Babstinence: One Woman. One Year. No Booze. Host: Babs Gray Official Description: Comedian, podcaster and former mall Easter bunny Babs Gray takes on the challenge of not drinking alcohol for one year. She’ll track her highs and lows, interview other comedians about their sober journeys, and probably reveal some embarrassing shit along the way. Established: …
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Jessica Sele, and her comedy album Weird Vibes, magnifies oddities and celebrates them with offbeat gravitas. Sele’s regal in her unflinching realness, majestic in discussing what dares to go unmentioned. Incisive social commentary through a personal, unbridled command. Brilliant solutions unearthed from adventurous musings. Weird Vibes has honed Jessica Sele’s unique essence, expansiveness, and wonderfully-worried …
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Marcella Arguello: Bitch, Grow Up! begins with an ode to longevity and ends with an introspective, cathartic conversation across time and space. In the middle, rapturous observational comedy about the pandemic, relationships, and introspection rests on a bed of classic bits. For long-time admirers, Arguello’s kinetic, conversational, rockstar bravado is a natural fit projected on …
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Heavy hitter comedy line-up to raise funds for Immigration Institute of the Bay Area and their work to provide immigrants with the best legal services possible. San Francisco’s has people who care about people and people who care about comedy. It’s one of the historically great things about the Bay Area: a formal and innate …
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Bay Area comedy heads know Irene Tu from her swift and ceremonious rise to prominence in the 2010s. Between Starline Comedy, Man Haters and stages across bridges and BART, Irene was a favorite for her moxie and her unique flavor. She’s since moved to Los Angeles, opened for the likes of Patton Oswalt and W …
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San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy needed a book. We did it.
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“Stutterer Interrupted” by comedian Nina G examines the influence and impact of fluency and advocacy through slice of life stories.
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Amid the B-movie homages, subversive banality and melodramatic tension, “Los Espookys” face off against a truly chilling foe.
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What you should probably not do during a comedy show when an earthquake arrives.
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Dolemite is my Name is one of the best times at the movies, currently available on your couch. Funniest movie of the year? Could be! Worthy Oscar contender? You betcha. Return of Eddie Murphy? He never left! The movie centers on the middle-aged, luckless, low-level entertainer Rudy Ray Moore (Murphy), who saw untapped potential within …
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