News Up Now reporter Gleidson Martins stopped by the Final show to interview competitors and we thought we should share.

IT’s incongruous, but a story about a wonderful happening must begin with a regrettable phrase: bad things come in threes. That’s because Frankie Marcos, the 2024 San Francisco Comedy Competition champ from San Jose, suffered a few serious mishaps on his way to winning.

After sharpening our pencils, adding up all of the scores, and double-checking our math, we are finally ready to reveal the final Top Five.

After 20 shows since August, the 48th San Francisco Comedy Competition finds itself at the very last show. They say all good things must come to an end, but did it have to include this show?