Lots of comics have audience members come up after shows and tell them that their friends or coworkers have always told them they’d make a good comedian.

But starting standup involves writing jokes, going to open mikes and being terrible for a while. So most intelligent people don’t even bother trying.

To give those sane people a chance to feel the thrill of doing comedy, I created a show where they get to experience being a comic with the help of veteran comedians who write jokes and coach them in taking the stage. We remove all the stuff that can make that first set awful and give them the tips and tricks to succeed.

“I Think I’d Be Good At That” started in the basement of Lost Weekend Video on Valencia Street in San Francisco, before moving to Doc’s Lab (formerly the Purple Onion) and then moving on to its final home in San Francisco, the Punch Line along with shows happening in venues in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz and Sacramento. We were locking in plans to take the show to Seattle, Chicago, Grand Rapids and more in early 2020 when Covid struck, and plans were initially pushed back and then canceled altogether.

This show was the most fun and rewarding comedy experience I’ve ever done, and I’m still amazed at how many people we encouraged to get onstage and try doing standup in front of audiences at comedy clubs.

Will we ever bring it back? Stay tuned!

“I Think I’d Be Good At That” is one of the most unique, crazy and fun comedy shows in the Bay Area. And so far, all our Newcomers have crushed it at the show and we’ve been helping people get a taste for what keeps comedians coming back to the stage.