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10th Annual Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights (SF)

Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Cost: $75*
*Premiere: $250 (includes hors d’oeuvres + pouring by Turley Wine Cellars and Tres Sabores.) General Admission: $75 Students: $45
Herbst Theatre | 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco

Event Details

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Courtesy of Immigration Institute of the Bay Area

Comedy Night for Immigrant Rights is the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area’s flagship fundraising event. Our 10th Annual comedy night features comedians Joel Kim Booster, Melissa Villaseñor, W. Kamau Bell, Negin Farsad as emcee.

Every ticket directly supports high-quality, affordable immigration legal services for Bay Area immigrant families – at a time when the need is most urgent.

With seven offices in six Bay Area counties, IIBA is the oldest and largest nonprofit in Northern California dedicated to immigration legal services.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: $75*
*Premiere: $250 (includes hors d’oeuvres + pouring by Turley Wine Cellars and Tres Sabores.) General Admission: $75 Students: $45
Categories: **Annual Event**, Comedy, Community, Downtown San Francisco, In Person
Address: 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA

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