The Bay Area Pun Off (the early show) May 28th, 7pm

This is the early show.

The late show will be official #69 - even though technically this one is, it's just easier if we do this cosmic switcheroo. We will probably lean into the theme at both shows. We reserve the right... PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIME OF THE SHOW - THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

A groan of competitors battle through multiple rounds of live wordplay — improvising, riffing, and landing puns under pressure in front of a crowd that came specifically to roll their eyes together and celebrate the world's most loathed form of humor. Tonight's categories will lean into the occasion. You'll know what we mean when you get here and if you don't... ask a friend and bring someone you're comfortable groaning next to.

New this year: a Wild Card round. We'll pull an extra punster from the crowd! You could walk in as a spectator and leave as a champion. Tonight especially, we encourage you to go there.

The Bay Area Pun-Off has been selling out San Francisco venues for ten years. This is a true milestone edition and we are treating it accordingly.

Hosted by lifelong summer camp professionals Jonah Spear and Brady Gill — two people who have spent decades bringing strangers together around the weird and the wonderful. Jonah is the 2023 O. Henry Pun-Off World Champion. Brady has been running camps, stages, and rooms full of unsuspecting people for as long as anyone can remember. Together, these friends are exactly as charismatic and unhinged as this event requires.

To compete: email [email protected] — first-timers very welcome; you'll be well-prepped at the event.

Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7:00pm | Ages 21+

Note: There is a flight of stairs at this venue — we're sorry and working on it. Please keep scents light. If price is a barrier, reach out — we aim to turn away no one. Tickets are non-refundable; if you can't make it, pass them on.

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