COMEDY MACHINE

11/13/2015

Last night's COMEDY MACHINE was good fun. Thank you all for coming and sharing laughter. What an excellent hump day.

Comedian Irene Tu earned the title this week, edging out Walker Glenn in the finals. Star Zagofsky and Brian Blanco surfed into the semifinals. And Steve Asburne, Jason Mack, Joseph Uglade, and Ali Littman were in top form.

11/06/2015

A few days ago Kells flooded and the Purple Onion was under construction…but that didn’t stop COMEDY MACHINE.

We had fabulous performances all round, but CiCi Whittle and Steve Ausburne came out on top! And then Steve came out on top on top. Congratulations, Champion.

We’ll be back next week to see Steve Ausburne defend his title against 7 new rapscallions. See you November 11th!

10/29/2015

The SECRET show was a huuuuge success last night. COMEDY MACHINE was packed with FOUR returning champions. But it was still a newcomer who brought home the bacon!

Congratulations Trishna Saigal on your first COMEDY MACHINE win. Great job as well to semi-finalists Joey Avery, Andrew Orolfo, and Theo Hull. (Shoutout to David Cooper, Sara DeForest, Victor Pacheco, and Sam DiSalvo.)

The LOWLIGHT of the evening was a drunk patron interrupting the show to steal a chair from the audience. And the HIGHLIGHT was everyone's hilarious sets. See y'all next week!
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10/23/2015

Thank you all for another great COMEDY MACHINE. What a hilarious time we all had together.

The audience roared for Dan Linley, Daymon Ferguson, Cheryl White, and Kevin Wong. But it was Priyanka Wali and Beau Troxclair who won the crowds' heart and made the semifinals.

The highlight of the evening was Pam Benjamin's head-to-head battle with first-timer Justin Lockwood. Experience trumped, and Pam came away with the title of COMEDY MACHINE CHAMPION. Congratulations, Pam.

10/16/2015

COMEDY MACHINE is BACK this Wednesday at 8:30.

We've got a great lineup: newcomers Justin Lockwood and Beau Troxclair; veterans Cheryl White, Pam Benjamin, Daymon Ferguson, Kevin Wong; and returning champion Priyanka Wali.

The COMEDY MACHINE is the only live comedy show in the Bay Area that puts the audience in the driver's seat. 8 hilarious comedians, along with our host, Will Cole! Come choose your comedy champion

The show starts at 8:30pm, doors open at 8:00pm at The Purple Onion at Kells. Tickets are $15 at the door, or $10 online.
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COMEDY MACHINE is a one-night, three-round comedy tournament featuring eight comedians all competing to be chosen as the champion. Unlike any other comedy show in the Bay Area, we give the power to the audience to choose who they want to see continue. At COMEDY MACHINE, comedians literally live and…

10/16/2015

This week’s COMEDY MACHINE went down to the wire with Joey Avery and Tom Smith going head-to-head in a joke off. Tom stayed strong but returning champ Joey Avery pulled it off again.

The show featured strong performances by defending champ Lyal Avery and returning Russian, Michael Makarov. The crowd also loved Bob Lieberman, Krista Fatka, David Naimyar, and Leo Zinger.

THAT’S ALL FOLKS! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK: https://www.facebook.com/events/1609143369310397/

10/08/2015

Last night's COMEDY MACHINE was standing room only and the comedians were HOT HOT HOT.

Newcomers Ali Littman and Cole Chapman wooed the audience with their celebrity impersonations. Returning comedians Joseph Ugalde and David Cooper threw punches. But it was Dan Linley's firm anti-massacre stance and Jeff Cirv's literal blind date that the crowd chose for the semi-finals.

FINALS: Mark Smalls vs Lyal avery. CHAMPION: Lyal Avery. Congratulations, Lyal!

Ladies and Gentlemen, COMEDY MACHINE is back next week: Wed, Oct 14th.

10/02/2015

Wednesday's COMEDY MACHINE ended in an exciting bout between former champion David Roth and newcomer Natasha Muse. David crushed, but Natasha came away with the title of CHAMPION.

The highlight of the night was an appearance by COMEDY MACHINE Oakland host, Ira Summer. Brooke Heinichen, defending champ, rode to the semi-finals alongside newcomer Keegan Ferguson. The crowd was also wowed by the hilarious Sharon Birzer, Scott Cohen, and Zack Chapaloni.

THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT MACHINE. SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY!

09/28/2015

The line-up! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-machine-sept-30-tickets-18802235994

These great eight comedians will meet their fate this Wednesday -- don't be late! COMEDY MACHINE is back with defending champ Booke Heinichen and former champ David Roth. Hosted by Will Cole.

to be part of the fun. The show starts at 8:30pm, doors open at 8:00pm at The Purple Onion at Kells. Tickets are $10 online, $15 at the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/518705781620162/

COMEDY MACHINE is a one-night, three-round comedy tournament featuring eight comedians all competing to be chosen as the champion. Unlike any other comedy show in the Bay Area, we give the power to the audience to choose who they want to see continue. At COMEDY MACHINE, comedians literally live and…

09/25/2015

COMEDY MACHINE newcomer Brooke Heinichen upset defending champion Ray Connolly in the semifinals and finished strong as last night's CHAMPION!
Cole Sexton absolutely killed it but Jeff Kazanjian wowed the crowd with his meditationjuana -- and earned his seat in the finals. Fantastic performances by Dan Linley, Rachel Barth, David Cooper, and Nick Katz.
The action continues next week as Brooke returns to defend her title of COMEDY MACHINE CHAMPION.

09/17/2015

The people came out for Will Cole's hosting debut of COMEDY MACHINE. And the people laughed long, cheered loud, and elected Ray Connolly as their champion!!! (Photo below.)
Stellar performances from former champions Julie Ash, Dan Linley, and Matt Curry. Along with hilarious jokes from Hayden Greif-Neill, Red Scott, Clark Little, and Yonatan Pinkas.
BIG THANK YOU to everyone for making this another great COMEDY MACHINE.

08/27/2015

This show was everything that we have come to expect from the COMEDY MACHINE since Ira Summer took over as host. The house was packed with a fun audience, and the comedians had them laughing from the opening welcome through the final round. The highlight of the show was a COMEDY MACHINE first! A semi-final round when all 4 comedians discussed Sara DeForest's college s*x life. Congratulations to Joey Avery for winning the championship, and to Priyanka Wali for making her way to the finals again. This time in a joke off with Sara DeForest (the star of the night). Pam Benjamin's enthusiastic joke telling earned her the last of the semifinal slots. The night also included hilarious opening round sets from Brian Blanco, Theo Hull, Scott Cohen and Kevin Wong.