Readers’ Choice (Best Comedian): Marga Gomez, Casey Ley and Paco Romane [Tie]

Best Comedy Institution: SF Sketchfest

Best Racial Humor You Don’t Feel Guilty Laughing At: Kaseem Bentley

Best SF Comedy Tumblr: Courting Comedy

Best Tranny Comedienne: Natasha Muse

The Best Cheap Night of Comedy: The Business

Best Comedy Open Mic: Funny Mondays With Victor Torres at Deco Lounge

Best Stand-Up on the Way Up: Shanti Charan

Best Onstage Impression: Don Reed

[I’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the readers of this blog. The notoriety and momentum of this experiment/experience is as yours as it is mine. Thank you to the San Francisco Bay Area comedy community for being the best comedy scene in the country (as far as I know), thanks to the Internet for keeping everything scattered and revelatory, thanks to Dana Sitar whom I’m sure had a hand in my humble embarrassment for the last few days, thanks to Emily Heller for inspiring CC’s inception (see: Sex Talk With Kaseem), thanks to David Cairns for saving Courting Comedy, and thanks to all those that deserve it (artist, photographers, producers, luminaries, content creators, dreamers, hustlers, and champions). While the anniversary is a month away, I look forward to YEAR THREE with pride and humility. - O.J.]

Kingpin Comedy Snaps by Kiko Briez

5/8. Josef Anolin @ San Francisco Punch Line. 444 Battery St. SF. 8PM. $15. Featuring Edwin Li, Bryan Moore, Dave Thomason and Chris Riggins. Hosted by Shanti Charan. Tickets Available: Here.

[The best of the best. On my honor, this a great show you should support.]

4/28. Justin Lucas @ Purple Onion. 140 Columbus Ave. SF. $20. 10PM. Featuring Matt Casey, Richard Sarvarte, Kevin Collins, Shanti Charan and Ricky Luna. Hosted by Jabari Davis. Tickets Available: Here.

4/28. Jacob Rubin @ Purple Onion. 140 Columbus Ave. SF. $20. 8PM. Featuring Dash Kwiatkowski, Wilder Shaw, Clare O’Kane, Shanti Charan and Ricky Luna. Hosted by Jabari Davis. Tickets Available: Here.

[A lot of the best young Bay comedians on this one.]

5/4. Kingpin Comedy @ Club K.O. Classic Bowl. 900 King Plaza. Daly City. $7. Doors: 8PM. Featuring Kabir Singh, Lilibeth Helson, Kaseem Bentley, Kevin Camia, Shanti Charan, Justin Lucas, and Daryus Monday. Hosted by Tony Sparks. 

+ Plus AFTER PARTY WILL BE ROCKIN WITH “THE WORLD FAMOUS DJ APOLLO of The Triple Threat Dj’s” & The Legendary DJ KEITH O!!

(via Facebook)

[Music. Bowling. Comedy. Drinking. AND it’s in celebration of Kiko Breiz’s birthday. Kiko is instrumental to Bay Area comedy, and is one of the nicest guys to ever grace God’s green Earth. Come out and celebrate these remarkable times.] 

4/21. Jokes + Jabs (UFC/Comedy) @ 8 Mile House. 2800 Bayshore Blvd. Brisbane. 10PM. Free. Featuring Josef Anolin, Rudy O., Andrea Almario, Shanti Charan, Dennis Cummings, Sam Meeker and Mean Dave. Hosted by Tony Sparks. $10 for UFC @ 7PM. 

[Jon “Bones” Jones vs. Josef “Funnybones” Anolin]

Shanti Charan @ Farley’s East 

4/13. Comedy @ Sports Basement. 1590 Bryant St. SF. Free. 6PM. Featuring Johan Miranda, Matt Louv, Juan Medina, Josh Argyle and headliner Shanti Charan. Hosted by Anthony Medina. 

[Free beer. Free show. Schaller-Weber Sausages for $4.]

3/26. Comedy @ Farley’s East. 33 Grand Ave. Oakland. Free. 7PM. Featuring Dave Thomason, Lydia Popovich, Shanti Charan, Karinda Dobbins, Nina G, David Gborie, Amy Miller, OJ Patterson and Ivan Hernandez. Hosted Kelly Anneken.

[Best show ever or best show ever? Free. East Bay. This is totally a show for the funemployed.]