Celebrate 40 years of Pong with Geeks & Gamers Comedy 11/28

Geeks & Gamers Comedy Showcase: A Pong 40th Anniversary Celebration

Co-sponsored by the Computer History Museum, with Special Guest Allan Alcorn, Pong Designer

Join us Wednesday November 28 as we celebrate the birth of the Video Game Industry, right in our very own bar!

The original Pong machine!

In 1972, Allan Alcorn created Pong as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell. Surprised by the quality of Alcorn's work, Atari decided to manufacture the game. Pong quickly caught on and became the first commercially successful video game, which led to the start of the video game industry. (source: Wikipedia)

In the fall of 1972, the Pong machine designed by Alcorn was beta-tested in the Sunnyvale bar called Andy Capp’s Tavern, located at 157 W El Camino Real. 40 years later, Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club now occupies this historic building. The original Pong machine is currently on display at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

With host Erikka Innes (Sex with Nerds) and headliner Tim Babb (Last Comic Standing, Wipeout), the Geeks and Gamers Comedy Showcase will feature a full line up of comedians, some pro and some amateur, beta-testing their jokes! The festivities will include a few words from Allan Alcorn, a prize for the best Gaming joke, and a special grand prize drawing featuring a gift bag from the Computer History Museum plus free tickets to an upcoming Roosters’ show.

Show details:
Wednesday, November 28, 8pm (doors open at 7:15pm), $10 per person
Tickets available online at www.RoosterTFeathers.com. Click here for the full event listing.
Reservations encouraged. Call 408.736.0921 for more information or to make reservations.
21 and over only with valid ID. Two-item minimum purchase per person applies.

10th Annual Comedy Competition Kicks Off Tuesday, Feb. 28

The 10th Annual New Talent Comedy Competition kicks off this week with two preliminary rounds on Tuesday, February 28 and Wednesday February 29.

It starts with a total pool of over 100 amateur comedians. The audience votes for their favorites at each show, and ultimately picks the funniest local comedian. Each night's winners will advance to the next round. The top finalists then compete for cash prizes and a week of emcee work at Roosters. Past winners include regular SF SketchFest performer Mari Magaloni (2007 winner), actor/comedian Reggie Steele (2003), as seen on Martin Lawrence Presents on Starz, and Mike E. Winfield, (2004) who snagged a role on NBC's The Office in 2011 and was featured on Letterman.

All shows include a professional emcee and headliner, and this week we've got Ken Townsend hosting with Conor Kellicutt closing the show Tuesday, and Ronn Vigh hosting with headliner Will Franken on Wednesday.

Scheduled to compete Tuesday Feb 28:
Danny Allen
CMF
Jesse Hett
Shan Howerton
Patrick James
Eric Kauffman
Justin Lucas
Sam Meeker
Bruce Michael
Dauood Naimyar
Raymond Santos
Bobby Shah
Jay Stowe
Stephen Turner
G. Williams

Scheduled to compete Wednesday Feb 29:
Theresa Boteilho
Matt Casey
Ray Davila
Corie Gipson
Paul Green
Courtney Huston
T.J. Kelsall
Jeff McBride
Johan Miranda
Robert Novak
Rudy O.
James O'Malley
Tammy Powers
Paul Simmons
Bryant Tarpley

Tickets available online at www.RoosterTFeathers.com or call 408.736.0921.

Congratulations Shanti Charan, winner 9th Annual New Talent Comedy Competition

Photo by Imran G.

It started over two months ago with more than 100 competitors and has now come to a close with one winner. Shanti Charan becomes the second woman to take top honors in Rooster's annual contest. (Mari Magaloni, actress and acclaimed Palin impersonator, won the 5th Annual New Talent Competition in 2007.)

Shanti wins a cash prize and a week of paid emcee work at Roosters. Shanti happens to be part of an upcoming show, Outsourced Comedy, which features Raj Sharma, Kabir "Kabeezy" Singh (2009 Roosters New Talent Competition Winner), and Sammy Obeid (2008 Roosters New Talent Competition Winner). Outsourced Comedy plays Wednesday May 25 and Thursday May 26 at 8pm at Rooster T. Feathers. Tickets are available now at www.roostertfeathers.com.

Here's Shanti's winning set from the competition.



Congratulations to the other top finishers: Nick Aragon in 2nd Place and Duncan Riach in 3rd Place. Great job all!

Congratulations to the 2010 Winners of the New Talent Competition

Roosters New Talent Comedy Competition Finals were held Wednesday, May 5. Here are the results:

First Place: Red Scott
Second Place (tie): Joey Bragg and Dave Thomason

Check out the video with some highlights of the winners. Caution: F-bomb alert!

