Funny 95.5 FM Radio of Santa Rosa, after a year on the air, will present a live comedy show Saturday, Dec. 29, in Rohnert Park. The show, titled “Hey! That's Funny,” will start at 9 p.m. at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane. “Ian Edwards is [...]
Every year during the holidays, we can count on seeing some version of “The Nutcracker” and “The Christmas Carol,” but local journalist, playwright and actor David Templeton likes to do something different. This year he’ll present “Twisted Christmas Live No. 10,” his 10th annual “literary-comedy-variety show,” at the Glaser Center, [...]
If you're spinning the tuner dial on your car radio and happen to stop on 95.5 FM, you might notice that something sounds funny. Don't worry. There's nothing wrong with your signal. You've found Funny 95.5 comedy radio. The Santa Rosa station, which made its debut a year ago, is [...]
Santa Rosa comedian Juan Carlos, a familiar face at Northern California nightclubs, is excited about the debut of his first feature film. “The name of the movie is ‘Trattoria’ and it will premiere in San Francisco on Friday, Nov. 9,” he said. Set in a fictional start-up restaurant [...]
TV host, author and humorist Bill Maher will perform Oct. 20 in the new 1,400-seat Weill Hall on the Sonoma State University campus in Rohnert Park. Tickets go on sale online at 10 a.m. Friday, July 27, for $49.75, $69.75 and $89.75 at www.rbpconcerts.com and www.ticketmaster.com. Phone: (831) [...]
The Wells Fargo Center for the Arts will open its 31st season with a concert Aug. 15 by ZZ Top and close it May 8, 2013, with a performance of “The Pirates of Penzance” by New York’s Gilbert & Sullivan Players. The season includes 45 new shows in [...]
The name may or may not be familiar to you yet, but New York comedian Mike Birbiglia is a red hot property. At 33, he’s got three Comedy Central cable TV specials to his credit, three comedy albums, three movie roles (“Going the Distance,” “Cedar Rapids” and “Your [...]
The Half Breed Comedy Tour comes to Rohnert Park at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21, for a comedy show to be taped live at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center The show stars Ricky Del Rosario, features G King and will be hosted by Kirk McHenry. A local favorite, [...]
Santa Rosa comedian Juan Carlos will perform a new half-hour set he calls “Delinquent Habits” at the live “Stand-Up Comedy Special” Saturday, March 31, at Christy’s on the Square in Santa Rosa. The show, hosted by Tony Sparks, runs from 8 to 9:30 p.m. and also features Steve [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.