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.

It's our birthday, but you take the cake!

Happy 33rd Anniversary Rooster T. Feathers!

Our official birthday is this Sunday, January 8 and we're celebrating with complimentary birthday cake for all guests. Plus, you can get two FREE tickets to this Sunday's show by giving us a birthday shout out on Twitter. Easy-squeezy. Just tweet a birthday greeting to your followers and mention our Twitter handle (@RoosterTF) and we'll contact you about two free seats to this Sunday's performance with headliner Eric Schwartz, AKA Smooth-E. Limit two free tickets per person. 21 and over only. Two-item minimum purchase applies.

For more information or to make reservations, call us at 408.736.0921.

Help us reach over 500 Twitter followers and get a thank you gift!

UPDATE 6/10/11: We reached 500 Twitter followers! Thanks! Keep following us for show news, promos, contests, specials and other comedy-related stuff.

UPDATE 6/6/11: Please note Friday show schedules in June have changed. Beginning with Greg Warren on 6/17 there will be one show at 9pm. If you follow and retweet our message, you can get 2 free tickets to ANY Friday show in June.

We're offering two free tickets to any Friday show in June to any Twitter follower who re-tweets our special announcement!

Check out our Twitter profile (@RoosterTF), make sure you follow us, find one of the tweets about this promo and re-tweet it! We'll contact you about how to redeem your two free tickets.

Choose from Jimmy Dore of Comedy Central's Citizen Jimmy and Pop & Politics, John Henton from Living Single, Greg Warren from The Late Late Show, or Last Comic Standing's Chris Porter.

Click here to view our June calendar of shows. Limit 2 tickets per follower. 21 and over only.

Make us Number One on the BayList!

It's awards season, and Roosters is on the campaign trail, mixing metaphors left and right! :-)

Once again we're up for a BayList award. Last year we took first place in the Comedy Club category, and we're looking for a repeat! This year the category is adorably named "Best Place to Laugh Till You Cry." That's Roosters, baby! Just this past weekend someone wrote on a comment card after the Danny Bevins show, "I have cheek cramps!" We're hoping those were facial cheek cramps induced by laughter and not something more sinister.

The SF BayList features more than 10,000 of the Bay Area's best local businesses. Eligible businesses are nominated by readers, and winners are determined by popular vote. That means YOU choose the Best of the SF Bay Area!

YOU choose the Best! YOU choose Roosters! Click here to vote for Roosters now. You have to register, but it's quick and easy and you can compete on the BayList ballot for pins and other fun stuff. While you're on our BayList page, watch the video by Bryan Callen (The Hangover, How I Met Your Mother, Entourage) made specifically for you....Roosters' awesome audiences!

Thank you for supporting live stand up comedy in your neighborhood! Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Congrats Laughing Skull Round 1 Winners

It was a sold-out show and a killer line up for The Laughing Skull Festival! But unfortunately we couldn't send everyone to Atlanta for the next round. In first place and definitely moving on to Atlanta is Roosters' favorite Andrew Norelli! In second place and also moving on to Atlanta is Don Friesen! The 3rd place finisher, Kabir "Kabeezy" Singh, will be an alternate for Atlanta in case Andrew or Don can't make it. Congratulations to the winners, and a big shout out to all the competitors for a fantastic show!

Don Friesen fans can catch him tonight through Sunday at Roosters. Andrew Norelli will be headlining in mid-January. Come check out the winners!

Update 11/20/10: Fancy slide show of the event with photos by local Sunnyvale photographer Dave Colby. Thanks Dave!


Laughing Skull Contest - Images by Dave Colby

Congratulations Giant Celebration VIR Winners!

The Rooster was so happy about the San Francisco Giants winning the 2010 World Series, he had a moment of weakness and decided to give away the store! Well, not the whole store. Six lucky winners received a VIR (Very Important Rooster) card valid for six-months free entry to Roosters. How about a hand for Joan A., Joe G., Heather K., Vanessa C., Aurelia S. and Krystal C.! We hope to see a lot of these folks over the next six months.

Your chance to win is just around the corner. Get on our email list and look for our next contest announcement. Sign up in the box on this page or go to www.RoosterTFeathers.com and look for the sign up box at the bottom of the home page.

Roosters Celebrates the 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants!

Go Giants! Stand up comedians often feel like misfits and castaways, so we're doubly happy!
This week, November 3 through 7, Roosters will be giving away 6 months of free entry to Roosters at every show! That's right, six lucky folks will win a Roosters VIR membership just for coming out on to see a show on this very special occasion. All you have to do is fill out a comment card with your full contact info and dump that in our bucket at the end of the night and you could be a winner, just like the San Francisco Giants!

Roosters' is also celebrating with a very special Giant's drink menu. Enjoy a Giant-ini or a Giant Celebration. Or just kick back with a Louisville Slugger or a 7th Inning Stretch. These drinks will only be available for a limited time, so get in here to get a taste before they are going, going, gone!

Congrats Matt and Ally, 2010 Costume Contest Winners!

Ally & Matt as Peg & Al

Thanks to everyone who came out Saturday night for our Halloween fun! Everyone in attendance got some Halloween goodies and enjoyed specialty drinks from our Halloween menu.

The winner(s) of the costume contest were Matt & Ally, who came dressed as Al and Peg Bundy! They won a 6-month VIR (Very Important Rooster) membership, giving them free entry to regular shows for the next half year.

VIR Memberships are also available for purchase (see our August 18 2010 blog for more info on that) and make a great holiday gift for the comedy lover on your list!

Click here for more pics from the event.

Halloween Costume Contest...Win 6 Months Free Entry!

Join us Saturday October 30 at the 9:00pm show with headliner Dan St. Paul as we celebrate Halloween Eve! Roosters gets into the Halloween spirit with drink specials, trick-or-treat bags, a costume contest, and a chance to win a 6-month VIR (Very Important Rooster) membership, which gives 6 months free entry plus discounts on Special Events.

Our very own W.C. Fields is already gearing up for the big night. Can you beat his ghoulish attire?

This show is open to any one over 21, whether you wear a costume or not. Don't feel like dressing up? Come as you are! Everyone will have an eerily good time.

Saturday, October 30, 9:00pm show
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Cackle-doodle-boo!

Vote for Roosters in the Metro "Best Of" poll! Voting ends Tuesday 9/7!

You already know that Roosters is the best comedy club in the Silicon Valley! You proved it by voting us Number 1 in the SF Chronicle Bay List contest. But now there is a new opportunity for you to show your love for Rooster T Feathers in the Metro's Silicon Valley Best Of contest.

We're running in 2 categories this year: Best Open Mic and Best Comedy Venue. Last year we came in first for Best Open Mic, but Best Comedy Venue eluded us. Now we're looking to make up for lost time!

Your vote is super-important (it should be wearing a cape) but you've got to hurry, because voting ends on Tuesday, September 7. Click here to go to the survey form or go to www.metrobestof.com You have to respond in at least 25 categories for your vote to count, but it goes a lot quicker than you might think.

Thanks, and Cock-a-doodle-do!

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.