Hot August Nights! $5 Late Show Saturdays

The outside temperatures are looking pretty mild in the Bay Area as we kick off the month of August (Feels Like Aug-tober?), but the forecast is for hot comedy! Especially with $5 late show tickets on Saturday nights. That's right, Roosters will take a cool 72% off the regular price of tickets at every Saturday 10:30pm show in the month of August. That means you can see all four headliners this month for only $20! (Plus convenience fee when you purchase online, and as always there is a two-item minimum purchase during the show. $5 price is valid at the Saturday late show only. All other shows are at regular price.)

Purchase your tickets online by clicking the links below, or call 408.736.0921 to make a reservation and pay by phone.

Butch Bradley...August 6...High-energy hilarity with appearances on Comedy Central and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Also appearing: Andrew Woodhull and Marty Grimes. Click here for tickets.

Willie Barcena...August 13...10 times on The Tonight Show! Also appearing: Mark Lee and Red Scott. Click here for tickets.

Ron Shock...August 20...called "The Greatest American Storyteller" by The Las Vegas Review Journal, Ron has appeared on The Tonight Show with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno! Also appearing: Quinn Dahle and Tyler Hinz. Click here for tickets.

Phil Palisoul...August 27...Roosters' favorite as seen on Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show and Comedy Central. Also appearing: Sandy Stec and Andrew Rivers. Click here for tickets.

Meet the KOFY Crew Saturday July 23 with Tom Rhodes

Come check out the KOFY TV van and meet the KOFY Crew tonight, Saturday July 23, at both shows! The Crew will be hanging out in front of Roosters (AKA "The Feather") before the 8pm show (beginning at about 7pm) and in between shows (before the start of the 10:30pm show) with free swag and you could walk away with a t-shirt, frisbee, bottle opener, or more! If weather and time permit they'll get out their camera, and you could be filmed for a spot on TV. Wouldn't that be exciting!

KOFY TV-20, Cable 13, is the official media sponsor of the Tom Rhodes shows on Saturday July 23 (8pm & 10:30pm). Tom is a TV veteran, with two Comedy Central Stand Up Specials, his own late night talk show on Dutch TV, and appearances on just about every show that spotlights comedians. Featuring for Tom is Los Angelite Scott Silverman and hosting the night is San Francisco's Nato Green. Tickets are $18 per person. Call 408.736.0921 for reservations, or visit www.RoosterTFeathers.com to purchase tickets online.




Here's video with Tom Rhodes Live at the Sydney Comedy Store. Enjoy!

Video Greeting from Nick Thune & Nick Rutherford!

Special thanks to Nick Thune (The Tonight Show, Conan, Fallon, more!) and Nick Rutherford (Good Neighbor) for making this funny video in anticipation of their week at Roosters! They'll be appearing along with Jacob Sirof (Live at Gotham) for five shows, Thursday June 14 through Sunday June 17.

Call 408.736.0921 or visit www.RoosterTFeathers.com for more show information or to purchase tickets.

In the meantime, here's the video. You might need to watch the action more than once to figure out what's going on. Enjoy, and hope to see you this weekend!

Father's Day Fun with Greg Warren and other goodies!

Celebrate Dad's special day the right way...with booze and laughter!

Headliner Greg Warren will have you in stitches, and special drink prices will help grease the skids too! Plus, we've got a grand prize drawing for some booze, a canvas tote bag and six-months free entry to Rooster T. Feathers.

Show starts at 8pm, with doors at 7:15pm. Tickets are $12 per person. Click here to purchase, or call 408.736.0921 for reservations and more information.

Check out Greg Warren's video: One Star People:


On a related note, we'd like to recommend two great podcasts that celebrate Fatherhood!

Danny Bevins in one of our favorite headliners, and not just because once he was willing to host a week to help us out of a bind! Also a new dad, Danny started a podcast called "Little Help". By interviewing people who fascinate and intrigue him he hopes to understand what it takes to be a better person, husband and father. Check it out!

Comedians Justin Worsham (a regular feature at Roosters) and Bill Glass have a podcast called "Dad's Are More Fun". They share stories about the ups and downs of Fatherhood on their weekly podcast. Worth a listen!

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.

Your mom needs a drink...and a laugh!

Flowers? Booooring. Brunch? Overrated. Monogrammed vacuum cleaner? She'll bite your head off.

Struggling to find the best gift for Mom's special day? Don't fret, on Sunday May 8 Roosters' can give your mom a fun-filled night with fabulous comedy, great drinks, a grand prize drawing for six-months free entry and other goodies. Plus we've got mommy-gras beads, Mom-osas, and a little giftie for all the moms! All for only $12 per person.*

Wendy Liebman

Headliner Wendy Liebman has been performing her uniquely timed style of stand-up comedy since 1984 and is the only person in her family in show business. "My mother is a ventriloquist-but not professionally. For ten years I thought the dog was telling me to kill my father." Waiting a beat, she adds, "I got my brother to do it."

