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Comedian/actress Loni Love is a regular on E!'s Chelsea Lately. A Star Search champion, she's also appeared on The Tonight Show, Best Week Ever, Girlfriends, Girls Behaving Badly, Weekends at the D.L., Hollywood Squares, and more. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv presents comedian Alonzo Bodden. The winner of the third season of Last Comic Standing, Alonzo has also appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, in the Steve Martin movie Bringing Down the House, and on several TV shows. Learn more...

Ahmed Ahmed headlines the San Jose Improv. Born in Egypt, Ahmed grew up in California. He's performed comedy on shows ranging from The Tonight Show to The View. His acting credits include Iron Man, Swingers and Roseanne. Learn more...

The world-famous Improv welcomes Sebastian Maniscalco. A veteran of the Los Angeles scene, Sebastian's hour-long Comedy Central special Sebastian Live debuted in April 2009. He's also been seen on Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour, the Tonight Show, and headlining clubs across America and beyond. Learn more...

Wendy Liebman, voted Best Female Stand-up Comic by the American Comedy Awards in 1996, is one of the top women in comedy today. She's headlined clubs across the country for over 20 years, and has made dozens of TV appearances, including multiple times on the Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman. Learn more...

Richard Lewis, one of the best-known and funniest comedians around, performs live at the San Jose Improv. Lewis was a recurring guest star on Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and has had guest starring roles on "Alias," "Seventh Heaven," "2 1/2 Men" and "The Dead Zone." Learn more...

Henry Cho's comedy draws on his upbringing as a Korean-American in Tennessee. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show, Henry had an hour-long Comedy Central special, What's That Clickin' Noise? Film credits include Material Girls and the Farrelly brothers' Say it Isn't So. Learn more...

Mo Collins headlines the San Jose Improv. Best known as a long-time cast member on FOX's MADtv, she's also been seen on TV's Arrested Development and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and in such films as Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin. Learn more...

Comedian Ari Shaffir headlines the San Jose Improv. Known for his outrageous, uncensored material, Shaffir has been seen on HBO's Down and Dirty with Jim Norton. he also starred in The Amazing Racist, a controversial series of video shorts which has received over 30 million hits on YouTube. Learn more...

Kevin Nealon is known for the unique sense of humor, dry wit, and likable demeanor seen during his ten-year stint as a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live. More recently, Nealon has received critical acclaim for his role in the Showtime series Weeds. Learn more...

Recently named one of the "10 comics to watch" of 2007 by Daily Variety, comedian Jo Koy continues to rise to fame. His dynamic energy on stage yet charismatic and approachable persona off it has fans hailing him as "a comic for the people." While on stage, he mixes a lively physical presence with high energy and sharp observational humor. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv welcomes Last Comic Standing's Kathleen Madigan for an evening of stand-up comedy. Voted Best Female Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards, Kathleen's ability to talk about serious topics and draw insane conclusions is the reason she sells out comedy clubs and theaters 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...

Mitch Fatel, correspondent for NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the star of his own Comedy Central Presents special, headlines an evening of hilarious comedy at the San Jose Improv. Mitch is also a regular guest of Howard Stern. Learn more...

Gary Gulman has performed on nearly every TV show a comedian can appear on, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman. He is best known for his appearances on HBO's Dane Cook's Tourgasm, NBC's Last Comic Standing, and his hour-long Comedy Central special Boyish Man. He headlines the San Jose Improv. Learn more...

Comedians Tom Segura (Cutman, Comedy Central) and Ari Shaffir (The Amazing Racist, Minding the Store) come to the San Jose Improv. Tom Segura has performed around the country with Dave Attell, Joy Mohr, Robert Schimmel and Sarah Silverman, and Ari Shaffir has recently toured with Joe Rogan. Both L.A. comics come up to the line of "dirty" and step right over it. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv welcomes Kevin Shea. 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 and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Learn more...

