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Friday, January 27 • 10:15pm - 11:45pm
Diversity Hires

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Diversity Hires is a stand-up comedy show bringing you the hottest lineups of BIPOC, queer, disabled, female, and non-binary comics from the Bay Area and beyond! Hosted by local favorites Sureni Weerasekera (Desi Comedy Festival) and Luisa Isbell (SXSW). With guests Josef AnolinHayden Kristal, Andrew Lopez, and Alexandria Love. ($22, All Ages)

Alvin Kuai and Moe Yaqub are no longer appearing. Josef Anolin and Andrew Lopez have been added.

Artists
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Alexandria Love

Alexandria Love is a stand-up comic, TV writer, and actor from Oakland, California. After graduating college in 2014, she's spent time performing at clubs, colleges, and venues all over the country. She's performed at festivals like SF Sketchfest, Oakland Comedy Festival, and South... Read More →
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Andrew Lopez

Andrew is a Filipino & Korean writer, director, actor, and stand-up comedian from small town Iowa. He has a TV show in development at FX with Hiro Murai, Christopher Storer, and Nate Matteson producing that Andrew will write, produce and star in. At Amazon, he is writing and producing... Read More →
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Hayden Kristal

Hayden Kristal (they/them/theirs, but accepts anything said with good intent) is a fully Colorado-based Deaf queer stand-up comedian. Their quick wit and cheerful self-deprecation has earned them over 300,000 followers on Tik Tok and a guest role on Netflix / Adult Swim's "Tuca and... Read More →
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Josef Anolin

Josef Anolin got his start in the San Francisco/Bay Area stand-up comedy community.Hailing from Oakland, CA, he wields an eased yet charismatic stage presence, engaging audiences with personal stories punctuated with tongue-in-cheek humor. He's Asian American and owns a Galaxy S10... Read More →
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Luisa Isbell

Luisa is a San Francisco-based comic and writer who strives to master the art of the tasteful overshare. Her comedy sneaks up on you, autobiographical anecdotes delivered with a warm and winking deadpan. You can catch her performing nightly at your local coffee shop, club, and the... Read More →
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Sureni Weerasekera

Sureni Weerasekera is a Sri Lankan-born, San Diego-raised, & Oakland-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. She is known for her lighthearted, conversational banter to her ruthless, dark jabs that shed light on cultural dilemmas in a palatable, enticing way.She has been featured... Read More →



Friday January 27, 2023 10:15pm - 11:45pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110