Best of the San Francisco Comedy Starring: Tom Rhodes (Early Show)
Starring: Tom Rhodes Host: Stuart Thompson Opener: Terrell Butler
Doors 6PM / Show 7PM
Orchestra is fully reserved seating located in the first four rows on the first floor.
Mezzanine seating is fully reserved located on the second floor.
General Admission is fully seated, first come, first seated.
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Stuart B. Thompson is a stand-up comedian, actor, voiceover actor, writer, and host. He has been featured in the New York Times. His debut album “Dandy Man” debuted in the top ten on Apple Music and can be heard on all streaming platforms, including Sirius XM. He has been seen on Robert Rodriguez’s “Matador” on the El Rey Network and a Toyota commercial, in which he spoke both English and Spanish. His voice can also be heard in the Spanish dub of the Nick Jr. show HobbyKids Adventures. He has written for the National Lampoon and the CBS Diversity Showcase. He has performed in 9 countries & all the major comedy clubs nationwide. On his late night talk show - The L8 Night Show with Stuart & Luke - at the Hollywood Improv, Stuart shared the stage with many comedians including Nikki Glaser, Joe Rogan, Quinta Brunson, Jerrod Carmichael, and Adam Devine. He has opened for dozens of comedians, including Russell Peters, Ali Wong, Dana Gould, Steve Treviño, and Iliza Shlesinger. Most recently, he recorded his debut comedy special Conditional Love, which will be available on Valentine’s Day, 2024.
Stuart’s love for comedy began at the age of 12 when he saw George Carlin on TV and was mesmerized by Carlin’s ability to captivate a crowd with only his thoughts and words. A few years later, Stuart began watching Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Saturday Night Live religiously, longing for an opportunity to perform comedy in front of an audience but believing it wasn’t something he had access to do. It wasn’t until Stuart was 18 and a student at UC Berkeley that he went to his first open mic at the Brainwash Cafe in San Francisco that the dream of being a comedian began to become a reality. Within a year, Stuart was performing on shows all over the Bay Area. On his first paid show, he got to meet Robin Williams and Mort Sahl and realized that a career in comedy was possible. He has been entertaining audiences ever since then.
Currently, Stuart can be seen performing all over Los Angeles and the U.S. as he builds his new hour of stand-up.
Terrell Butler is originally from Oakland California. Affectionally referred to by his nickname Big-T, he has always been the comedian of his social circle. Taking the stage for the first time in 2007 as a stand up comic, he hit the ground running. He has quickly earned respect at the premier comedy clubs across Northern and Southern California as a feature performer. Terrell is the Winner of the 2016 Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Competition, in Sunnyvale CA. As a stand up comedian, Big-T draws his comedy from life experience. Ranging from The colorful characters in his family, his life as an Oakland youth, and his years as a bouncer in Bay Area nightclubs & gentlemens clubs. Terrell is a graduate of Academy Of Art University, with a degree in Communication and Media Technology. He has hosted several Live Stream TV Shows, Produced two radio shows “The Bridge” & “The Rise N’ Grind Show”. He also worked as the Program Director for Urban Knight Radio at AAU. Yearning to take advantage of everything AAU has to offer, Terrell quickly re-enrolled at the Academy to pursue his Fine Arts degree in Writing for Film and Television. His goal of making a major impact was realized when his first short film was produced and nominated for several awards at AAU. There is no doubt that Terrell can excel in whatever field he sets his mind to. Wether it’s live comedy, writing, or acting, Terrell is destined to make an impact in the Entertainment Industry.
Tom Rhodes is a world traveling comedian who is now celebrating his 34th year as a stand up comedian. The New York Times describes him as “A mostly natural intellect with a knack for reporting the harsh realities of life with a dark and absurdly optimistic cynicism.” An adventurer forging his own path, Rhodes has built a career that not only includes stand-up specials, a sitcom, a travel show, a late night talk show, numerous live CD’s & DVD’s, his critically acclaimed podcast Tom Rhodes Radio Smart Camp, as well as being a travel writer for the Huffington Post. Fresh from releasing his latest live album All Hail Laughter (2017) Rhodes has had a long raucous career covering every corner of the globe. Other recordings released areColossus of Me, Live in Paris and Hot Sweet Ass. In 2009 Laughspin.com named his DVD Rhode Scholar the Number One Comedy DVD of 2009. His one hour stand up special Light Sweet Crude premiered on Netflix. His latest TV appearances include Comedy Central's This Is Not Happening 2018, Montreal's Just for Laughs gala performance, IFC's Comedy Bang Bang and Sullivan and Sons. Tom is a regular guest on Comedy Central's @midnight. Rhodes was featured in Comedy Central Comedy Underground with Dave Attell series and in the Showtime stand-up series, Live From Amsterdam. His three half hour stand-up specials include two Comedy Central Presents... and Raw, recorded in Stockholm for Swedish television. He had his own sitcom television show on NBC called Mr. Rhodes, his own Late Night Talk show on Dutch television Kevin Masters starring Tom Rhodes, and traveled the world as a TV presenter on the Dutch travel program Yorin Travel.
As a featured travel writer for Huffington Post his travel story ‘A Tragedy, A Miracle And A Brawl...Welcome to Ireland’ got awarded by the Huffington Post one of the Top 10 Best Travel Stories of 2011. His podcast Tom Rhodes Radio Smart Camp was named one of the Top 10 of Best Podcasts of 2011 by Matador Network and was praised as the best newcomer in The Onion AV’s Club. Tom Rhodes Radio joined Bill Burr's & Al Madrigal's All Things Comedy Network. Tom has been a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience (#248, 364, 420 & 500), The Adam Corolla Show, Marc Maron's WTF, Aisha Tyler's Girl On Guy, London Real, The Artie Lange Show, Ron & Fez Show, NPR Snap Judgment, Unmasked with Ron Bennington on Sirius XM.