Winners of SemiFinal Round 1

Winners of the Wed. April 7 Semifinal round of the New Talent Competition:

1st Place: Joey Bragg
2nd Place: Phil Johnson
3rd Place (tie): Khulani Malone and Red Scott

They'll be moving on to the competition finals on May 5. Cheer on your favorite comic!

The last of the preliminary rounds is over. Here's how it turned out.

1st Place: Trevor Hill
2nd Place: Jason Rogers
3rd Place: DNA
4th Place: Mac McDonald

Congratulations to these four who will be moving on to the semifinals, which begin next Wednesday. Cheer on your favorite comic. Line ups for each semifinal round will be posted soon.

All the competitors throughout have done a great job, and deserve a huge round of applause!

3/24 Preliminary Round Winners

Great show last night with host Kabeezy and headliner Larry "Bubbles" Brown! Here's how the night turned out:

1st Place: Tyler Hinz

2nd Place: Bob Fernandez

3rd Place: Danny Holzwart

4th Place: Melanie Bega

 

These four are moving on to the semifinals in April. Yay!

BTW, Bubbles and Kabeezy are on the show Thursday through Sunday of this week with headliner Chris Porter. Check our calendar for more show info.

3/23 Preliminary Round Winners

Congrats to the winners of Preliminary Round 8 of the RTF New Talent Comedy Competition! Moving on to the semis in April are:


1st Place: Candy Churilla
2nd Place: Ben Del Castillo
3rd Place: David Nguyen
4th Place: Vahe Hovak

All the competitors did a smashing job, and the show was hosted by Sammy Obeid, winner of the 6th Annual Roosters New Talent Comedy Competition, and headlined by Reggie Steele, the winner of the first ever Roosters New Talent Competition.

Congrats to last night's Round 7 New Talent Competition winners!

Congrats to the winners of Preliminary Round 7 of the RTF New Talent Comedy Competition! Moving on to the semis in April are:

1st Place: Patrick McDermott
2nd Place: Jesse Castro and Courtney Huston (tie)
4th Place: Durrty

Congratulations Round 6 Winners!

Congrats to the funny folks moving forward to the semifinals of Roosters New Talent Competition in April! The winners of the March 16 Preliminary Round are:

1st Place: Dave Thomason
2nd Place: Raj Dutta
3rd Place: Stephen Turner
4th Place: (tie) Loren Kraut and Sam Wilcke

All the contestants did a great job!

Congrats to last night's winners!

It's Round 5 of the New Talent Comedy Competition and the playing field is shrinking. Here's the results of Wednesday night's  (3/10) preliminary round:

1st Place: Dan Edwards
2nd Place: Red Scott
3rd Place: Cameron Edmondson
4th Place: Kelsey Wagner

Great job by everyone!

Congrats to last night's New Talent Competition winners!

Another great SOLD OUT STANDING ROOM ONLY show with headliner Rachel McDowell and host Dan Wilson. We were so busy we ran out of Bass Ale! (Which by the way is on special on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for only $4.) Here's the results of last night's preliminary round:

1st Place: Cory Robinson
2nd Place: Phil Johnson
3rd Place: Larry Lange
4th Place: Arnie Ponce

Great job by everyone!

Congrats to last night's New Talent Competition winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the 3rd Preliminary Round of the New Talent Comedy Competition!

Last night's show with host Kabeezy (Kabir Singh) and headliner Bubbles (Larry Brown) rocked. Of the 15 up-and-comers that competed, these four are moving on to the semifinals:

1st Place: Khulani Malone
2nd Place: Colleen Watson
3rd Place: Jamarr Johnson
4th Place: Tommy Scott

Great job everyone!

Congrats to last night's New Talent Competition winners!

Last night marked the second preliminary round of the 8th Annual New Talent Comedy Competition. With pro host Grant Lyon and headliner Sandy Stec from Mix 106.5 and a sold-out crowd, the show rocked! But, yet again, there can only be four winners moving on to the semi-final rounds. They are:

1st Place: Samuel Comroe
2nd Place: Pat McCoy
3rd Place: Mark Zhang
4th Place: Joey Bragg

How about a big round of applause for all last night's competitors...they did a great job!

Congrats to last night's New Talent Competition winners!

It's Roosters' 8th Annual New Talent Comedy Competition season! Starting with preliminary rounds in late February through March, then on to the semifinals in April, and culminating in the finals on May 5! We start with a pool of over 100 comedians. The audience votes for their favorites in each round resulting in only one first place winner! But first, the preliminaries.

Last night was the kick off of the whole shebang. Roosters' favorite Grant Lyon emceed and Conor Kellicutt closed out the show. All the competitors did a great job, but only 4 can move on to the semis. Those four are:

1st Place: Bombo Belford
2nd Place: Matt Gubser
3rd Place: Jake Brenner
4th Place: Tree (Teresa Cretella)

Congrats all!