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

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.

2 Chances to win tickets from KOFY-TV!

Welcome back, KOFY!

We love KOFY-TV. They sponsor some of our events, schlep the KOFY Crew out to the club to give stuff away, put some of our customers on TV saying things like, "Welcome back, KOFY!", and feature many of our favorite local comedians on the late-Saturday night Creepy KOFY Movie Time show. CKMT is campy horror movie and variety show, with go-go dancers, comedians, bands, magicians and other off-beat performers hosted by No Name--a DJ--and Balrok--a demon. Conor Kellicutt, Tim Babb, Larry "Bubbles" Brown, Alex Koll, Kabeezy and Sammy Obeid are just a few of the comedians that have slung jokes in the cave.

KOFY Club members can win tickets for headliner Brent Weinbach on September 17 (9pm) or Bryan Callen on September 24 (9pm). Contest began 8/30 and goes through 9/10 for the Weinbach tix and runs from 9/6 to 9/17 for the Callen tix. Visit KOFYtv.com to learn more about the KOFY Club and to enter to win!

Even if you don't win tickets, come on out to one or both of these shows. The KOFY Crew will be on hand with lots of freebies and your chance to be on TV!

Here's a clip of headliner Brent Weinbach on Comedy Central. Brent performs five shows September 16 through 19 at Roosters.

Jokes.com
Brent Weinbach - Belief in God
comedians.comedycentral.com
Big Lake A New Comedy from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

This is Bryan Callen the last time, which was the first time, he played Roosters. He'll be back for five shows September 23 through 26.




Just for fun, a little taste of CKMT.

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!