Comedy at The Factory

Come check out the Best Comedy Night in the East Bay in the 2024 East Bay Express Reader Poll! Shows are held in the Polka Dot room at The Factory Bar, an intimate 42-seat back room that is perfect for standup comedy.

Comedy at the Factory brings national headliner comedians to the Polka Dot Room at the Factory Bar. Past headliners include:

• Rory Scovel - New 2024 HBO Special: "REGLIGION, SEX AND A FEW THINGS IN BETWEEN"worked out at The Factory Bar!
• Irene Tu - Netflix is a Joke Festival: Presents... 2022, Vulture: Comedians you should and will know in 2019
• Tom Thakkar - The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central’s Stand Up Presents, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, CONAN
• Saul Trujillo - Just for Laughs, Comedy Central
• Brent Weinbach - Conan, Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, IFC, ABC, and Adult Swim
• Louis Katz - NBC, HBO, and 5 times on Comedy Central, including his own half-hour special
  UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
• Wed August 28, 2024: (SOLD OUT) Best of the Bay. Polka Dot room favorite's Butch Escobar and Arthur Gaus co-headline.
• Mon September 16, 2024 (JUST ADDED): Simon Gibson (NBC, Just for Laughs) and breakout comedy star (and poet) Joshua Turek!
• Tue September 17, 2024 (SOLD OUT): Simon Gibson (NBC, Just for Laughs) and breakout comedy star (and poet) Joshua Turek!
• Wed September 18: Joshua Turek (headliner) with feature Simon Gibson!
• Wed October 16th, 2024 (Just added!): Noah Copfer!
• Sun March 9, 2025 Wed October 16th, 2024 (Just added!): : Ryan Singer!
  If a show has a SECRET HEADLINER this usually means it is a comedian that has recently or will soon headline one of the major comedy clubs/theaters in the Bay Area and so we are not allowed to advertise.

About this event

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• WHAT: Comedy at Factory is a monthly-ish standup-comedy showcase. You can expect to see national headliners, performers from the SF Punchline, Cobb's, the San Jose Improv and comedians who have been on Late Night TV, Comedy Central, and Netflix.

• WHEN: Check the schedule

• WHERE: The Polka Dot Room at The Factory Bar, 12517 San Pablo Ave, Richmond, CA 94805

Proof of vaccination is required and we are doing everything in our power to make sure the event is safe for all who participate.

What people are saying about our other comedy shows:

• "My group was so impressed with the whole show. It was much more than we anticipated."
• "This event is fast becoming one of my favorite places to take friends for a drink and a night of laughing. And I have yet to see a single comedian on their stage that didn't make me laugh."
• "Funny? Yes. Even ratio of men:women comedians? Yes."

Comedy at the Factory is produced by Richard Barney, producer of the hit San Francisco show Submission Comedy (formerly at the Armory Club).

Rich is a standup comedian and improviser based out of San Francisco. He's performed at the San Francisco Sketchfest and with comedians such as Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman, and Zach Galifianakis. In 2018 Rich was the Political Director for The Comedy Resistance, a progressive 501(c)(4) non-profit that put on more than 50 Get Out The Vote/Voter Registration comedy shows around the country at venues such as Chicago’s Second City, the Paramount Theater in Austin Texas, and a bunch of parking lots.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Sold out means sold out (this is a change), however, if there are no shows or additional capacity we will fill every seat.
• Late arrivals are not guaranteed seating. We will seat whoever is there for the start of the show.
• If you purchased tickets and for whatever reason are unable to attend request a refund through the app. Refunds prior to 24 hours to the show will be granted.
• Lineups are subject to change.

Event Venue

The Factory Bar, 12517 San Pablo Avenue, Richmond, United States