Make Plans Now for The Rooster Roast, Mon., March 19

Announcing The Rooster Roast—A Celebration of Bay Area Comedy History 

Headlining comics Will Durst, Mark Pitta and Johnny Steele among the Roasters.

Rooster T. Feathers is proud to announce The Rooster Roast, Monday, March 19, 8pm at Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club. We’re celebrating 33 years of comedy in Sunnyvale, and Heather Barbieri’s 10-year anniversary as Head Rooster. An all-star cast of characters representing the very best in Bay Area comedy over the past three decades will pay tribute to Heather and Roosters, each in their own way. Comedians scheduled to appear include 6-time Emmy nominee Will Durst (hundreds of TV appearances), Johnny Steele (KGO, Live 105, KRON), Mark Pitta (The Tonight Show), Larry “Bubbles” Brown (Late Night with David Letterman), Dan St. Paul (A&E, Comedy Central), Joe Klocek (Live at Gotham), plus club favorites Jimmy Gunn, Debi Durst, Conor Kellicutt, Michael Slack, Tim Babb, as well as Roosters’ own Tina Allen Gallo and Beth Schumann. Plus an appearance by the Lady of the Evening..wait, that doesn’t sound right..Heather Barbieri will also do a set!

The show will be open to the public. Doors open at 7:15pm, showtime at 8pm, tickets $10 plus two-item minimum per person. 21 and over only. Tickets available at 408.736.0921, on www.RoosterTFeathers.com or on Roosters’ Facebook page.

About Heather: Originally from Denver, Colorado, Heather Woodhull Barbieri is a 15-year veteran stand-up comic, and is the owner and booker of Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club since December 2001.

About Roosters: Since 1979 Rooster T. Feathers has brought the nation's best comics to the Sunnyvale stage. Stars of today such as Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, and Drew Carey have entertained thousands of Rooster's crowds. Today, Roosters is the host to national comics as seen on The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central. Not a cavernous hall or stuffy theater, Roosters offers an intimate setting where you can enjoy the funniest entertainers, live and up close, the way stand-up comedy was intended. This historic landmark was Sunnyvale's original bus stop and back in the early 1970s was the location of the beta test of the first video game, Pong. Rooster's showroom is always available for private parties, corporate events and daytime rentals in addition to our nightly shows. Personalized catering is also available for parties of 35 or more.

Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club
157 W El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408.736.0921
info@roostertfeathers.com
www.RoosterTFeathers.com

Announcing another class with master riffer Joe Klocek! 1/28/12

Headlining comedian Joe Klocek is one of the best riffers out there, and he can show you how to riff too! Rooster T. Feathers is proud to present Riffing: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques; a class for any comedian who wants to be more comfortable going off script.

"Not only is Joe a master of being funny on his feet, but he is also a great teacher who provides an entertaining, and customized, learning experience. Taking his class significantly increased my audience interaction and enabled me to further develop the quality and professionalism of my act." -Comedian Duncan Riach

"Joe has an amazing ability to make everyone he interacts with feel comfortable. When you take this class, you will be EXCITED and looking forward to the next opportunity you can riff. Even better, you will be excited to start showing audiences who you really are." -Sandy Stec

Riffing: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques

Riffing. You have all seen it. The comic says something perfect in the moment and kills harder than their best written joke. It is an incredible feeling for the audience and the comic. These moments don’t have to be random. There are simple tools every comic can learn, apply and use to stand out in a show. Riffing is the most important tool to have for live performance.

Saturday January 28, 2011

1pm-4pm, $75

Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club

157 W El Camino Real

Sunnyvale CA 94087

Enjoy this video of Joe at Roosters, riffing on the blind in Modesto:

Email Heather at roosterbookings@yahoo.com with any questions or to reserve your spot, or you can pay in advance on our Web site here.

Regardless of your goal or skill level, studying comedy at Roosters is a fun way to network with new people and expand your public speaking skills.

Connect with Roosters!

Facebook www.facebook.com/RoosterTFeathers

Twitter: @RoosterTF

Youtube: www.youtube.com/RoosterTFeathers

Yahoo Groups: RoosterComedyInfo

Riffing Class with Joe Klocek: Saturday August 13

Headlining comedian Joe Klocek is one of the best riffers out there, and he can show you how to riff too! Rooster T. Feathers is proud to present Riffing: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques; a class for any comedian who wants to be more comfortable going off script.

"Not only is Joe a master of being funny on his feet, but he is also a great teacher who provides an entertaining, and customized, learning experience. Taking his class significantly increased my audience interaction and enabled me to further develop the quality and professionalism of my act." -Duncan Riach

"Joe has an amazing ability to make everyone he interacts with feel comfortable. When you take this class, you will be EXCITED and looking forward to the next opportunity you can riff. Even better, you will be excited to start showing audiences who you really are." -Sandy Stec

Riffing: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques

Riffing. You have all seen it. The comic says something perfect in the moment and kills harder than their best written joke. It is an incredible feeling for the audience and the comic. These moments don’t have to be random. There are simple tools every comic can learn, apply and use to stand out in a show. Riffing is the most important tool to have for live performance.

