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SF’s HellaDesi Comedy Night (Every Friday & Saturday)

Saturday, September 14, 2024 - 8:45 pm to 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP for first 100 people. $10 advanced tickets or $20 at door without RSVP

The Function | 1414 Market Street, San Francisco, CA

Free / RSVP

HellaSecret “Desi Comedy Night” Live in SF (Every Friday & Saturday)

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 BAR

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 NIGHT AT 7PM + 8:45PM

  • 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. $10 advanced tickets or $20 at door without RSVP
Categories: *Top Pick*, Comedy, In Person
Address: 1414 Market Street, San Francisco, CA

Saturday, September 14, 2024

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