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The Sit List: 5 events in Berkeley to end the week Laugh with comedians, drink wine with the novelist Jonathan Lethem, learn about Berkeley’s food history, declutter your closet, watch a documentary about maternal mental health. Image: Lockdown Comedy We’re entered into a new era. It’s time to celebrate the change by laughing at a comedy special, joining a wine and novel pairing, perusing a Berkeley food history exhibit, decluttering your closet, and watching a documentary about maternal mental health.  LOCKDOWN COMEDY Laugh your way into a new chapter of U.S. history. They say laughte...

The pandemic-related social media posts are crude. They are youthful. They mock the joys of family togetherness. Yet, they are a balm just when we need it most. “In 2019, I distinctly remember walking out thinking, wow, 27 years and I still have 2,000 people a show; I guess I’m doing this until I die,” says Lisa, who is 58 with long, scraggly hair and an Elvira gray streak that’s grown wider in recent years. “Or until there’s a pandemic. I’d never even heard of the word ‘pandemic’!” Advertisement She’d never heard of Zoom either. Then in July, she launched “Lockdown�...

Nobody knows exactly what to expect this Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. Tension and mystery abound. But the day after? Post-inaugural humor is a good bet. On Jan. 21, “Lockdown Comedy,” the monthly virtual comedy show from Bay Area comedy producer Lisa Geduldig, will feature a slate of comedians known for incisive political commentary in a humorous vein — as well as Geduldig’s 89-year-old mother, Arline, who always has something funny to say. L.A.-based Greg Proops is a stand-up comic from San Francisco, known for his unpredictable appearances on both the U.S. and U.K. versions of the for...

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...

By Howie Nave Christmas started early for this guy once the pandemic hit. I put my Christmas lights up over the 4th of July and for a short while started watching Christmas movies too to try and get that feel-good feeling happening. Okay, I also did it because I wanted to watch movies where no one was wearing a mask and hugging one another without fear of being exposed. I’ve always enjoyed movies for their pure escapism and who doesn’t want to escape what we’ve been through already ya know? I also like being wrapped around a movie completely. No small screen ...