Tuesday, December 31, 9 pm
 $56 (Marin Center Fees included)


Fox Family Productions will celebrate with its neighbors a year that saw the finals of its legendary annual event relocate to Marin by presenting two of its most hilarious alumni. The incomparable Don Friesen will  come up from Hollywood to headline while Mike Baldwin is flying out from Kansas City to host. There will also be an array of fast rising Bay Area acts on the bill to complete three hours of side splitting entertainment leading up to “Happy New Year!”

Don Friesen: Smart and savvy highly caffeinated comedy



If you missed Don's hilarious Showtime one-hour Special, "Ask Your Mom,” don’t miss his upcoming special “Best Foot Forward.” Engaging, clever, and just flat-out funny, Friesen ignites the stage with a playful, high-energy spoof of his life as a modern suburban dad, and (until recently) husband, who’s just trying to make sense out of the constantly-changing world around him. Everyday life has never been funnier.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says “Friesen will leave a lasting comic impression,” and describes him as “offbeat, satirical, self-deprecating and slightly out of control.” With an act that somehow manages to be both intimate and absurd, Don will draw you into his world where he skillfully blends characters, voices, physicality, and parodies to create some of the most memorable routines around.

Friesen's credits include Showtime, Netflix, Dry Bar Comedy Live at Gotham, and Comics Unleashed, and he is the only two-time winner in the 50-year history of the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition. He is wildly popular on KLOS’ 5:00 Funnies, 100.3 The Sound’s Laughter at 45 After, and XM Sirius satellite radio.

Mike Baldwin



Mike Baldwin simply goes out night after night and delivers top notch comedy. His style is instantly likable, entirely personal and it highlights his attention to detail. His material is crisp and efficient and he supplements that material with subtle but perfect facial expressions, vocal inflections and a genuine smile. 

Mike won the grueling, 3-week-long Seattle International Comedy Competition, as well as Indianapolises’s Trial By Laughter.  He has two comedy albums, “Bees Can Taste With Their Feet”, and “Front To Back”, both of which shot up the charts online. Mike is best appreciated in person. He is one of the best live acts you will see this year! 

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