Laughing and Crawling

Laughing and Crawling

The 2nd Annual SF Comedy Crawl is Tonight

 

The Bay Area has some top notch underground comedic talent, and the 2nd Annual SF Comedy Crawl is showcasing a bunch of it tonight. In contrast to your normal open mic rollercoaster of pretty good to so-shitty-it-borders-on-art, the Crawl is going to showcase over 20 seasoned local comics, most of which you probably haven’t seen, and all of them funny. Best of all, all three shows are free.

The whole thing starts at 6:00 PM at The Grotto, which is the fancy name for the actual basement of Sports Basement (on Bryant Street). Big plus: free beer and wine to start the night. At 8:00 PM, it’ll move down the block to the SOMA Streat Food Park at 428 11th street. The night rounds out at Il Pirata, hosted by none other than the Godfather of SF Comedy, Tony Sparks. Check out their facebook page for more info.

Keep an eye out for David Gborie and Kaseem Bentley, among others. These are the type of dudes that could get too big for this town in no time.

True Hustle Producer Anthony Medina will be hosting The Grotto set, and he’s been very busy lately putting up shows like this one. He’s passionate about fostering talent, and making sure people see it. For him, these shows aren’t just about making the audience laugh—they’re about giving local comics another platform.

“In my opinion, the Bay Area comedy scene is as good if not better than any other scene out there. We just want to put [comedians] in the position to get quality stage time, and get paid when they can.”

San Francisco is constantly losing comedians to LA, and The Crawl is one of those shows where you can catch a lot of great talent while it’s still around. Hell, if nothing else, show up for the free booze and see where the night takes you.

[Photo: Jay Austin Graham Photography]