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Lisa Geduldig has been producing and performing comedy in the Bay Area for 28 years. When the pandemic struck and she traveled to Florida to visit with her 89-year-old mother, she decided to continue producing comedy from the comfort of her mother’s home, aided by a delightful twist: Her mother, a comedy amateur, performs stand-up too.  “She’s just funny,” Geduldig said in an interview with The Daily Californian. “So I said to her in July, I’m doing this show from your house and it’s online and why not perform? I thought it was maybe going to be a one-time thing, but she’s be...

“The last thing I imagined doing was living with my mother in Florida and producing comedy shows in her guest room by her underwear drawer. But here we are,” said Lisa Geduldig.

Chronicle Staff February 16, 2021Updated: February 22, 2021, 8:12 am The Chronicle’s guide to notable arts and entertainment happenings in the Bay Area. ‘Black Joy’ explored in Black History Month artist panel hosted by James Lick Middle School The concept of “Black Joy” has meant different things to different Black individuals over the years: For some it is performing acts to push for inclusion, for others it’s the feeling of accomplishment when racial divides are challenged, and some define it simply as the feeling of resistance they experience just daring to exist ...

ARTS Amy Seiwert's Imagery "More Love Now" is a new improvisational event with Imagery artist Shania Rasmussen, trumpeter Darren Johnston, and visual artist and poet Adrian Arias. Feb 14, 4pm PT, Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2938679926376373/ Ballet22 Premiere of a new dance film by Joshua Stanton with the Oakland dance company. $10 and up. Feb. 12-14. https://www.ballet22.com Bechtel Fest 8 Chicago's Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of new short plays features an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and queer act...

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...