Underground SF comedy with a classy basement vibe and top lineups.
Located at 644 Broadway, San Francisco, The Setup Speakeasy Comedy offers an underground, classy venue for top-tier laughs. The club features strong lineups, with comedians from Netflix, HBO and Comedy Central appearing. Guests praise the host, friendly bartenders, cocktails or mocktails, and a lively crowd. Some reviews note scheduling quirks and shorter sets.
644 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
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Regular comedy performances featuring local and nationally recognized comedians in an intimate underground venue.
Full bar offering cocktails, mocktails, and other beverages to enjoy during the show.
Hosting for private parties, corporate events, and special occasions with customized comedy lineups.
Online and at-the-door ticket purchases for scheduled comedy shows and special events.
Overall rating
Lauren Shea
The setup guys are awesome and always run great shows! Have been to a bunch of the speakeasy shows and the lineups are always hilarious and it's always a fun time. Anyone considering catching a show at the speakeasy or any other of the setup venues- 10/10 recommend!
Cole Sanuik
Other comics were good but at the end a mean drunk Korean guy did Bill Burr for what felt like 30 minutes. No amount of flashing the light could get him off the stage
Molly Tobin
I loved The Set Up back when they had a space in the TL and was happy to see they are still the best local comedy experience in this new location. Every comic (there were ~8 short sets) was hilarious including the host, awesome bartenders and cocktails/mocktails, cool venue and great crowd. Will definitely be back!
Ryan Sauer
Got tickets based on the past awesome reviews. The ticket said 830 doors open. Show at 9. The doors didn't even open until after 9. Show started about 920/930. Show was over at 10:30. So it was way shorter then the advertised 9pm-11pm. The comics were decent, some better then others. Headline comic was the shortest act of them all. Drinks were great. They should either change their site to either an hour long show, or start and end when advertised.
Abhay N
This is the best comedy experience in San Francisco. As soon as you enter the venue, you’re whisked away into an underground basement that is classy and totally worth the ticket price. The lineups for the shows are always great with comedians from Netflix, HBO and Comedy Central dropping in.
