Previous Winners

Past Winners and Finalists of the San Francisco Comedy Competition.

• 1st Annual – (1976)

  1. Bill Farley
  2. Robin Williams
  3. Bob Sarlatte
  4. Mark Miller
  5. Mitch Krug

• 2nd Annual – (1977)

  1. Dana Carvey
  2. Gil Christner
  3. A. Whitney Brown
  4. Bill Farley
  5. Mark McCollum

• 3rd Annual – (1978)

  1. Mark McCollum
  2. Marty Cohen
  3. Jack Marion
  4. Mitch Krug
  5. Darryl Henriques

• 4th Annual – (1979)

  1. Marsha Warfield
  2. Mike Davis
  3. Dana Carvey
  4. Michael Winslow
  5. A. Whitney Brown

• 5th Annual – (1980)

  1. Michael Pritchard
  2. Denny Johnston
  3. James Wesley Jackson
  4. Bobby Slayton
  5. Jack Marion

• 6th Annual – (1981)

  1. Ronn Lucas
  2. Bob Dubac
  3. John Fox
  4. Barry Sobel
  5. Dr. Gonzo

• 7th Annual – (1982)

  1. Jim Samuels
  2. Kevin Pollak
  3. Jack Gallagher
  4. Will Durst
  5. Carrie Snow

• 8th Annual – (1983)

  1. Will Durst
  2. Leland Brown
  3. D. Alan Moss
  4. Dr. Gonzo
  5. Ray Hanna

• 9th Annual – (1984)

  1. Doug Ferrari
  2. Mark Pitta
  3. Paul Kelly
  4. Joe Alaskey
  5. D. Alan Moss

• 10th Annual – (1985)

  1. Sinbad
  2. Ellen DeGeneres
  3. Evan Davis
  4. Steve Kravitz
  5. Steven Pearl

• 11th Annual – (1986)

  1. Jake Johannsen
  2. Ross Bennett (As Eddy Strange)
  3. Rich Ceisler
  4. Milt Abel
  5. Dana Gould

• 12th Annual – (1987)

  1. Warren Thomas
  2. Rick Reynolds
  3. Rob Becker
  4. Tom Kenny
  5. Rob Schneider

• 13th Annual – (1988)

  1. Mike Dugan
  2. Brian Haley
  3. Billy Elmer
  4. Jeffrey Jena
  5. Tree

• 14th Annual – (1989)

  1. Dexter Madison
  2. Mark Curry
  3. Dan St. Paul
  4. Henry Cho
  5. Denny Johnston

• 15th Annual – (1990)

  1. Christopher Collins
  2. Nick DiPaolo
  3. Matt Weinhold
  4. Karin Babbitt
  5. Warren Spottswood

• 16th Annual – (1991)

  1. Don McMillan
  2. Tim Wiggins
  3. Barry Weintraub
  4. Rodney Johnson
  5. Louis C. K.

• 17th Annual – (1992)

  1. Johnny Steele
  2. Ngaio Bealum
  3. Maria Falzone
  4. Barry Weintraub
  5. T. Marni Vos

• 18th Annual – (1993)

  1. Carlos Alazraqui
  2. Marc Maron
  3. Stephen B.
  4. Rick Kerns
  5. Patton Oswalt

• 19th Annual – (1994)

  1. Jackie Flynn
  2. Rick Kerns
  3. Wild Willie Parsons
  4. Roger Rittenhouse
  5. Karlton Johnson

• 20th Annual – (1995)

  1. Doug Stanhope
  2. Dane Cook
  3. Dwight Slade
  4. Paul Nardizzi
  5. J.R. Brow

• 21st Annual – (1996)

  1. David Crowe
  2. Jerry Miner
  3. Milt Abel
  4. Mike Uryga
  5. John Alston

• 22nd Annual – (1997)

  1. James Inman
  2. Chris McGuire
  3. Don Friesen
  4. Bobby Tessel
  5. James P. Connolly

• 23rd Annual – (1998)

  1. Vinnie Favorito
  2. James P. Connolly
  3. Mickey Joseph
  4. Ralph May
  5. Scott Silverman

• 24th Annual – (1999)

