The Raven’s 2025 New Year's Eve show brings the San Francisco Comedy Competition back for another hilarious New Year’s, headlined by Shawn Felipe, winner of the 2025 competition. The show's openers are two finalists: runner-up CJ Koepp and finalist Dan Aguinaga. The SF Comedy Competition is celebrating 49 years of bringing rising stars to a wide audience. Join us for a New Year’s that stand-up comedy lovers won’t want to miss!
About Shawn Felipe: His ability to blend family-friendly humor with sharp wit has clearly resonated with audiences across various platforms. Winning the 2025 San Francisco International Comedy Competition is a huge achievement, especially considering its reputation as a prestigious event in stand-up comedy. Performing at over 200 colleges and universities is no small feat, and it speaks volumes about his ability to connect with younger audiences.
His dedication to entertaining U.S. military personnel and cruise line passengers further highlights his commitment to bringing joy to diverse groups of people.
About CJ Koepp: Wisconsin-raised, Oakland-based comedian, writer, artist, and climate activist who specializes in “dark woke.”
She took this year’s 49th San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition by storm, placing second in a close finish. In addition to stand-up comedy, she writes for Reductress, was awarded the 2024 Diversity in Comedy Writing Fellowship at Killing My Lobster SF, and has been arrested twice (so far)
About Dan Aguinaga: Dan is a comedian, writer, and father who has a penchant for tackling dark and taboo subjects with tight writing and a dynamic stage presence that not only makes it work, but makes it kill. He was a finalist in the 2024 San Francisco International Comedy Competition, and winner of the 2023 Rooster T Feathers New Talent Showcase.
He is a regular at The San Francisco Punch Line, Cobbs Comedy Club, and San Jose Improv.
About Emcee K. Cheng: K. Cheng has appeared at the Comedy Cellar, the Comedy Store, and Gotham’s Comedy Club… not to perform, he’s just appeared there. He has, however, performed at NBC Stand Up for Diversity, EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival), and San Francisco Sketchfest. He’s the producer of Crazy Funny Asians, Cosplay Comedy, The Khmers of Comedy, and Cardi Spelling Bee. He’s also a contributor to The Lunar Times, From the Desk of Nerd Legion, and The 1990 Institute.
He is a guest lecturer on comedy at St. Mary’s College and Mills College.
About the Competition: The San Francisco Comedy Competition is one of the most prestigious comedy events in North America, launching the careers of people like Patton Oswalt, Robin Williams and Ellen DeGeneres. The Raven’s 2025 New Year’s Eve show brings the SF Comedy Competition back, headlined by Shawn Felipe, winner of the 2025 competition.