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Bad Art: Creative Misery Loves Comedy

Friday, December 19, 2025 - 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Cost: $15*
*$15 online; $20 at the door
All Out Comedy Theater | 2525b Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA
East Bay

Event Details

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All Out Comedy

Bad Art is an exploration of creativity and failure through the lens of improvised comedy.

Come see local artists share stories of their botched and ill-conceived projects and where it all went wrong! The twist: our house improv comedians are forced to find what is essentially good, fun, or funny about their so-called failure, and convince these artists their ugly baby was really a success.

Dates: Every third Friday of the month! Doors at 7:30 pm, show at 8 pm

Location: All Out Comedy Theater, 2550 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612

* Make sure your maps show Oakland. There’s a duplicate address in Berkeley. Which is super dumb.

Tickets*: $15 online; $20 at the door

*20% of our profits go to Street Spirit, an invaluable source of East Bay news, and a vital resource for the people who sell it. Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Learn more at thestreetspirit.org!

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: $15*
*$15 online; $20 at the door
Categories: Comedy, In Person, Theater & Performance
Address: 2525b Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA

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