Martin Amini is playing Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco on his 2026 national tour. If you are in the Bay Area, this is the date to grab — Cobb's is one of the best comedy rooms in the country, and the combination of venue and comedian is hard to beat.
Martin Amini San Francisco 2026
Martin Amini performs at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, CA on August 28, 2026.
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About Cobb's Comedy Club
Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood is one of the most respected comedy rooms in the country. It has hosted nearly every major name in stand-up at some point in their career, and it is the kind of venue that attracts audiences who take live comedy seriously. The room holds around 400 people but still feels intimate — good sightlines everywhere, close enough to feel the crowd energy even from the back.
For Martin Amini's style — crowd work, live matchmaking, material that feeds off room energy — Cobb's is a near-ideal venue.
What to expect
The show runs approximately 90 minutes. Three things most comedians don't deliver at the same level in one night:
- Sharp personal material — rooted in his Iranian-Bolivian identity and his father Hassan, who immigrated from Iran and drove an ice cream truck on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, MD. His 2020 Kennedy Center performance Son of an Ice Cream Man is named for Hassan. The material is specific, earned, and doesn't feel borrowed from anyone else.
- Live crowd work — adaptive and real. Martin reads whoever is in the room that night and builds something specific to those people. Bay Area crowds, who tend to be sharp and culturally diverse, are a strong match for this.
- Live matchmaking — the signature bit. He finds single people in the audience and introduces them to each other on stage. Real couples have come from this. He has been to the wedding. He performed at the reception.
Why San Francisco specifically
The Bay Area has one of the most diverse, culturally layered comedy audiences in the country. Martin's Iranian-Bolivian Silver Spring lens resonates differently for different people in the room — and that range makes the show richer, not more narrow. San Francisco crowds also tend to engage with crowd work at a high level, which is exactly what his show rewards.
Practical details
- Venue: Cobb's Comedy Club, San Francisco, CA
- Date: August 28, 2026
- Tickets: Ticketmaster — buy early, Cobb's sells out for strong touring acts
- Neighborhood: North Beach — walkable, with good dining and bars nearby for a full night out
Full tour schedule: Martin Amini 2026 tour dates. More on Martin: About Martin Amini.