#stand-up-comedy

#stand-up-comedy

Comedian, actor, activist, and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Dante is coming to Rooster's this week. Dante is the white guy who holds the record for winning the most BET Comedy Awards. He also had a sitcom on BET, The Blackberry Inn. He's performed all over the world entertaining the troops, he's written for Joan Rivers, and is just overall a comic's comic, spending 40 weeks a year hitting stages and making audiences laugh.

Edelman, who won an Obie and a Special Tony for his stand-up show "Just For Us," about attending a meeting of Nazis as an Orthodox Jew (it became the HBO original comedy special "Alex Edelman: Just For Us," for which he won an Emmy), is back on the road and adding new dates for his current show, "What Are You Going to Do."

Josh Kornbluth has established himself over the years as one of the Bay Area's best storytellers. His mostly autobiographical comedic solo shows have found him musing on everything from taxes and religion to his once-promising career in math and his powerful connection to Ben Franklin. Now he's back at The Marsh theater in Berkeley with his latest show, What Is to be Done? which has been such a hit it is now on its third extension.

LOS ANGELES -- Searchlight Pictures' "Is This Thing On?" stars Will Arnett and Laura Dern as a couple in a struggling marriage. The dramedy - directed, produced, and with a screenplay by Bradley Cooper - follows Alex (Arnett), who is "seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene." In the newly released trailer, Alex begins his stand-up comedy set with "I think I'm getting a divorce. What tipped me off was that I'm living in an apartment on my own. Yeah, and my wife and kids don't live there, so... That was probably the- the biggest clue."

One of the best stand-up comedians working today, Rachel Feinstein is coming to The Room at The Clubhouse Hamptons in East Hampton (174 Daniels Hole Road) this Wednesday, August 27 from 811 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). Presented by Governor's Comedy Club, Feinstein's show will be new material following the release of her hit Netflix special Big Guy, released in May of 2024, where she shared many stories of her NYC firefighter husband, her wacky parents and young daughter.

While Sunnyvale and Mountain View residents can still pick up free compost and mulch at the Sunnyvale SMaRT Station at 301 Carl Road, there's now a second pickup location at Charles Street Gardens, 433 Charles St. in Sunnyvale. This compost is organic, made from local yard trimmings, and certified by the U.S. Composting Council. Residents can pick up as much as 200 gallons per person per week in the gardens' parking lot. The site is open daily. Bring your own shovel and container.

Welcome to Hecklers Welcome!, San Francisco's only stand-up show where you get to talk back. This is not your average comedy night-this is a full-blown verbal brawl, where comics come ready to spar and the audience gets a license to heckle. Got jokes? Bring 'em. Got beef? Air it. Think you're funnier than the pros? Talk back and find out.

I think I just touched on those topics because they're sometimes topics I think about. And, it was easy to think of a joke. It was just kind of shedding some goofy light on these topics.

Hecklers Welcome! is an unconventional stand-up show in San Francisco where the audience engages with comedians, turning heckling into part of the entertainment.

David Granirer teaches stand-up comedy to individuals with mental health issues, providing them a platform to express themselves through humor and share their experiences.

Dusty Slay's authentic storytelling, rooted in his working-class upbringing, distinguishes him in the comedy scene, showcasing life experiences from Opelika, Alabama.

Safe Words Comedy is set to bring its bold and unapologetically queer stand-up to the San Francisco Queer Arts and Music Festival, promising a night filled with laughter.

Adomian’s ‘Sky Priority’ transforms the perception of airline jokes into a dynamic commentary on capitalism and identity, showcasing how comedians can revitalize clichés.

I try to do two weekends on the road a month, but sometimes it ends up being three. Usually my Sundays are spent flying home.