Hardly Strictly Comedy 2025: The Unofficial After Party

The festival doesn’t have to end at sundown. Hardly Strictly Comedy is your unofficial after party downtown with comedy shows all weekend long.

After a full day of bluegrass in Golden Gate Park, keep the vibes going with Hardly Strictly Comedy: The Unofficial After Party. Whether you’re hopping on the N Judah, 5 Fulton, or 7 Haight, we’re just a few stops away at The Function - San Francisco’s only Black-owned comedy club and lounge.

📅 Hardly Strictly Comedy - SHOWTIMES

Friday, Oct 3 & Saturday, Oct 4

• 7:00pm Stand-Up Showcase - HEADLINER: Pallavi Gunalan!
• 9:00pm Stand-Up Showcase - HEADLINER: Pallavi Gunalan!
• 10:00pm Late Night Open Mic + Happy Hour

Sunday, Oct 5

• 7:00pm Stand-Up Showcase - The Best of HellaFunny!
• 8:30pm Stand-Up Showcase + Happy Hour - The Best of HellaFunny!

🍹 Why is this the perfect after party?

• Happy Hour Specials during our late-night 10pm shows (Fri/Sat) & 8:30pm Sunday show
• Easy Access Home via BART + Muni Metro We're just steps from Civic Center BART & Van Ness Muni to help you get home easy!
• Cozy upstairs lounge with couches & chill vibes
• Full bar with craft cocktails, beer, wine, & mocktails
• Top Bay Area comics you’ve seen at Cobb’s, Punch Line, Sketchfest & more

Headliner: Pallavi Gunalan (Friday & Saturday - 7p + 9p)
A biomedical engineer by day, stand-up comedian by night, Pallavi Gunalan is a stand-up comedian and writer who has written for Lovett or Leave It with Crooked Media, has been featured on Dropout TV, and produces Facial Recognition Comedy, a monthly stand-up show at The Comedy Store in LA. She most recently was featured in Big Pine Comedy Festival and SF Sketchfest, Desi Comedy Festival, Portland Queer Comedy Festival, Pittsburgh Comedy Festival, 208 Comedy Festival, the All Jane Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Fest, and on the Kill Tony Podcast, and has opened for comedians such as Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, and Maria Bamford.

Now is chance to see this incredible talent up close and personal in an intimate setting, right here at SF's first-ever black-owned comedy club for just the second time!

• Full bar, cocktails, beer, wine + drink specials
• 21+ Only
• Like most comedy clubs there is a two drink minimum to help support the bar/wait staff
• Credit / Debit / Mobile payments accepted - Please note the venue is cashless

The festival doesn’t have to end at sundown. Hardly Strictly Comedy is your unofficial after party downtown with comedy shows all weekend long.

After a full day of bluegrass in Golden Gate Park, keep the vibes going with Hardly Strictly Comedy: The Unofficial After Party. Whether you’re hopping on the N Judah, 5 Fulton, or 7 Haight, we’re just a few stops away at The Function - San Francisco’s only Black-owned comedy club and lounge.

Friday, Oct 3 & Saturday, Oct 4

• 7:00pm Stand-Up Showcase - HEADLINER: Pallavi Gunalan!
• 9:00pm Stand-Up Showcase - HEADLINER: Pallavi Gunalan!
• 10:00pm Late Night Open Mic + Happy Hour

Sunday, Oct 5

• 7:00pm Stand-Up Showcase - The Best of HellaFunny!
• 8:30pm Stand-Up Showcase + Happy Hour - The Best of HellaFunny!

• Happy Hour Specials during our late-night 10pm shows (Fri/Sat) & 8:30pm Sunday show
• Easy Access Home via BART + Muni Metro We're just steps from Civic Center BART & Van Ness Muni to help you get home easy!
• Cozy upstairs lounge with couches & chill vibes
• Full bar with craft cocktails, beer, wine, & mocktails
• Top Bay Area comics you’ve seen at Cobb’s, Punch Line, Sketchfest & more

Headliner: Pallavi Gunalan (Friday & Saturday - 7p + 9p)
A biomedical engineer by day, stand-up comedian by night, Pallavi Gunalan is a stand-up comedian and writer who has written for Lovett or Leave It with Crooked Media, has been featured on Dropout TV, and produces Facial Recognition Comedy, a monthly stand-up show at The Comedy Store in LA. She most recently was featured in Big Pine Comedy Festival and SF Sketchfest, Desi Comedy Festival, Portland Queer Comedy Festival, Pittsburgh Comedy Festival, 208 Comedy Festival, the All Jane Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Fest, and on the Kill Tony Podcast, and has opened for comedians such as Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, and Maria Bamford.

Now is chance to see this incredible talent up close and personal in an intimate setting, right here at SF's first-ever black-owned comedy club for just the second time!