Here are five people who were SF International Comedy Competition Semifinalists: Robin Williams; Ellen DeGeneres; Garry Shandling; Louis CK; Dana Carvey. I could go on, but you get it -- it's a benchmark.

Wanna know a sixth? Meet Dan Lewis, the NYC-based comic (not just an SF International Comedy Competition semifinalist, but also its*host*) who regularly hosts at SF Punchline and Cobb's when he's out here on the Best Coast… and has agreed to lead BF in laughter later this month!

Dan's lined up a stone-cold murderer's row of comics for us who perform regularly at the best clubs in the Bay; mark your calendars now!