Comedy

Why Trans People Are The Real Libertarian Patriots
I was speaking on the phone with a friend when he said something profound: “What’s a better expression of American freedom than rejecting your assigned gender at birth and just being whatever you want to be?” He told me he said that to his conservative cousins in Michigan when they

Local Comedians Cure Your Case of The Mondays at Mirthquake
I look forward to Mondays. Who thought that was possible? At around 7:30, I mosey to my 38R stop in the Tenderloin and take Muni to the Inner Richmond. There at the Abbey Tavern, local comedians Ben Kolina, Andrew Holmgren, and Jesse Hett host a hell of a show. Once

Misfit Cabaret’s Cinephilia Delivered a Cult Classic Fever Dream
Misfit Cabaret’s Cinephilia returned to San Francisco last Friday for the first time since its debut eight years ago and I was there for it. It was everything you’d imagine: a madcap homage to cult cinema and its gloriously strange and unhinged characters, including Alex DeLarge and his droogs from

Eat, Game, & Sing in San Francisco This Spring!
It’s Springtime in San Francisco, which means it’s time to put your phone on silent for a while and step out into our fair city to sing, eat, and play with the wonderful people and programming on offer. Whether in the flesh or on a live stream, the journalists and

WAYMO “Black” Cancelled After DEI Cuts
After weeks of pressure from The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), WAYMO has announced it will be cutting it’s new “WAYMO Black” fleet of cars, effective immediately.

Artists You Should Know: Kat Robichaud and Misfit Cabaret
Misfit Cabaret is more than a performance; it’s an experience — a dazzling, eclectic, and glittering celebration of some of the most talented performers the city has to offer. Kat Robichaud, Jordan Nathan and their cast of artists played to a sold-out crowd, their polished performances revealing the work of world-class craftspeople. This was live theater at its most unrestrained, and it was breathtaking.

Wonder Dave & Jonah Price: The Couple Championing Queer Comedy in SF
Jonah Price and Wonder Dave are a dynamic duo who run multiple comedy events in San Francisco, creating spaces where queer and other marginalized voices are uplifted and celebrated, and they are committed to creating spaces where audiences feel seen and entertained.

Des Bishop Does Viral Comedy, in Chinese
If you’ve ever lived abroad, the comedy of globe-trotting Desmond ‘Des’ Bishop will strike a chord. Despite having the perhaps the blackest sounding name in comedy, Bishop looks like John Slattery from Mad Men, and talks with a Queens NY accent, in an Irish cadence. Bishop was born in Queens,