Patrice O'Neal is a top headliner around the country, and has a wide variety of credits: as a regular guest on TV's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and radio's Opie and Anthony, a recurring character on The Office, and host of VH1's Web Junk 20. See him at the Improv. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv presents musical comedian Henry Phillips. His hilariously warped songs have been seen on Comedy Central, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and NBC's Late Friday. He can also be heard regularly on radio's Bob and Tom Show, performing such songs as "The Guitar Pill" and "She's Talking Again". Learn more...

The San Jose Improv presents Super Gay Confederates of Comedy, a show featuring gay comedians from Atlanta, Georgia. Headliner Jarrod Harris has toured across the country, and been seen on the We Channel, Tru TV, and Comcast Comedy on Demand. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv welcomes stand-up comic Steve Byrne, whose hour-long special Steve Byrne's Happy Hour recently premiered on Comedy Central to rave reviews. His recent credits include appearances on The Tonight Show and in the film Four Christmases. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv welcomes Johnny Sanchez. A cast member on FOX's MADtv, Johnny is also a top stand-up comic; he's headlined shows across the country, and performed on HBO, BET's Comic View, and his own Comedy Central special. Learn more...

Chris Bliss combines witty standup and virtuoso juggling routines. Bliss has performed in Las Vegas, the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, toured with Michael Jackson and Eric Clapton, and appeared on television on The Tonight Show and Evening at The Improv. Learn more...

Kevin Pollak (The Whole Nine Yards, The Usual Suspects) is known for his wide range as an actor, but for the last two decades, he's also been one of the country's top headlining comics. See him as he performs stand-up at the world-famous Improv. Learn more...

Kirk Fox headlines the San Jose Improv. The former tennis pro turned comic's half-hour Comedy Central special was voted into the network's top 20 in 2008. He's been seen on the Tonight Show, and his film credits include Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv welcomes comedian Bret Ernst. One of the top up-and-coming headliners in stand-up comedy today, Ernst appeared in Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show, a film which followed Ernst, actor Vince Vaughn, and three other comics on an eventful national tour. He's also performed on The Late Late Show, Comedy Central, and Showtime's Weeds. Learn more...

The world's most popular Filipino-American comic, Rex Navarrete's comedy has made him a star on multiple continents. His DVDs and albums include 1999's Husky Boy and 2005's Badass Madapaka, and he's the star of MTV Philippines' Rex in the City. 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...

The San Jose Improv presents Comedy Chaos, a show combining new open-mic comedians with established local favorites. Big Al Gonzales hosts a wild, unpredictable show in which anything can happen, and hilarity breaks out at the most unexpected moment. Learn more...

The Improv presents Off the Charts, a unique show that blends stand-up comedy with science, and humorous PowerPoint visuals. The show was developed by Tim Lee, a Ph.D. who gave up his career as a Silicon Valley consultant to tour the country with his comedy. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv presents Unfiltered Underground, an eclectic underground comedy showcase. Host Butch Escobar presents the Bay Area's top stand-ups, musical comedians, spoken-word artists, and more. Learn more...

Tommy Davidson's impressions of Sammy Davis, Jr. and Michael Jackson, among others, have become infamous. Davidson got his start on FOX's In Living Color, and went on to co-star in Booty Call with Jamie Foxx and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls with Jim Carrey. He's had three comedy specials on HBO. Learn more...

Quirky Canadian Harland Williams left behind a career as a forest ranger to try stand-up comedy, and soon found himself acting as well, landing parts in comedies like There's Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber, The Whole Nine Yards and Sorority Boys. See him at the San Jose Improv. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv presents Myspace Comedy, a stand-up show featuring Natasha Leggero, Jordy Fox, and Duncan Trussell. Leggero's appeared on The Tonight Show and The Late Late Show, as well as Comedy Central's Reno 911! and MTV. Learn more...

