SF Sketchfest brings great comedy to the Bay
Now in its 18th year, SF Sketchfest ended this weekend and featured a wide variety of performers in comedy all around the U.S. One of San Francisco’s biggest comedy festivals, ...
Surviving the zombie apocalypse
With Halloween imminent, our current situation grows increasingly dire — zombies on planet Earth. I’m not talking about the occasional zombie leaving Green Library bleary-eyed after not being able to ...
Onion co-founder discusses his past, business and politics
The Onion co-founder Scott Dikkers gave a talk on writing comedy and growing a publication at CEMEX auditorium on Thursday Night.
Nick Thune brings slow comedy to Bing Studio
Comedian Nick Thune performed a double-header at Bing Studio this past Saturday. Thune catered most to an adult audience, jumping between his guitar and jokes tossed to two men sitting ...
The Groundlings’ ‘Cooking With Gas’ is a fresh take on LA comedy
The Groundlings school boasts acclaimed alums including Melissa McCarthy, Lisa Kudrow, Kristen Wiig and current SNL cast member Heidi Gardner. A famed training ground for comedy-inclined actors, the Groundlings can ...
Olivia Popp’s summer theatrical flick picks
If you don’t subscribe to streaming services like Netflix and HBO, you may not be able to catch up on new acclaimed offerings such as Netflix’s romcom “Set It Up” ...
‘Three Days in the Country’: Love in the time of 19th century Russian class differences
“Three Days in the Country” is a comedy — until it’s a tragedy. Antaeus Theater Company production is an adaptation of Ivan Turgenev’s grueling four-and-a-half hour “A Month in the ...
You’ll start to believe in real magic with Arthur Trace: The Artful Deceiver
Magician Arthur Trace — with the nickname The Artful Deceiver — boasts an impressive list of qualifications from years past — two-time Academy of Magical Arts (commonly known as the ...
