Comedy NIght

Every month, Brian Maggi hosts a stellar line-up of comedians from San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.
Brian is the executive producer of Showmentum and performs around the Bay Area, including Cobbs, The Punchline, and the Bankhead Theater. He has opened for Laurie Kilmartin and Kira Soltanovich. He also wrote sketch comedy for Second City and co-created the underground humor magazine "In Formation." He is a published author and keynote speaker on innovation and creativity.
May 4 Guests: Patrick McDermott, Clara Bijl and Jon Lehre

Patrick McDermott
Born in Hawaii, Patrick McDermott is now a San Francisco Bay Area-based comedian, whose clean, semi-absurdist writing style and unique delivery appeals to a wide range of audiences. Patrick has performed at comedy clubs such as the San Jose Improv and San Francisco Punch line, the Cinequest Festival, as well as at corporate events and fundraisers. He has opened for Louie Anderson, Rob Schneider, and Norm MacDonald.

Jon Lehre
Jon Lehre has performed stand-up comedy throughout California, participated in the 2020 San Diego Comedy Competition, and was featured on the story-telling radio program, The Moth, in 2021. He continues to meander through his mid-life crisis with the bemused tolerance of his wife, two kids and easily startled dog.

Clara Bijl
Clara moved to America when she was 18 years old to go to college in South Carolina, as you do when you come from France. She moved to New York City to become a stand-up comedian and I told jokes around the city, not caring that her english wasn’t great until someone asked if she was deaf.

While in NYC, aside from doing stand up, sh had a myriad of jobs; from waitress in a French restaurant in Chelsea, to working for a guy who was renting his apartment to film shoots and music videos – Puff Daddy even once flipped through her DayTimer.

She performs regularly around the Bay Area and can be seen at Cobbs, The Punchline and Rooster T. Feathers.

Your Host Brian Maggi
Brian is the executive producer of Showmentum and performs around the Bay Area, including Cobbs, The Punchline, and the Bankhead Theater. He has opened for Laurie Kilmartin and Kira Soltanovich. He also wrote sketch comedy for Second City and co-created the underground humor magazine "In Formation." He is a published author and keynote speaker on innovation and creativity.