SF’s BLACK-OWNED Comedy Club THE FUNCTION – 1 Year Anniversary! at The Function SF: Comedy Club & Cocktail Lounge – San Francisco, CA

Be among the few to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of THE FUNCTION – San Francisco’s only BLACK-OWNED full-time comedy club – bringing back stand-up comedy and nightlife to downtown San Francisco.

You’re invited to join us to celebrate with the new comedy club and cocktail lounge co-owned by comedian Stroy Moyd – a plan 18 years in the making!

THE FUNCTION – 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMEDY SHOWS!

1414 Market Street @ 10th St/Fell

– FRIDAY & SATURDAY, August 1-2, 2025

– 7P and 9P Shows

– Limited to 70 people per show

– Headlined by co-owner STROY MOYD!

1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMEDY LINEUP

Enjoy a 70+ minute show with 4-5 comics on the bill with credits like Cobbs, Punchline, SF Sketchfest, Clusterfest and Outside Lands.

Headliner: STROY MOYDBay Area favorite, Stroy Moyd, (co-owner of The Function) has been lighting up stages in New York, LA, San Francisco, Hawaii and Europe and has shared the spotlight as one of Hannibal Buress and Dave Chappelle’s local openers. You might have seen him in his recurring role on STARZ’s hit show, “Blindspotting” or featured on ABC, NBC or as the 3-time winner of the Fresh Faces Comedy Competition at the LaughFactory in Hollywood.

• Friday 8/1 – 7P + 9P – Stroy Moyd + Friends!
• Saturday 8/2 – 7P + 9P – Stroy Moyd + Friends!

Like all things in life, the comedy lineup is subject to change.

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ABOUT THE FUNCTION

Introducing The Function, a vibrant addition to the city’s entertainment scene, where laughter reigns supreme and every night is a celebration of comedic brilliance. Situated rigth in the middle of Hayes Valley and Mid-Market in San Francisco, this dynamic BLACK OWNED club is poised to redefine nightlife on Market Street with its electric atmosphere, top-notch talent lineup, adorned with colorful murals, cozy seating arrangements, and a stage that beckons performers to unleash their comedic prowess.

What the Media Thinks of The Function:

– “New comedy club The Function opens after 18 years of planning” – Time Out– “SF’s first black-owned comedy club” – KQED– “New Comedy Club and Cocktail Lounge The Function Set to Open on Mid-Market” – SFist– “First Black-owned full-time comedy club in the Bay Area is set to open” – SF Standard– “Stroy Moyd of #HellaFunny Opening New Comedy Club in SF” – Broke-Ass Stuart– “Bay Area’s First Black-Owned Comedy Club Finds Its Home in SF” – Tablehopper

ABOUT THE TEAM

The club is a daring new project co-owned by with Stroy Moyd, Johnny Funcheap and Ludo Racinet.

Stroy Moyd The Oakland native is not only the founder of HellaFunny, the biggest comedy producer in the Bay Area, but has a stellar stand-up career with multiple headling appearances at Cobb’s Comedy Club, SF Sketchfest, NYC’s Comedy Cellar and tours of Hawaii, Asia and Europe. Stroy has opened for the likes of Dave Chappelle, Tracy Morgan, the Wayans Brothers, Hannibal Burress and more. He is a 3-time winner of the Fresh Faces Comedy Competition at the LaughFactory in Hollywood, CA. A distinct voice in the Bay Area comedy scene, Stroy Moyd appears on the hit STARZ’s series, Blindspotting and went viral with features on ABC, NBC, TechCrunch and Vox for his popular web series “Rideshare The Love.”Ludo Racinet, a native of Paris, France, moved to California at the age of 18. His first entrepreneurial start up was in the organic ginger juice business, selling to all local heath food stores. In 2000 he opened the Tunnel Top, in 2008 Madrone Art Bar, in 2015 Bar Fluxus. And now, he creates The Function. He’s known for creating bars that add color and spark to the San Francisco nightlife scene, along with creating inventive cocktails and an extensive curated wine selection.

Johnny Funcheap is the founder of Funcheap.com, a trusted staple of the San Francisco events-discovery landscape for more than 20 years. Funcheap is a San Francisco-based site which uncovers and shares curated recommendations of upwards of 100 cheap, fun and unique Bay Area events each week. Funcheap has a dedicated email following of 140,000+ and has been featured on KQED, ABC7, Wirecutter, The Bold Italic, San Francisco Magazine, 7×7, CBS, SF Gate, SFist, Frommer’s, KGO, The Examiner and SF Weekly. Funcheap is free for both people trying to find things to do and for promoters trying to spread the word about their events.