It might be strange for a group of 60-year-old men to refer to themselves as “kids,” but if those men are the comedic legends of The Kids in the Hall, they can call themselves anything they damn well please. And seeing as how those legends will be performing in San Diego on June 3, they can call themselves The Babies in the Womb for all we care. Continue reading…
Mike Birbiglia may have backed himself into a corner. Continue reading…
Patton Oswalt took a break from Comic-Con to perform at Spreckels Theatre on Thursday night. Continue reading…
The Casbah turned into a comedy club Friday evening as it welcomed TV and film veteran Michael Showalter and local comedienne Allison Gill to its stage.
First, Gill warmed up the crowd with her delightful crassness, alternately wringing laughter and shocked groans from the crowd. She even included some guitar toward the end, launching into a country song that explained why fat girls are particularly skilled at administering oral pleasure. Continue reading…
For a comedian, Louis C.K. tells very few jokes. Instead, the funnyman gets laughs with his dry, often exasperated observations and musings. But whereas comedians like Jerry Seinfeld and Lewis Black have made names for themselves with observational humor and frazzled rants, respectively, Louis C.K. blends those elements into an amusing concoction made all the more palatable by his everyman charm. Continue reading…