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Friday, January 27 • 10:00pm - 11:30pm
Uptown Showdown Debate: In Person vs. Remote

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In Uptown Showdown, a unique and quirky spin-off on school debate events, two teams of comedians will square off to argue which is BETTER, experiencing things in person or remote. Debaters will go head-to-head to tackle what will clearly be one of the most important issues of our time, and you the audience will decide the winner! With John Ross Bowie, River Butcher, Dana Gould, Nick Kocher, Hannah Pilkes and Baron Vaughn, hosted by Dhaya Lakshminarayanan. ($45 Orchestra - Front, $35 Orchestra - Side/Rear, $25 Mezzanine, $20 streaming, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Jena Friedman and Wendi McLendon-Covey are no longer appearing.  Nick Kocher and Hannah Pilkes have been added.
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Baron Vaughn

Actor/comedian/writer Baron Vaughn graduated from Boston University's theatre program and immediately went on to the Williamstown Theatre Festival. That same year he was cast in "Drowning Crow" with Alfre Woodard on Broadway. He was also featured in "Damn Yankees" at the NY City Center... Read More →
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Dana Gould

Dana Gould began his professional comedy career at the age of seventeen. Between ComedyCentral, HBO and Showtime, Dana has six solo stand-up comedy specials to his credit. He has appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "CONAN," and much more.As an actor... Read More →
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Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan is the 2016 winner of the Liz Carpenter Political Humor Award (previously awarded to Samantha Bee and Wanda Sykes). Comedy Central Asia crowned her Grand Prize Winner of “The Ultimate Comedy Challenge” filmed in Singapore. KQED named her one of the twenty... Read More →
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Hannah Pilkes

Hannah Pilkes ("Search Party," "Yearly Departed," Vulture's Comedian You Should Know 2021, CW's "Would I Lie To You," New York Comedy Fest Comic To Watch, Independent Spirit Award Nominee) and generally speaking, a tall woman.
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John Ross Bowie

John Ross Bowie plays Jimmy Dimeo on ABC’S "Speechless." Other appearances include "The Big Bang Theory," "Veep", "Episodes," "Love," "Fresh off the Boat" and a lot of shows where you think he’s the killer but then it turns out he’s not.
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Nick Kocher

Nick Kocher is a stand-up and writer living in LA. He has written for "Saturday Night Live," "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and the occasional Marvel comic book. He is also one-half of the sketch group BriTANicK, also performing at SF Sketchfest. You can see him perform live... Read More →
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River Butcher

River Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer. His first half-hour special "A Different Kind of Dude'' debuted on Comedy Central's Youtube channel and was called "a masterclass in culture war commentary" by Esquire.com. The special also garnered the title of... Read More →


Friday January 27, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
  Variety + Game Shows

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