Annual Comedy Night

Fifth Annual Comedy Night: An Evening of a Thousand Thank Yous!

Thank you to all of you who could make it this Saturday to our fifth annual comedy night. Because of you, the generosity of our talented performers, and the support of our sponsors and volunteers, the evening was a fantastic success!

We’d like to extend some extra heartfelt thanks to the following people who made it all possible:

• Our fearless performers: Janeane Garofalo, Daniel Handler, Al Madrigal, Patton Oswalt, Jasper Redd, Nick Swardson, Tig, Sheng Wang and Brent Weinbach
• Our magnificent sponsors: The amazing Live Nation staff, especially Jim Cornett, Morgan Pitman, Molly Schminke, and Erik Seibert for their heroic efforts promoting and producing the show; the very fabulous staff of the Onion, especially Alexandra Hodkowski and Jenny Hay, who made our year by being our media sponsor and all-around supporters; and the kind folks at Freedm for their generous sponsorship and continued support
• Dazzling PR task force Amanda Machi and Sasha Kinney
• Awe-inspiring poster and ad designer Ellen Gould
• Our generous in-kind sponsors: Clubcard, Hilton San Francisco, Kimpton Hotels, Omni San Francisco Hotel, Pacific Heights Limousine, The San Francisco Chocolate Boutique, The Westin, the W hotel, Wally’s Foods, and Yelp

We hope you will join us again next year!

826 Valencia is proud to announce its Fifth Annual Comedy Night fundraiser: An Evening of a Thousand Scowls, featuring:

Janeane Garofalo (actress, activist and comedian who has starred in many films including Reality Bites, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and Wonderland)

Daniel Handler (aka “Lemony Snicket” and author of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Adverbs)

Al Madrigal (award-winning Bay Area comedian featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Ortegas)

Patton Oswalt (actor and stand-up comedian as seen on HBO and Comedy Central, Seinfeld and King of Queens)

Tig (stand-up comedian as seen on Comedy Central and Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Jasper Redd (stand-up comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central and Last Call with Carson Daly)

Nick Swardson (actor and stand-up comedian featured on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn and star of the upcoming films Benchwarmers and Suckaz)

Sheng Wang (stand-up comedian who performs at numerous Bay Area comedy clubs) and Brent Weinbach (as seen on Comedy Central and at the San Francisco Sketchfest)

This year’s event will be held at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium at 8:00 PM (doors are at 7:00 PM). 18 and over please.

Get your tickets now at TICKETMASTER or
www.nobhilltickets.com or calling (415) 292-9191.

You can also buy your tickets at the box office at 1111 California St. to avoid ticketing fees.

Posted by Joel at April 24, 2007 11:27 PM