Originally from Long island, Wendy went to college in Boston (a school she refers to as I.O.U.) where she studied psychology and histrionics. Leafing through a catalog for continuing education that she found with some miss-delivered mail, Wendy got her start in stand-up by enrolling in a class called "How to be a Stand-Up Comedian" at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. She started doing open mike nights at Boston clubs including Stitches, The Comedy Connection and Catch a Rising Star and for the next six years performed throughout all of New England. "I kept my secretarial day job, though I would call in sick a lot. I would say I had "female problems." My boss didn't know I meant her."

Wendy's stock in trade is the one-liner with the subliminal afterthought. The effectiveness of her technique lies largely in the unexpectedness of her timing. The punchline invariably falls after the joke seems to be over. The Los Angeles Times Raves, "she's a master of the throwaway line, making a perfectly rational observation, then adding almost subliminally the punchline which skews everything she has said before."

In 1990, Wendy won the Johnnie Walker Red Comedy Competition semi-finals in Boston, and competed in the finals at LA's famous Hollywood Improv. It was at this performance that she caught the eye of the talent coordinator of The Tonight. Show, who invited her to be one of Johnny Carson's guests the following week. If that wasn't thrilling enough, the whole episode was captured on a segment of CBS' 48 hours.

Since then, Wendy has been a regular on The Late Show with David Letterman, and has appeared on the Tonight.Show with Jay Leno. Wendy has also been seen on Politically Incorrect, Dr Katz Professional Therapist, Louie Andersen's Comedy Showcase, The Daily Show, HBO's Women of the Night, The RuPaul Show and Comic Relief Vll as well as Comic Strip Live, VH-1 Stand-Up Spotlight, Evening at the Improv, Caroline's Comedy Hour and MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour.



Join us Sunday May 8 at 8:00pm for Wendy Liebman with Matt Champagne and Sean Keane. Buy tickets now, or call 408.736.0921 for more show information or to make reservations. Sorry, but Roosters is a 21 and over only club, so the little ones will have to make Mom some macaroni art this year.

*Please note: 2-item minimum purchase per person applies.

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!

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

Welcome Groupon Members! Got Questions? Answers here!

We're excited to welcome new Groupon members to The Roost! Roosters was named 2010 Best Comedy Club by the SF Gate, so you're at the right place! We've got some fantastic shows coming up over the next few months sure to tickle your gizzard.

Here's answers to some frequently asked questions:

• Roosters is in the fun business! We have a relaxed atmosphere and intimate showroom where you're never too far from the stage. Our dress code is casual but feel free to get dressed to the nines! Roosters is perfect for date night, birthday celebrations, bachelor/bachelorette parties or any other reason to get out of the coop. But no one really needs a reason to laugh, do they? They just need a laugh!
• We have hilarious pro shows Thursdays through Sundays with headliners seen on Leno, Letterman, Conan, Kimmel, Ferguson, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing and more! Your Groupon is valid for any of those shows, unless it is a Special Event (see below).
• You must be 21 and over only, and we're strict about that. You'll need to have a valid government issued photo ID, like a drivers license, military ID, passport or CA ID if you are lucky enough to be young or look young!
• We have a two-item minimum purchase per person policy. That can be either food or drinks and it doesn't have to be alcohol. We have a full bar, a wide range of non-alcoholic beverages and a limited food menu. There's a link to our food/beverage menu on our home page (www.RoosterTFeathers.com) or find it through a link on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RoosterTFeathers or just click here. If you're looking to make an evening of it with a nice dinner before the show, there are plenty of nearby restaurants, including PF Changs, Chipotle, Pasta Pomodora and, now open across the street, Five Guys Burgers and Pizza My Heart, among others.
• Special Events are dates like New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day. Sometimes if a really big name comes through Roosters (like Dana Carvey or Christopher Titus), we make it a Special Event. Unlike other clubs, we don't make every weekend a Special Event just to keep you from using your Groupon! Any Special Event would be listed on our Web site, in-house calendar, outgoing voice message, etc. so it should be pretty obvious.
• We have unlimited free parking. Parking is available on the street in front of the club, on the side streets, in our next door neighbor's lot, and in the shopping center just across the street from us.
• To redeem your Groupon, just call us at 408.736.0921 to make a reservation and mention the Groupon. You can find information about our upcoming shows on the Calendar on our Web site, but you can't redeem your Groupon there.
• It is General Admission seating with a Groupon, so that just means that the earlier you arrive for the show the more seating options will be available. Also, you need to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the show start time or you could lose your spot if we're sold out.
• You can connect with us on Facebook and Youtube (some videos there featuring the comics that perform at Roosters) and follow us on Twitter (username @RoosterTF) to find out more about the club, our shows, special promotions, comedy news and other fun stuff!
• We're fun and relaxed, but if your idea of fun is to come to a comedy show and talk loudly with your friends, heckle the comedians or just plain scowl, this is not the comedy club for you!

