comics. He appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien 42 times, more than any other stand-up performer, and hosted multiple Air America Radio shows. In 2009, he launched the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, which has topped the iTunes comedy charts numerous times since its inception. Learn more...
The duo of Randy and Jason Sklar, best known for hosting ESPN's Cheap Seats, have also appeared on dozens of TV shows, including Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Chelsea Lately and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and starred in two half-hour Comedy Central stand-up specials. They're regular guest hosts on Jim Rome's radio program, and recently launched Sklarbro Country, a new weekly sports comedy podcast. Learn more...
Nick Kroll is a rising star in the comedy world. He's been seen in such films as Dinner for Schmucks, Date Night and Get Him to the Greek, and stars in FX's The League. His stand-up has been seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Comedy Central. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club welcomes Chris Porter, seen on NBC's Last Comic Standing, as well as on his own Comedy Central special. Born in Missouri, Chris is glad to share his extensive knowledge about the unique culture of the American Midwest. Learn more...
One of the Bay Area's favorite comedians, Jim Short headlines the Punch Line. Born in Australia, Jim headlines shows around the nation, but calls the Bay Area home. A top TV stand-up star, Jim's hilarious observations on pop culture and everyday life have been seen on the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Comedy Central. He also won the 2004 San Francisco International Stand Up Competition. Learn more...
Comedians Bradley Lum and Mark Zhang present The CockyAsians Comedy Tour at the Punch Line. Both are rising stars in the California comedy scene. Lum's video "Tai Mai Shu" was a hit on YouTube, and Zhang was a finalist in the 2009 SF Walk the Plank comedy competition. Both comedians give the audience their views about Asian culture, relationships, families and society with hard-hitting jokes that everyone can relate to. Learn more...
Kevin Shea records his first stand-up album at the Punch Line. Born in Korea and raised by adoptive parents in Pennsylvania, Kevin has appeared on the "Kims of Comedy" tour, as well as on Jimmy Kimmel Live, HBO's Down and Dirty with Jim Norton and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Learn more...
One of the world's most traveled comics, Eddie Ifft has headlined shows in 17 different countries. He's been seen on Last Comic Standing, his own Comedy Central special, BET's Comic View and E!'s Chelsea Lately. He headlines San Francisco's Punch Line Comedy Club. Learn more...
The Punch Line presents The Dinosaurs of Comedy, a show featuring four of San Francisco's top comedy veterans. Johnny Steele has won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and hosted Live 105's morning show. Michael Meehan has been seen on The Late Late Show and Last Comic Standing. Larry "Bubbles" Brown's deadpan style has earned him two Letterman appearances. Steven Pearl's credits include Evening at the Improv. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club presents comedian Tig Notaro. Her laid-back, deceptively clever style has earned her stand-up specials on Comedy Central and Showtime, among other television appearances. It's also earned her roles on ABC's In the Motherhood and Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program. Learn more...
San Francisco comedy star Alex Koll records his debut stand-up CD at the Punch Line. Known for his clever and absurd humor, he's been seen on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, and performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and SF Sketchfest. Alex is also a prolific short film director and the two-time winner of the San Francisco Regional Air Guitar Championship. Learn more...
Comedians Jamie Kaler and Mike Bunin, who star in the TBS sitcom My Boys, perform stand-up at the Punch Line in San Francisco. A veteran actor and stand-up comic, Kaler has also been seen on Will and Grace, The King of Queens and the TBS special Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation. Learn more...
Local comedy star Big Al Gonzalez hosts Big Al's Big Ass Comedy Show at the Punch Line. The lineup features a wide array of the Bay Area's funniest up-and-coming comedians, plus musical guests Abraham Linkin. Learn more...
Winner of NBC's hit reality series Last Comic Standing, Heffron has become a comic to watch and love. The Detroit funnyman, who Phyllis Diller referred to as "the cute one," has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show, and his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents 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...
A rising star in the comedy world, John Mulaney headlines the Punch Line. He's recently appeared on his own half-hour Comedy Central special, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live and VH1's Best Week Ever. John recorded The Top Part, his 2009 debut stand-up CD for Comedy Central Records, at the Punch Line. Learn more...
Comedy Central Records recently released Doug Benson's stand-up album Unbalanced Load, recorded live at the Punch Line. A finalist on Last Comic Standing, Doug created and starred in the Off-Broadway hit The Marijuana-Logues, as well as the documentary Super High Me. He appears regularly on Comedy Central, including a recurring role on The Sarah Silverman Program. Learn more...
