Author Archives: Globie

The stories you hear from comics about the Crows Nest in Santa Cruz are probably all true. It’s a great room and it’s been a comedy one-nighter for decades, so the crowd has been trained for comedy. They’ve also been … Continue reading →

Today is September 19 for a very short time, the entire Web site reverts to pirate talk to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate day. At least until we’re ready to publish the scores for Santa Cruz and who is … Continue reading →

DEREK SHEEN! #1?!? Is that possible? Well we know it’s possible because Derek Sheen is really funny and the crowd of 1500 would tend  to agree. They also liked Grant Cotter who went up first and managed to take place! … Continue reading →

Sean Kent came roaring back with another first place finish in a night that saw seven contestants make the top five due to tie scores. Missing though was Shanti Charan who placed second opening night and first in Alameda. Making … Continue reading →

Tonight we went across the bay to Alameda where the streets are quiet and they really, really mean the speed limit is 25 mph. Thankfully, there was no comedy speed limit at Rythmix Cultural Works. It was a great venue … Continue reading →

  If you’re going to have a Comedy Competition in San Francisco, you might as well kick it off at a great venue like the historic Purple Onion. Will Franken was our emcee for the night and did a great … Continue reading →

The 2011 San Francisco Comedy Competition kicks off Wednesday, September 14 at the historic Purple Onion in San Francisco. The Competition, now in it’s 36th year, begins with 15 comics battling it out for just five slots to advance to … Continue reading →