comedy

Arts/Culture/Weekend: Comedy, crafts, and Bay to Breakers costumes

Angela Penny — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000

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ImmigraNation: Turning immigrant experiences into comedy

Hana Baba — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:00:00 +0000

"I went to this meditation class recently…and I meet this woman and she's like, 'My name is Jennifer, but I prefer if you call me by my Sanskrit name, "Shavasana,'" opens comedian Dhaya Lakshminarayanan during one of her comedy sets. "Okay Jennifer, maybe you didn't

Rational comedy for an irrational planet

Roman Mars — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:24:18 +0000

The Bay Area is home to some of the smartest people on the planet. So, it makes sense that our brainy nature would demand the occasional brainy entertainment. That's where Brian Malow, the science comedian, comes in. Malow spoke with Roman Mars, host of the radio design show 99 Percent Invisible. His latest CD is called Rational Comedy for an Irrational Planet.

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Kick off the SF Improv Festival with a lesson in ad-libbing

Hana Baba — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:14:33 +0000

You might remember the TV program “Whose Line Is it Anyway?” where four comics get on stage with no script or plan whatsoever, take suggestions for skits from the audience, and then see what happens.

Local comic Nato Green makes it big by being "Totally Biased"

Ben Trefny — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:32:43 +0000

Living in the Bay Area, it’s not unlikely that some of your neighbors end up making it big. Our area is known for inspiring and supporting talent in many fields. For instance, local comedians Nato Green and W. Kamau Bell have been cracking up the Bay for years, with a comedy tour called “Laughter Against the Machine.