Ngaio Bealum & Friends
Starline Social Club PresentsNGAIO BEALUMERIC CLARKTONY SPARKSLive in the BallroomThursday Dec 1 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$2021+—————–Ngaio Bealum has been on all the major networks and was the cannabis expert on the Netflix show “Cooking on High”. He has a razor sharp wit, an engaging and friendly stage presence and a five star rating on Ticketmaster. Born and raised in the Yay Area, he is looking forward to being back at home
Chris Riggins & Friends: A Celebration of the 2022 SF Comedy Competition Champion
Starline Social Club PresentsCHRIS RIGGINS & FRIENDSA Celebration of the 2022 SF Comedy Competition ChampionLive in the Crystal CavernThursday October 20, 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$1518+———————Chris Riggins’ comedy comes from a very sincere place. A native of Berkeley, California, his comedy comes second to his intellect, and his ability to comment on the world around him. To see Chris perform is to see a window into the reality of American culture, both comic and tragic.While Chris has many credits to his name, including opening for legends like Dave Chappelle, his true appeal is in his brutally honest comedy, which will force you to think while
Whitmer Thomas w/ Al Menne
Starline Social Club PresentsWHITMER THOMASAL MENNELive in the BallroomMonday October 24 2022 – Doors @ 7pm$20 adv // $25 dos18+—————— When asked to describe himself, Whitmer Thomas—comic, musician, skateboarder, infamous Blink182 stan—will tell you, “I’m always gonna be the one whose mom called him ‘the Golden One,’ right before she died.” This is where his debut HBO comedy special, The Golden One, finds Whitmer: age thirty, investigating this sense (curse?) of destiny-as-identity. It’s been thirteen years since he left Alabama for LA, becoming a linchpin for LA’s young, independent comedy scene with Power Violence, the monthly show he hosted with friends. But he became haunted by the question: had he already peaked, just like his mom, singer in a local band with big ambitions that never made it out of the Flora-Bama Lounge in Gulf Shores? Rather than shy away from all that messy self-mythology, Whitmer tapped the source of it all through writing this one-man show featuring his own original music. Songs from The Golden One, a companion album of songs from the special, features Whitmer’s darkwave bangers, synthesizing relatable-content: millennial anxieties, therapy-speak jokes, and the annals of his own childhood tragedies. Songs from The Golden One feature ten cuts of borderline-John Maus cosplay with spasms of pop-punk absurdity. Thomas uses the gothy, nasal vocal drone as a tool of comic detachment to cover thr funny-’cause-its-true territory of awkward sex, crippling insecurity, the shame of ambition, and the long tail of abandonment traumas. Each song is a capsule of initial therapy breakthroughs: those realization-zingers where suddenly it all makes sense, how each fucked variable from then makes up the weird shit of now. When you see it all for what it is, it looks like some sick, clever joke from the universe, driving you desperate to revise the comedy so that if you have to be reality’s punchline, at least you can write the jokes. Original tracks from the special include the shimmering, synthy euphoria of “Eat You Out,” a glorious admission to performance anxiety and the ol’ magician’s cloak of cunnilingus move. There’s “The Codependent Enabler,” a whole jungle gym of toxic relationship rationale where “I can only get it up if you are down,” and the sadboy sobriety anthem “Partied to Death,” about when you’re young in LA and you have to tell people that you’re not *Cali sober for wellness*, but because your mom actually died from addiction, so. At first pass, Whitmer’s special and album make a relevant, hilarious articulation of one tragic childhood, of the messiness of masculinity, of the timeless qualms of being broke with a dream in Los Angeles, and the humiliation inherent in having “a dream” at all. But in flashes of unexpected weirdo wisdom, Whitmer weaves a deeper story of a person finding reconciliation and forgiveness alongside finding his own self and voice. He faces his darkness with darkwave, writing the story of his objectively insane youth through a Venn diagram of cool guy music, goofy dude jokes, and sensitive boy reflections that hit in a way that feels bigger than the sum of its parts. Whitmer will say that he made The Golden One out of desperation, but there’s something about the show feels a lot more, instead, like destiny.
CANCELED – Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 6:30, show at 7:00 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.
Comedy Night in support of Jennifer Esteen RN for Assembly
Live in the Crystal Cavern:Comedy Night in support of Jennifer Esteen RN for AssemblyThursday April 7th – Doors 6:30/Show 7:30Featuring Performances from:Nato GreenDhaya LakshminarayananD’LoNatasha VinikSureni WeerasekeraJesus U BettaworkSuggested Donation $40
Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 6:30, show at 7:00 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.
Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 6:00, show at 6:30 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.
Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 6:30, show at 7:00 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.
Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 7:30, show at 8:00 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.
Tuesday Night Comedy at Starline Social Club: Live in the Crystal Cavern
See the Bay’s best comedians every Tuesday night at the legendary Starline Social Club in Uptown Oakland. Featuring local favorites and rising stars from Netflix, late night TV, Comedy Central, SF Sketchfest and more, live in the Crystal Cavern! Doors at 6:30, show at 7:00 PM. Produced by DOPE SHOW Comedy. Featured in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, Yelp Bay Area, and more! Check out DopeShowComedy.com for more shows across San Francisco and Oakland. Follow us on Instagram @DopeShowBayArea! 24-hour notice required for cancellations. Seating is first come, first serve. Parties later than 30-40 minutes may have their tickets sold at the door.