34 South Bay Accent
full of sarcastic jokes. Tickets $60-$100. City
National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San
Jose, 408/792-4111.
Jeff Dunham. March 7, 7:30 p.m. The
record-breaking comedy superstar brings his
cast of characters on the road for his “Passively
Aggressive” tour. Hot on the heels of his latest
standup special, “Jeff Dunham: Relative
Disaster,” on Netflix, Dunham and his illbehaved
and slightly demented posse of “dummies”
deliver a gleeful skewering of family and
politics. Tickets $30.50-$52.50. SAP Center,
525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose.
800/745-3000.
Jordan Rock. March
15-18, times vary.
Hot off his run on
season 2 of the Netflix
series “Love,”
which Judd Apatow
co-created and
wrote with Paul Rust
and Lesley Arfin
from “Brooklyn
Nine-Nine,” Rock
was recently named one of
“JFL’s New Faces to Watch” at the Montreal festival.
Tickets $15-$23. Rooster T. Feathers, 157
W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale. 408/736-0921.
Nightlife
Alberto’s. Latin, salsa and swing dance club.
Open daily. Offerings include the Argentine
Tango, bachata and Spanish live rock music.
21 and over. Cover charge $5-$10. 736 W.
Dana St., Mountain View. 650/968-3007.
Azucar. Salsa lounge dishes up live Latin
music and dancing Friday-Saturday, 9 p.m.
to 1 a.m. Free salsa lessons on Mondays, 8:30
p.m. to midnight. Cover charge varies. 71 E.
San Fernando St., San Jose. 408/293-8482.
Cascal. Latin fare and drinks. Live flamenco
engineering and worked as part of the team
that designed the world’s first 32-bit microprocessor.
After winning the 16th Annual
San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy
Competition in 1991, Don turned in
his chips for a microphone. Tickets $15-$23.
Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W. El Camino Real,
Sunnyvale. 408/736-0921.
Michael Yo. Feb. 23-24, times vary. Yo is
Hollywood’s resident entertainment and
pop culture expert. He can be seen on CBS’
“The Insider,” for which he covers the latest
in celebrity news and gossip, as well as
guest co-hosting CBS’ “The Talk.” Ticket
prices vary. Cobb’s Comedy Club,
915 Columbus Ave., San Francisco.
415/928-4320.
Eddie Izzard. Feb. 25, 8 p.m.
Edward John Izzard’s comedic style
takes the form of rambling, whimsical
monologue, and self-referential
pantomime. He had a starring
role in the television series “The
Riches” as Wayne Malloy and has
appeared in films such as “Ocean’s
Twelve,” “Ocean’s Thirteen,” “Mystery
Men,” “Shadow of the Vampire,” “The
Cat’s Meow,” “Across the Universe” and
“Valkyrie.” Tickets $53-$108. Fox Theatre,
2215 Broadway Street, Redwood City.
650/369-7770.
MARCH
Commedia. March 1, 8 and 15,
7:30 p.m. Open mic night
for stand-up comedy, as
well as sweets and treats
inspired by the Umbrian
countryside. Free. Caffe
Frascati, 315 S. First St.,
San Jose, 408/287-0400.
Ryan O’Flanagan. March
1-4. The Los Angeles-based comedian,
actor and writer has appeared on
Netflix’s “American Vandal,” as well as “New
Girl,” “Adam Devine’s House Party” and “Last
Call with Carson Daly.” His sketch group,
Dead Kevin, has been featured on Tosh.0,
Comedy Central Digital, and was an LA
Weekly Top Comedy Act to Watch in 2013.
Tickets $15-$23. Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W.
El Camino Real, Sunnyvale. 408/736-0921.
ComedySportz. March 2, 7 p.m. and 9:15
p.m. This interactive comedy show pits two
teams of “act-letes” in a competition for laughs
and points while improvising scenes, games,
operas and musicals based on audience suggestions.
Audience members vote for winners
and sometimes even wind up on stage. Tickets
$12-$15. Cinema 3 Cinemas, 288 S. Second
St., San Jose. 408/985-5233.
Franco Escamilla. March 3, 8 p.m. A musician,
comedian and standup performer, Escamilla
is well known as “El Diablo” or “El
Amo del Sarcasmo” for his YouTube videos
jazz music on Friday nights. Open daily from
11:30 a.m. 400 Castro St., Mountain View.
650/940-9500.
De Anza Hotel Hedley Club. Featuring daily
cocktails and appetizers in a luxurious, relaxing
atmosphere. Live jazz Friday and Saturday
evenings from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Sunday
Monday, 4 to 10 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday,
4 p.m. to midnight; Friday-Saturday, 4 p.m.
to 1:30 a.m. No cover charge. 233 W. Santa
Clara St., San Jose. 408/286-1000.
Douglas Beach House. Live jazz and classical
music with an ocean view on Sundays, 4:30 to
7 p.m. Ticket prices vary. 311 Miranda Road,
Half Moon Bay. 650/726-4143.
Fairmont Hotel. The hotel’s lobby lounge
offers music and dancing Tuesday-Saturday, 6
to 9 p.m. No cover charge. 170 S. Market St.,
San Jose. 408/998-1900.
Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. Live music
and dancing in the form of rock ’n’ roll, jazz,
reggae, Latin, acoustic or the blues. Call for
schedule and lineup. 390 Capistrano Road,
Half Moon Bay. 650/728-2739.
JJ’s Blues. Blues, funk, soul, R&B and blues
rock. Lifetime achievement award for best
blues club. Cover charge varies. 3439 Stevens
Creek Blvd., San Jose. 408/243-
6441.
The Pioneer Saloon. Casual Old-
West-style saloon with live music Friday
Saturday, 9 p.m. to midnight;
Music Jam Sunday, 4 to 8 p.m.; karaoke
Tuesday, 8 to 11 p.m. Cover
charge varies. 2925 Woodside
Road, Woodside.
650/851-8487.
The Ritz-Carlton,
Half Moon Bay.
The Conservatory
Lounge features live
jazz, food and drinks
every Thursday night
from 6:30 p.m. Tickets
$19. 1 Miramontes Point
Road, Half Moon Bay.
650/712-7000.
Rosewood Sand Hill. A
chic and lively bar featuring an outdoor patio
with stunning mountain views. Open daily.
Rosewood Sand Hill, 2825 Sand Hill Road,
Menlo Park. 650/561-1540.
Sofitel San Francisco Bay Bar. Contemporary
lounge featuring live jazz on Wednesdays,
6 to 10 p.m. 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood
City. 650/598-9000.
Farmers Markets
Campbell. Sunday, year-round, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Central and Campbell avenues. 510/745-7100.
Cupertino. Friday, year-round, 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Cupertino Square, Interstate 280 and
Wolfe Road 800/949-3276.
Half Moon Bay. First Saturday of each
CALENDAR
Southwest Airlines Chinese
New Year Parade, Feb. 24,
San Francisco
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