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San Francisco's legendary cellar comedy club. The Purple Onion is one of the most historic stand-up comedy venues in the world.

The 80-person intimate nightclub was a popular influence in local music and entertainment during the Beat era. Legendary comedians have performed here including Woody Allen, Richard Pryor, and Lenny Bruce. The Smothers Brothers recorded their ground-breaking debut comedy album there in 1961. And housewife-turned comic, Phyllis Diller, began her career at the Purple Onion, playing for a record-breaking 87 weeks straight.

07/24/2016

Check out Desi Comedy Fest in August, produced by Samson Koletkar. It will be awesome!

The Desi Comedy Fest is a festival featuring the funniest south asian comedians in america!

12/30/2013

Something super fun to do on New Year's Eve at Marines' Memorial Theatre. It's Not Your Normal New Year's Eve 2014! Nine comedians, Mash-up DJ and a huge balloon drop. Learn more at www.nynnye.com

Our NYE comedy show is loved by all, even cute hamsters Creatures great and small love our show! But don’t just take their word for it. Read about the show in the SF Examiner and NBC B...

12/13/2013

Comedy cures!

We paid this scientist a lot of money to research the effects of comedy and he’s come up with some interesting results. Not Your Normal NYE 2014 December 31st at 8pm Marines’ Memorial Theatre...

07/04/2013

Check out Purple Onion comedian Jill Paiz Bourque's new "Momma Says" video on ulive.com

One sensitive 10-year-old, two live crabs: cooking with kids can backfire.

08/28/2012

End of an era.

02/02/2012

Last weekend of SF Sketchfest shows at the Purple Onion. Some are already sold out. Don't miss! http://www.purpleonionlive.com/

The Eleventh Annual SF Sketchfest returns to San Francico. The festival features over one hundred shows at venues all over the City. There will be twelve great shows at the Purple Onion, January 20th through Feburary 4th.

01/17/2012

This weekend at LIVE at the Purple Onion, Porchlight Storytelling, part of SF Sketchfest with stories by Bobcat Goldthwait, Moshe Kasher, Anna Serengina, Janine Brito, Nato Green, Tara Jepsen, Brent Weinbach, and more!

For the past nine years, Porchlight has been San Francisco's premier storytelling series. Each month, co-founders Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte invite six people from different backgrounds to tell ten-minute true stories without using notes or memorization. Past storytellers include some of the area...

12/09/2011

Tonight at 7pm our last FREE show at the Purple Onion!

Dave asks the question on everyone's minds: what would it be like if the mythical Phoenix just bro-ed it out a bit? Rooftop Comedy films stand-up comedy 7 ni...

12/01/2011

Michael Meehan headlines. Also featuring Phil Johnson, Brendan Lynch, Layla Baird, Greg Williams, Michael O'Brien, Sam Meeker, and Ryan Anderson. Free Show!

11/10/2011

FREE show tonight at 7pm! Headliner Jill Bourque plus Loren Kraut, Drew Harmon, Joe Gleckler, Mollica Sokhom, Debbie Chakler Campo, and Danny Dechi.

11/05/2011

Comedy & Cocktails this Thursday, November 10th - FREE show with Headliner Jill Bourque plus Loren Kraut, Drew Harmon, Joe Gleckler, Mollica Sokhom, Debbie Chakler Campo, and Danny Dechi.

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140 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA
94133

Website

http://purpleonionlive.com/

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