The 2023 San Francisco Standup Comedy Competition ran September 1 – 24, 2023 and features 32 comedians competing. The 2024 Competition kicks off the first week of September, 2024.
Performers
Drew Absher
Sacremento
Sue Alfieri
San Francisco
Gary Anderson
Los Angeles
Josef Anolin
Oakland
Clara Bijl
Berkeley
Luca Cupani
London
Marcos Calandrelli Argentina 
Shanti Charan
San Francisco
Amanda Cohen
Los Angeles
Jose Contreras
San Francisco
Steven Farmer
Austin, TX
Jericho Faustino
Union City
Jack Ferguson
San Francisco
Aaron Foster
Los Angeles
Lindsay Glazer
Las Vegas
Walker Glenn
Oakland
Benton Harshaw Sacramento 
Brett Jennings
San Francisco
Tristan Johnson
Sacramento
Terrance Kingsby
Milwaukeee
Daniel Lewis
Oakland
Alex Libutti
New York City
Jorge Lopez
Los Angeles
Kyle Mara
Rockville Centre, NY
Zeo Niu
North Hollywood
Chad Opitz
Bay Area
Anthony Pappaly
Fairfield
Sean Reilly
Austin, TX
Paco Romane
San Francisco
Austen Silver
Los Angeles
Marcus Williams
Oakland
Hosts
Venues
Week 1:
- The Battery – San Francisco
- Marin Showcase Theater – San Rafael
- Orinda Theater – Orinda
- Crow’s Nest – Santa Cruz
Week 2
- Washington Inn – Oakland
- Orinda Theater – Orinda
- Marin Showcase Theater– San Rafael
- Crow’s Nest – Santa Cruz
Semifinals
- Montalvo Arts Center – Saratoga
- Montalvo Arts Center– Saratoga
- Center for the Arts– Grass Valley
- Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre – Vacaville
- Luther Burbank Center – Santa Rosa
The Finals
- Rossmoor – Walnut Creek
- Bankhead Theater – Livermore
- Clark Center – Arroyo Grande
- The Guild Theatre – Menlo Park
- Folktale Winery – Carmel – The Final Show