Upcoming events.
(Pride Is A) LAUGH RIOT, Comedy, Art Mart & After Party - by Safe Words Comedy
📅 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.
Safe Words Queer Comedy
📅 Wednesday, May 28th | ⏰ 7 PM | 📍 SF Eagle | 🎟 Pay What You Can & VIP Tickets Available
🎟️ 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.
New Faces in Queer Comedy, Presented by Safe Words
📅 Wednesday, May 28th | ⏰ 7 PM | 📍 SF Eagle | 🎟 Pay What You Can & VIP Tickets Available
✨ Safe Words Presents: New Queer Voices with Funny Futures
A night of bold debuts and boundary-pushing laughs
These are the queer voices we’ve been watching—comics who’ve caught our attention in mics and shows across the Bay. They’re smart, funny, unfiltered, and ready to bring something fresh to the stage. Expect raw truth, unexpected perspectives, and the kind of energy you only get when a room is rooting for you. We’re thrilled to present a brilliant lineup of rising stars in queer comedy:
Shelley Steward
Janeé Lucas
Arielle Johnson
Gold E. West
Tilde Mouw
🎟️ 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.
PERVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION - by Safe Words Queer Comedy Showcase
📅 Wednesday, April 23rd | ⏰ 7 PM | 📍 SF Eagle | 🎟 Pay What You Can & VIP Tickets Available
San Francisco’s longest-running queer comedy showcase, Safe Words, presents a one-night-only special event: Perversity, Equity, and Inclusion (PEI)!
🎭 Winner of Best of SF Fringe Festival & Best Box Office! 🎭
As corporations scramble to abandon Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, PEI flips the script, exposing the absurdity, hypocrisy, and contradictions behind performative progressivism. This award-winning production takes a fearless look at corporate virtue signaling, the rollback of DEI initiatives, and the ongoing fight for equity.
🌟 Created and performed by:
🔥 Ted Donatelli – A stand-up comedian and writer whose sharp wit and fearless approach to satire have made them a standout in the Bay Area comedy scene. Their work often tackles themes of identity, labor, and the absurdity of corporate culture.
🔥 Rea Kapur – A multi-talented comedian, writer, and actor. With a background in screenwriting and improv, she brings a distinct storytelling style to stand-up that blends dark humor with heartfelt honesty.
🔥 Binya Koatz – A comedian and performer known for blending surreal humor with pointed political critique. Their work has been featured in various alternative comedy spaces, always pushing boundaries with a sharp comedic edge.
🔥 Edib Farhan – A stand-up and sketch performer whose comedy explores themes of identity, activism, and cultural absurdities. Their work has been celebrated for its mix of incisive humor and deeply personal storytelling.
Expect unfiltered, unapologetic, and wildly funny performances that challenge the status quo while celebrating resilience, community, and the power of laughter.
Safe Words is bringing this critically acclaimed show to SF Eagle for one high-impact night of unapologetic, queer satire. If demand is high, an additional showtime may be added!
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🎭 Join us every 4th Wednesday at SF Eagle for Safe Words – the Bay Area’s home for queer comedy!