The Bomb by Dana SchwartzThurs, March 26 8:30pm
Fri, March 28 at 2:30pm
Fri, March 28 at 7pm
Sat, March 29 at 5:30pm
When the shine on mega-star Alex Rey’s career starts to tarnish, he decides to return to his stand-up roots. But he can’t tell if the laughs he’s getting are real – or just polite. Enter Naomi, a new comic with a quick wit and great impression of Alex. He hires her to test out his material since she isn’t afraid to bomb and he can’t afford to. As Alex wrestles with his fear of failure and Naomi fights to step out of his shadow and find her authentic voice, the two form an unlikely partnership— built on jokes, ego, and the uncomfortable truth behind the laughter.
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PlayGround has announced the lineup for its first annual PlayGround Comedy Festival, an eclectic lineup of innovative performances including stand-up, sketch, improv, comedic plays, and more! Performances run March 6-29, 2026 (Thurs-Mon), presented live at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage and simulcast online. The festival features 18 hilarious acts and 60 performances produced by Joshua Raoul Brody, Diana Brown, Melanie DuPuy, The Fists of Improv, Emil Guillermo, Raymond Gutierrez, Neil Harkins, Ric Iverson, Olivia Levine, Tim Orr, Tansu Philip, Loic Pichot, Mantra Radhakrishnan, Radhika Rao, The Red Herrings, Dana Schwartz, Ben Visini, and Jiaxin Zheng.
This year’s festival was competitively selected from open applications, and is a direct extension of PlayGround’s mission and commitment to the discovery of bold new voices for the stage and the development of innovative and timely original content. Tickets are Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30). All donations directly support PlayGround and our guest artists. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit playground-sf.org/comedyfestival.
Event Venue
Potrero Stage, 1726 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94107-2343, United States
Tickets
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