This event is in the past.It took place on April 17, 2026 at SF Laundromat.
Comedy Show
Comedy ShowThe Wash Open Mic Returns: Tony Sparks Revives Legendary Bay Area Comedy Institution
Lower Nob Hill
The legendary Brain Wash Open Mic is back as The Wash, landing in a Sutter Street laundromat with Tony Sparks at the helm. This free relaunch brings emerging Bay Area comics and surprise guests to a sudsy new home where Ali Wong and W. Kamau Bell once cut their teeth.
open mic comedy
free event
Bay Area institution
emerging talent
Tips
🎤"a rite of passage for Bay Area comics"
📚Ali Wong references the original in her book & Hot Ones
🧺yes, it's really in a laundromat — and it's free
The Wash Open Mic Returns: Tony Sparks Revives Legendary Bay Area Comedy Institution
Lower Nob Hill
Comedy ShowComedy ShowThe legendary Brain Wash Open Mic is back as The Wash, landing in a Sutter Street laundromat with Tony Sparks at the helm. This free relaunch brings emerging Bay Area comics and surprise guests to a sudsy new home where Ali Wong and W. Kamau Bell once cut their teeth.
open mic comedy
free event
Bay Area institution
emerging talent
Tips
🎤"a rite of passage for Bay Area comics"
📚Ali Wong references the original in her book & Hot Ones
🧺yes, it's really in a laundromat — and it's free
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