Chris D'Elia headlines the San Jose Improv. A New Jersey native, he now lives in Los Angeles, where he's known for his high-energy act. He'll appear alongside special guest comedians from the Bay Area and beyond. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv welcomes Big Al's Fiesta de Comedy, a showcase of Latino comics presented by Big Al Gonzales. Gonzalez appears alongside the new wave of Latino comedy in the Bay Area: Big Worm, Rob Da Rocha, Kris Tinkle, and Fernando Soltero. Learn more...

A weekly showcase to see new comics, seasoned comics, terrible comics, and the homeless trying out their best and worst material. Mixed in will be working professional comics headlining or hosting the show. Learn more...

Comedians Jen Kober and Jason Dudey perform at the San Jose Improv. Kober's original blend of stand-up, story telling, and improvised rock-n-roll comedy has drawn comparisons to Roseanne Barr, Lucille Ball, and Tracey Ullman. Dudey has appeared on LOGO, and hosts the Hollywood Improv's popular Gays R Us show. Learn more...

Enjoy a hilarious night of comedy at the world-famous Improv with headliner Christopher Titus, former star of his own Fox sitcom, Titus. Time Magazine called Titus "brutal, hilarious and audacious," while Newsday called him "TV's most original comic voice since Seinfeld." Learn more...

San Jose presents Kris Tinkle's Steel Cage Comedy Night. The popular comedian headlines a showcase which features Kevin Camia (Comedy Central's Live at Gotham), Dan Wilson, Big Al Gonzales, and more, plus a live interview with UFC's Mike "Quick" Swick, Learn more...

Slanted Comedy, Edwin San Juan's long-running show featuring Asian-American comics, visits the San Jose Improv for It's All Gravy, a pre-Thanksgiving comedy celebration. This show features San Juan, Ron Jasol, and more comedians, plus an appearance by dance group Supreme Soul, seen on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. Learn more...

Robert Schimmel's big break came when Rodney Dangerfield spotted him and invited him to appear on HBO's Young Comedians Special. Since then he has gone on to appear on Conan O'Brien, The Simpsons, Comic Strip Live, Joan Rivers, and Oprah. Known for his uncensored material, he was named one of the 100 Greatest Standups of All Time by Comedy Central. Learn more...

The world-famous Improv hosts a Presidential Komedy Kegger in honor of the new president of the United States. Performing will be some of the Bay Area's top comedy talent, including Justin McClure, Kyle Smith, John Paul, Armando Cervantes and Jade Catta. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv welcomes Greg Behrendt, author of the best-selling book He's Just Not That Into You, which he developed while working as a consultant on HBO's Sex and the City. The host of TV's The Greg Behrendt Show, Greg records his new comedy DVD live at the San Jose Improv. Learn more...

DJ Cooch has performed at comedy clubs around the country and has shared the stage with Carlos Mencia, Jeff Garcia, Steve Trevino and more. After starting his career as one of Southern California's hottest DJs, he's made the transition and is now in high demand as a comic. Learn more...

Craig Shoemaker, named Comedian of the Year by the American Comedy Awards and the top comic on XM Radio, headlines at the San Jose Improv. Shoemaker's material spans everything from married life to being a new father to his former status as the "Lovemaster." He's recorded two comedy CDs and has appeared on more than 100 TV shows. Learn more...

Slanted Comedy Nite is the Yin Yang Comedy Thang hosted by Edwin San Juan, featuring "funny comedians with slanted eyes." Popular Filipino comic Edwin San Juan has appeared on NBC, PAX, and Showtime, and is the only non-Latino comedian appearing on the Latino Comedy Fiesta Platinum DVD series. Learn more...

"Co-ordinate" a date to see actor-comedian John Witherspoon at the world-famous Improv! You may not know the name, but you'll recognize him from his hilarious parts in Boomerang and Soul Plane, and his role as "Pops" on The Wayans Bros. Show. Learn more...

The San Jose Improv welcomes comedian John Pinette. Pinette has been doing stand-up for years, and is best known for his role as the tormented fat guy in the final episode of Seinfeld. He has toured with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Howie Mandel, and Ray Charles. Learn more...