(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.

To 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,
let's expand 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 only on the person answering the phone.
Just ask for who is running the show:
name, phone number and email address.

Call and get updated information before you jump in your car.
"Hi. I've played at ___,____,____.
Do you still have an open mic on ___? What time are the shows?
When do I sign up to perform?"

Nothing like a fu-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.

Here’s what we have so far: