I love the San Francisco Comedy College. Right now, it's the only venue that comes close to recreating the magic of the ‘Holy City Zoo' and Matthews is producing today's comedy stars of the future.

— John Cantu, SFs Original Comedy Teacher and Producer Holy City Zoo in San Francisco

I've worked with Kurtis Matthews' students and his gifts as a teacher are on display in their work. They have great comfort on stage, they have material that is funny, tightly written and original. They are distinctive personalities on stage and they communicate a love for stand-up. All of these attributes are a testimony to Kurtis's prowess as a teacher. I recommend him wholeheartedly.

— Stephen Rosenfield, Director - American Comedy Institute NYC

.. I was excited to meet the group of folks who are involved with the San Francisco Comedy College. They are a very passionate group of people with their hearts and minds in the right place. I was skeptical before I met Kurtis Matthews and his comedians...and came away very impressed and inspired. If only there were more institutions like the SF Comedy College....there'd be less room for the hacks and empty-rhetoric comics that permeate the stand-up world today."

— Eddie Brill, Talent Coordinator - Late Show with David Letterman

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Press Releases

2012
• SFCC Classes Filling Up 

2011
• SFCC Alum Kelly Mccarron Wins SJ Improv “Battle of the Bay”

2010
•  SFCC Alum Red Scott Wins Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Competition
•  Find Me The Funny Alum - Sean Hegarty – Edinburgh Fringe 2010 interview

2009
•  Find Me The Funny – Youtube.channel for entire series or on BBC 1
•  “Cheap laughs provide rich rewards” – SF Budget Nightlife Examiner.com
•  SFCC Wins Best of the City: Night – 7x 7 Magazine - Best Cheap Laugh
•  SFCC Wins Best Place to Chill – San Francisco Magazine - Laugh yourself into oblivion
•  SFCC Wins Best of Nighlife – Yelp.com — #1 from January to May 2009, Top Ten through 2010

2008
•  San Francisco Comedy College Wins AOL’s City’s Best 2008 for Best Comedy Club
•  SF Weekly – How to Get on Letterman - SFCC hosts Letterman Auditions

2007
•  Comedians on Comedy Series – started in 2004 and continued through 2007:
•  http://www.sfcomedycollege.com/html/guestseries.htm
•  SFCC Alum Mari-Esther Kaplan Wins Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Competition

2006
• Vallejo Times Herald: “Comedy Jam Unites Comics”
•  Contra Costa Times: “Local comedians get Creative”
•  HBO Comes To The San Francisco Comedy College To Scout Talent For Its Annual Comedy Festival In Aspen,Colorado 
•  The Late Show with David Letterman to Scout Talent at the San Francisco Comedy College
•  http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb477100.htm

2005
•  The Funny Business Onstage – SF Chronicle by Delfin Vigil – June 19, 2005
•  HBO Scouts SFCC Talent Pool
•  SFCCs Maggie Newcomb Wins 2004 “Battle of the Bay” Comedy Competition
•  SFCCs George Corrigan Wins 2003 “Battle of the Bay” Comedy Competition
•  SFCCs Reggie Steele Wins 2003 Rooster T Feathers ‘New Talent’ Comedy Competition
•  San Jose Improv chooses SFCC as their official Northern Cal Comedy training resource
•  Monterey County Weekly: “Funny Podiatrist”
•  SF Chronicle: “The Funny Business Onstage”

2004
•  Stanford Magazine: “They All Laughed”
•  Good Times: “Cracking Up”
•  Pacifica Tribune: “Tickling Funny Bones”