While you are busy playing on your phone, Sacramento’s own Cory Barringer finds the time to be in a band, perform stand-up comedy, produce numerous live variety shows, draw hilarious comic strips and produce perhaps the most thoughtful podcast about Digimon that has ever been created. A man of many…
Keith Lowell Jensen and Johnny Taylor Jr. are two Sactown natives who followed their dreams in comedy. They’ve shared almost everything together, from countless travels on the open road to the stage, where audiences burst into endless laughter. This year, these brothers from other mothers want to bring their show…
Paula Poundstone is a comedy oddball who has used her quirky charm, Dick Tracy-villain fashion sense and relatable humor that can be completely different from one stand-up show to the next, to ride a successful career that spans more than 40 years and counting. Cutting her teeth at open mics…
Trailblazer. Groundbreaker. Pathfinder. By definition alone, those words each hold powerful meaning. They describe someone who attempted to follow a path well-worn by those that came before, and when they found that particular path didn’t fit their own dreams, they decided to make their own way. Comedian Aida Rodriguez—the only…
Any comedian worth their salt is going to have someone complain about one of their performances, but it’s a select few who have been criticized by the President of The United States. Not surprisingly, it’s happened almost exclusively under the watch of comedy fan Donald Trump. After hosting the White…
We all have that one friend. They get a little too high, their eyelids droop, their mouth gets dry and they inevitably spend the next hour spouting inane gibberish about how dogs should be able to vote. Most of the time—save for when they start freaking out—it’s pretty funny. In…
You may know Justin Willman from his popular Netflix original series, Magic for Humans, his viral online videos or his many TV talk show appearances. The comedic magician is bringing the funny and the magic to the heart of Sacramento with his new show, Magic in Real Life, on Nov….
The comedic presence of Jack Gallagher is the sort of natural charisma one gets from a beloved family member. Where one comedian might take the stage and rush to fill every inch of empty space with their self, grabbing fists and armloads of attention like a gameshow contestant in a…
In the last few years, Michelle Buteau has been riding high in her career. You may have recently seen her as Veronica in the Netflix romantic comedy Always Be My Maybe. She was the scene-stealing pregnant best friend who offered the main characters support through their love-crossed idiocracies. She also…
Melissa McGillicuddy hates camping, but she loves comedy. A part of the Sacramento comedy scene for more than four years now, she’s gone from an open mic performer to a leader in the community. Recently promoted to the role of Stand-Up Program Director at Sacramento Comedy Spot, McGillicuddy also co-produces…
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