  1. Don Friesen
  2. Robert Duchaine
  3. Paul D’Angelo
  4. John Alston
  5. Daniel Packard

• 25th Annual – (2000)

  1. Danny Bevins
  2. Darryl Lenox
  3. Dave Russo
  4. Ron Osborne
  5. Rick D’Elia

• 26th Annual – (2001)

  1. Bengt Washburn
  2. Auggie Smith
  3. Robert Mac
  4. Floyd J. Phillips
  5. Dave Burleigh

• 27th Annual – (2002)

  1. Gerry Dee
  2. Vargus Mason
  3. Dobie Maxwell
  4. Chris Mata
  5. Arlo Stone

• 28th Annual – (2003)

  1. Rob Pue
  2. Joe Klocek
  3. Darryl Lennox
  4. Lamont Ferguson
  5. Rob Little

• 29th Annual – (2004)

  1. Jim Short
  2. Eric Schwartz
  3. Nathan Trenholm
  4. Sadiki Fuller
  5. Tommy Savitt

• 30th Annual – (2005)

  1. Don Friesen
  2. Dave Burleigh
  3. Cain Lopez
  4. Kevin Avery
  5. Floyd J. Phillips

• 31st Annual – (2006)

  1. JayWendell Walker
  2. Leo Flowers
  3. Mo Mandel
  4. Mike E. Winfield
  5. Dylan Mandlesohn

• 32nd Annual – (2007)

  1. Paul Ogata
  2. David Van Avermaete
  3. Mike Baldwin
  4. Dennis Gaxiola
  5. Kellen Erskine

• 33rd Annual – (2008)

  1. Steve White
  2. Derick Lengwenus
  3. Tyler Boeh
  4. Brent Weinbach
  5. Leif Skyving

• 34th Annual – (2009)

  1. Tom Simmons
  2. Danny Bevins
  3. Maureen Langan
  4. Jarrod Harris
  5. Rodger Lizaola

• 35th Annual – (2010)

  1. Auggie Smith
  2. Tony Dijamco
  3. Sammy Obeid
  4. Kurt Swann
  5. Solomon Georgio

• 36th Annual – (2011)

  1. Sean Kent
  2. Alex Koll
  3. Sal Calanni
  4. John Hastings
  5. AJ Finney

• 37th Annual – (2012)

  1. Tony Baker
  2. Mike Merryfield
  3. Prashanth Venkataramanujam
  4. The Greg Wilson
  5. Dave Williamson

• 38th Annual – (2013)

  1. Samuel J. Comroe
  2. Brendan Lynch
  3. Drennon Davis
  4. Sterling Scott
  5. Matthew Broussard

• 39th Annual – (2014)

  1. Kabir Singh
  2. Dan Gabriel
  3. Lars Callieou
  4. John McClellan
  5. Kurt Weitzmann

• 40th Annual – (2015)

  1. Myles Weber
  2. Pat Burtscher
  3. Stuart Thompson
  4. Rodger Lizaola
  5. Ken Garr

• 41st Annual – (2016)

  1. Alex Elkin
  2. Trenton Davis
  3. Mitch Burrow
  4. Eshan Ahmad
  5. Chris Griffin

• 42nd Annual – (2017)

  1. Ellis Rodriguez
  2. Tyrone Hawkins
  3. Mark Smalls
  4. Matt McClowry
  5. Chris Bennett

• 43rd Annual – (2018)

  1. Dave Nihill
  2. Cristian Machado
  3. Dauood Naimyar
  4. Mike Baldwin
  5. Kris Tinkle

• 44th Annual – (2019)

  1. Sterling Scott
  2. Gina Stahl-Haven
  3. Anthony K
  4. Pauline Yasuda
  5. Clay Newman

• 45th Competition – (2021)

  1. Ryan Goodcase
  2. James Hancock III
  3. Chelsea Bearce
  4. Orion Levine
  5. Ian Levy

• 46th Competition – (2022)

  1. Chris Riggins
  2. Wyatt Cote
  3. Mario Hodge
  4. Max Eddy
  5. Joe Abousakher

• 47th Competition – (2024)

  1. Gary Anderson
  2. Luca Cupani
  3. Marcus Williams
  4. Paco Romane
  5. Chad Opitz

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