Have other questions? Call us at 408.736.0921. You might have to leave a message, but we WILL call you back. Or you can send an email to info@roostertfeathers.com.

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Comedy Day Turns 30 (but doesn't look a day over 29)!

Sunday, September 19, Noon--5:00pm

Sharon Meadow * Golden Gate Park * San Francisco

The Annual Comedy Day festival is like the company picnic for the San Francisco Bay Area comedy community. Comedians, club management and other industry folks eat barbecue, drink beer and catch up behind the stage. In front of the stage, thousands of Bay area comedy fans sit on blankets sipping wine and slapping their knees. On the stage is a cavalcade of comedians...some Bay Area legends, some Home Town Heroes and some up and comers...all hilarious. Probably 30 or 40 comedians or more. Some of the names Roosters' customers will recognize include Diane Amos ("The Pine-Sol Lady"), Larry "Bubbles" Brown, Will Durst, David Feldman, Grant Lyon, Mark Pitta, Greg Proops, Bob Sarlatte, Johnny Steele and more!

Here's links to a couple fun videos put together by Roosters' Favorite and Local Legend Mark Pitta showcasing Comedy Day back in the early days. Click here for the 1984 Comedy Day, and here for the 1988 Comedy Day.

Last year Roosters' Comedy Day set featured three of our favorite local comedians, Mike E. Winfield, Sammy Obeid and Beth Schumann. You can watch those performances below.

Friday the 13th is Your Lucky Day!

At the 9:00pm show on Friday, August 13 with headliner Rocky LaPorte, a truly lucky audience member will win a little something extra. That night the raffle prize will include six months free entry to Roosters! Even if you don't win, it can't possibly be bad luck to laugh out loud to a comedian who got a standing ovation on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. So break a mirror and come on in! Call 408.736.0921 or buy tix online.

Get Ready for Father's Day!

Dads just want to have fun, right? Bring dad out to Roosters' on Sunday, June 20 at 8pm for our Fantastic Father's Day Funny! With headliner John Henton (remember him as Overton on Living Single?), everybody's favorite goofball Jimmy Gunn, and hilarious upstart Kevin O'Shea, Dad will laugh so hard that the Rooster Juice we'll have on special will come out his nose.

Just for Dad we've got a special grand prize drawing that will include 6 months free entry to Rooster T Feathers, some booze, t-shirts and other goodies. Plus, it's so much better than just another tie...especially since no one really wears ties anymore in Silicon Valley!

Tickets are available now, but you can also win some tickets if you are on our email list. Look for the announcement in the June 8 email newsletter. If you're not already on the list, you can sign up in a box at the bottom of our home page at www.RoosterTFeathers.com.

Here's a little sample of some of the comedians you'll see that night. Enjoy!

Dov Davidoff on Marc Maron's WTF this week!

Dov Davidoff was interviewed by another of our favorite headliners, Marc Maron, on his very popular podcast, WTF. As the name suggests, this is not the kind of program you want to listen to at work! Explicit language abounds. But it is interesting to hear the details of Dov's background. He grew up in a junk yard, raised by a Jewish dad and a WASP mom who was also in a commune. After splitting, they stayed living in the same house together. Craziness, and reminds us of another of our favorite headliners, Jackie Kashian.

Dov and Marc talk about how Dov's act and style have changed over time. After dabbling in acting for a while, Dov says he's shifting his focus back to stand up. We're happy about that.

Also touched upon in the interview: boxing, porn, advertising, swingers, Mother Theresa, The Tonight Show and the difference between composer-Jews and peasant-Jews.


Take a listen...Dov comes in about 12 minutes in.

And check Dov out this week at Roosters...still 4 great shows remaining!

The point is...Dov Davidoff! March 18-21

Dov Davidoff, who headlines Roosters March 18-21, likes to be in the Top Ten. Don't we all.

From his official bio:

Dov Davidoff grew up in a junkyard, lost his virginity at the age of twelve with a prostitute in Mexico, and is incredibly funny (all true). Combining hyper ADD with an amusingly acute take on things and audience connection, Davidoff puts on one of the most high intensity shows in stand up, making himself an audience favorite.

