Archive for December, 2009
Brian Jagger at The Power Club – Auburn
Headlines December 31 One Night Only!
Join several comedians, including 2008-09 ELLY Nominee for Best Original Script headliner Brian Scott Jagger, Noel DeWitt, Nate Darling and Ray Molina!!
Jagger’s live stand-up show features many personal accounts of his struggle with weight and his recent loss of 128lbs after having gastric bypass surgery. He also discusses getting married at 19, staying married 12 years, and about other fun and entertaining thoughts and stories.
Sac Comedy Spot Double Header!
January 2 Only!
This is a SacramentoComedy Meetup Event!
Comedy from the Couch.
Three comedians do alternating stand-up sets and hang out on a couch on stage. 3 Comics. 1 Couch. Hosted by John Ross.
Anti-Cooperation League.
Anti-Cooperation League is a long form improv show. Watch as they creatively weave improv scenes together in a fast paced, high energy, improv comedy show inspired by an audience member’s wallet or purse!
Goin' Native: The American Indian Comedy Slam
Pow? No, Pow Wow!
Showtime Presents: This history-making original concert that showcases the funniest Native American comedians performing today, gathered together on one stage. Featured alongside host Charlie Hill are Larry Omaha, Howie Miller and four up-and-comers making their mark on the standup scene: Marc Yaffee, Jim Rule, Vaughn Eagle Bear and JR Redwater.
Chazz Hawkins at Luna's Cafe
Headlines January 6th One Night Only!
Watch Sacramento Comic, Chazz Hawkins rock the Sacramento Comedy Club, Luna’s Cafe.
Hawkins, who recently opened for Ron Shock at the Sacramento Punchline is one of Sacramento’s rising stars.
Come catch him while you can!
Roz at Tommy Ts
Headlines January 22 – 24
Bigger than life comedienne/actress Roz blazed into national prominence as a wildly popular finalist on NBC-TV’s 2006 season of the hit reality competition, “Last Comic Standing.” With “I ain’t got jokes…I got problems” as her true-to-life tag line, Roz slays audiences everywhere she plays.
Tim Jones at Laughs Unlimited
Headlines October 6 – 10
Also Appearing: Fia Perera
Following the news comes naturally to the native New Yorker, who studied broadcast journalism and worked as a news writer for NBC, before ditching it in favour of the stage. “I wanted to be a network reporter you know, frontline reporting in the war zone and all that stuff. Then I realised it was pretty depressing. So I tried to write funny, lighter stories, but they didn’t go down too well. So I said, well, I’m going to go where they accept this stuff. I quit.”
Kivi Rogers at Laughs Unlimited
Headlines January 20 – 24
The second youngest of six boys and one girl, and growing up in the Pueblo Del Rio housing projects life was never a bore. Whether it was watching the cops beat somebody down, gang members shooting at rival gangs, or he and his best friend Jerome rolling a log on to the railroad tracks and derailing a train. There was never a dull moment.
Dominique at Tommy T's
Headlines January 7 – 10
These are the things to know about Dominique, she’s a class act from stage to film, she’s a woman with a strong point of view and a strong way of telling it and she’s ready for whatever those in the know throw her way.
Ian Bagg at The Punchline
Headlines December 31 – January 3
Known for his razor-sharp wit and spontaneous crowd work, Ian has made multiple appearances on NBC’s “The Conan O’Brien Show”, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn” and CBS’s “The Craig Ferguson Show”.
Bobby Slayton at Tommy T's
Headlines May 28 – 30
A true comic’s comic, Bobby Slayton is best known for his title as the “Pit Bull of Comedy.” He has been performing his own intense style of standup comedy for 25 years, becoming one of the best known, and most energetic, comedians on the road.
Sacramento Comedy Spot in Midtown
Oh, you are going to love this!
One of my favorite comedy houses has gone up town! (er.. mid-town) more accurately!
The Comedy Spot flavor is more like what one would experience at alternative comedy theaters in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, such as Upright Citizens Brigade.
So, Sacramento, if you haven’t experienced the eclectic mix of comedy, improv, music and long form sketch comedy, you MUST attend these shows!
Christopher Titus Speaks To SacramentoComedy.Com
A Sacramento Comedy.Com Video Interview
After 2 hours on stage at Tommy T’s, Christopher Titus, speaks his mind to SacramentoComedy.Com as he discusses his start in the business, speaking the truth, his idols and his adventures in comedy!
Jason Stuart at Bistro 33 – Davis
Headlines December 15 One Night Only!
Jason Stuart has been making people laugh out loud with his hysterical performances all over the country since coming out in 1993. He has accomplished what few other gay comics have ever achieved: brutal honesty with humor in a world that’s not always kind.
Shang at Laughs Unlimited
Headlines May 20 – 23
Calm and reserved, yet warm and receptive, Shang is a natural social magnet. But don’t mistake his even-tempered disposition for weakness. He doesn’t back down from a challenge. The comedian has been fired from tours and banned from mainstream comedy rooms for standing up and telling like it is.
Vic Dunlop at Tommy T's
Headlines December 16 – 19
This is a Sacramento Comedy Meetup Event!
Vic started a comedy group with his brother and three friends. Called “Natural Gas”, this improvisational comedy group appeared frequently at the Comedy Store in Hollywood and hired as the comedy regulars on “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert”.Vic next landed a two year deal with “Make Me Laugh”. Vic has appeared in “Meatballs II”, “The Devil and Max Devlin”, and “Skateboard USA”.
