A wide exterior architectural photograph showing The Princess Martha building in St. Petersburg, Florida c. 2017. Captured from street level across the road, the U-shaped, multi-story historic red brick building features classical archways, decorative stone detailing along the facade, and large ground-floor storefront windows beneath a street-level awning. A white police cruiser is parked along the curb on the right, with green leafy trees framing both sides of the building under a clear blue sky with light white clouds.The Princess Martha building in St. Petersburg, Florida c. 2017. Credit: cityofstpete / Flickr

If you thought Side Splitters was the only new comedy club coming to St. Petersburg, you’ve got another laugh coming. Comedian-turned-club owner Kenny Garcia already has two comedy venues in the Tampa Bay area, and soon he’ll be adding a third.

“It’s pretty cool,” Garcia said about his new club opening in the downtown St. Petersburg area later this year. “I just felt like there was an opportunity in the market.”

The new Sunshine Comedy Cafe will be located in the Princess Martha building at 443 1st Ave. N, across from the historic post office. It joins Garcia’s Sunshine City Comedy Club on St. Pete Beach and Clearwater Comedy Club in, as you might expect, Clearwater. Like the other two venues, it will hold shows seven nights a week.

Garcia said he actually started looking for a location in the area a couple years ago, and considered pivoting to Dunedin at one point. But the right opportunity came up and he’s glad he waited. He plans to keep prices very competitive and hopes people will be able to walk from their apartments to his new club.

And if you enjoy the casual, boutique-style feel of his existing comedy clubs, expect more of the same at the new one. “Copy and paste, almost exactly the same,” Garcia said. “I like the lounging vibe.”

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This article appears in Sept. 24 – 30, 2026.

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