Friday, April 25th
Headliner
Mario Hodge IG @comedianmariohodge
Mario Hodge was born & raised in Oakland, CA. He is the youngest of 4 siblings, and he was inspired to be a comedian as a child by watching sitcoms like Sanford & Son, The Richard Pryor Show, The Carol Burnett Show, and the Three Stooges with his older siblings. It wasn’t until he watched In Living Color that he knew he wanted to be on TV and perform on stages in front of live audiences to make people laugh. Mario Hodge stepped on the stage in 2012 and has never looked back. He quickly rose in the comedy industry over a short period due to his creative writing and very animated style of comedy. In 2016, he had the #1 selling, 1-hour comedy unique in California called “I Can’t with You,” which he wrote and co-produced. He is multitalented, and often his comedic style is compared to the likes of Jamie Foxx, his favorite comedian.
However, Mario has his brand of comedy that makes him a crowd favorite wherever he performs. He has worked with the late great Charlie Murphy, Tony Roberts, Mark Curry, Luenell, Sinbad, Mo’nique, Adele Givens, and Tommy Davidson, and he tours with Faizon Love. He has also become a fan favorite on social media platforms for going viral several times with his character “Jheri Curl Gerald,” “Fleek’isha,” and his hilarious creative parodies of R&B singers. One of his most recent accomplishments he worked hand and hand with Kevin Hart in 2016, being chosen to feature on Kevin Hart’s new show called “Hart of the City, that appears on Comedy Central in 2017, he placed 3rd in the SF competition in 2022, and you can hear him twice a month on Kevin Hart’s LOL Radio Station, on SiriusXM CH 96 with Earthquake on Quake’s House where he’s a fan favorite. Comedian Mario Hodge is a sure must-see when he comes to your town. His creative mind and his hilarious animated style will have you crying with laughter and wanting more.
Featuring
Shivaan Nadan IG @Shivvy_loll
Shivaan Nadan shares his background of being Indian but born and raised in Fiji until the age of 10. Then his family immigrated to Daly City. A story as unique as his comedic voice. The newest member of the #HellaFunny comedy group, Shivaan is a hilarious rising star in the SF comedy scene, a regular at the Hella Funny shows and Cobb's Comedy Club, and he opened for Hannibal Burress at the Palace of Fine Arts. A comedian and a visual artist checks out his art on stage with comedy and off stage with his drawings and paintings.
Hosted By Helen Chu IG @helechucomedy
Helen Chu is a Bay Area-based comedian born in Beijing, raised by a Chinese mom and Jewish stepfather, and now works in tech. Her comedy draws inspiration from her mixed-culture upbringing, working in engineering as a boss lady and also as a mom. She has performed in SF Sketchfest and opened for Donnell Rawlings. Her comedy tour has taken her to Paris, Vienna, Lisbon, LA, and NY.
Jade Theriault @jadedcomic
Jade Theriault is a Forbes-recognized comedian who combines provocative thought with moving furniture. Jade was manufactured in the Bay Area and is a regular at Alameda Comedy Club, The Punchline, Cobbs Comedy Club, Tommy T's, and the San Jose Improv, featuring for Trejo and Amy Silverberg. Festival credits include SF Sketchfest, The Art of Female Comedy Festival (Wichita, KS), Palm Springs International Comedy Festival, and the Westside Comedy Festival in Santa Monica, where she was honored for Best Joke of the Night. Jade starred in Malic Almaya's "RUN!" (2018), was featured in Jeff Giordano’s “Romantic Chorus” (2021), and was on an episode of MTV Decoded (2018). From 2019-2021, Jade clowned seasonally under the famed SF drag queen Peaches Christ. Most recently, Jade was featured in Troma's "Divide & Conquer" (2021) and a few radio plays for Bloody FM (2024).
Jade Theriault conceived of their act in a sweaty high school piano closet, anticipating a ride home on a smaller yellow bus. This led to a 12-year exploration of comedy, visual art, music, and feelings. When not anxious, Jade thinks about the future of Artificial Intelligence and becomes anxious again.
SPECIAL GUEST COMEDIANS
Ben Feldman @BenFeldman
Ben Feldman is an established standup comedian whose 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. Ben features regularly at the San Francicsco Punch Line, Cobb's Comedy Club, Sacramento Punch Line, San Jose Improv, Seattle Comedy Underground, Rooster T Feathers and has worked with Norm MacDonald, Robin Williams, Richard Lewis, Todd Barry, Kyle Dunnigan, Dana Gould, Mike Birbiglia, Jake Johannsen, Chris Kattan, Tom Rhodes, Chris Porter, Robert Hawkins, Kirk Fox, Adam Ferrara, Jeremy Hotz, Scott Capurro, Chad Daniels, Ali Wong, TJ Miller, Jeff Dye, Dan Cummins, Henry Phillips, Rick Shapiro, Rick Overton, Dan Mintz, Brad Williams, and Bobby Slayton to name a few.
Evan Ho @evanhocomedy
11-year-old viral comedian Evan Ho lights up audiences with his bright sense of humor and unique observations of a precocious kid. He just wrapped up the taping of his very first comedy special, and he will tell you all about it.