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No comedy competition should be without a room like the Crows Nest. Theater shows are usually amazing. Casino shows are almost always fun and urban shows in a place that draws an intelligent audience are hard to beat. Without a … Continue reading →

As of tonight, ten out of 16 comics have made the Top 5. That’s pretty amazing, but it speaks to the caliber of comics in the San Francisco Comedy Competition. The Top 5  the Marsh are: Jimmy Ouyang Kevin Shea … Continue reading →

It’s a beautiful room, a great city, we just need to work on the crowd. The top 5 for Lodi: AJ Finney Kevin Shea John Hastings Mike Stanley Stroy Moyd Tonight we return to San Francisco to the Marsh Theater. … Continue reading →

Comedians love casino gigs, what with their free food vouchers and overnight accommodations, what’s not to like? When the audience gets in for free, though, they can be, well, a bit laid back. The top 5 from Black Oak Casino … Continue reading →

It’s always nice to start off the week on a very high note. Last week, we started at the Purple Onion. This week, it’s Sonoma State University in front of 600 very enthusiastic students. The show was very well received. … Continue reading →

The 2011 San Francisco Comedy Competition kicks off Wednesday, September 14 at the Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park. The second round begins with 15 new comics battling it out for just five slots to advance to the semi-finals. Comics … Continue reading →

A strong performance at a legendary “one-nighter” enabled Honolulu’s Shawn Felipe to move pass Edmonton’s Lars Callieou and capture a spot in the semi-finals, along with Sean Kent from Austin, Alex Koll from San Francisco, Derek Sheen from Seattle and … Continue reading →

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 →

We havd a few tickets left for the show tonight in Alameda. Stop by and see some great comedy! Rhythmix Cultural Works 2513 Blanding Avenue Alameda, CA, USA 94501