Comedy at The Factory

Come check out the Best Comedy Night in the East Bay in the 2024 East Bay Express Reader Poll (2nd in 2025)!! Shows are held in the Polka Dot room at The Factory Bar, an intimate 42-seat back room that is perfect for standup comedy.

Comedy at the Factory brings local killers and national headling comedians to the Polka Dot Room at the Factory Bar. Past headliners include:

• Rory Scovel (2x) - New 2024 HBO Special: "REGLIGION, SEX AND A FEW THINGS IN BETWEEN" worked out at The Factory Bar!
• Irene Tu - Netflix is a Joke Festival: Presents... 2022, Vulture: Comedians you should and will know in 2019
• Tom Thakkar - The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central’s Stand Up Presents, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, CONAN
• Saul Trujillo - Just for Laughs, Comedy Central
• Brent Weinbach - Conan, Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, IFC, ABC, and Adult Swim
• Louis Katz - NBC, HBO, and 5 times on Comedy Central, including his own half-hour special.
  

Book tickets today to reserve seats (the show often sells out!)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Wednesday December 3: SHAWN FELIPE Shawn Felipe is an award-winning comedian and versatile entertainer, recently crowned the 2025 San Francisco International Comedy Competition champion. A veteran of over 200 college shows, he’s performed for U.S. military personnel, on major cruise lines, and on the “Breaking the Mold” tour with Jo Koy. Beyond stand-up, he won The Great Food Truck Race with Team Aloha Plate and earned millions of views with his Dry Bar Comedy special, cementing his reputation as a dynamic and engaging performer across stage, screen, and digital platforms.

Wednesday January 7: GENEVA RUST-ORTA

If a show has a SECRET HEADLINER this usually means it is a comedian that has recently or will soon headline one of the major comedy clubs/theaters in the Bay Area and so we are not allowed to advertise.

About this event

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• WHAT: Comedy at Factory is a monthly-ish standup-comedy showcase. You can expect to see national headliners, performers from the SF Punchline, Cobb's, the San Jose Improv and comedians who have been on Late Night TV, Comedy Central, and Netflix.

• WHEN: Check the schedule

• WHERE: The Polka Dot Room at The Factory Bar, 12517 San Pablo Ave, Richmond, CA 94805

Proof of vaccination is required and we are doing everything in our power to make sure the event is safe for all who participate.

What people are saying about our other comedy shows:

• "My group was so impressed with the whole show. It was much more than we anticipated."
• "This event is fast becoming one of my favorite places to take friends for a drink and a night of laughing. And I have yet to see a single comedian on their stage that didn't make me laugh."
• "Funny? Yes. Even ratio of men:women comedians? Yes."

Comedy at the Factory is produced by JD Arandia (Amazon Prime, San Jose Improv). JD was born and raised in Richmond CA. He has been producing comedy shows in Richmond since 2012. He's performed all over California and worked for headliners such as Felipe Esparza and Tom Rhodes.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Sold out means sold out (this is a change), however, if there are no shows or additional capacity we will fill every seat.
• Late arrivals are not guaranteed seating. We will seat whoever is there for the start of the show.
• If you purchased tickets and for whatever reason are unable to attend request a refund through the app. Refunds prior to 24 hours to the show will be granted.
• Lineups are subject to change.