San Francisco's stand-up comedy scene: an incubator with a vast array of open mics
From dive bars to big stages, S.F.'s myriad venues allow comedians to hone their skills, adapt and move on or out
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San Francisco Venues' Bills to Be Paid by Nonprofit
San Francisco San Francisco's independent venues are getting a helping hand. With concerts shut down since last March due to the coronavirus pandemic, nonprofit The Giving Back Fund has launched the Independent Venue Preservation Initiative (IVPI) with a new project called Subscribe to Live to aide venues by paying their essential bills through community crowdfunded micro-donations. Designed to work in conjunction with federal, state, and city grants as well as individual venue fundraisers, Subscribe to Live provides immediate financial relief by directly connecting venues to a networ...
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Bay Area stand-ups discuss the fine line of writing comedy during the worst of times
Scott Thomas Anderson January 6, 2021Updated: January 11, 2021, 9:11 am Jon Allen at his San Francisco comedy club, Cheaper Than Therapy. Allen has been writing jokes while sheltering in place, and he worries about what the region will lose as lockdown measures keep comedy clubs shuttered. Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle Jon Allen noticed a commotion as he walked to the doors of his San Francisco comedy theater, Cheaper Than Therapy, which has been shuttered since March. Some police officers were arresting a suspect at the nearby 7-Eleven. Allen paused to watch them t...
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