The Grand Ole Opry inducted former San Francisco Comedy Competition finalist Henry Cho as the 229th member of The Grand Ole Opry. This prestigious honor has not been extended to a comedian since 1973.
Oakland comedian and former semi-finalist W. Kamau Bell joins the extraordinary writer and comedian Adam Mansbach, best known for his Samuel L. Jackson-narrated book Go the Fuck to Sleep, to discuss humor, race, and Mansbach’s upcoming edition to his series of picture books, Go the Fuck to College.
All good things must come to an end. I don’t know why that is, but this is it, the moment we announce the winner and the final order of the Top Five.
Last night at the final night of the 49th San Francisco Comedy Competition was delayed because people kept buying tickets to see the show. There was 100 walkups, which is like the equivalent of the entire audience for some of …
If you have not been all the way out in Richmond to practically Lands End, you might have missed the 4 Star Theater. It is not very big, has a record store upfront and a coze theater in the rear with plenty of fresh popcorn.
As the Finals get underway at Rossmoor, one thing is certain, all of the comics will make the Top Five.
For the first time in its 49 years as an annual Northern California event, there will be three women among the five finalists in the San Francisco Stand-up Comedy Competition. This year’s winner will be announced Saturday after the show at the Marin Exhibit Hall.
We think this is the first time we have had three women heading into the Finals!
The last night of the Semifinals always takes place at the Luther Burbank Center, and it’s always an amazing experience. There are 1,600 seats, more than all the seats of all the Semifinal shows combined, and it always sells out.
We used to pack the Center for the Arts in Grass Valley until a few years ago, when they closed for an extensive remodel. Finally, the crowds have returned, and they were ready to laugh. After the last few days, …
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There are many great stories to tell in comedy that have happened in this competition, and the latest one is Daniel and the Spider.
Rrrely do we get multiple headshots with different haircusts, but we rarely get a comic like Connor Lonsdale.
The Semifinals are possibly my favorite round because you get to see the Top Five comics from each week of the Preliminaries perform with 10 minutes instead of five. Those with a strong five start to fade. Those with a strong hour begin to shine.
The Semifinals of the 49th San Francisco Comedy Competition kicks off Tuesday, September 9th at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga. The Top Ten comedians compete for just five chances to advance to the Finals.
After five really great shows, we finally have the Top Five moving onto the Semifinals.