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New lease on life for San Francisco’s Punch Line comedy club

by Sean L. McCarthyJuly 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Today provided a double-dose of comforting news for comedians and comedy fans in San Francisco, as its venerable comedy club, the Punch Line, received historic …

The San Francisco Punch Line forced out of its home of 41 years as of August 2019

by Sean L. McCarthyMay 8, 2019May 8, 2019

The legendary Punch Line comedy club on San Francisco’s Battery Street will be kicked out when its lease is up this August. The club confirmed …

There will be a second annual Comedy Central Clusterfest in San Francisco

by Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 30, 2018

As the annual SF Sketchfest closes the books on another successful January celebrating comedy by the Bay, Comedy Central has announced it, too, will continue …

Sights and sounds from Comedy Central’s inaugural Colossal Clusterfest in San Francisco

by Sean L. McCarthyJune 15, 20172

San Francisco already has a monthlong comedy festival in January (SF Sketchfest), and a giant outdoor music festival each August (Outside Lands), but how about …

Comedy Central announces first-ever Colossal Clusterfest, June 2-4, 2017 in San Francisco

by Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 28, 2017February 28, 2017

Almost as if I’d just produced my annual list of comedy festivals and asked the folks at Superfly for details about their planned summer shindig …

Episode #125: Dana Carvey

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 24, 2016November 24, 20163

One of the all-time greatest cast members of Saturday Night Live, Dana Carvey found his comedy greatness early, winning the San Francisco Comedy Competition when …

Comedy Central will throw a Summer 2017 comedy festival in San Francisco with the company that does Outside Lands, Bonnaroo

by Sean L. McCarthyNovember 17, 20162

If you thought there weren’t enough comedy festivals in 2016…and there’s got to be some of you out there…or if you really feel there isn’t …

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