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Oakland Comedians

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Browse and compare 363 professional Oakland Comedians and Comedians who will travel to Oakland to perform at your event.

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1. Quevaughn Bryant

(2 Reviews)

Location:: San Francisco, CA (14 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $700-$2500 per event
Member Since:: 2009
Category:: Comedian Oakland

QUEVAUGHN BRYANT HAS SPENT OVER 20 YEARS PERFORMING FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL TYPES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES STATES AS WELL AS ABROAD INCLUDING THE UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRAILIA AND PARIS, FRANCE. HE IS A MASTER OF COMEDIC ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL FUNCTIONS AND CAN CUSTOMIZE A SHOW FOR ANY GROUP. HIS SHOW IS ADULT CLEAN AND IS A PROVEN SUCCESS! HE HAS NUMEROUS NATIONAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES WHICH INC... more

2. Alicia Dattner

Location:: San Francisco, CA (11 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $1000-$6000 per event
Member Since:: 2009
Category:: Comedian Oakland

Winner of the "Best Female Solo Act" in the 2008 San Francisco Fringe Festival, Alicia Dattner's comedy specialty is insight into the human condition. Her outrageous stories and characters are packed with punchlines. She is a highly clever writer as well as a hilarious physical comedian and her charasmatic performances intersect themes of relationship, modern culture and technology, travel, and s... more

3. PATRICK HANIFIN - CLEAN CORPORATE

(25 Reviews)

Location:: Orange County, CA (371 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $500-$5000 per event
Member Since:: 2007
Category:: Comedian Oakland

A comedy veteran of 25 years and known for his SQUEAKY-CLEAN IMAGE, Patrick is a demand performer at corporate/private events, churches, clubs, and cruise lines across the country. His television credits include "EVENING AT THE IMPROV", "BEST OF STAND UP COMICS TAKE A STAND", and "COMIC STRIP LIVE". Not only has Patrick been crowned the WINNER of The Laugh Factory's Comedy Competition and the Ce... more

4. Steve Mittleman - Corporate Clean

(24 Reviews)

Location:: Los Angeles, CA (333 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $750-$5000 per event
Member Since:: 2006
Category:: Comedian Oakland

Steve's earned a rep as one of the best comedians around... He started touring in 1980 and has kept audiences laughing ever since. Comic Relief Producer, Bob Zmuda: "One of the funniest I've worked with." Appearances on The Tonight Show with both Carson & Leno and on David Letterman.. Led to Showtime specials, (Laff-off winner), HBO and on almost every standup show out there. Corporate E... more

5. Mark Moseley

(3 Reviews)

Location:: Los Angeles, CA (309 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $300-$1800 per night
Member Since:: 2005
Category:: Comedian Oakland

Mark Moseley's impressions are so perfected, when Eddie Murphy passed on playing his Mushu the dragon character in Disney's "Mulan 2", Mark stepped into the role in the sequal--and no one noticed it wasn't Eddie. Ditto for the video game "Terminator 3: The Redemption", where Mark performed Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous character flawlessly. Comedian/actor Mark Moseley has appeared in a number of ... more

6. Richard O. Jones

(4 Reviews)

Location:: Moreno Valley, CA (383 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $300-$2000 per event
Member Since:: 2005
Category:: Comedian Oakland

I'm a CLEAN comedian and poet. I work best with a mature sober audience. My comedy is intended for a mature audience; however, I'm mindful and respectful of minors present and conduct my mouth according. My material is sprinkled with funny stories, humorous poetry and clever jokes, which are tastefully executed and void of racial epithets, race, political, and/or religion bashing, profanity and/or... more

7. Ron J. Ruhman

(1 Reviews)

Location:: Lake Forest, CA (383 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $500-$5000 per event
Member Since:: 2009
Category:: Comedian Oakland

Ron is a professional comedian who headlines clubs, colleges, corporate, and Church events, throughout the United States and Canada. Ron has opened for many musicians and comedians including Leon Redbone, and Judy Tenuta, done audience warm-up on several productions including Castle Rock Pictures "Forget Paris" starring Billy Crystal, and appeared on numerous television shows including "America... more

8. Evan Wecksell

(5 Reviews)

Location:: North Hollywood, CA (327 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $150-$2500 per event
Member Since:: 2007
Category:: Comedian Oakland

Comedian and Singer-Songwriter Evan Wecksell is one of the funniest and most energetic performers to emerge from New York's comedy clubs and musical venues. Often compared to comedic superstars Adam Sandler and Stephen Lynch, Evan's act is a blend of comedy and music that celebrates pop culture, endorses unorthodox relationships, and makes fun of bad music. His comedy has been played on radio stat... more

9. Grace Fraga

(2 Reviews)

Location:: Beverly Hills, CA (335 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $150-$1500 per event
Member Since:: 2006
Category:: Comedian Oakland

BIO Grace Fraga is a whole lotta latin laughs. Actor, comedian and margarita momma, Grace’s comedy is fueled by hot sauce flashes. A blonde Latina, Grace describes herself as 'A Spanish Valley Girl with Neiman’s taste and a K-Mart budget' performing stand-up comedy in New Orleans, San Francisco, New York, Reno, Chicago and Los Angeles for the past 5 1/2 years. She has performed at the The... more

10. Chris Linn: Clean Comedy Enter...

(16 Reviews)

Location:: Los Angeles, CA (321 mi. from Oakland)
Pay Range:: $2000-$3500 per event
Member Since:: 2005
Category:: Comedian Oakland

CLEAN COMEDY and lots of AUDIENCE INTERACTION makes Chris Linn's show a sure-fire hit for corporate events and conventions across California and around the United States. Chris' one-of-a-kind comedy show fuses comedy, unique magical effects, and hilarious audience participation into a show that has universal appeal that reaches far beyond a typical magic act or a regular stand-up comedy show. ... more

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Please note these Comedians will also travel to Alameda, Piedmont, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley, Emeryville, Moraga, Berkeley, Hayward, Orinda, Rheem Valley, Canyon, San Francisco, South San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Belmont, Albany, Lafayette, Brisbane, Alamo, Danville, Richmond, El Cerrito, San Mateo, San Ramon, Union City, Burlingame, Daly City, Diablo, Dublin