San Francisco Comedy Links
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This is a page of general comedy links in San Francisco. For a more complete list of queer comedy and comedian links, visit the main links page. And if you're looking for current comedy events in San Francisco, we have a selected list, including our own shows on the main page of this website.
Note that on the page you're looking at now is where we tend to link to straight comedians who happen to be based in San Francisco. Nothing should be assumed about anyone's sexuality, including your own.
The best list of current comedy shows in the San Francisco area is probably at comedyday.com though you could also do a search at the Chronicle website.
Artwitness list of comedy open mics and showcases in San Francisco.
Jane Barbone is a comedienne based in San Francisco.
Bay Area TheatreSports offers improv performances and classes.
Blue Blanket Improv is a San Francisco based improv troupe.
Bourbon Street Comedy Club, formerly is a comedy club in the East Bay, in Concord.
Celebrate Clitoris is the website of San Francisco-based comedian Sia Amma.
Tessie Chua is a comedian based in San Francisco.
Visit Cobb's website to find out about their new location at 915 Columbus Avenue in North Beach as of November 2003. You can purchase tickets at Ticketweb.
ComedyCoach.com - Comedy Coach Neil Leiberman offers seminars and private, personal comedy coaching. Website also includes a list of San Francisco open mics.
Comedy Day is an annual San Francisco tradition that takes place in Golden Gate Park in the fall. Their site has additional comedy information, including listings of other comedy events.
ComedySF.com - lists SF comedy venues -- however, list is not up to date.
The Congress of Wonders were a San Francisco-based comedy group in the 60s and 70s, and their two out of print LPs are now available on CD.
Dattner is a San Francisc-based comedian.
50 Mason Lounge is a comedy club in San Francisco located near Powell St. They have a monthly gay comedy night.
TomFlanders.com is the website of Tom Flanders. He has his comedy diaries and more there.
Foot Tours offers comedian-led walking tours of San Francisco, including one of the Castro.
Will Franken is a San Francisco performer whose mind-bending shows include "Circushead."
HumorMall is the website of Cantu, who produced comedy shows in San Francisco for twenty years, including shows at the Holy City Zoo. He also was a co-founder of Comedy Day.
Improv Slam Singing Contest has events where people improvise songs live on the spot.
Ian Jensen is a comedian based in San Francisco. He and Mike Spiegelman co-host a podcast about San Francisco comedy called the Mike and Ian Show -- http://www.spaghettiman.com/wordpress/
Octavia Lounge is a music and comedy venue in San Francsico.
The Mock Cafe on Valencia next to the Marsh in San Francisco is the site of weekend comedy open mikes and more. The Marsh itself has solo performance shows.
Pepperbellly's is a comedy club in Fairfield, 35 miles south of Sacramento and 35 miles north of Oakland.
The Purple Onion has weekly comedy shows in North Beach.
The Punchline is a San Francisco comedy club located downtown near the Embarcadero Center.
Queer Things to do in San Francisco is an events listing page maintained by Larry-bob of QComedy.com and HolyTitclamps.com.
Reannie Roads does comedy and music.
Rooster T. Feathers is a comedy club located south of San Francisco in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Russian River Resort, which is about an hour north of San Francisco, has had comedy Saturday nights
San Francisco Comedy College teaches comedy and has showcases.
The San Francisco International Comedy Competition happens in September & October each year.
San Francisco Improv Festival website.
The San Jose Improv is the South Bay branch of the Improv comedy club chain.
Fan webpage for Bridget Schwartz, who performed at our Monday night comedy shows.
SF Sketchfest -- sketch comedy festival in San Francisco.
SF Standup is a website listing standup comedy in San Francisco.
Tom Smith is a San Francisco based comedian.
David Spark is a comedian whose website includes comedy info and lots of pictures of comedians.
Tony Sparks runs some open mics in San Francisco and the list of SF open mics and showcases he maintains can be found here.
SPF 7 does a weekly improv show as well as leading the improv curriculum at the SF Comedy College.
Information on Squelched, which produces occasional comedy shows in Berkeley.
Ryan Stout is a comedian based in San Francisco.
Tommy T's is reopening in August 2006 in Pleasanton.
Too Many Larrys is a San Francisco improv troupe.
True Fiction Magazine does long-form improv performances.
Grace White is a comedian based in Northern California.
Expatriates:
Chris Duffy moved to the Northeastern US.
Jeff Kreisler moved to New York.
For information, email larrybob@io.com