New Year's Eve Comedy

Tuesday, December 31, 9 pm
$50 (Marin Center Fees included)
Fox Family Productions will celebrate with its neighbors a year that saw the finals of its legendary annual event relocate to Marin by presenting two of its most hilarious alumni. The incomparable Don Friesen will come up from Hollywood to headline while Mike Baldwin is flying out from Kansas City to host. There will also be an array of fast rising Bay Area acts on the bill to complete three hours of side splitting entertainment leading up to “Happy New Year!”
Chad Opitz
Chad Opitz is a staple of the San Francisco Bay area comedy scene. He has a unique, varied style mixing one-liners, short story jokes, act-outs and sometimes even song.
He's a past SF Comedy Competition finalist, been invited to perform for San Francisco Sketchfest, 209 Comedy Fest in Boise, Altercation Comedy Festival in Austin and B4UDie Festival in Alaska. He's a regular guest on Doug Loves Movies podcast with Doug Benson.
He's opened for Tom Green, Christopher Titus, Bobcat Goldthwait and many more.
Rodger Lizaola
Rodger Lizaola has been pretty awesome at telling jokes to complete strangers since 2003. Has played at some of the most prestigious venues and with some of the biggest comics in the country. Also some dudes basement.
He has worked with some of the best comics in the business such as Louis C.K, Mike Epps, Jimmy Dore, Theo Von , Donnell Rawlings, Andrew Schultz, Nikki Glazer, Russell Peters and Paul Rodriguez. Also has performed with such musical acts as Good Charlotte, Black Eyed Peas, Rhianna, Pussycat Dolls, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Baby Bash, & the Backstreet Boys.
Recent champion of the Renton Comedy Competition. Where he won 100$. A “I love Renton” T-shirt and the admiration of 47 strangers. Since then he has gone on to be a 2X finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. 3X finalist in the Seattle International Comedy Competition. Has performed for the Seattle Mariners at Spring Training As well as an Invitee Great American Comedy Festival. Semi-Finalist in the NBC/Universal Nation Wide Talent Search. 2023 Winner of The Big Sky Comedy Festival.As well as performing at the Moon Tower Comedy Festival. Made his television debut by performing on the show Laughs on Fox & has appeared on ADD-TV on MTV2
Nicole Tran
Marin Center Showcase Theatre
20 Ave of the Flags
San Rafael, CA 94903



