Looking to close 2022 with a laugh? Here are three comedy shows happening on New Year’s Eve in the Bay Area:
John Mulaney
The stand-up comedian is known for such specials as 2009’s “The Top Part,” 2012’s “New in Town,” 2015’s “The Comeback Kid,” 2018’s “Kid Gorgeous” and 2019’s “John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch.” Mulaney, who rose to prominence as a writer on “Saturday Night Live,” also voiced Peter Porker/Spider-Ham in the 2018 animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Details: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 31; Masonic, San Francisco; tickets start at $59, livenation.com
Nick Mullen
The stand-up comedian, who has also found success as a podcaster and comic writer, is well known for his celebrity impressions, which range from Joe Biden to Jon Hamm. He’s also performed at the Laugh Detroit festival and other comedy showcases as well as shared the stage with the likes of Dana Gould, Jim Norton, Patrice O’Neal and Hannibal Burress.
Details: 8 p.m. Dec. 29, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Dec. 30, 7 and 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31; Improv, San Jose; $25-$85, improv.com/sanjose
Greg Proops
One of the Bay Area’s favorite funnymen, who was raised in San Carlos and attended the College of San Mateo and San Francisco State University, is known for appearing on both the U.S. and U.K. versions of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
Details: 8 p.m. Dec. 29, 7:30 and 9:45 Dec. 30, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Dec. 31; Punch Line, San Francisco; tickets start at $25, punchlinecomedyclub.com
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