Sometimes you just can’t choose between seeing live music and live comedy, and there’s a long line of performers that can fill that niche—though “niche” is often exactly how to describe those acts. Morgan Jay is different, striving to be a musical comedian for people who usually don’t like musical comedy. Armed…
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Grace Stetson on August 18, 2021
Two of the funniest amigos in comedy are together again. This Monday, Steve Martin and Martin Short bring their newest tour, “Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t,” to the idyllic Mountain Winery, where they’re sure to sing, laugh, riff and improvise about their years of friendship and endless well of comedic…
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Mike Huguenor on August 18, 2021
Pete Lee wishes he could be a bad boy, but he’s still only been in one fight: “I got into a tussle with one of those motion sensor sinks,” the Wisconsinite comedian jokes. Self-described as tall, dark and pleasant, Lee’s comedy is hilariously harmless, making his own midwestern geniality the butt of…
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Jay Edgar on August 11, 2021
Cristela Alonzo is likely best known for becoming the first Latina to create, produce and star in her own eponymous sitcom, “Cristela,” and for her recurring role as a guest host on “The View.” But, her tomboyish charm, booming stage presence and playful musicality were all honed on the stand-up circuit, touring…
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Mike Huguenor on July 28, 2021
Few comedians have walked Felipe Esparza’s road to comedy. In a 12-minute video from Comedy Central stand-up series This is Not Happening, the magnetic and maned east-LA comic describes the “violent journey” that sucked him in and then spat him out of gang life, street fights and rehab—and ultimately led to him…
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Grace Stetson on July 21, 2021
Sometimes you have to make fun of the big boss. Fortunately for the office, there’s a group of local comedians who feel this truth and are bringing their NSFW humor to the South Bay for free this weekend. Produced by Tyler Stannard of SuperStackedComedy, this Thursday will see a group of six…
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Grace Stetson on July 21, 2021
Not many comedians have a joke as memorable as a play on their name—but that’s what makes Russell Peters stand out. The Canadian stand-up began performing back in 1989 and never slowed down. The first comedian ever to get a Netflix stand-up special—2013’s “Notorious”—Peters was also named #3 on Forbes list of…
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Grace Stetson on July 14, 2021
Disgruntled fast food workers unite—“Bon Qui Qui” is back to share her unfiltered thoughts. That’s right, San Jose native and character comedian Anjelah Johnson returns to her hometown for four nights of jam-packed comedy shows where it all began. Though early video “Nail Salon” has not exactly aged well in the changing…
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Mike Huguenor on July 7, 2021
Looks can be deceiving, as Jon “Polar Bear” Gonzalez knows all too well. Despite his pale complexion and rosy cheeks, the Polar Bear is half white and half Mexican-American, a fact about himself he regularly mines for comedy. After gigging in the local Texas scene, Gonzalez exploded to fame via Facebook and…
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Mike Huguenor on July 7, 2021
Known for his Infectious energy, down-to-earth humor and muscles to rival Kumail Nanjiani, comedian Preacher Lawson was a fan favorite on season 12 of America’s Got Talent, and then a Grand Finalist in America’s Got Talent: The Champions. Though he never quite won the televised contests, he did win over a lot…
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