“I’m a 49ers fan but I want my next boyfriend to be an Oakland Raiders fan because I want someone capable of unconditional love.”

- Nicole Turley @ Dirty Trix Saloon [Paraphrase]

“I’m a 49ers fan but I want my next boyfriend to be an Oakland Raiders fan because I want someone capable of unconditional love.”

- Nicole Turley @ Dirty Trix Saloon [Paraphrase]


It’s a lot of zoo jokes. I smoke a lot of weed, go to a lot of zoos. 

- Stephen Furey explaining his material @ San Francisco Punch Line [Paraphrase]

It’s a lot of zoo jokes. I smoke a lot of weed, go to a lot of zoos. 

- Stephen Furey explaining his material @ San Francisco Punch Line [Paraphrase]


“Skinny jeans are the mullet of denim, because they combine good and bad things incorrectly.” 

- Mary Alice McNab @ San Francisco Punch Line [Paraphrase]

“Skinny jeans are the mullet of denim, because they combine good and bad things incorrectly.” 

- Mary Alice McNab @ San Francisco Punch Line [Paraphrase]

"I’m like a unicorn: beautiful but grotesque."

Caitlin Gill on being a single woman @ Dark Room Theater/The Business

"I tell people I moved to San Francisco to do stand-up to sound ambitious. The truth is I just want to ride a bicycle and still have people have sex with me."

Cameron Vannini @ Melt! Cafe [Paraphrase]

"Why am I a communications major? I just yell at people."

Ryan Papazian @ Dirty Trix [Paraphrase]

"Does anybody know where glitter comes from? [Ignorant silence] Doesn’t that bother anybody?! … It’s probably made by the government. They made AIDS and crack, why not glitter?"

— Jeremy Talamantes @ Portal’s Tavern [Paraphrase]

"If I had to dress like you, I’d kill myself."

— Al, the audience member, towards Chris Schiappacasse @ Portal’s Tavern

"I realized how much money I could make if I didn’t care about sex."

Nicole Calasich on a recent hackathon @ Portal’s Tavern

"This is what Oakland is about: cooperation and ignoring bad comedy"

— Mean Dave @ Oakland Art Murmur [Paraphrase]