(Mill Valley, California, 9-11-2019)
by Jim Richardson, comedy coach and co-writer.
My comedy students in Sonoma County have asked for information
on performing opportunities within a two-hours drive; i. e., four-hour roundtrip.
I keep bumping into events previously unknown to me.
Let's benefit the most local comedy folks living in
Sacramento, Mendocino, Lake
County, Napa, Marin County,
San Francisco,
Oakland and the East Bay, San Jose and Santa Cruz.
How?
By
expanding
the list to these kind of amateur comedy events
within two-hours drive of
where you live.
If comedy folks in other parts of the USA and the rest of the world
want to
put up such information on the web,
please send us your links.
Why?
So, "visiting firemen"
comics can get on stage at your local venues
and network with you, etc, etc.
Disclaimer:
I think that I have seen fragmented local lists that might not
be current nor complete.
Some of these lists do not even distinguish between amateur events and professional
shows!
So, I will start with what I stumbled across in the past few days
while looking
for entirely different information.
8-)
Now, I am inviting the readership of this web site to help out.
You need to
know the name of the club, address and phone number.
Be sure to include the zip
code for google maps.
Include the club's web site address.
Plus, the event's date, day of week, sign-up time vs. showtime, etc.
Tip:
Do not depend on the person answering the phone.
Just ask who is actually running the show,
often a local comic:
name, phone number and email
address.
Call and get updated information before you jump in your car.
"Hi. I've played at ___,____ and ____.
Do you still have an open mic on ___? What time are the shows?
When do I sign up to perform?"
Nothing like a four-hour roundtrip on the wrong day or
showing up late, and
not getting on.
Please email me any corrections so I can more easily copy/paste corrections
and additions.
Note:
When I checked back, I found that Tommy T's email address and web page
for their competition had both been changed.
I just updated same on Sunday, 9-29-2019, 8:53 pm.
The contest is monthly on Wednesdays, September 18, October 16, November
20 and December 18, 2019,
with eight contestants from those four dates
competing in the Finals on Wednesday,
January 22, 2020 for $500.
Here’s what we have so far:
September 2019 | ||||||
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Open mic every
"Sunday Funday" with Happy Hour at Bunz. 311 Judah St, Roseville, CA 95678, (916) 786-6655
|
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 94087, 408.736.0921 https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
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8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 94087, 408.736.0921 https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
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15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Comedy
Open mic, HopMonk Tavern 230 Petaluma Ave Sebastopol, CA, 95472 7pm sign-up, 8 pm show. Every third Sunday. |
"Got
talent? Step to the mic comedy contest," |
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22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
New
Talent Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, 408.736.0921 https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
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29 | 30 | October 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
New
Talent Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 94087, 408.736.0921 https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
October 2019 | ||||||
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, |
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6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, 408.736.0921https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
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13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
"Got
talent? Step to the mic comedy contest," 7:30 pm, |
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20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Comedy
Open mic, HopMonk Tavern 230 Petaluma Ave Sebastopol, CA, 95472 7pm sign-up, 8 pm show. Every third Sunday. |
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, 408.736.0921https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
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27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, 408.736.0921https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
November 2019 | ||||||
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 | 2 | |||||
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, 408.736.0921https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087,408.736.0921https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
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10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
New
Talent Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA ,94087, 408.736.0921 https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
Macerate
in Comedy Competition! |
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17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Comedy
Open mic, HopMonk Tavern 230 Petaluma Ave Sebastopol, CA, 95472 7pm sign-up, 8 pm show. Every third Sunday.. |
"Got
talent? Step to the mic comedy contest," 7:30 pm, sign
up via email well in advance via email: Sign
up via email well in advance via email with the word "TALENT" in
the subject line:the subject line: jen.thomas@yahoo.com. Eight finalists on January 22, 2020 compete for $500 prize https://tommyts-com.seatengine.com/events/33120 New Talent Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA,408.736.0921 94087https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |
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24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
New Talent
Showcase, Wednesdays, 8 pm, Rooster T. Feathers 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, 408.736.0921https://roostertfeathers.laughstub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=531597 |