Lingering feels.
Preface Comedy, as a commodity, rarely has primary sourced information detailing the trials, tribulations, nuances and practicalities of its most base byproducts: albums and specials. As information and media becomes more democratized, this is to the detriment of fans, critics and fellow creators. The following is not a promotional vehicle (though it is) and it’s …
Continue reading "Postmortem: “Atheist Christmas” by Keith Lowell Jensen"Doc’s Lab, one of the Bay’s premiere spots for comedy, music, and everything in between, welcomes the ever-unique Eric Dadourian with Just Yolking: A Comedy Brunch featuring the savory sides of Natasha Muse, Krista Fatka and David Roth. Affectionally referred to as Daddy Dadourian (I think I’m the only person that calls him that), this …
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A couple of days ago, in honor of my “Going Steady With The Blog” perk (get well soon Josh!), I witnessed the People’s Non-Binding Arbitration. So Fun! This edition featured pretty chippy trial arguing for and against musicals, dramatized by improvisational comedy, by the one and only @uqaqua. Jesse Hett argued against musicals …
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Sex is a dead horse, beaten to a pulp and covered with ambiguous fluids. It’s the lifeblood of, well, living, complex beyond my comprehension (increasingly so) and utterly inescapable. Especially in comedy. Comedy and sex are century-old cousins, live entertainment licenses written on the backs of commingling dancers and segueing masters of ceremonies. Bits, pieces, …
Continue reading "Show Review: Live Sex (10/16/2015)"I know I’m complicit in rape culture. Something said, or not said, made someone uncomfortable, made mistakes, a moment of betrayal for myself or my connections, shame defanged by the lack of visible damage, the lack of “consequence”, delusion. There’s a lot of things I’ve convinced myself to detract from my guilt: I was young, …
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Mike Brown has spent a minute or two in the Bay Area, a Sketchfest alumnus and associate of Jabari Davis. In that time I became a fast fan of his style, his substance, his wry, yet inviting humor with underlining consciousness. Clever, fun, poised: he’s funny in the ways you want, in a way you …
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Hello there! Welcome to the second day in the row of a residual hangover! Yesterday I wrote about the BBB at TIMF, which you should read because: 1. It would mean a lot to me and 2. It has a lot of contextual information that I REFUSE to rehash. So read it! Reeead it! Some …
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Comedy proved it could coexist with thumping bass, though, the marriage was not without its quirks. From Hey™ with Kate Berlant and John Early to a borderline hostage situation with Tim Heidecker, there was blaring sun, daring hecklers and a shit ton of Bill Murray’s face. Co-produced by Funny or Die, the comics provided …
Continue reading "Review: The Blah Blah Blah @ Treasure Island Music Festival – Day 1."Ah, the guerrilla sketch. When ordinary citizens and the production values of the outside world are incorporated in some kind of farce. At its height a good guerrilla is the epitome of schedenfreude, “what I woulda done” comments on Facebook shares, and pixelated faces. At its worst, the gotcha awkwardness is turned against the viewer, shamefulness …
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Undisclosed, subterranean, somewhere in America. Electrocuted Truth Serumpassed like bags of popcorn. No flammables: the only combustibles permitted would be bellies…from laugher. Actual popcorn was also provided, kettle caramel, delicious. “Let’s be cool” was our mantra, Lydia Popovich (HaterTuesday, general awesomeness) was our guru, a generous and impressively cogent host, guiding the show, billed as …
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