California Comedy

Cat Alvarado

Funny, passionate and insightful, Cat Alvarado is a stand-up comedian and activist. Her comedy covers relatable topics like parents and dating, but also dives into her views on Latin American geopolitics, including the current crisis in Nicaragua. Cat has over 2 million views on Youtube from the popular Youtube Channel, The Reel Rejects, was featured on Buzzfeed's Tasty channel, and was on the PBS show First Nations Comedy Experience. She hosts the comedy podcast Villains of History @villainsofhistory. She's also performed in some of the top comedy festivals in the country, including Laughing Skull and Big Pine.

Matt Gubser

Matt Gubser is an award-winning San Francisco  Bay Area comic whom the San Jose Metro called “A true comedian…just a laid-back dude with a bone-dry wit".  Touching on topics ranging from parenting, dating, sex, politics, & religion, he intermingles personal anecdotes and biting social commentary, all couched in a comfortable, relaxed delivery.

Matt was has been part of SF Weekly's "Best of the Bay" and was named “Comedian’s Comedian” in the  Bay Area Stand Up Comedy Awards.  His most recent album, "Before He Was Famous," reached #2 on the Amazon Music Comedy Charts.

Lars Callieou

Lars Callieou has appeared at the Just for Laughs festival in Montréal, has a 1-Hour Comedy Special airing on The Comedy Network and has been overseas to entertain the troops 5 times (Kuwait, IRAQ, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi). He can be heard on CBC's Laugh Out Loud, CBC's The Debaters and on Sirius/XM.

Having performed in 25 countries Lars has become an international touring act and has toured with the likes of Miss Joan Rivers, Bob Saget and Kathleen Madigan. He's performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 5 times and toured Southeast Asia with the Magner's Comedy Festival. He's appeared at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, the Boston Comedy Festival, the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas and at the Halifax Comedy Festival in... well... Halifax.

Tickets available now!

October 2^nd, 2021

Doors Open at 7pm, Show Starts at 8pm

Venue Information 

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