Tuesday Night Live Comedy! is recognized as one of Bay Area’s best stand-up comedy showcases. Each week renowned comedians from around the globe as well as today’s hottest up-and-coming stars hit the stage for a hilarious night of live stand-up.
THE COMEDIANS
NATO GREEN
The SF Weekly, Huffington Post, SFist, and CBS have named Nato Green San Francisco’s Best Comedian. Nato is the creator of Iron Comic, the Iron Chef-spoofing comedy game show he sometimes co-hosts with Moshe Kasher. Nato has a regular column in the San Francisco Examiner, and his humor commentaries have appeared in VICE, Truthdig, Huffington Post, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Rumpus, and The Bold Italic. He also hosts FSFSF, a short spotlight on Bay Area comedy that airs every Tuesday during NPR’s All Things Considered on 91.7FM KALW. He had a podcast The Nato Sessions, produced by 3200 Stories. Nato wrote for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX and toured nationally with W. Kamau Bell & Janine Brito as Laughter Against the Machine.
MILT ABEL
A stand-up comedian with over twenty years of professional experience, Milt has performed everywhere from television to cruise ships, from comedy clubs and college campuses to corporate events ranging in audience size of twenty to two thousand. After a B.A. degree in drama Milt went right into a stand-up career and never looked back. He’s made numerous television appearances; several performances on An Evening At The Improv, and comedy specials for PBS and Showtime, and regularly performs for cruise lines like Royal Caribbean, Holland America, and Princess. Milt’s style of stand-up comedy is clean, clever, and funny.
CLAUDE STUART
From packing comedy venues across the globe to regular television appearances on shows like “The Tonight Show,” and “Last Comic Standing,” Claude Stuart has come a long way from his down home southern roots. Claude’s explosive, in-your-face, rapid-fire, madman stage style is truly an exhilarating assault on the senses and has evoked comparisons to golden era physical comedians such as Steve Martin, Robin Williams and Jim Carrey. Claude has appeared in numerous feature films and television, including a recent spot starring with Jay Leno on the wildly popular “Undercover Jay” skit segment of “The Tonight Show,” “That 70’s Show,” “Scrubs,” “Comics Unleashed,” “Entertainers,” “The Best Damn Sports Period!,” “Oblivious!,” “Talk Soup” and as a regular on “The Bob and Tom Show.” He frequently performs at the world famous Hollywood Improv and is currently on tour, headlining comedy clubs, colleges and military tours for our troops; nationwide and internationally.
AMY ESTES
Amy Estes started doing comedy around the kitchen table with her very funny family, but didn’t take to the stage doing comedy until 2017. Based in Northern California, Amy has performed at clubs like Sacramento’s Laugh’s Unlimited, the Punch Line San Francisco and Sacramento, and the World Famous Comedy Store, as well as many clubs and events all over Northern California. Amy was accepted to and performed in the 2018 Women In Comedy Festival in Boston, MA and the Portland Queer Comedy Festival. She has opened for incredible comedians such as Julie Goldman, April Richardson, and Gina Yashere. Amy’s comedy includes topics such as her job in education, being a queer woman, and what has been described as her “uniquely hateful” worldview. She currently produces the all-queer showcase “Rainbows and Shit” at the STAB! Comedy Theater in Sacramento, CA.
FRED REISS
Fred Reiss is a stand-up comedian, writer, radio host and inspirational speaker who is also currently battling cancer for the third time. He gives motivational talks for the American Cancer Society and various nonprofits, dubbing the gigs “Fred Talks” – a play on the popular “Ted Talks” lectures. Fred is also a PEN-award-winning novelist and has appeared on national television and radio. Despite his battles with cancer, Fred still performs standup at least 4 nights a week at local comedy clubs.
THAI RIVERA
Thai Rivera will make you uncomfortable in the best way possible. His politically incorrect style of humor has taken the comedy world by storm. He is a favorite and regular at clubs such as the Hollywood Improv and World-Famous Laugh Factory. He has performed with some of the biggest names in the world of stand-up such as Russell Peters, Gabriel Iglesias and Jo Koy. He has also been featured on Comedy Central, NuvoTV and Logo TV. His disarming style and easygoing delivery will put you at ease and there is no doubt that by the end of his set he will be one of your new favorites. Rivera’s comedy has not only taken him across this country but as far away as Australia and Thule Air Base in Greenland, where he performed for U.S. troops.
MICHAEL O’BRIEN (Host)
Michael O’Brien is an original member of the National Theatre of the Deranged, co-creator of “Tips on Travel” with Karl & Carl” and a master improviser whose credits include performances at The Moth, Porchlight SF, Marsh Theatre, Holy City Zoo and Throckmorton Theatre. Michael is also a teaching artist: Improv Open Workshop at Fort Mason Center, Voice One SF, Academy of Art University, San Francisco State University (guest instructor) and Stanford University (guest instructor).
GEOFF BOLT (Host)
Geoff Bolt is a comedian, writer and actor. A Bay Area original, Geoff is renowned as an inspired improviser in the world of sketch comedy. Geoff got his start in the comedy world as a founding member of the critically acclaimed National Theatre of the Deranged, and soon after debuted his stand-up comedy to rave reviews at San Francisco’s Other Cafe. He continues to perform regularly to dedicated fans at a wide variety of comedy clubs. He has appeared in many feature films was featured in HBO’s Young Comedian’s Special, Showtime’s Comedy Channel, A&E’s Evening at the Improv, and KQED’s Comedy Tonight. Geoff has appeared in several plays at the SF Fringe Festival and has done hundreds of voice- overs for radio, television, and video games. He appears regularly on NPR’s West Coast Live as half of the comedy team of Karl and Carl, who offer their unconventional “Tips on Travel”.
