Coming Up:
January 25th – 29th – Opening for Ruben Paul, Brett Hiker at the House of Comedy.
February 16, 17 & 18 – Royal Theater, Hopkins, MN
March 2 – Johnnie’s Bar, River Falls, WI. Opening for Mary Mack
PAST SHOWS
January 5th – 50 First Jokes!
For the first time in Minnesota, we are proud to present Fifty First Laughs, a comedy show where fifty of the best local comedians will tell their first jokes of the year one after the other on Thursday, January 5th at the Brave New Workshop’s Experimental Thinking Center. It’s a comedy extravaganza for fans old and new. See your old favorites, up-and-coming locals, with a few big name surprises. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door.
January 15th – Boy Kisses!
B O Y K I S S E S
universe games
711 W. LAKE ST.
seven thirty
FREE FREE FREEFeaturing
Eliot Rahal
Kate Mccarthy
Phil Davidson
Ben Hoffman
Kate AndersonCast
Rana May
Grace Thomas
January 19th – What A Joke! Minneapolis
From Thursday, January 19th, through Saturday, January 21st, comedy shows under the name WHAT A JOKE will take place simultaneously around the country and in the UK, all shows to benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
Locally, producer/comedians Rana May, Mary Mack, and Bob Edwards (Comedy Corner Underground owner) have organized a Minneapolis/St. Paul event for Thursday, January 19th at the Eagles Club at 2507 E. 25th Street, Minneapolis. (Free parking! Like an entire lot: Suck it downtown Mpls!) The night will feature local comedy stand outs Maggie Faris, Greg Coleman, Will Spottedbear, Bryan Miller, Shelly Paul, Kate Anderson, Blue Collar Poet Paul Dickinson, and rising blues band Circle of Heat, among other surprise guests. Also featured will be a HOLIDAY RE-GIFTING OPPORTUNITY where audience members can bring in a holiday gift they can’t stand and try to swap it for something better. (Political metaphor intended.) Gift wrap table provided for donation.
Tickets for the Twin Cities’ January 19th What a Joke Fest are $10 advanced, $12 at the door, all proceeds to be donated to the ACLU. (Serious! These acts are all kind and caring enough to DONATE THEIR TIME—you should totally come.) Doors open at 7 p.m. Show begins at 8. Information and membership forms for the American Civil Liberties Union may be found at www.aclu-mn.org .
9/25 – Boy Kisses: Boy Kisses is a weekly comedy showcase created by local boys. Every Sunday, 7:30 PM at Universe Games, 711 W Lake St.
10/13 – 10/15 10,000 Laughs Festival: Shows TBA
9/1/2016 – Think Fast! Improvised comedy sets SetList style. Day Block Brewing 1105 Washington Ave, Minneapolis MN 9pm $5 online or at the door.
9/8/2016 PSSY CNTRL –
–Comedy Corner Underground, 1501 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis
11/5/2015 – 11/8/2015 Featuring all weekend for Sammy Obeid at the Comedy Underground in Seattle, WA
9/10 Second Act 1727 Haight Street, San Francisco, 94117
9/11 Marin Showcase Theatre 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael,CA 94903
9/12 Angelica’s 863 Main Street, Redwood City, CA94063
9/13 Crow’s Nest 2218 E Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA95062
November 24th – Hard Day Comedy: Dirty Girls Theme Show, 9pm Toronto, ON
November 15th – Boston Comedy Festival, Women Show!, Davis Theater, Sommerville MA
November 9th – Boston Comedy Festival, 2nd Prelim Show, Davis Theater, Sommerville MA
November 7th – MacGruder’s Pub, Lancaster NY
November 5th – Funny Bone, Syracuse NY
10/30, 10/31 & 11/1 – hosting for Wendy Liebman @ Helium
10/30 – Night of the Laughing Dead – at Helium!
10/22 – the Dirty Show @ Helium Comedy Club – Fucking pumpkins is funny.
10/19 is Madeline Smith’s Rage Against the Vageen show at the Comedy Club in Webster. Let be frank, all “all lady” shows are angry lady shows.
10/15 is the Breast Friends show at Helium Comedy Club. If you are going to exploit a tragic disease, might as well have fun, right? (j/k!)
10/2 Gypsy Parlor – 10pm, Buffalo, NY
9/21 “Whores on Sunday” @ The Comedy Store, hosted by Camille Solari and Adam Barnhardt 8pm, Los Angeles, CA
Rick Matthews is going to shake things up for the Nietzsche’s Tuesday night comedy show. Starting this week, will be Setlists Against Humanity where comics will pick three cards and riff a set based on the cards. I will be closing the first night of this experiment/nightmare.
5/20 8pm $5
5/21 The Comedy Brawl – 1st round at Johnny Jackson – 587 College St W (at Clinton) Toronto, starting at 8pm.
March 26, 2014 – The Tralf – Opening for Rob Delaney
March 27 & 28 – Rob’s Comedy Playhouse
May 2014 – Participating in the Women In Comedy Festival, Boston MA
February 8, 2014
West End Girls – @ The Comedy Bar, Toronto
Helium – Buffalo, NY
I will be MCing for Bobcat Goldthwait the entire weekend, turkey.
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December 1
Private Show
Helium – Buffalo, NY
Featuring and it’s a private party.
August 8 & 9, 2013
Helium – Buffalo, NY
MC for Gilbert Gottfried, feature Dougie Horner
May 21, 2013
Rob’s Comedy Playhouse
Showcase for “Late Night in the Buff”, TV
May 5, 2013
Helium – Buffalo, NY
MC for Rory Scovel
April 5 & 6, 2013
Helium – Buffalo, NY
MC for Garunkel & Oates, feature Shaun Murphy
November 22, 2012
Helium Opening Weekend
Featured for Rachael Feinstein
October 2, 2012
Comedy Central “Comics to Watch” Audition Taping
A showcase for the new Helium club coming to town in December, GM Kristen Becker curated a “greatest hits” roster of local comics including:
Eric Lingenfelter, Jimi Pidd, Tyrone Maclin, Greg Bauch, Kate Anderson, Brian Herberger, Dan Fisher, Kristen Becker, Rick Matthews, Shaun Murphy, Matt Wayne (B-lo expat now in NYC), Mark Walton, Matt Bergman, and host, Josh Potter.
September 29, 2012
Green Gorilla Comedy
The Forvm, 4224 Maple Rd., Amherst, NY
4224 Maple Road, Amherst NY
Details to come, check here.
August 31, 2012
The Goodbar Comedy Showcase Featuring Mark Saldana
Only $7!, starts at 9pm
for details: see the facebook page.
