Special Event: The Bitchuation Room
Special Event: The Bitchuation Room
Francesca Fiorentini is a journalist, podcaster, and stand up comedian. She has been featured on the podcast Lovett or Leave It, the BBC Arts Hour, and has been part of SF Sketchfest, SF Comedy Day, and the Asian-American Comedy Festival in LA. She hosts her very successful weekly political comedy podcast The Bitchuation Room, performs regularly at the Improv and the Ice House, where she hosts her sold out monthly show, New World Disorder, and tours comedy clubs across the country co-headlining with her husband, Matt Lieb.
With guests:
Abby Martin, journalist and filmmaker
Abby Martin is an activist, journalist and host of Empire Files. Moved by the corporate media lies surrounding the Iraq War, Abby Martin started her career as an independent journalist in 2006, founding Media Roots to cover both local and global issues. Her on-the-ground reporting in 2011 from the frontlines of Occupy Oakland, including numerous police attacks on peaceful demonstrators, propelled her to an international audience. Over her career she has interviewed countless heads of state, celebrities, politicians, and academics; produced media garnering tens of millions of views; and made headlines for confrontational questioning of politicians like Antony Blinken and Nancy Pelosi. Her new feature-length documentary is called “Earth’s Greatest Enemy", about how the U.S. military is the single number one contributor to climate collapse.
Mike Figueredo, The Humanist Report
Mike Figueredo is the host of The Humanist Report, a progressive political podcast that analyzes political news stories through the lens of humanism. Mike Figueredo is a Ph.D student of public policy and political activist, and author of the book Catalyze: The Rise of LGBTQ+ Movements in the Middle East & North Africa.
Matt Lieb, Bad Hasbara Podcast
Matt Lieb is a stand up comedian and co-host of Bad Hasbara podcast, the world's most moral podcast. He's also host of the Frotcast, Pod Yourself A Gun, and Free With Ads. You've also seen him on Good Mythical Morning and heard him on The Dollop, The Daily Zeitgeist and Behind the Bastards.
Couple's Package includes:
- 2 premium seats
- $90 food & beverage credit ($45 per person)
- Gratuity
- Ticket Protection
Management reserves the right to prevent customers from entering the facility who they deem disruptive or dangerous to other patrons.
Francesca Fiorentini is a journalist, podcaster, and stand up comedian. She has been featured on the podcast Lovett or Leave It, the BBC Arts Hour, and has been part of SF Sketchfest, SF Comedy Day, and the Asian-American Comedy Festival in LA. She hosts her very successful weekly political comedy podcast The Bitchuation Room, performs regularly at the Improv and the Ice House, where she hosts her sold out monthly show, New World Disorder, and tours comedy clubs across the country co-headlining with her husband, Matt Lieb.
A full breakout of your ticket will be shown during checkout. The service fees help cover the costs of putting on the show. They are shared between the various organizing parties, and may include a profit to them.
All shows are 21+.
Instead of a drink minimum, we have a two-item per person minimum in the Showroom, which can be fulfilled with any food or drink items from the menu.
Please Note: Food and drinks purchased in the bar and lounge do not count towards the two-item minimum. Additionally, for parties of 6 or more in the showroom, an automatic 20% gratuity will be added to the bill.
- General Admission seating is assigned on a first-come, first-sat basis as you enter the showroom. The earlier you arrive, the better your seats will be.
- Reserved seats are assigned for you by management on the night of the show. They are the best seats available for your party size at the time they are assigned.
Please Note: We do not take seating requests and cannot guarantee seats in a specific location or that your party will have a table to themselves.
- While we cannot guarantee seats together, General admission groups should arrive at least 1 hour before showtime and enter the showroom as a group for the best chance of being seated together.
- Reserved groups who purchase tickets in a single order will be automatically assigned seating together. Reserved ticket holders who purchase separately are not guaranteed seating together. Please see your email confirmation for details if your group purchased separately.
Please Note: We will only seat complete General Admission groups. Your group must enter the showroom together to be seated together. In addition, we do not take seating requests and cannot guarantee you seats in a specific location.
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds or exchanges.
Yes. Call our box office for more information. We encourage all patrons who have a disability to reach out to us to make accommodations.
Ticket protection is insurance that allows you to cancel your order to receive a venue credit toward a future event. It can be added to most orders at the time of purchase but cannot be added after the order has been placed.
To redeem your Ticket Protection and receive a venue credit toward a future event, please send an email to protection@heliumcomedy.com with your order number no less than 24 hours before showtime.
