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Matt Braunger at The Punchline

Matt Braunger at The Punchline

Headlines October 21 – 24

Also Appearing: Brad Wollack

Matt Braunger was raised in Portland, Oregon. An actor since childhood, Matt studied theatre in New York and improvisation in Chicago under such luminaries as Susan Messing and Del Close.

Brent Weinbach at The Punchline

Brent Weinbach at The Punchline

Headlines October 29 – 30

Also Appearing: David Huntsberger and Nato Green

Brent Weinbach’s stand-up comedy is weird. He does a lot of characters, he’s physical, and his humor is absurd. Brent will be headlining one show in Sacramento as part of his Night Shift Tour, promoting the release of his brand new album, “The Night Shift,” out on Talent Moat Records

Joe Klocek at The Punchline

Joe Klocek at The Punchline

Headlines October 10 TH For One Night Only!

Joe Klocek is probably the funniest comic you’ve never heard of. Hard to put a label on but always the comic you remember, Joe is known for his ability to riff with a crowd as well as his sharp jokes about modern life.

Donald Glover at The Punchline

Donald Glover at The Punchline

Headlines October 7 – 9

Donald Glover is the consummate example of the Hollywood triple-threat. The 26-year old actor, writer, and musician is quickly positioning himself as one of Hollywood’s most promising talents.

Fresh Kids of Comedy at Punchline Sacramento

Fresh Kids of Comedy at Punchline Sacramento

Headlines September 15th For One Night Only!

Young, gifted, and mixed. The Fresh Kids of Comedy are the new wave of young comedians taking over with a fresh perspective on life considering their culturally mixed upbringings. Los Angeles based comedian Marcella Arguello returns to Northern California with her show The Fresh Kids of Comedy with a bright new group of Nor Cal Comics.

Arabs Gone Wild – The Punchline Sacramento

Arabs Gone Wild – The Punchline Sacramento

Headlines September 16 th For One Night Only!

“‘Arabs Gone Wild’ is comedy for everyone. It’s not ‘Arab 101.’ It’s not ‘Arabian Idol.’ It’s real comedy.” With Dean Obeidallah, Aron Kader and Maysoon Zayid!

Maria Bamford at The Sacramento Punchline!

Maria Bamford at The Sacramento Punchline!

Headlines October 27 – 28

What 39-year-old comedian earned “Best of the Web” from Salon.com and the Harvard Crimson for her web series “The Maria Bamford Show?” What entertainer is one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” and was voted by Comedy Central viewers as one of their “Top 10 Favorite Comics?” What comic has appeared on both Garrison Keillor’s “Prairie Home Companion” and in Dave Eggers’ DVD magazine, “Wholphin?” Maria Bamford! That’s who!

Doug Benson at The Punchline

Doug Benson at The Punchline

Headlines October 14 – 16

Alongside being voted High Times’ “Stoner of the Year,” in 2006, Benson also created and produced a documentary called, “Super High Me,” which won the award for best documentary at the Stoney Awards in 2008.

Comedy All Stars at The Punchline Sacramento

Comedy All Stars at The Punchline Sacramento

Headlining July 1 – 3

Louis Katz & Alex Koll from Comedy Central!
Louis Katz has performed at the Montreal “Just for Laughs” Comedy Festival, the Atlanta “Laffapalooza” Comedy Festival, the Amsterdam “Toomler International” Comedy F
estival and the Vancouver Comedy Festival. He has appeared on NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly,” Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” Jamie Foxx’s “America’s Funniest Comics,” and HBO’s “Down & Dirty w/Jim Norton.” Louis also produced a series of short films for Adult Swim’s superdeluxe.com, which can now be seen at youtube.com/louiskatzcomedy.

Melissa Peterman at The Punchline Sacramento

Headlines July 8 – 10
This is a SacramentoComedy Meetup Event

Melissa Peterman is one of Sacramento Comedy’s favorite comedians! Peterman played “Barbra Jean” on the hit sitcom “Reba” for 6 years. She has also appeared on many television shows including, “Surviving Surburbia,” “Rita Rocks,” “Just Shoot Me,” the ABC pilot “Cedric,” and the Fox pilot “Living with Abandon.”

Slanted Comedy at The Punchline

Slanted Comedy at The Punchline

Appearing April 29th One Night Only!

Slanted Comedy is the hottest comedy show on the planet, which features the best Asian American comedy. Slanted Comedy was originated in Los Angeles by the hilarious Filipino comedian Edwin San Juan and has featured several celebrity comedians such as Russell Peters, Bobby Lee, Jo Koy, Gabriel Iglesias, Joey Guila, Ron Josol and many more.

Bobby Lee at The Punchline

Bobby Lee at The Punchline

Headlines November 20-22

Win VIP Tickets, Limo & Dinner for Four!

Bobby Lee is a star of both the small and big screens. You know Bobby as one of the most beloved comedic actors on the show “Mad TV,” where he spent 8 seasons and was loved for his outrageous antics and outstanding impersonations.

Brian Posehn at The Punchline

Brian Posehn at The Punchline

Headlines November 13-15

This is a Sacramento Comedy Meetup Event!

Sacramento’s own Brian Posehn is often referred to as “that guy from Just Shot Me”. but he is much more than that. Brian can currently be seen on “The Sarah Silverman Program” and has a reocurring guest spot on “Reno 911.”

Bobby Slayton at The Punchline

Bobby Slayton at The Punchline

Headlines October 22 – 25

This is a Sacramento Comedy Meetup Event!

A true comic’s comic, Bobby Slayton is best known for his title as the “Pit Bull of Comedy.” He has been performing his own intense style of standup comedy for 25 years, becoming one of the best known, and most energetic, comedians on the road.

Aisha Tyler at The Punchline

Aisha Tyler at The Punchline

Headlines October 15-18

Most people first fell for Aisha Tyler while watching her host E!’s Emmy-winning pop culture crucible Talk Soup. But that first “big break” came amidst a million killer “little breaks”

She has appeared on some of television’s most-watched shows, including Bill Maher’s political roundtable “Politically Incorrect,” a groundbreaking two-season arc on NBC’s powerhouse hit “Friends,” and roles on blue-chip television shows like FX’s Golden Globe-winning plastic surgery drama “Nip/Tuck,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “24” and “The Ghost Whisperer.”