Beginning July 1st, 84 comedians will compete over 10 weeks at the historic Purple Onion. The championship round will be held on September 2nd, and one winner will be crowned the SFstandup.com Bay Area Laugh Leader (B.A.L.L.). Scoring will be based on a combination of audience vote and judges' vote.
The prizes include cash, stage time at top Bay Area comedy venues, radio appearances, and more!
First round shows (5 minute sets):
July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
August 5th, 12th
Semi-finals (7 minute sets):
August 19th, 26th
Finals (10 minute sets):
September 2nd
LINE-UP
First Round
July 1st:
Adrian Palenchar Candy Churilla(2nd)
Chris Remmers
David Hawkins Drew Harmon Duat Mai (3rd) Eric Cash (1st) Margaret France
Matt Gubser
Nathan Jackson
Richard Kiss
Sean Murphy
July 8th: Dave Karraker
Jesse Castro Joey Devine (2nd)
Josh Ellis Kabir Singh Kellen Erskine (1st)
Mary Van Note Ray Molina (3rd)
Red Scott
Rolly Moe
Susan Maletta
T'kia
August 5th:
Al Val Brendan Lynch (2nd)
Carrie Gilbert Danny Dechi Dave Thomason (1st) Joe Nguyen (3rd)
Julien Rodriguez Keith Lowell Jensen
Lisa Geduldig Paco Romane
Pamela Ames
Rick Romero
August 12th:
Alec Jones
Bill Coladonato Dave Wiswell (2nd)
Janine Brito
Jason Lane Marty Grimes Rebecca Arthur
Rhiannion Barbour Sammy Obeid (1st)
Stroy Moyd Toby Muresianu (3rd) Victor Escobedo
Semi-Finals
August 19th:
Bryce Jones
Candy Churilla
Dan Wilson Dave Thomason (2nd)
Dave Wiswell
Duat Mai Joey Devine (4th) Kellen Erskine (1st) Marcella Arguello (3rd)
Ray Molina
Sammy Obeid
August 26th:
Ben Feldman Brendan Lynch (3rd) Emily Heller (2nd) Eric Cash (1st)
Joe Nguyen
Mark Zhang
Miles K Sal Calanni (4th)
Toby Muresianu
Trevor Hill
Championship
September 2nd:
Brendan Lynch Dave Thomason (3rd) Emily Heller (2nd)
Eric Cash
Joey Devine Kellen Erskine (1st)
Marcella Arguello
Sal Calanni