Saturday August 13, 2011

1pm-4pm, $75

Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club

157 W El Camino Real

Sunnyvale CA 94087

Enjoy this video of Joe at Roosters, riffing on the blind in Modesto:

Email Heather at roosterbookings@yahoo.com with any questions or to reserve your spot, or you can pay in advance on our Web site here.

Regardless of your goal or skill level, studying comedy at Roosters is a fun way to network with new people and expand your public speaking skills.

Connect with Roosters!

Facebook www.facebook.com/RoosterTFeathers

Twitter: @RoosterTF

Youtube: www.youtube.com/RoosterTFeathers

Yahoo Groups: RoosterComedyInfo

New Comedy Class: Riffing Tools, Tricks and Techniques - Jan 29

The smoothest comedians out there do their act and make it sound as if it's off the top of their heads. But some comedians, in the course of their act, do come up with stuff on the spot. That's called "riffing," a term that originated in music, but comedians adopted and bastardized. According to a Wikipedia entry, 

Use of the term has also misleadingly been extended to comedy where riffing is used to mean the verbal exploration of a particular subject, thus moving the meaning away from the original jazz sense of a repeated figure over which the soloist improvises, to instead indicate the improvisation itself: that is, improvising on a melody or progression as one would improvise on a subject by extending a singular thought, idea or inspiration into a bit, or routine. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riff#Riff)

Let's not get hung up on terms. Suffice to say riffing is what makes stand up comedy a living, breathing thing, and why Rooster T Feathers believes live stand up comedy is the best stand up comedy.

We also believe Joe Klocek is one of the best riffing comics out there, and really thought his workshop would be a great addition to the Rooster's class schedule.

Riffing: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques

 

Riffing. You have all seen it. The comic says something perfect in the moment and kills harder than their best written joke. It is an incredible feeling for the audience and the comic. These moments don’t have to be random. There are simple tools every comic can learn, apply and use to stand out in a show. Riffing is the most important tool to have for live performance. 

 

Saturday January 29, 2011

1pm-4pm, $80

Rooster T Feathers

157 W El Camino Real

Sunnyvale CA 94087

Joe Klocek

This is a 3 hour workshop lead by San Francisco stand-up comic, Joe Klocek. 

Joe has appeared on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham and NBC’s Last Comic 

Standing, and came in second at the San Francisco Comedy Competition

Email Heather at roosterbookings@yahoo.com with any questions or to reserve your spot, or you can pay in advance on our Web site here.

Regardless of your goal or skill level, studying comedy at Roosters is a fun way to network with new people and expand your public speaking skills.

 

Use Roosters One-on-One Direct Feedback sessions to take your development as a comedian to the next level.  One-on-One sessions are designed to focus on any topic in which you have the most interest, be it stage performance, product management, material development or performance review.   Sessions are held with Heather Barbieri, owner and booker of Rooster T. Feathers and stand up comedy veteran of 15 years. One hour session is $100.

 

Connect with Roosters!

Facebook www.facebook.com/RoosterTFeathers

Twitter: @RoosterTF

Youtube: www.youtube.com/RoosterTFeathers

Yahoo Groups: RoosterComedyInfo

Joe Klocek and Jimmy Gunn: Twas The Night Before Christmas

It was a classic "live comedy" moment. Home for the Holidays Comedy Showcase (December 23) headliner Joe Klocek invited comedian Jimmy Gunn up on stage to "act out" the classic Christmas story. But you've never seen THIS version before! Caution: Adult Content; Mature audiences only. Enjoy!

Coupon Amnesty Announced for 11/26-11/28, 12/23 and 12/26

Bring in any Rooster T Feathers coupon, ticket or pass--whether valid or not--and we'll take it!

Laugh in the face of expiration dates...they mean nothing to us Friday November 26 through Sunday November 28, Thursday December 23 or Sunday December 26.

November 26 through 28 spotlights headliner Clinton Jackson, from Comedy Central, The Late Late Show and more. He appears with Sandy Stec from Mix 106.5 and Sam Comroe.

December 23 and 26 is the Home for the Holidays Comedy Showcase, featuring some of our favorite Bay Area, L.A. and New York comedians who have come back home for the holidays. (Get it? That's where the name comes from!) On December 23 you can see headliner Joe Klocek from Live at Gotham top off a the show hosted by Roosters' own Beth Schumann. The December 26 show features Bay area favorite Jeremy Beth Michaels in the host spot with headliner Tony Camin, from Comedy Central, The Bill Maher Show and The Marijuana-logues. Full line ups for both shows are on our Calendar.

Want to see the Friday show but your coupon is valid only for Sunday? Who cares! Bring it in anyway. That's what amnesty is all about.

We'll take expired birthday passes, old Groupon or Town Hog vouchers, expired tickets, an Entertainment Book coupon from 2007, etc. We'll even take those super-old tickets from so long ago it was before the Rooster updated his image, i.e., back in the days of the top hat and spats!

We'll also accept a Thursday ticket on a Saturday, or a pass for 10:30 at the 8pm or 9pm show, etc. Sorry, we don't take competitors coupons tho.

You have to call to make reservations; We don't accept coupons through the Web site. Just call 408.736.0921 to leave your reservation details.