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Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)

Every Saturday
Saturday, May 10, 2025 - 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $25 at door without RSVP

Secret Location (SF) | San Francisco, CA

Free / RSVP

Free Tix: HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (7p + 9p)

It’s the return of San Francisco’s only weekly HellaDesi Comedy Night with HellaFunny and Funcheap at a HellaSecret comedy venue with easy access to BART.

See a showcase of some of the Bay Area’s top comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Afghan, and South Asian descent – plus the best of “Crazy Funny Asians” with comics of Asian descent. Let’s celebrate the Bay’s Desi culture and heritage with laughs.

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> First 100 people to RSVP get free tickets. You’ll get the secret Location via SMS and email right after you book tickets.

TICKETS / EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY at 7pm and 9pm

  • FREE with Eventbrite RSVP – Donations appreciated – bring cash
  • Secret Location – Near Hayes Valley / Civic Center, San Francisco
  • MAXIMUM TWO COMP TICKETS PER PERSON – If you have additional guests you’d like to bring, they must RSVP separately
  • Like most comedy clubs, there is a two-drink minimum to help support the bar and waitstaff

Like all things in life, the comedy lineup is subject to change.

Desi Comedy Night / Comedy Lineup

Every week is a new lineup. Here are some of our favorites you might see…

  • Ruby Gill-SF Sketchfest
  • Janesh Ranlan- San Jose Improv
  • Dhaya Lakshminarayanan-Comedy Central Asia
  • Sureni Wereasakera-SF Sketchfest
  • Arjun Bunargee-Cobbs
  • Priyanaka Wali-Cobbs
  • Raj Reina-Desi Comedy Night
  • Ryan Sudhakaran-San Jose Improv
  • Plus many more – including the best of “Crazy Funny Asians”

Like all things in life, the comedy lineup is subject to change.

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: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $25 at door without RSVP
Categories: *Top Pick*, Comedy, Downtown San Francisco, In Person, Sponsored
Address: San Francisco, CA

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