San Francisco Comedy Blog

“Brace yourselves… I’m not kidding.” -David Letterman

Sam Kinison makes his first appearance on Letterman in 1985:

(via comedy.com)

Joe Klocek has recently appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Tomorrow night, Joe will be headlining Something People Like @ The Purple Onion- go here for tickets and more details.

Note: it is probably not a good idea to heckle him- you may get destroyed as badly as this guy:

The great Bernie Mac has passed away at age 50 from complications related to pneumonia.

Chris Rock: “Bernie Mac was one of the best and funniest comedians to ever live but that was the second best thing he did. Bernie was one of the greatest friends a person could have. Losing him is like losing 12 people because he absolutely filled up any room he was in. I’m gonna miss the Mac Man.”

Coverage elsewhere:
The Chicago Tribune
NY Times
The Sound of Young America
Dead-Frog

Comedy Speakeasy is a very intimate stand-up comedy show held every Tuesday in the back room at Annie’s Social Club.

This week, the show is featured at the SF Weekly, which describes the performers as “local-famous hotshots” and “nervous, exhilarated newbies.”

The SF Weekly has also named the show one of the “Three best things to do in San Francisco” today- listed right above seeing Dolly Parton. (see image below from sfweekly.com)

Comedy Speakeasy
@ Annie’s Social Club
917 Folsom Street (at 5th Street), San Francisco
Tuesdays at 7pm
Cost: FREE admission

Note: Seating is very limited and is available on a first come, first serve basis.

The men of SPF7 will be performing at The San Francisco Improv Festival on August 14, 15, & 16. Also on the bill are the ladies of Silver City Pink, in a showdown called the Battle of the Sexes Weekend. Tickets and more details at sfimprovfestival.com.

by William Franken

I was really excited when I got the e-mail from NBC that said they wanted me to audition for Last Comic Standing. I was very excited. And happy about it, too.

That was what I needed for my comedy career! A chance to be on a television show and do my jokes for an audience of crowd.

The night before I received the e-mail, I was sleeping. In the morning, when I checked my e-mail, the e-mail said:

“Dear Mr. Franken, we would like you to audition for Last Comic Standing because your comedy speaks directly to the human condition. Our show is about the metaphysics of comedy and whether or not comedy can serve as its own epistemology. At Last Comic Standing, we are looking to elevate discourse about comedy in relation to truth, both internal and external. Signed, NBC.”

I was so excited! This was my ONE BIG CHANCE! There was never going to be ANOTHER CHANCE at all! ALL MY CAREER rested on this one CHANCE!

A CHANCE I COULD BELIEVE IN!!!!

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Tonight at 11pm, Comedy Central will air “Citizen Jimmy,” Jimmy Dore’s new 1 hour special taped live at The Fillmore in San Francisco.

Here is a short excerpt from our interview with Jimmy back in April. Click here to read the whole thing.

Why did you choose to film your new Comedy Central special in San Francisco?

Jimmy Dore: It’s a great city for comedy, it’s just a fun town. My show has gotten more political, kind of a Jon Stewart Daily Show sensibility. I like to talk about the crazy state of our government and world. I don’t know how people don’t talk about it. And that just seemed like the perfect place to do it.

Watch a short clip from “Citizen Jimmy”:

San Francisco comedian Larry “Bubbles” Brown made his debut on the David Letterman show in 1987. Last Friday he made his second appearance, setting a record for the longest break in between appearances on the show.

Video: Larry “Bubbles” Brown on Late Show with David Letterman, July 25th, 2008:

Brent Weinbach’s two episode web series, “Weinbach in Wonderland,” is finally up on Super Deluxe. (The series was completed months ago, but then Super Deluxe folded… not sure why they are posting it now…)

Episode 1: Bully

Episode 2: Popular Kids

Kevin O’Shea says: “Watch this newly uncovered 60’s French film coincidentally starring me.”