5/16. The Minorities Stand-Up @ Stage Werx Theater. 446 Valencia St. SF. 7PM. $10-$12. Featuring Samson Koletkar and Edwin Li. Tickets Available: Here.

Edwin Li & Samson Koletkar blast away at various stereotypes that portray the minorities as goofballs in the mainstream media and entertainment. They take shots at the absurdities that they experience in America as they try to voice the opinions and views of the minorities through humor while not shying away from highlighting the absurdities of their own cultures.

5/16. The Minorities Stand-Up @ Stage Werx Theater. 446 Valencia St. SF. 7PM. $10-$12. Featuring Samson Koletkar and Edwin Li. Tickets Available: Here.

Edwin Li & Samson Koletkar blast away at various stereotypes that portray the minorities as goofballs in the mainstream media and entertainment. They take shots at the absurdities that they experience in America as they try to voice the opinions and views of the minorities through humor while not shying away from highlighting the absurdities of their own cultures.

4/23. QComedy Showcase @ StageWerx Theater. 446 Valencia St. SF. 8PM. $8-$16. Featuring Cookie Dough, Jill Bourque, Morgan, Valerie Branch, Cassandra Gorgeous, Lynn Ruth Miller and Jennifer Dronsky. 

4/23. QComedy Showcase @ StageWerx Theater. 446 Valencia St. SF. 8PM. $8-$16. Featuring Cookie Dough, Jill Bourque, Morgan, Valerie Branch, Cassandra Gorgeous, Lynn Ruth Miller and Jennifer Dronsky. 

10/25. The Rejects of Stand-Up @ Stage Werx. 446 Valencia St. SF. $10. 8 PM. Feat Johnny Squires, Suraj Menon, Chris Schiappacasse, Stephen Ferris, Sweet Gail, Vahé Hova and Keon Kobra.

10/25. The Rejects of Stand-Up @ Stage Werx. 446 Valencia St. SF. $10. 8 PM. Feat Johnny Squires, Suraj Menon, Chris Schiappacasse, Stephen Ferris, Sweet Gail, Vahé Hova and Keon Kobra.

8/7 Greg Proops on Previously Secret Information @ Stage Werx. 533 Sutter St. SF. $25-35. 7&9:30 PM. Featuring Joe Klocek and Dhaya Lakshminarayanan.

[Previously Secret Information is a storytelling show where performers talk about aspects of their on-stage persona, background, or inspiration. This show features Proops talking about how he once worked for a speed dealer in Burlingame, CA. A riveting story from a riveting man. More information: Here.]

8/7 Greg Proops on Previously Secret Information @ Stage Werx. 533 Sutter St. SF. $25-35. 7&9:30 PM. Featuring Joe Klocek and Dhaya Lakshminarayanan.

[Previously Secret Information is a storytelling show where performers talk about aspects of their on-stage persona, background, or inspiration. This show features Proops talking about how he once worked for a speed dealer in Burlingame, CA. A riveting story from a riveting man. More information: Here.]

Monday Comedy News (6/20/2011)

50 Mason Secret Society. 50 Mason St. San Francisco. 10 PM. 21+ Free. Featuring Chris Garcia, Casey Ley, Chris Thayer, Miles K and more. 

The Bell Curve Project @ Stage Werx. 533 Sutter St. SF. $15. 8 PM. Featuring W. Kamau Bell, Boots Riley (of The Coup), Alex Koll, Nato Green, Janine Brito, Chuck Sklar, Kevin Camia and more. Tickets available: Here.

For the People Comedy Anniversary @ The Punch Line . 444 Battery St. SF. 8 PM. $15. Featuring Joey Guila, Frankie Quiñones, Cory Loykasek, Chris Storin, Marcella Arguello, Bryan Yang and Jerrod Carmichael

Marga’s Funny Mondays @ The Marsh. 2120 Allston Way. Berkeley, CA. 8 PM. $10. (WOOF). Featuring Howard Stone, Rhonda Jo Boomington, Nate Blanchard, Caitlin Gill. Host: Marga Gomez. (More Information Link)

Deco Open Mic. 510 Larkin. SF. 7-9 PM. Contact tony.koester at gmail dot com for bookings. [Boomshakala!]

Nick’s Crispy Taco/The Rouge Open Mic with Travis Curry and Tony Sparks. 1500 Broadway. SF. Sign Ups: 9:00. Show: 9:30. Free [but buy some tacos].

Club Deluxe. 1511 Haight St. SF. 9:00 PM. $5.

SFCC @ The Purple Onion. 140 Columbus Ave. SF. 7 PM. $6. 18+ Featuring the up and comers of the San Francisco Comedy College.

Nutty Monday’s Open Mic and Showcase @ The Stony Inn. 1320 Del Paso Blvd. Sacramento. Hosted by: Tristan Johnson.

Upcoming Shows: June 20 & 22 ~ The Bell Curve Project @ Stage Werx. 533 Sutter St. SF. $15. 8 PM. Featuring W. Kamau Bell, Boots Riley (of The Coup), Alex Koll, Nato Green, Janine Brito, Chuck Sklar, Kevin Camia and more. Tickets available: Here.

The Bell Curve Project will be a hybrid of a diatribe, video clips and  segments, talk show elements, sketch comedy, and a good old-fashioned  Kamau show.

The subject of this show: Apologies.
[A swell of talent with an interesting premise. Please go watch.]

Upcoming Shows: June 20 & 22 ~ The Bell Curve Project @ Stage Werx. 533 Sutter St. SF. $15. 8 PM. Featuring W. Kamau Bell, Boots Riley (of The Coup), Alex Koll, Nato Green, Janine Brito, Chuck Sklar, Kevin Camia and more. Tickets available: Here.

The Bell Curve Project will be a hybrid of a diatribe, video clips and segments, talk show elements, sketch comedy, and a good old-fashioned Kamau show.

The subject of this show: Apologies.

[A swell of talent with an interesting premise. Please go watch.]

Women’s History Perspectives: Nina G (The Queen’s Speech @ Previously Secret Information). 

[Only a year on stage and she’s already making waves. One of the most unique voices in stand up that I look forward to seeing for many years to come.]

"If your skin is darker than my latte stay on BART until Concord."

— Joe Klocek describing the Walnut Creek mentality.

SF Gate conducts an insightful article on Zahra Noorbakhsh’s one person show currently running at Stage Werx every Thursday in February. 

Zahra Noorbakhsh (She has a run at the Stage Werx Theater in San Francisco performing her one person show: All Atheist Are Muslim. Every Thursday in the month of February)