Comedy

VOTE NOW in the 2025 Best of the Bay Readers’ Poll!

Our 51st installment of the Bay Area classic is 'new and improved' for 2025—and still full of local love.

Best of the Bay Marke B. - September 1, 2025

Comedy troupe Killing My Lobster suspends operations after 25 years

Beloved sketch stalwarts to call it quits after next show due to NEA and other foundation cuts.

Arts + Culture Charles Lewis III - August 21, 2025

See a show for free at the awesome Lost Church this month

From indie and Americana concerts to sketch comedy and performance art, there's something for everyone. But act fast!

Contest Marke B. - July 1, 2025

An interstellar drag quest to save the galaxy (and you call the shots)

Media Meltdown's 'Select Thine Own Journey... in Space!' melds love of Dungeons & Dragons, '90s YA lit, and campy cosmic flicks.

Onstage Marke B. - April 29, 2025

Comedy

From Kennedy Center to Berkeley Rep, W. Kamau Bell still rides ‘that curiosity thing’

Lou Fancher - April 28, 2025

'Going in there to be myself and make my positions clear is my way of protesting,' says the comedian on 'Who's With Me?' tour

Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Two Trains Running’ is an electrifying triumph

Charles Lewis III - April 23, 2025

August Wilson's dialog drives an epic critique of Black capitalism at ACT. Plus: Hilarious heathens of Killing My Lobster go all in for sin.

Onstage

‘Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show’ keeps it fresh for Christmas

Joshua Rotter - December 14, 2024

Riotous annual blast brings all-new material: 'We don't shy away from light—or dark!' say beloved queens.

Stage Review

‘Golden Girls Live!’ goes big—but still wants to be your friend

Marke B. - December 13, 2024

The "Christmas Episodes" drag tradition expands to the Curran Theatre, but still keeps that comfy, campy charm.

Comedy

Sandra Bernhard: ‘I don’t think we’ll see a woman president in my lifetime’

Joshua Rotter - December 4, 2024

In terrible times, the wild comedian's 'Easy Listening' tour foregrounds womens' voices that give her strength, from Tina to Lana.

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Comedy

SF Sketchfest recs for every taste and persuasion

Tamara Palmer - November 21, 2024

Tim Curry, the Groundlings, Found Footage Fest, Tight & Nerdy: As always, the sprawling comedy fest delivers.

Onstage

Quiet, please: Mummenschanz is still miming magic 50 years on

Nicole Gluckstern - October 22, 2024

'It’s poetic, it’s playful, it’s interactive' says founder Floriana Frassetto of troupe's iconic human slinkys and toilet paper faces.

Comedy

Live Shots: Roy Wood Jr. tore it up at Stanford Live

Jon Bauer - October 11, 2024

Known for stints on The Daily Show and CNN, the veteran comedian kicked off a new comedy series at Memorial Auditorium.

Comedy

Her mom became her comedy partner in her 90s. Now, she pays tribute.

Joshua Rotter - September 15, 2024

Longtime local performer Lisa Geduldig's COVID-era 'Lockdown Comedy' found a surprise guest star—her mother Arline.

Stage Review

Second City takes Berkeley Rep

Charles Lewis III - July 26, 2024

Legendary Chicago improv company doesn't hesitate to remind you of its bona fides—but it's all well-deserved.

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Onstage

A circus of resiliency and risk at Church of Clown’s Ten Fold Physique fest

Joshua Rotter - June 24, 2024

Showcase of 10 new works of physical theater affirms new org's mission of community service and healing humor.

Onstage

That’s a ‘Bitch Slap!’ D’Arcy Drollinger’s top 5 over-the-top TV moments

Marke B. - April 30, 2024

Her Oasis drag show lampoons the catfights and hysterics of nighttime soaps—and it's rooted in deep genre love.

Comedy

Shanti Charan jokes to fight recidivism for people in Bay Area jails

Danny Acosta - March 28, 2024

The local comedian-educator uses humor as a tool when teaching college-level courses at Elmwood Correctional Facility.

Stage Review

Lampooning the foibles of amity in ‘Look! We Have Friends!’

Charles Lewis III - March 12, 2024

Killing My Lobster's latest comic adventure takes aim at Dale Carnegie, Hello Fresh, and the scent of Ben Shapiro.

Stage Review

Killing My Lobster sketches a decade of laughs, coked-up Spiderman and all

Charles Lewis III - February 19, 2024

In 'Best of KML,' the venerable comedy troupe revisits some greatest hits—just don't toss that baby out the window.

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Comedy

VOTE NOW in the 2025 Best of the Bay Readers’ Poll!

Comedy troupe Killing My Lobster suspends operations after 25 years

See a show for free at the awesome Lost Church this month

An interstellar drag quest to save the galaxy (and you call the shots)

From Kennedy Center to Berkeley Rep, W. Kamau Bell still rides ‘that curiosity thing’

Drama Masks: ‘Two Trains Running’ is an electrifying triumph

‘Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show’ keeps it fresh for Christmas

‘Golden Girls Live!’ goes big—but still wants to be your friend

Sandra Bernhard: ‘I don’t think we’ll see a woman president in my lifetime’

SF Sketchfest recs for every taste and persuasion

Quiet, please: Mummenschanz is still miming magic 50 years on

Live Shots: Roy Wood Jr. tore it up at Stanford Live

Her mom became her comedy partner in her 90s. Now, she pays tribute.

Second City takes Berkeley Rep

A circus of resiliency and risk at Church of Clown’s Ten Fold Physique fest

That’s a ‘Bitch Slap!’ D’Arcy Drollinger’s top 5 over-the-top TV moments

Shanti Charan jokes to fight recidivism for people in Bay Area jails

Lampooning the foibles of amity in ‘Look! We Have Friends!’

Killing My Lobster sketches a decade of laughs, coked-up Spiderman and all

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