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 festival at the Folktale Winery in Carmel. We will be bringing both Preliminary rounds to the venue. This gives you an excellent chance to catch all of the talent in this years competition.

Two other venues where you can see all of the talent in the Competition include the Marin Showcase Theater in San Rafael and the Crows Nest in Santa Cruz. These are two of our favorite venues on the tour.

The final show will be at Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco.

Week 1

September 5Folktale Winery: Carmel
September 6The Bindery: San Francisco
September 7Marin Showcase Theater: San Rafael
September 8Crow’s Nest: Santa Cruz

Week 2

September 12Folktale Winery: Carmel
September 13Foothills Event Center: Grass Valley
September 14Marin Showcase Theater: San Rafael
September 15Crow’s Nest: Santa Cruz

Semifinals

September 17El Rey Theater: Chico
September 18Win-River Casino: Redding
September 19Five + Dime Music Hall: Berkeley
September 20Bankhead Theater: Livermore
September 21Luther Burbank Center: Santa Rosa

Finals

September 25Rossmoor: Walnut Creek
September 26University Union Ballroom: Sacramento
September 27Washington Inn: Oakland
September 28Gallo Center: Modesto
September 29Biscuits and Blues: San Francisco

Comedy is a wild business and these venues might change without notice.

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