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Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, Tony Sparks began his comedy journey before he could even legally vote. Tony was a road comic living in New York before making the move in the 90's to San Francisco, where he began creating open mics for all the aspiring comics who couldn't find a way onstage at the usual clubs. Tony has been running and hosting the notorious Brainwash open mic on Thursday nights for more than 16 years, and the Brainwash is now a nonstop comedy machine and every new comic who wants to get stage time knows, you HAVE to go to the Brainwash. We talk to Tony about how he got started, why he loves comedy and why he loves to keep the list open for anybody who wants to try comedy.