San Francisco Comedy Competition returns to MontBleu

Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/30/2014 - 10:26pm
Event Date: 
September 13, 2014 (All day)

sixteen contestants from around the country and Canada will give audiences and judges their best material during the San Francisco Comedy Competition event in South Lake Tahoe on Saturday, September 15.

The competition, now in its 39th year, returns to MontBleu with an outstanding group of future stand-up comedy starts picked from hundreds of applicants.

This year’s host is a past contestant himself, Kris Tinkle. Kris' new album, "Maybe I Don't Feel Like Smiling," is current in the top 10 on iTunes. He is also a regular on "The Artie Lange Show."

Tickets are $30, plus a $3 facility fee, and available through Ticketmaster.com or by calling the MontBleu Box Office at (888) 829-7630 for the 9 p.m. show.

The finals will occur Sunday, Oct. 5, in San Francisco. Contestants from past years include Louis CK, Ellen DeGeneres, Dane Cook, Dana Carvey, Roseanne Barr, Marc Maron and many other well-known stars and national comedy club talent.

For more information on the competition go to sanfranciscocomedycompetition.com.