OAKLAND PRIDE is Queer, as in Funny - Safe Words Comedy Showcase

📅 Wednesday Sept 3rd · ⏰ 7PM check in, 7:30 Showtime · 📍 Fluid510 (Oakland) · 🎟️ Pay What You Can + VIP Tickets

✨ The debut of Safe Words East Bay ✨

San Francisco’s longest-running queer comedy showcase is expanding across the Bay! Join us at Fluid510 for the launch of Safe Words East Bay — headlined by the incomparable Marquis “The Honey Bear” from LA — a night of punchy, political, and unapologetically queer comedy that’s been making waves at the SF Eagle for years.

Featuring a powerhouse lineup of comics and queens who know how to bring the laughs:

Marquis The Honey Bear
(He/Him) | Gay
📱 @marquishoneybear

An Emmy-nominated producer, writer, actor, and community organizer, Marquis The Honey Bear was also Mr. Bear LA 2023. Through his work and his signature event Black Bear Joy, he’s been creating space for Black bears and gender-nonconforming folks to be seen and celebrated. Bold, hilarious, and brimming with heart, Marquis brings his one-of-a-kind presence to the Safe Words stage for his East Bay headlining debut.

Wonder Dave
(He/Him) | Queer
📱 @teamwonderdave

Wonder Dave is a comedian, writer and performer from Minneapolis, MN, living in California. He has toured the country performing at comedy clubs, colleges, cabarets, comic and science fiction conventions, burlesque shows, theaters, strip clubs, and bowling alleys.

Wonder Dave hosts and produces Safe Words Showcase - Queer Mission Driven Comedy and SMILF - Straight Men I’d Like to Friend with producer Jonah Price, hosts Hysteria: Open Mic for Women and Queers, hosts and produces Mental Health Comedy Hour with comedian Kristee Ono, and Co-Hosts Ruckus and Rumpus Revival with Jamie DeWolf.

TammyTeaLove
(She/Her) | Lesbian
📱 @tealovecomedy

Born in Brooklyn, raised in Los Angeles, and now based in Oakland, TammyTeaLove is the recipient of the NW Black Comedy Fest Funniest Comedian Award, a three-time Comedy Oakland Champion, and the 2023 Hope Flood Comics Rock Convention Showcase Winner. She’s performed at Cobbs Comedy Club, The Comedy Store, SF Sketchfest, Black Women in Comedy Festival, and more — bringing real-life stories and sharp humor to every stage.

Marcus Williams
(He/Him) | Gay
📱 @mwillyumz

We’re thrilled to welcome Marcus Williams back to the Safe Words stage! He has performed at the 2022 Red Clay Comedy Festival and SF Sketchfest, is a regular at the SF Punchline, and has been featured at the Comedy Central Bay Area Clusterfest Showcase.

Kristee Ono
(She/They) | Queer
📱 @rabidpixie

A little dark, a little weird, a lot of burritos. Kristee Ono is a San Francisco–based stand-up comedian exploring depression and food obsession with an unwarranted optimism entertaining enough that no one has asked her to stop yet. She is a regular on KALW radio and the co-host of Mental Health Comedy Hour, where comedians use humor to destigmatize mental illness.

YOUR HOST:
Kat Walker
(She/Her) | Gay
📱 @queenkatwalker

Kat Walker is a comedy queen like none other, making audiences laugh from coast to coast. She’s won comedy roasts and headlined Pride events from Maine to California. She’s not only a stunt queen performing at drag shows for dollar bills, but can also make a full seated comedy club laugh for tens of dollars. Impressive!

Safe Words is dedicated to creating safe spaces for queer audiences and accelerating the careers of queer comedians. Each show is carefully curated to highlight both emerging talent and seasoned voices from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum.

🍸 21+ | Accessible venue | Come early, stay late.

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