📅 Wednesday, June 25th | ⏰ 7 PM | 📍 SF Eagle | 🎟 Pay What You Can & VIP Tickets Available
🌈 Safe Words Presents: (Pride is a) LAUGH RIOT
A night of queer resistance, joy, and unapologetic comedy
This Pride, we’re remembering that laughter has always been part of the resistance.
Safe Words, San Francisco’s longest-running queer comedy showcase, returns with a lineup that brings fire, wit, and heart to the mic—just when we need it most.
At a time when queer and trans rights are under renewed attack, we’re gathering in community to celebrate what has always made us powerful: our voices, our stories, and our refusal to be silent.
(Pride is a) LAUGH RIOT features bold stand-up from queer comedians who use comedy not just to entertain, but to speak truth, push back, and find joy in the face of it all.
✨ Tom Ammiano — activist, legendary queer voice, and an intentionally funny politician
✨ Binya Kóatz — Safe Words regular & guest host extraordinaire
✨ Frida Sierra — Manic Monday, Tuesday, and every day of the week!
✨ Wonder Dave — Safe Words’ own producer, one time headliner, and typical host
✨ Julia Jackson — making her Safe Words debut, known for biting social commentary
🎟️ VIP Tickets & Pay What You Can General Seating — support the mission in the way that works for you.
🍸 21+ | Accessible venue | Come early, stay late.
About Safe Words
Safe Words is San Francisco’s longest-running queer comedy showcase, held monthly at The Eagle. Each show is carefully curated to highlight both emerging talent and seasoned voices from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Our goal is to create a space where queer and trans performers can take the stage without compromise—and where queer audiences feel seen, celebrated, and safe.
Whether it’s your first show or your fiftieth, welcome to the room. We’re glad you’re here.
Queer Pride Art Mart
This Pride, we’re giving you one more reason to swing by SF Eagle: the Queer Pride Art Mart — a pop-up marketplace of work by queer makers and artists, running before, during, and after our LAUGH RIOT comedy showcase.
Come browse. Come buy. Put money directly in queer artists’ pockets this Pride.
✨ Paintings, drawings, stickers, gear, shirts, and more.
✨ Perfect for bringing home a one-of-a-kind Pride souvenir
(or scoring gifts for friends and chosen family).
✨ No fee, no commission — every dollar goes straight to the artists.
Open to everyone — you don’t need a comedy show ticket to visit the Art Mart!
Come early to shop, swing by during the show, or stay late and explore art during the post-show DJ set with Seattle’s Andy Iwancio.
The Art Mart and show both take place inside the SF Eagle — 21+ venue.
Pro tip: Arrive early or stick around late for the best chance to explore the full range of work and support the artists in person.
After Party with DJ Andy Iwancio
When the comedy wraps, the party’s just getting started.
Join us inside SF Eagle for a special Pride After Party featuring beats from Seattle DJ Andy Iwancio — spinning a high-energy, queer-forward set to keep the night moving.
No ticket required for the After Party — the bar remains open to all (21+).
Whether you’ve been at the show, dropped by for the Art Mart, or are rolling in late-night, you’re welcome to join the fun.
Expect:
🎶 Danceable queer anthems & deep cuts
🎶 A crowd that flows between the patio and bar all night
🎶 Art Mart still open — last call to support local queer makers
🎶 Plenty of room to celebrate and close out Pride weekend right
About DJ Andy Iwancio
Andy Iwancio is a longtime Seattle-based DJ, known for spinning high-energy, queer-forward sets that fill the dance floor. A veteran of Seattle’s electronic music scene, she has been DJing for over a decade — including as founder of the all-women rave collective mudpieluv and curator of inclusive queer parties.
She’s also an acclaimed trans comedian and creator of the celebrated Queers to the Front comedy showcase — but tonight, she’s bringing the beats.
Stick around. Dance it out. Support queer artists. Celebrate community.