In 2007, shortly after a US Comedy Arts performance, Variety added Dov to its "10 Comics to Watch" list. That's a pretty big honor in the comedy world.

In 2008 Dov's comedy CD, "The Point Is" (on the Comedy Central label) made the iTunes Top 10 Comedy Albums list AND the Punchline Magazine 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2008.

With his new one-hour special set to air on COMEDY CENTRAL in early 2010, there’s no doubt that Davidoff has established himself as one of the MUST-SEE acts on the scene today.
 
And as a special bonus, the KOFY TV-20/Cable 13 KOFY Crew will be at the Friday 3/19 9pm show with some swag and a chance for you to appear in a KOFY TV teaser.
 
Enjoy this clip from Dov's last Comedy Central Special..
 

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Dov Davidoff - Gay Cousin
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For more details and to buy tickets visit our Calendar page.

Bryan Callen Caught on Camera last night on CSI: Miami

Tonight on CSI:Miami, Horatio Caine and his team of gun-toting scientists tried to extract an incriminating sample from stand up comedian Bryan Callen. Bryan, who you might remember as an original cast member of MADtv, portrays a corporate employee potentially on the chopping block in an episode of CSI: Miami entitled  "Getting Axed." (You can watch the episode on the CBS site.) The vic was the not-well-liked but very well-dressed receptionist (interesting choice on International Woman's Day). As it turns out, Bryan's character wasn't the killer...but still guilty of something. Desperate to keep his job and gain the esteem of his colleagues, he decided to start a family. He started by clipping photos out of catalogs and putting them on "Happy Father's Day" mugs. The CSI gang affectionately referred to the somewhat pathetic character as the "Faux Family Man."

We had a great time when Bryan headlined Feb 19-21 2010 and we're looking forward to having him back. We can't wait to ask him what David Caruso is really like, because he seems too cool for school. In the meantime, here's a clip of Bryan crowing for the Roosters' camera.

Hooray for Danzilla! Dan Gabriel headlines March 4-7 2010

You know how Godzilla was scary and destructive yet also a good guy who defended the people of his island from Mothra? Well....Danzilla is nothing like that at all! Except for the part about being a good guy.

Filipino-American comedian Dan Gabriel comes to The Roosters' rescue this week to fill in for the canceled-at-the-last-minute Natasha Leggero. We're so excited that he was available. Dan is one of our all-time favorites. He has appeared on shows such as Comedy Central's Premium Blend, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS, and CBS' Star Search.

From Dan's Web site:

Dan Gabriel is one hilarious stand-up comedian because you already know him. Everybody has a buddy just like Dan. He is that friend of yours who says something inappropriate to your grandmother about her dentures. Dan is your cool cousin who tells you about a band a few months before their hit single blows up the radio. He is that guy who you stayed friends with even after he broke up with your sister. Its Dan’s ability to connect with audiences on a personal level that makes him funny.

We agree...but disagree. Dan's ability to connect with an audience on a personal level is just one of the things that makes him funny. He's also got great clever clean material and impeccable timing. Check it out for yourself in this clip of Dan on Showtime.
 


 
Dan appears this week with Alex Koll from Live at Gotham and Dan Wilson from KOFY TV's Creepy KOFY Movie Time. Ticket prices range from $7 to $18. Check out our Web site for more information and to purchase tix.

Natasha Leggero of Chelsea Lately to headline March 4-7, 2010

UPDATE 03/02/10: Natasha Leggero has canceled her engagement at Rooster T Feathers. As soon as we get the week re-scheduled, we'll post new information.

Actress and comedian Natasha Leggero is packing some real heat these days, and due to a last minute cancellation by another comedian Roosters is able to bring this funny lady to the Sunnyvale stage to headline Thursday March 4 through Sunday March 7.

Natasha Leggero has enjoyed a relatively rapid rise in the comedy world. She's only been doing stand up for about 6 or 7 years, but she's appeared on The Tonight Show three times already. She's had recurring roles on Reno 911! and 'Til Death and guest appearances on Samantha Who and Aqua Teen Hunger Force to name a few. Just a couple weeks ago Punchline Magazine reported Natasha has been added to the cast of the NBC pilot The Strip, a project by Reno 911! creators Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant. She's also a regular round table guest on E!'s Chelsea Lately. You might also recognize her from the film He's Just Not That Into You and as the "mom" on the left in the recent Aflac soccer commercial!

We first met Natasha a few years ago when she performed as a feature at Roosters. She's eerily good at her drunk girl persona. You can see a sample of that on her home page. We're really looking forward to her triumphant return to a headlining spot!

You can purchase tickets online at http://www.roostertfeathers.com/ or by calling 408.736.0921