Welcome to world of Woody, the guy who said, “Not only is there no God, but try finding a plumber on Sunday.” He has a way with a phrase. To him, a noise in the pipes sounds like somebody’s sawing a trombone in half. And he’s not afraid [...]
The Harlem Globetrotters return Wednesday, Jan. 11, to the Santa Rosa Junior College to show off their skills, as both athletes and clowns, and raise money for the college's athletic programs. The clown princes of the basketball court also appeared at SRJC in early January last year and the year [...]
The Purple Onion nightclub in San Francisco has hosted many of the top names in comedy — Woody Allen, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, the Smothers Brothers and Phyllis Diller. Juan Carlos Arenas, a 32-year-old construction worker from Santa Rosa, will admit he’s not a star — at least, [...]
After a decade as a professional Bay Area standup comic, Dave Pokorny of Petaluma decided he wanted something more from his work, and his life. “I turned into a storyteller as a comic, because it turns out in standup comedy, they want a laugh every 10 to 15 [...]
Comedian Kathleen Magidan, a veteran of all the top TV talk shows, as well as USO tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 26 the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. If you haven't heard or seen [...]
“The Final Scene,” a comedy written by Sonoma County playwright Gene Abravaya, makes its San Francisco debut this week. The play, which deals with the fictional cast of a soap opera called “The Promising Dawn,” opens at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Thick House, 1695 18th [...]
When North Bay journalist, writer and performer David Templeton started work two years ago on “Wretch Like Me,” his one-man show based on his adolescent years in Los Angeles County as a fundamentalist Christian, he didn’t know what to expect. To his delight, he has encountered much more [...]
Film actor and comedian Rob Schneider will be the guest of honor at a fund-rasing dinner and silent auction Wednesday, July 20, at Franco’s Ristorante, 501 Mendocino Ave., in downtown Santa Rosa. A Northern California native, Schneider starred in “Hot Chick,” “Deuce Bigalow” and “Grownups.” There will be [...]
If you’re looking for laughs this weekend, you’ve got a couple of choices. “Monkey Fight Comedy Night” starts at 8 p.m. Saturday night, June 4, at the Rapture nightclub, 528 Seventh St., Santa Rosa. Hosted by Tony Sparks, the lineup features Jabari Davis and includes Matt Morales, Lydia [...]
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.