The Punch Line hosts Make Chai, Not War, a stand-up comedy show. Join Hindu comedian Rajiv Satyal, Muslim comedian Azhar Usman and special guests for a hilarious and politically correct exploration of global politics, racial tensions and more. 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...
The Punch Line welcomes Maria Bamford. Known for her absurd, self-deprecating style and wide array of voices, Maria has been seen on The Tonight Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and her own Comedy Central special. She was a founding member of the Comedians of Comedy. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club presents a show headlined by Paul Mecurio. Best known for his time as a writer and correspondent on The Daily Show, he's also been seen on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Late Show, and his own Comedy Central Special. Learn more...
Dennis Gaxiola headlines Punch Line Comedy Club. The former U.S. Air Force sergeant now tours across the country doing stand-up, and has been seen on the Latin Kings of Comedy tour, Comedy Central, BET's Comic View and Starz's Martin Lawrence's 1st Amendment Stand-Up. 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...
Dan Cummins headlines the Punch Line. Dan's hour-long stand-up special Crazy With a Capital F recently premiered on Comedy Central. One of the hardest-working comics in the country, he's also made numerous other Comedy Central appearaces, and been seen on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Learn more...
Stand-up comic Scott Capurro, a San Francisco native, is known for his confrontational and controversial yet thought-provoking comedy. He won the prestigious Perrier Award for his first one-person show, Risk Gay, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He's also been seen on Comedy Central, and heard on Alice 97.3. He headlines Punch Line Comedy Club. Learn more...
An Indian, a Jew and an Indian Jew walk onto a stage. Sound like a set-up for a joke? It's no joke -- it's a very funny evening of cross-cultural comedy. Dhaya Lakshminarayanan (an Indian Hindu), Joe Nguyen (a Vietnamese Jew) and Samson Koletkar (an Indian Jew) bring hilarity and disparity to the stage. Three individuals with overlapping identities but unique perspectives cover such universal topics as race, religion, food, philosophy, nerdiness and more. Learn more...
The Punch Line welcomes comedian JB Smoove. A veteran actor and stand-up comic, JB Smoove is known for his roles on TV's Curb Your Enthusiasm, 'Til Death and Everybody Hates Chris. A former Saturday Night Live writer, he's also been seen in the movies Pootie Tang and Mr. Deeds. Learn more...
A UC Berkeley alumnus, Louis Katz started performing comedy shortly after graduating. He's met with success, performing stand-up on such shows as NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, HBO's Down and Dirty with Jim Norton and Comedy Central's Live at Gotham. Learn more...
A writer and producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Greg Fitzsimmons is also a regular guest of Howard Stern. His many stand-up credits include Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Show with David Letterman. See this East Coast comedy star in San Francisco as he headlines the Punch Line. Learn more...
The Punch Line welcomes Young Guns of Comedy. This showcase of top rising talent in the bay Area includes local TV star Ali Mafi, 2009 Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Competition winner Kabeezy, David Studebaker and more top local talent. Learn more...
Known for his intense style and uncompromising honesty, headliner 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. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club presents stand-up comic Brad Trackman. Known for his deceptively low-key demeanor and clever, sarcastic punchlines, Brad headlines venues across the nation. He's performed on ABC, NBC, CBS and Comedy Central. Learn more...
The Punch Line presents Laugh Your Way To Love. In this comedy dating show, host Deb Campo will pair up audience members for dates while introducing some of the Bay Area's funniest stand-up comics, including Joe Nguyen and Ali Mafi. Learn more...
Comedian John Caparulo headlines the Punch Line. He recently had an hour-long stand-up special on Comedy Central, and has been seen three times on The Tonight Show. A regular guest on E!'s Chelsea Lately, John also starred in the film Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show. Learn more...
Legendary political comic Will Durst headlines the Punch Line. Durst's sharp take on current events has earned him five Emmy nominations; he regularly appears on CNN, NPR, and C-SPAN, mocking the follies and pretensions of the nation's political elite. Learn more...
Kevin Camia headlines the Punch Line. His laid-back, off-kilter style and unique take on life, work and relationships have made the Bay Area stand-up a local and national favorite. He's toured across the country and in the Philippines and Hong Kong, and has been seen on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham. Learn more...
Raised by hippies in the woods of northern California, Mo Mandel has gone on to become one of America's fastest-rising comedians. He's been seen on Comedy Central's Reality Bites Back and Live at Gotham, NBC's Late Late Show and E!'s Chelsea Lately, and headlined clubs across the country. Learn more...
