Sacramento Comedy Spot

Reviewed by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation

$14,215 raised by 143 donors

47% complete

$30,000 Goal

Sacramento Comedy Spot began in 2001 with six comedians who just wanted to produce their own brand of comedy shows. Now, we are a community of close to 200 performers, volunteers, and instructors who want to make a small difference in this world by making people laugh.

In 2001, Brian Crall and a group of 20-something theater kids created a sketch comedy group named The Free Hooch Comedy Troupe. Based on the success of Free Hooch and the need for a venue that would allow alternative comedy like sketch and improv, Brian Crall and Ron Dumonchelle opened Sacramento Comedy Spot on Broadway in 2005. In 2009, the Comedy Spot made the move to Midtown, inside the MARRS building on 20th Street.

What began as a venue to feature alternative comedy quickly turned into a community of misfit toys that encouraged and took care of each other. The Comedy Spot was becoming much more than just a comedy club.

In 2015, in an effort to have a stronger impact on our community and the people of Sacramento, Sacramento Comedy Foundation was formed, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation to create programs that would entertain, support, help, inspire, and bring people together. In 2016, Brian Crall and Ron Dumonchelle donated the the Comedy Spot to the Foundation.

In 2019, Sacramento Comedy Foundation was renamed Sacramento Comedy Spot to avoid confusion and help keep the focus on our programs and goals.

In 2020, we weathered the COVID storm, introducing online classes and streaming shows to keep us afloat through the pandemic.

In 2021, after 16 months of closure, we re-opened our theater to the public and welcomed students back to our comedy school training center. 

With your help, we hope to keep Sacramento laughing for years to come!

Mission

Our mission is to make Sacramento laugh. Sacramento Comedy Spot aims to educate and inspire everyone to challenge themselves, make a statement, and tell their story through improv, stand-up, sketch, and film. We support, encourage, and promote diversity and inclusion within our walls and throughout the greater Sacramento community. We create unique, comedy-related events, shows, and classes that connect people of all backgrounds through laughter.

Community. Education. Entertainment. Inclusion. Connection.

More than just a comedy club.

Needs

Sacramento Comedy Spot is requesting unrestricted funds to help bring old and new fans to the Comedy Spot!

Our goal for 2024 is to expand our class offerings and to create mini comedy festivals to celebrate all things comedy- all year long.

We are also committed to creating memorable moments, entertaining our fans at every step, improving all of our classes, shows, and services, and spreading fun across Sacramento and beyond.

We are also seeking seed money to begin a capital campaign that will result in owning a new location that maximizes our potential and ensures our sustainability, what we are calling Comedy Spot 3.0.

It is our goal to have one facility that can house all of our operations under one roof. This includes offices, a main stage, secondary student stage, classrooms, collaboration rooms, a green room next to the stage, and a professional tech booth.

We are always in need of office supplies, cleaning supplies, and volunteers to help on the weekends.

Equity Statement

Sacramento Comedy Spot encourages and promotes diversity and inclusion in everything we do, from classes to our board, so that we can truly connect people with different backgrounds and stories through comedy.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Sacramento Comedy Spot

Year Established

2005

Tax id (EIN)

47-3441374

Mission Category

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Operating Budget

$250,001-$500,000

Organization Need

Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Program, In-Kind Donations, Funding: Other

Demographics Served

General population

Local Counties Served

Sacramento

Equity Statement

Equity Statement

Address

1050 20th St. #130
Sacramento, CA 95811

Service areas

Sacramento, CA, US

West Sacramento, CA, US

Elk Grove, CA, US

Roseville, CA, US

Rosemont, CA, US

Phone

916-444-3137

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