The Final Top Five
Three weeks ago, the San Francisco Comedy Competition started out with 32 really funny comedians. To find a winner, we go through a brutal process of only allowing the Top Five to advance to the next round. We are proud …
The Semi-final Round
After two weeks of competition in the Preliminary rounds, we are happy to present the Top Five from each week for the 2022 Semi-finals. Joe Abousakher – Los Angeles Terrell “Big T” Butler – Oakland Wyatt Cote – Long Beach, CA Maxx …
Week Two Top Five
Here are the top five from Round Two: Rob Edwards – San Mateo Chris Riggins – Berkeley Joe Abousakher – Los Angeles Ta’Vi – Sacramento Brooke Heinichen – San Francisco Out of 16 hilarious comics in the second round, only …
Preliminary Round Two
Preliminary Round Two kicks off at the Folktale Winery in Carmel. Naturally, we will see you there. 16 comedians will compete, but only five advance to the Semi-Finals. It’s brutal, but it’s how we narrow things down to find a …
Round 1 Top Five
Mario Hodge – Oakland Wyatt Cote – Long Beach, CA Maxx Eddy – San Francisco Jalisa Robinson – Oakland Terrell “Big T” Butler – Oakland
Preliminary Round One
We kick things off with 16 comedians competing to advance to the Semi-Finals, but only five are going to advance. Featured Performers Josh Argyle – Rohnert Park, CA Xander Beltran – San Francisco Terrell “Big T” Butler – Oakland Wyatt …
Announcing This Years Competitors
The San Francisco Comedy Competition is proud to announce the competitors for our 46th season. Featured Performers Joe Abousakher – Los Angeles Josh Argyle – Rohnert Park, CA Xander Beltran – San Francisco Terrell “Big T” Butler – Oakland Wyatt Cote – Long Beach Seth …
Laughter in the Time of Covid
Chelsea Bearce and Kabir Singh
I brought real joy to these people. This is what I’m meant to do no matter what a lot of critics might think. This is important. The show MUST go on.
Sammy Obeid debuts on Netflix
Sammy Obeid
WHERE ARE THEY NOW — past San Francisco Comedy Competition finalist Sammy Obeid debuts Friday, March 13, on Netflix as the host of “100 Humans” wherein he will do experiments on a group of 100 participants over the course of …
Sterling Scott Wins!
Sterling Scott is the winner of the 44th Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition.
The Top Five Entering the Finals
The Top Five comedians in the 44th Annual San Francisco Comedy Competition have been determined–lead by a Canadian making his second appearance in the Finals, a Modesto comedian who narrowly missed making the Finals in his previous time in the …
Top Five from El Rey
The Semifinals kicked off at the El Rey in Chico. Here are the results: The Top Five: Anthony K Clay Newman Gina Stahl Frankie Marcus – tiePauline Yasuda – tie Caleb Lush
Top Five Results from Folktale
The Top Five: Sterling Scott Zahid Dewj Caleb Lush Steph Garcia TK Moyer
Moving to the Semifinals
This week has comics that are worthy of any stage. However, only the top five move on. It’s a brutal move, but that’s how it works. Top Five: Anthony Desamito Anthony K Gina Stahl-Haven Pauline Yasudo Frankie Marcus They will …
Top Five from the Crows Nest
The Crows Nest is the historic final venue for the Preliminaries for the San Francisco Comedy Competition. It’s the place you will see heroic attempts to go all out, snap sets and this night was no exception. Anthony Desamito Frankie …