Venue Lineup Announced
Northern California is a big place and there’s no way to cover it all, but the 44th Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition will be coming to venues from Carmel to Redding, San Francisco to Grass Valley. We kick off the …
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Applications for 2019 are Now Open!
The Application Process for the 2019 San Francisco Comedy Competition is now open. Applications will be accepted April 1 through August 1, 2019. The 2019 version of the Comedy Competition kicks off September 5, 2019 and ends September 29, 2019 …
Final Show at Biscuits and Blues
After 17 shows, the 43rd Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition wrapped up the month-long tour across California at a club that was formerly known as the San Francisco Improv. The audience was packed with comedy fans who were ready to …
A Night in Modesto
Another wonderful, fabulous night at the Gallo Center in Modesto. Every night this show gets better. The Top Five Comics: Dauood Naimyar Mike Baldwin Dave Nihill Cristian Machado Kris Tinkle Up Next: The final show for the 43rd Annual in …
Results from Grass Valley
The Top Five Comics: Dave Nihill Kris Tinkle Mike Baldwin (tie) Cristian Machado (tie) Dauood Naimyar Mike Baldwin and Cristian Machado tied for third place. Up Next: There’s only two shows left. Tonight in Modesto at the Gallo Center and …
Latest Results from Sacramento
We have results from University Union Ballroom at California State University in Sacramento. It’s like someone took the Top Five from last night and flipped it over. It’s one of the strengths of the San Francisco Comedy Competition. By doing shows in a multitude of venues, no audience can unduly influence the whole thing.
The Top Five Comics:
Dauood Naimyar
Kris Tinkle
Cristian Machado
Dave Nihill
Mike BaldwinRossmoor Secret Show Results
Rossmoor might have been a private show which was closed to the public, but the show was sold out, so it wasn’t much of a secret. Rossmoor loves good comedy and this show delivered. It was TV clean night and …
To the Finals
After 13 shows in 10 venues, we finally have the Top Five Comics entering the Finals. Dauood Naimyar Cristian Machado Dave Nihill Mike Baldwin Kris Tinkle One of these guys will be crowned Champ. The Finals kick off at Rossmoor …
Results from Santa Rosa
The last show of the Semifinals took place at the Luther Burbank Cener in Santa Rosa. This is one of our favorite venues because it always has a large enthusiastic crowd of comedy fans.
The Top Five Comics:
Dauood Naimyar
Mike Baldwin
Dave Nihill
Cristian Machado
Hanna EvensenBankhead Results from Livermore
The Top Five Comics for tonight:
Heywood Banks
Julie AshThe Latest Word from Chico
We had another tie in Chico. It’s great to see such a tight contest in the Semifinals. It’s the kind of show you want to see continue, but the Semifinals end Saturday night at the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa.
The Top Five Comics for tonight:
Kris TinkleThe Win River
If there’s a way to most of the show in the Top Five, it’s having a tie which technically still makes it the Top Five. That’s what we had at the Win River Resort in Redding. The Top Five Comics …
Water Bottle Exchange Program
Something really funny was happening onstage during the Laughs Unlimited show. It started out as a comic brought a water bottle onstage and after they took their bow, they left their water bottle on the stool. The next comic brought …
In Sacramento, the Laughs were Unlimited
The Semifinals started out at Laughs Unlimited in Sacramento, the same night as that seminal band of the 70’s, the Eagles played nearby at the Golden 1 Center. I guess we now know who in Sacramento loves comedy and hates …