John Mulaney in San Francisco

Posted by Maximum Fun on 21st February 2008


I don’t usually plug local comedy shows on the blog, at least ones in which I’m not involved as a sponsor, but I thought I’d make an exception. New York comic John Mulaney will be co-headlining San Francisco’s Punchline tonight through Saturday, and he’s dynamite. He’s the best kind of alternative comic — the kind that takes the craft seriously and has lots and lots of great, suprising jokes. I’d compare him maybe to Dana Gould, another comic who blends the worlds of traditional club comedy and alternative stuff. John takes well-grounded premises and spins them out until they’re surprisingly silly, but never self-indulgent. He’s a very young guy, younger maybe than me I think, and he’s still polishing his performance style, but he’ll be a big name in comedy if he doesn’t quit to be a big-money writer. I’ve heard good things about his co-headliner Amy Schumer as well. The Punchline is a great club in which to see a show, and if you’re lucky, you might run into MaxFunster/sometime doorman Bucky Sinister.

Tickets available online here.

Photo by Anya Garrett