Comedy

Mario Adrion Turned a Modeling Career Into a Global Comedy Tour

It takes lucky timing, an engaging genetic recipe, and focused cunning to become a comic who tours the world in just six years of performing. German born comedian Mario Adrion, who will be appearing at The San Jose Improv on July 1st-3rd, is a triple-thick smart chunk of Black...

Sarper Güven Comes to Sunnyvale

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Comedian Jiaoying Summers Creates Her Own Opportunities

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Brad Williams’ Growth Spurt Tour Hits San Jose

Nov 26, 2025

Every comic has their origin story, but for Brad Williams, performing at the San Jose Civic on Nov. 29, his path was a singular adventure.

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Fortune Feimster Talks Highs, Lows and ‘Just Life in General’

Nov 19, 2025

The last time Fortune Feimster performed in San Jose in 2022, she had just released her second Netflix stand-up special, ‘Good Fortune.’

John Cleese on Life: SPAM Is a Four-Letter Word

Sep 10, 2025

It’s fitting that comedy icon John Cleese will stop in San Jose, given Monty Python’s absurdly significant contribution to tech culture.

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Ali Siddiq Shares the Real Story

Jun 4, 2025

Standup comedy takes many forms. Ali Siddiq takes a storytelling approach, allowing the pace of his comedy to ebb, flow and build.

Abby Govindan Finds the Funny in Family Dynamics

Feb 19, 2025

Tackling the cultural divide between kids and their immigrant parents, comedian Abby Govindan brings her one-woman show to San Jose.

Desi Comedy Fest Comes to San Jose Improv

Jul 31, 2024

In 2014, Samson Koletkar and Abhay Nadkarni officially launched the Desi Comedy Fest, which has become a mainstay of Bay Area live comedy.

Tickets to The Fray at The Greek Theatre

Jul 6, 2026

Enter for a chance to win tickets to The Fray at The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley on July 23. Drawing July 15, 2026.

Tickets to Freestyle Explosion at Music in the Park

Jul 6, 2026

Enter for a chance to win tickets to Music in the Park featuring Freestyle Explosion: with Stevie B & The Cover Girls on Friday, July 24. Drawing July 20, 2026.

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