Preliminary Round Two
Round Two starts September 7 and runs through September 10.
Performers
Drew Absher
Sacremento
Sue Alfieri
San Francisco
Gary Anderson
Los Angeles
Clara Bijl
Berkeley
Jose Contreras
San Francisco
Luca Cupani
London
Steven Farmer
Austin, TX
Jericho Faustino
Union City
Lindsay Glazer
Las Vegas
Terrance Kingsby Milwaukee 
Alex Libutti
New York City
Jorge Lopez
Los Angeles
Kyle Mara
Rockville Centre, NY
Zeo Niu
North Hollywood
Anthony Pappaly
Fairfield
Austen Silver
Los Angeles
Host: Orion Levine
Orion Levine is a stand up comedian from the Bay Area, has appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden, was named a New Face at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2022, appeared at New York Comedy Festival, was featured on Netflix Radio, won So Cal’s Funniest Comic in 2023, and was a finalist at the San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 2021. Now he performs all over the country.
Venues
- Washington Inn: Oakland
- Orinda Theater: Orinda
- Marin Showcase Theater: San Rafael
- Crow’s Nest: Santa Cruz