Hardly Strictly Comedy 2025: The Unofficial After Party (OCT 3-5) at The Function SF: Comedy Club & Cocktail Lounge – San Francisco, CA
Hardly Strictly Comedy 2025: The Unofficial After Party (OCT 3-5) at The Function SF: Comedy Club & Cocktail Lounge – San Francisco, CA
Don’t miss this upcoming event in San Francisco, CA. Happening on Friday, October 3, 2025 at The Function SF: Comedy Club & Cocktail Lounge. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
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!
PALLAVI GUNALAN LIVE AT THE FUNCTION
Date: Friday & Saturday, October 3-4, 2025
Comedy Lineup:
Enjoy a rare SF appearance by this headlining comic as part of a 70+ minute show with 4-5 comics on the bill with credits like Cobbs, Punchline, SF Sketchfest, Clusterfest and Outside Lands.
Showtimes:
- Friday – 7 PM + 9 PM
- Saturday – 7 PM + 9 PM
Warning: Seats are limited, and this is a rare opportunity to see this comedy talent up close and personal. Grab your tickets NOW and be part of comedy history in the making!
Like all things in life, the comedy lineup is subject to change.
COCKTAILS, WINE, BEER + NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
The Function is a full bar with revisited cocktail classics, draft beer, an extensive curated wine selection (with many by the glass), numerous non-alcoholic options along with a special holiday/winter cocktail menu!
PALLAVI GUNALAN
A biomedical engineer by day, stand-up comedian by night, Pallavi Gunalan is a stand-up comedian, writer, and biomedical engineer. She 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, as well as at clubs all over the US and India (Pune, Mumbai, and Chennai) and has opened for comedians such as Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, and Maria Bamford. In her spare time, Pallavi is tired. Luckily, she wouldn’t have it any other way. Instagram:@pallavigunalan, Web: pallavigunalan.com
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. Near Hayes Valley and situated in the heart of 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:
ABOUT THE TEAM
The club is a daring new project co-owned by 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.
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