Kurt Metzger has been seen on Important Things with Demetri Martin, starred in Comedy Central's animated Ugly Americans, written for Chappelle's Show and had his own half-hour stand-up special. Tony Camin's been seen on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live, but is best known as the co-creator of the off-Broadway hit The Marijuanalogues. They share a hilarious bill of comedy at the Punch Line. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club presents Amy Schumer. A finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing, she's also been seen on 30 Rock, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club presents Whitney Cummings. A regular guest on E!'s Chelsea Lately, Whitney wrote, produced, and appeared in Showtime's stand-up showcase Live! Nude! Comedy!. She was recently seen on Comedy Central's roast of Joan Rivers. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club presents Dan Gabriel. One of the Bay Area's top Asian-American comics, Dan has been seen on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, NBC's Late Friday, and a host of other national and regional TV credits. Learn more...
Comedian/actress Loni Love headlines Punch Line Comedy Club. A native of Detroit, Love's outspoken comedy has landed her a recurring spot on E!'s Chelsea Lately. She's performed stand-up on the Tonight Show, and was a finalist on Star Search. Her first hour-long special, Loni Love: America's Sister, is set to premiere on Comedy Central. Learn more...
A rising star actor, T.J. Miller's roles include Cloverfield, She's Out of My League, ABC's Carpoolers and the upcoming Get Him to the Greek and Yogi Bear. He first earned fame as a stand-up comic, combining an engaging stage presence with strong material and a goofy sense of humor. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club presents The Green Smile, a showcase of pot-friendly comedians hosted by Ngaio Bealum. Bealum's been seen on The Sarah Silverman Program, BET's Comic View, MTV and Comedy Central. The lineup features top Bay Area comics including Caitlin Gill and Cornelius Peter. Learn more...
Jake Johannsen, the legendary raconteur of weird stories, headlines at Punch Line. A favorite of David Letterman, Johannsen appeared over thirty times on his show. His HBO special This'll Take About An Hour was named by TV Guide as one of the 50 funniest moments in television history. His new special I Love You recently premiered on Showtime. Learn more...
The Punch Line presents Holy Sh*t! with Drennon Davis,, a twisted blend of stand-up, sketch, musical comedy and videos. Filled with inappropriate songs, rapping grandmas, completely offensive cartoons and some of the best stand-up San Francisco has to offer, it's a surreal and delightfully uncensored evening of comedy. Learn more...
The Punch Line welcomes the Pink Ribbon Comedy Tour. Stand-up comics Kevin Richards, Nick Hoff, Brendan T. Gleason and Law Smith have banded together to tour the country, raising money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. Proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Learn more...
Comedian Dov Davidoff appears at the Punch Line in San Francisco. Dov has been seen on the Tonight Show, the Late Late Show, and his own half-hour Comedy Central special. Acting credits include Disney's Invincible and the NBC series Raines. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club welcomes Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer. They're best known as two-thirds of sketch comedy group Human Giant, whose self-titled series is a hit on MTV. Scheer also stars in FX's The League and has a recurring role on NBC's 30 Rock, and Huebel has appeared on The Office and in I Love You, Man. Learn more...
Moshe Kasher headlines the Punch Line. The San Francisco comic's hilariously neurotic material has made him a rising comedy star. He's been seen on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham and E!'s Chelsea Lately, and at top comedy festivals across North America. His album Everyone You Know is Going to Die...And Then You Are. was a hit on iTunes, which named him the best new comedian of 2009. Learn more...
Dom Irrera, the Godfather of Stand-Up, is well-known to audiences from both his hilarious live performances, and also from his many television appearances (Seinfeld, The King of Queens, The Tonight Show). Now here's your chance to catch his sharp-tongued wit live, at San Francisco's famous Punch Line Comedy Club. Learn more...
The Punch Line welcomes San Francisco's own Joe Klocek. One of the Bay Area's top comics, Joe has placed second in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, and appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham. Learn more...
Robert Kelly headlines the Punch Line. Known for his self-deprecating humor, Kelly is a regular guest of radio's Opie and Anthony; he's had his own half-hour special on Comedy Central, among many other TV stand-up appearances, and appeared in HBO's Tourgasm, a documentary of his tour with Dane Cook. Learn more...
Punch Line Comedy Club welcomes Rob Cantrell. A native of Washington, Rob was a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing. He's also been seen on HBO's Flight Of The Conchords, as well as CBS, VH1, and Comedy Central, and toured with the hit show The Marijuana-Logues. Learn more...