Novato Theater Company To Host a Comedy Weekend

Novato Theater Company Hosts a Comedy Weekend February 24-26. at the NTC Playhouse, 5420 Nave Drive in Novato. A stellar lineup of the Bay Area's top comedians and improvisers will take the stage for five shows - Friday, February 24 at 7:00 and 9:00 pm; Saturday, February 25 at 7:00 and 9:00 pm: and Sunday, February 26 at 6:00 pm. The event is sponsored by Humor Resources www.thehumorresources.com

Tickets are $25, available at www.novatotheatercompany.org. All proceeds go to Novato Theater Company. Beer, wine, and snacks will be available for purchase.

Comedians on the 5-Show bill include, Jason Kyle, Natasha Muse, Myles Weber, Dave Nihill, Sammy Obeid, Sarah Cooper, Ben Feldman, Samson Koletkar, Joe Nguyen, the Secret Improv

Sociey, and the BATS Improv Troupe . Others will be added and announced in the coming weeks.

MEET THE COMICS

Friday, Feb. 24 at 7:00 pm
Humor Resources presents The Headliners

Jason Kyle ditched his corporate job to make fun of it on stage, and he's never looked back. He's appeared on MTV, National Geographic, Discovery and the REELZ Channel, and in commercial campaigns for Toyota, Chevy and DELL. He's the Founder/ Owner of Humor Resources, a company specializing in creating hilarious content and live corporate comedy shows. Jason uses his high energy and improvisational style on the crowd, either making people shriek in laughter or nervousness, but usually it's a more than pleasurable combination of both. www.jasonkylecomedy.com

Natasha Muse is like the C3P0 of San Francisco comedy: a bunch of small bears once mistook her for a golden god but in reality, she's a bumbling robot (as well as a mom, a transsexual, and a firm agnostic). The SF Weekly once declared her a "Comedian to Watch" in 2014, and in 2016 they upgraded her to an "Artist to Watch." Natasha features at the SF Punchline and Cobb's Comedy Club, and has worked with such comedy luminaries as Maria Bamford, Roseanne Barr, Janeane Garofalo, Wyatt Cenac, and God. Natasha's comedy is so good, it's not even funny. www.natashamuse.com

Myles Weber a comedian on the rise. He handedly took first place in the 40th Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition. (Past competitors include Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Sindbad, Ellen Degeneres, Louis CK and Dane Cook.) Weber was the second youngest to win the competition and one of thee only two comics to every sweep the whole thing.

Myles has appeared on MTV, Portico TV and popular science, one of the biggest science channels in the world. Also, able to flex his comedy writing muscle, Myles wrote for Smosh Pit Weekly on Smosh's YouTube channel. the biggest gaming channel in the world.Myles' high energy crowd work has kept audiences in stitches all over the world. Blending together high octane impov, positive crowd interaction and storytelling, seeing Myles Weber means you will never see the same show twice.

Friday, Feb. 24 at 9:00 pm

Improv and More BATS IMPROV-

Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7:00 pm Comedy Vs Nerds: Stand-up Comedy

http://www.comedyvsnerds.com

Dave Nihill Leaving Dublin, Ireland, where he was born and raised until the age of 22, Dave got drunk on travel and never quite hit the sobriety of it. A bestselling author, Dave has been featured in INC, NPR, and the Huffington Post, was recently part of the Irish Kings of Comedy Tour, the Ventura Comedy Festival, the Kansas City Irish Festival, and is a multiple Moth Grandslam finalist and occasional host. Always a witty storyteller, he now calls San Francisco home when immigration officials permit. www.irishdave.com

Sammy Obeid is best known for his 1,001 day streak of consecutive comedy performances. It began on December 26th, 2010, and Bats Improv is a professional theatre company and anartistic community that cultivates and innovates the craft of improvisation theatre through engaging, playful, creative performance and training. Founded in 1986, we are the most highly acclaimed and longest running improvised theatre company and school in San Francisco and all Northern California. www.improv.org

Sarah Cooper is a writer, comedian and creator of satirical blog TheCooperReview.com, which attracts 100K+ readers per month. Her work has appeared on The Washington Post, Fast Company, Business Insider, and Huffington Post. Previously the design lead for Google Docs, she now focuses on writing and speaking on corporate and tech humor. Her first book, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings, was publishedOctober 2016 by Andrews McMeel concluded on September 21st, 2013- four days after appearing on TBS's Conan. Breaking the old world record on Day 731, Sammy set the new one at 1,001 Arabian Nights of Comedy. Over the course of the streak, he appeared on NBC's America's Got Talent and became the first comedian to perform on The Food Network in Throwdown with Bobby Flay. He was profiled in TIME Magazine, the New York Times, Splitsider and LA Weekly. Sammy has toured nationally and his debut album, Get Funny or Die Trying, was named a Best Comedy Album of 2013 by iTunes. www.thecooperreview.com

Saturday, Feb. 25 at 9:00 pm

Secret Improv Society

Secret Improv features a variety of fast-paced sketches and songs all created on the spot and inspired by audience suggestions. www.Secretimprov.com

Sunday, Feb. 26 at 6:00 pm
Riches to Rags: Techies Turned Stand-up Comics

http://www.richestoragscomedy.com

Joe Nguyen is known for a not very popular job in San Francisco. Software Developer. But his comedy. My oh my, his comedy. Subtle but sharp, laid-back yet engaging, Joe Nguyen is the smart slacker beloved by audiences for his easygoing delivery and good writing. At home in all venues from clubs to cafes, Joe is a regular at the Punch Line and other Bay Area clubs and a member of local group Nightlife on Mars. http://www.vietjew.com

Ben Feldman is a standup comedian and writer based in San Francisco who works all the top Comedy Clubs including the Punchline, Improv, Cobb's and Rooster T. Feathers, and tours all over the coast. Named one of the Best Comics to Watch by SF Weekly in 2013, Ben Feldman's acerbic wit is provocative yet playful, delivered with glints of absurdity as he teeters back and forth along the thick line between aggression and charm. In other words, he's a heavily sarcastic but likable smart ass.

Samson Koletkar A former Product Manager, Silicon India listed him in "10 Indian Comedians Who Found Success in the U.S." Samson is the world's only Indian Jewish Stand-Up Comedian, married to a Hindu woman, and father of an adopted American child. He has performed his cerebral, intelligent, clean brand of humor with biting social, political, and religious commentary across USA, Canada & India. Samson's sharp comedy has been featured on CBS, NBC, KRON4 and NPR.