San Francisco Comedy Blog

Comedy Central’s new show Reality Bites Back debuts Thursday, July 17.

It features 10 comedians (including Bay Area native Mo Mandel) competing in parodies of popular reality shows, such as “Almost American Gladiators,” “Hunting With the Stars,” and “The Amazing Disgrace.”

The winner takes home $50,000, and the show is hosted by the awesome Michael Ian Black, who opens with “Hi, I’m Michael Ian Black- very famous.” (By the way, Michael Ian Black is a fan of SFstandup.com on Facebook, as you should be too! Don’t you wanna be awesome like Michael Ian Black?)

Watch the first 10 minutes of Reality Bites Back:

Come out to the legendary Purple Onion tonight for our popular weekly comedy show, Something People Like.

This week’s headliner is Tim Lee, named “a refreshing comic find” by the SF Examiner. Tim combines his comedy and PhD in biology to create an original style that has made him one of the most popular comedians on YouTube.

This week also features:
- Sean Keane (Former editor of UC Berkeley’s comedy magazine)
- Joe Tobin (Ebony & Irony showcase)
- Jeff Cleary (Comedy Speakeasy)
- Joe Nguyen (Scantily Clad Comedy)
- Joey Devine (host of “Your Name Here”)
- and a video from Mary Van Note

Something People Like
@ The Purple Onion
140 Columbus Ave, SF
July 9th
$8, 8pm (Doors at 7:30)

Watch Tim Lee:

Mary Van Note’s new web series “Gavin Really Wants Me” premieres at IFC.com on July 7th. The 10 episode series is all about Mary trying to get a date with San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom.

SF Sketchfest, the extremely popular San Francisco comedy festival, is now accepting entries for their 8th annual festival, running January 14th- February 1st, 2009. Applications must be received by September 15th, 2008. For full details and to download an application, visit sfsketchfest.com.

Past performers at SF Skechfest include Patton Oswalt, Robin Williams, Paul Reubens, Upright Citizens Brigade, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and The Kids In The Hall.

This video was put together for last night’s George Carlin tribute at the San Jose Improv. It was recorded at Club Deluxe on Haight Street on Monday night. Big thanks to Big Al Gonzales for producing both the video and the Improv show.

Join us tonight for our weekly show Something People Like at the legendary Purple Onion in North Beach.

This week’s headliner is the intense, freaky, and hilarious, Justin Scales (aka The Scalesman). Justin is a survivor of many near death experiences and wacky escapades that he re-lives for everybody in a hair-raising, terrifying style that must be seen to be believed.

This week also features host Justin Lamb (SPF7), Brendan Lynch (The Onion Comedy Series), Ben Feldman (creator of The Laugh Orgy), and Jay Reddy (host of Home Restaurant showcase).

Something People Like
@ The Purple Onion
140 Columbus Ave, SF
July 1st
$8, 8pm (Doors at 7:30)

PLEASE NOTE: Our show is on Tuesday for this week only, then returns to every Wednesday.

What do you get when you cross Mexican masked wrestling with sexy burlesque performers and commentary by famous comedians?

Lucha VaVoom!
@ The Fillmore
Sunday, June 29th
8pm, $27.50

Last night, SF comedian Alex Koll (aka Shred Begley Jr.) took 1st place at the San Francisco Regional of the U.S. Air Guitar Championships, held at The Independent. He will now move on to the national finals, being held in San Francisco on August 8th.

Watch Alex’s first round performance:

Join us tonight at the legendary Purple Onion in North Beach as headliner Moshe Kasher records a live CD.

Moshe Kasher is original, brash and smart combining energetic performance with viciously funny writing. Moshe was named “Best of the Bay” by the East Bay Express, who also said he is “everything you would want in a comedian”. Most recently he was named a “face to watch” by NBC. He has also worked with the best in the business including Dave Chappelle, Colin Quinn, Greg Behrendt, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, Patton Oswalt, Dave Foley of Kids in the Hall and many more. In addition to comedy, Moshe is a published playwright and has had his monologues performed at festivals around the country.

Something People Like
@ The Purple Onion
140 Columbus Ave, SF
$8, 8pm (Doors at 7:30)

Watch Moshe Kasher:

Political DA BEAT was written and directed by Bay Area comedian Drennon Davis, and stars Drennon with fellow comics Moshe Kasher, Nato Green, Tim Lee, Marcella Arguello, Reggie Steele, and Edwin Li.

It debuted at The Purple Onion on June 11th during Something People Like.