Calendar
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| August 11 | W. Kamau Bell in San Francisco | Commonwealth Club – Comedy Spanks Politics |
| Time: 6:30pm. Admission: $7-20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 595 Market Street 2nd Floor Venue phone: (415) 597-6700. Comedy Spanks Politics: Truth Never Hurt So Good Michael Capozzola, Comedian and Sketch Artist, San Francisco Chronicle Marga Gomez, Comedian, Playwright and Humorist W. Kamau Bell, Standup Comic Marcella Arguello, Standup Comic Part III in the SF Comedy Talks Series If Muni, the mayor or the general madness of the city has you feeling low, then come get a healthy dose of comedic relief. Comedy Talks is coming to SF this summer. It’s a series bringing together industry legends for candid conversations, and INFORUM is getting a piece of the action. Our panel of SF’s best up-and-coming comics will share their rants, raves and ‘love to hates’ on some of the major issues facing our generation. So if the lingering recession, an oily ocean or a particular character on Capitol Hill has brought you to your knees, then get ready to ROFL because comedians make even the most painful of truths hysterical. Buy tickets | ||
| August 13 | W. Kamau Bell in Los Angeles, CA | The W. Kamau Bell Curve @ UCB – LA |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $8. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (323) 908-8702. Address: 5919 Franklin Ave Hollywood Venue phone: (323) 908-870. The W. Kamau Bell Curve is a comedic exploration of the current state of America’s racism, combined with a little (unknown) history, a little Powerpoint, and a whole bunch of Kamau. W. Kamau Bell told the very first joke about Barack Obama on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend waaaaaaaay back in 2005. Unfortunately, the joke predicted that Barack would never be President. (Oops!) The San Francisco Weekly honored Kamau as the Comedian of the Year in 2008 and also profiled him in a cover story in 2009. “The Curve” enjoyed a long run in San Francisco, had continued success in Oakland and Berkeley, and played to full houses in 2009 at the New York International Fringe Festival. Time Out New York said, “Happily, Bell finds comic gold in the wide range of material he mines, offering provocative insights into an ugly reality. FOUR STARS” “Smart, stylish, and very much in the mold of politically outspoken comedians like Dave Chappelle and Margaret Cho” – San Francisco Weekly “W. Kamau Bell is the most important guy doing comedy right now. Do yourself a favor and go see him. He’s got the most astute, hilarious and completely righteous material going and he’s going to be a legend in his own lifetime like Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce. Think Bill Hicks but slightly taller.” — Margaret Cho Buy tickets | ||
| August 20 | W. Kamau Bell in Sacramento, CA | The Comedy Spot – The W. Kamau Bell Curve |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20. Address: 1050 20th Street Venue phone: (916) 444-3137. 2-For-1 if you bring a friend of a different race!! Buy tickets | ||
| August 26 | W. Kamau Bell in Oakland, CA | Laughter Against The Machine @ The New Parish (Early Show) |
| Time: 7:30am. Admission: $15-18. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 579 18th Street (at San Pablo) W. Kamau Bell, Hari Kondabolu, Nato Green, and Janine Brito, four of the nation’s most fearless and thought-provoking comedians, bring their sold-out comedy tour Laughter Against The Machine back to The New Parish in Oakland after doing four critically acclaimed and sold out shows there in January. The East Bay Express wrote that Laughter Against the Machine was “the brainiest, most literate comedy tour… it’s smart, it’s heady…, it gets to the very edge of what’s tolerable.” The SF Weekly recently referred to it as “the funniest comedy show we’ve ever seen.” LATM is a rare stand-up comedy show filled with biting commentary that attacks the entire spectrum from the rightest right to the leftest left. Related post. Buy tickets | ||
| August 26 | W. Kamau Bell in Oakland, CA | Laughter Against The Machine @ The New Parish (Late Show) |
| Time: 7:30am. Admission: $15-18. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 579 18th Street (at San Pablo) W. Kamau Bell, Hari Kondabolu, Nato Green, and Janine Brito, four of the nation’s most fearless and thought-provoking comedians, bring their sold-out comedy tour Laughter Against The Machine back to The New Parish in Oakland after doing four critically acclaimed and sold out shows there in January. The East Bay Express wrote that Laughter Against the Machine was “the brainiest, most literate comedy tour… it’s smart, it’s heady…, it gets to the very edge of what’s tolerable.” The SF Weekly recently referred to it as “the funniest comedy show we’ve ever seen.” LATM is a rare stand-up comedy show filled with biting commentary that attacks the entire spectrum from the rightest right to the leftest left. Related post. Buy tickets | ||
