Comedy Competition Alumni Zahid Dewji Has a New Gig: Writing for The Tonight Show
By Charleen Earley Semi-finalist for the 2019 San Francisco Stand-up Comedy Competition, Zahid Dewji, scores a dream job of a lifetime as a writer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and so far, he said it’s been amazing. “It’s …
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Applications Now Being Accepted
The Application Process for the 2023 San Francisco Comedy Competition is now open. Applications will be accepted April 1 through August 1, 2023. The 2023 version of the Comedy Competition kicks off September 1, 2023 and ends September 24 at …
Meet Reigning Champ Chris Riggins
Chris Riggins is the winner of the 2022 San Francisco Comedy Competition. His comedy comes from a very sincere place. A native of Berkeley, California, his comedy comes second to his intellect, and his ability to comment on the world …
Chris Riggins Wins!
Chris Riggins wins the 2022 San Francisco Comedy Competition. The Final Top Five Chris Riggins Wyatt Cote Mario Hodge Max Eddy Joe Abousakher
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 …