Comedy

On Brand • Jen Kirkman and the Making of a Comic Mind

Twenty years into her career, Jen Kirkman is at the top of her craft. Having started comedy in her hometown Boston, she spent the next four years on the grind in New York before the inevitable move to Los Angeles, where she has lived since 2002. It’s not an atypical…

Laughs for Days • Sacramento’s Live Comedy Offerings Continue to Amaze

Have you ever heard the phrase, “You’ve got to laugh to keep from crying?” It sure does seem to be more true nowadays than ever, doesn’t it? What with the everyone-is-always-outraged-about-something world we live in, it’s nice to find distractions from scrolling through our mostly hate-filled social media timelines. My…

Sixth Annual Sacramento Stand-Up Competition Returns June 22–23, 2018

Sacramento has an amazing stand-up comedy scene; whether it’s the ever-growing list of local comics making waves nationally, or the continuous flow of household-name-level comedians stopping through Punch Line and other local venues, it’s clear our comedy game is top-notch here in the Capital City. This Friday and Saturday (June…