Lingering feels.
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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Of course I was looking at the comments of a link to my blog. Of course it was a mistake. I was in emotional distress, still processing a difficult, life-altering decision, distraught and vulnerable. But I needed artistic validation, that my words were well received. And, as you could expect, I found—and focused on—what I …
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In addition to spotlighting whom the SF comedy community’s tastesmakers collectively revered as “Best Stand-Up Comedians of 2015″, we’ve also organized a reader’s ballots with a variety of categories. Some straightforward, some subjective, all in good fun. A lot of joke answers, self-voting and spam, but it’s to be expected with readers of Courting Comedy. Thanks …
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*NOTE: This article contains foul language and pretentiousness. Proceed with caution. Prelude Quick Links: Stroy Moyd | Jessica Sele | Lydia Popovich | Kate Willett | Matt Lieb I didn’t anticipate how this would take, of my time, of my mind, of me. That’s why completing it is so rewarding. It’s 4:30am on 8/19. I began this 11:33am on 6/29. Untold hours of …
Continue reading "Critics’ Choice: Best of SF Comedy in 2015: Stand-Up."We’ll never be “over” losing Robin. It’s almost a year since he died and we’re all processing how to feel about it. I’m not sure if we’ll ever be at peace, everyone who’s been affected by him will continue to miss him, and virtually everyone was touched by his immense reach. A number of …
Continue reading "Cee Lo Green Releases Tribute for SF Comedy Icon Robin Williams"Color didn’t exist until the late 1960s, early 70s. As a child, in my adorable ignorance, I knew that cameras recorded life, and life was simply monochromatic for a very long time. Roses were gray, violets were grey, people were grey, and the darker greys had a lot of reasons to be grey about …
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Sweet Gail, one of the most notorious members of San Francisco’s comedy community, entered into the most peculiar love affair with good intentions and tragic ramifications. Over the last couple of years comedian/filmmaker Kollin Holtz documented her intensely courting Misha Trubs, resulting in a compelling case of attraction, empathy, ethics, integrity, mental health, boundaries and the ubiquitousness …
Continue reading "The Gail Force Of Love"Comedy’s about timing, right? Some of the best jokes are sprung from the most unwitting sources, others are made awkward by subsequent circumstances. In an attempt tie in the season three launch of the fantastic OITNB with simple wordplay—and inferred jab towards tan culture—SF comedians Sal Calanni (Pornstache) and Destini Bryant (Pennsatucky) slipped into …
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Comedy’s greatness is magnified by its malleability. All you need is a comic, a mic, an amp and you’re basically in business. An audience, walls or permission are garnish. Stand-up transforms the most unlikely places, and no place is more unlikely—and more Oakland—than the black-owned sex parlor: the Feelmore Gallery.
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Full disclosure: I won this particular edition of Wheel of Karaoke… and I had a sublime time doing so. I intended to just hang out, hearing a buzz for the show since it was launched in August 2014 (originated in the Bay by Krista Fatka and Jonah Th’Mole before landing at the Make Out …
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