Archive for the 'San Francisco Comedy' Category

Interview with a Madame

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

by Jeff Cleary


October 29th, 30th & 31st @ The Rrazz Room
10pm
222 Mason Street, SF
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SF Standup logo Madame, Madame, Madame! Where do I start? You’ve been a comic icon for decades: Laugh-In in the 60’s, you did the game show circuit in the 70’s (Match Game, Hollywood Squares), numerous variety specials, you hosted Solid Gold in the 80’s, had your own show “Madame’s Place”, had a long-running Vegas show – Madame Goes to Harlem…

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Flashback: Comedians discuss the Internet at Comedy Day 2001

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Comedians & the Internet have come a long way since 2001…

Dave Attell: “I have a website… I’ve never been on it, but I have a pale cousin working on it.”

Jake Johannsen: “I’ve never actually been to [my website], but I’ve seen it demonstrated to me.”

Also featuring: Kevin Meaney, Don Novello, Carlos Alazraqui, Greg Behrendt, Don McMillan, Larry “Bubbles” Brown & more…

Video: Joe Klocek interviews Joe Wong

Friday, October 16th, 2009

In the first episode of his new series of interviews with stand-up comics, Joe Klocek sits down with Joe Wong at the Punch Line Comedy Club.

Bob Saget interview- see him live Oct. 16 at The Warfield!

Monday, October 5th, 2009

by Chad Lehrman

Bob Saget @ The Warfield
October 16th
982 Market Street, San Francisco
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SF Standup logo I saw a news article that called you “America’s Raunchiest Comic.” How do you feel about that?

BS: Don Rickles came over to me once and said, “I really liked your HBO special, Bob, but you left out 2 ‘fucks’.” But the truth is, if you listen to the people that have been on HBO in the past year, I don’t say anything nearly as crude. It’s just the opposite thing- they saw me as a Dad on a sitcom for 8 years. People go, “why are you saying that? You’re the Dad!”

SF Standup logo Your stuff has always been pretty twisted though- I was watching you on the Young Comedian’s Special from 1985 and you were like, “I love my Mom… and you can too for just $12.”

BS: That’s true, and for awhile because of the economy it went up to about $25, but now it’s back down again, cause times are tough. And she’s gotten older.

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Video: Brent Weinbach, Jacob Sirof, Kevin Camia, and Sherry Sirof interviewed at Outside Lands Festival

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Jacob Sirof, Kevin Camia, Brent Weinbach, and Sherry Sirof all performed at the Outside Lands Festival last month, and MF Magazine was there to interview them. Or more like, hand them a microphone and stand back…

Last night: Dick Gregory, Robin Williams, Mort Sahl at Throckmorton Theatre

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Every Tuesday, Mark Pitta continues to turn the 142 Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley into one of the best comedy rooms in the country. Last night, Dick Gregory was on the show, and a couple of his fans also dropped by to watch. (Photo by Rick Pulido)

Will Franken: Butterflies and Onions

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Video: The Ghost of John Lennon reviews “Catcher in the Rye”

Friday, September 4th, 2009

By Joe Tobin, Sean Keane and Joey Devine.

Don’t miss Will Franken at The Purple Onion this weekend!

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Friday, September 4th
& Saturday September 5th
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This weekend: Mike E. WInfield, Live at The Purple Onion!

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Mike E. Winfield just taped an episode of Live At Gotham for Comedy Central in New York. His other credits include Showtime’s Comics Without Borders, BET’s ComicView, and NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

This weekend, he’ll be headlining at the historic Purple Onion in North Beach.

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August 14th & 15th
8pm & 10pm
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