Please Note: Cancelation requests received via phone, chat, or less than 24 hours before showtime will not be accepted.
Francesca Fiorentini is a journalist, podcaster, and stand up comedian. She has been featured on the podcast Lovett or Leave It, the BBC Arts Hour, and has been part of SF Sketchfest, SF Comedy Day, and the Asian-American Comedy Festival in LA. She hosts her very successful weekly political comedy podcast The Bitchuation Room, performs regularly at the Improv and the Ice House, where she hosts her sold out monthly show, New World Disorder, and tours comedy clubs across the country co-headlining with her husband, Matt Lieb.
With guests:
Abby Martin, journalist and filmmaker
Abby Martin is an activist, journalist and host of Empire Files. Moved by the corporate media lies surrounding the Iraq War, Abby Martin started her career as an independent journalist in 2006, founding Media Roots to cover both local and global issues. Her on-the-ground reporting in 2011 from the frontlines of Occupy Oakland, including numerous police attacks on peaceful demonstrators, propelled her to an international audience. Over her career she has interviewed countless heads of state, celebrities, politicians, and academics; produced media garnering tens of millions of views; and made headlines for confrontational questioning of politicians like Antony Blinken and Nancy Pelosi. Her new feature-length documentary is called “Earth’s Greatest Enemy", about how the U.S. military is the single number one contributor to climate collapse.
Mike Figueredo, The Humanist Report
Mike Figueredo is the host of The Humanist Report, a progressive political podcast that analyzes political news stories through the lens of humanism. Mike Figueredo is a Ph.D student of public policy and political activist, and author of the book Catalyze: The Rise of LGBTQ+ Movements in the Middle East & North Africa.
Matt Lieb, Bad Hasbara Podcast
Matt Lieb is a stand up comedian and co-host of Bad Hasbara podcast, the world's most moral podcast. He's also host of the Frotcast, Pod Yourself A Gun, and Free With Ads. You've also seen him on Good Mythical Morning and heard him on The Dollop, The Daily Zeitgeist and Behind the Bastards.
Couple's Package includes:
- 2 premium seats
- $90 food & beverage credit ($45 per person)
- Gratuity
- Ticket Protection
Management reserves the right to prevent customers from entering the facility who they deem disruptive or dangerous to other patrons.
All shows are 21+.
Instead of a drink minimum, we have a two-item per person minimum in the Showroom, which can be fulfilled with any food or drink items from the menu.
Please Note: Food and drinks purchased in the bar and lounge do not count towards the two-item minimum. Additionally, for parties of 6 or more in the showroom, an automatic 20% gratuity will be added to the bill.
- General Admission seating is assigned on a first-come, first-sat basis as you enter the showroom. The earlier you arrive, the better your seats will be.
- Reserved seats are assigned for you by management on the night of the show. They are the best seats available for your party size at the time they are assigned.
Please Note: We do not take seating requests and cannot guarantee seats in a specific location.
- While we cannot guarantee seats together, General admission groups should arrive at least 1 hour before showtime and enter the showroom as a group for the best chance of being seated together.
- Reserved groups who purchase tickets in a single order will be automatically assigned seating together. Reserved ticket holders who purchase separately are not guaranteed seating together. Please see your email confirmation for details if your group purchased separately.
Please Note: We will only seat complete General Admission groups. Your group must enter the showroom together to be seated together. In addition, we do not take seating requests and cannot guarantee you seats in a specific location.
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds or exchanges.
Yes. Call our box office for more information. We encourage all patrons who have a disability to reach out to us to make accommodations.
Ticket protection is insurance that allows you to cancel your order to receive a venue credit toward a future event. It can be added to most orders at the time of purchase but cannot be added after the order has been placed.
To redeem your Ticket Protection and receive a venue credit toward a future event, please fill out the FORM HERE
OR
send an email to protection@heliumcomedy.com with your order number no less than 24 hours before showtime.
Please Note: Cancelation requests received via phone, chat, or less than 24 hours before showtime will not be accepted.
Francesca Fiorentini is a journalist, podcaster, and stand up comedian. She has been featured on the podcast Lovett or Leave It, the BBC Arts Hour, and has been part of SF Sketchfest, SF Comedy Day, and the Asian-American Comedy Festival in LA. She hosts her very successful weekly political comedy podcast The Bitchuation Room, performs regularly at the Improv and the Ice House, where she hosts her sold out monthly show, New World Disorder, and tours comedy clubs across the country co-headlining with her husband, Matt Lieb.