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Friday, May 9

SF’s HellaSecret “Crazy Funny Asians” Friday Night Comedy Showcase (7p + 9p)

Inspired by the blockbuster movie, see some of the Bay Area’s top comedians at San Francisco’s Crazy Funny Asians comedy showcase, presented by Funcheap and HellaFunny. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Asian-American culture and heritage with laughs at a secret location – a two-floor comedy club near ...Every Friday

SF’s Festival Staged Readings (2025)
Friday, May 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$0-$50 Suggested Donation
| Potrero Stage
PlayGround Festival of New Works: Festival Staged Readings A Look at Tomorrow’s Great Plays Today! Join us in-person at Potrero Stage or online for staged readings of four bold new full-length plays in development by some of PlayGround’s best new writers and share feedback following each reading. May ...

Ferry Flicks at Fort Point “Best In Show” w/ Drag Bingo + Free Popcorn (SF)
Friday, May 9 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $8.95*
*$8.95 tickets include Free popcorn
| San Francisco Ferry Building
Sunset screenings of “cult classics” at the iconic Ferry Building. paired with cold, fizzy beer & tasty snacks, it’s a perfect Friday night Best In Show: The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of ...
7:00 pmSan Francisco Ballet School Spring Festival  $22
7:30 pmEast Bay Bike Party (Every Second Friday)  FREE
Icon Superstar “Joan Crawford” Biographical Play in SF (May 2-18)
Friday, May 9 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 8:20 pm | Cost: $39*
*$39 GA (fees included), normally $49 - Get $10 off w/ code FUNCHEAP
| Theatre 33

A fast-paced 80 minute whirlwind biographical play about an icon whose legacy deserves a second look! Joan Crawford was a woman of contradictions, and this play is about both. 18+ Follow Young Joan forward in time from the start of her career in 1925 and ...

“Mortified Live” Embarrassing Teen Diary Storytelling (SF)

As heard on The Mortified Podcast, & seen on Netflix’s Mortified Nation, check out Mortified – the national comedy/storytelling sensation live! Hear adults share their actual, embarrassing, & hilarious teen diaries live in front of total strangers. Check out the hilarious comedy/storytelling phenomenon that’s been ...

7:30 pmMagnetic Fields Tribute: The Rodeo Papas + Cuchulain w/ Matt Jaffe  $15
7:30 pmThe Mother Hips: California Rock Icons Famed for Live Shows  $34*
*$34.00
SF Symphony’s “The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers” Film w/ Live Orchestra (May 8-10)
Friday, May 9 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $245 | Davies Symphony Hall

Lights, Camera, Music!: Watch Lord of the Rings on the big screen at Davies Symphony Hall as the scores are performed live by the SF Symphony. The second installment of Peter Jackson’s fantasy-adventure saga finds the Fellowship of the Ring facing new challenges in their ...

7:30 pmFeral Friday SF Square Dance  $20*
*Under 12 free, 12-18 $10 18 + up $20
Win Tix: Solid Pink Disco with Drag Superstar “DJ Trixie Mattel” Live at the Fox Theater (Oakland)
Friday, May 9 – 7:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*ENTER TO WIN
| Fox Theater
Enter to win a pair of tickets to see drag superstar Trixie Mattel at Oakland’s Fox Theater! Trixie Mattel is an award-winning drag performer, author, and recording artist, best known as the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 3. She’s toured globally with her acclaimed ...
$5 Off: “The Confessional” SF’s Wild “Sins & Secrets” Improv Comedy Show
Friday, May 9 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: $11.94*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $17.12) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

From the mild to the wild, all of us have guilty pleasures, moments of being bad, and the down right awful. Audiences submit written sins and secrets, and we weave a fully improvised comedy show. Don’t worry, it’s anonymous. No one will know about the ...

“The Stoner Comedy Jam” Friday Nights (SF)
Friday, May 9 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP (21+ with Valid ID) - One item minimum purchase per person required
| Moe Greens

You know what makes stand-up comedy funnier? Smoking while watching it live! Come to San Francisco’s premiere cannabis club Moe Greens every Friday night for a night of laughter and, well, getting stoned. HellaFunny is taking over the cannabis lounge at Moe Greens for the ...Every Friday

30% Off Tix to Bawdy Dramedy ‘Simple Mexican Pleasures’ Playing at NCTC (Apr. 18 – May 11)

We regret to inform you that due to a COVID exposure, performances of Simple Mexican Pleasures for April 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 17 have been CANCELED. Opening night is rescheduled for Saturday April 19. Through raucous conversation with his ghostly guides and a ...

8:00 pmAfter Dark  FREE
8:00 pmMental Health Comedy Hour  $15*
*$15 Online/$18 At the door
8:30 pmSuichu-Megane∞: My Choice, My Body and Anchor  $25*
*Advance: $25, Door: $28
9:00 pmAwolnation at The Regency Ballroom  $53.36
$5 Off: “Your Fucked Up Relationship” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)
Friday, May 9 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 10:15 pm | Cost: $16.37*
*$5 off with secret code FUNCHEAP (normally $21.49) No added ticketing fees. No Drink Minimum
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

Since 2011, San Francisco’s hottest improv show remains “Your Fucked Up Relationship.” — Improvised scenes inspired by your ridiculous, fucked up relationships. Everyone has had at least one. You tell us your story, we show you ours. You laugh, we laugh, and we all hook ...

9:29 pm80’s Nite  FREE*
*Free - https://bit.ly/80snitemay25
$5 Off: “The Ritual” Comedy Show in The Mission (SF)
Friday, May 9 – 10:15 pm - Ends at 11:15 pm | Cost: $12.16*
*FUNCHEAP discount code for $5 off
| Endgames Improv Theater & Bar (SF)

Once a week, in the late hours of what used to be “not considered late,” a group of degenerates and misfits gather to perform a seance unlike anything seen before. So comically evil that you may get sick to your stomach. The Ritual will be ...Every Friday

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