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Bi-Poseur Comes Back to SF!
"Comedy about suicide is so rare....Sambrano mines the depths and comes up with gold." SF Weekly
"But Sambrano's not trying to kill your buzz. He's trying to make you laugh." SF Chronicle
"Sambrano's suicide attempt was obviously unsuccessful." KXAN-TV, Austin
"I felt bad for laughing." Classmate in Paolo's Creative Writing class last year
After its triumphant full-length run in September 2010, Bi-Poseur returns to San Francisco for one show only! Now with post-show drink-up with Paolo! Ask Paolo all your most intimate and probing questions about the physics of trying to hang yourself with a Playstation controller!
ABOUT BI-POSEUR
This is all supposed to be funny. Remember that. But, Paolo thinks he's going to die. And not just quietly in his sleep when he's 87 either. He's convinced that the blood clot in his leg is going to make its way into his chest, causing a major heart attack, which would kill Paolo instantly at his desk, while he was updating his status on Facebook. And this is all assuming that Paolo doesn't kill himself first. Either by finally manning up and slitting his wrists (just making sure to avoid the tendons to retain use of his hands if he screws up) or maybe jumping in front of a BART train (although he doesn't wanna be remembered as the ass who delayed the trains). But first, he has to write the perfect suicide note, which he can't seem to do.
If you don't think that's dark (or hilarious) enough, today is the day his mom died, fourteen years ago. Paolo's going to visit her grave, to sort out all this cosmic screwing around. From psych wards with 12-year-old white supremacists, to full scholarships at exclusive prep schools in Marin County, to Playstation controllers used as improvised nooses, what's someone who might be bi-polar to do? Remember, this is a comedy. Trust us.
Featured by both the San Francisco Chronicle and the SF Weekly, Bi-Poseur, the solo show that Hiya Swanhuyser of the SF Weekly said, "mines the depths and comes up with gold" is coming back to the intimate (and subterranean) StageWerx Theatre in Union Square for one performance only.
Bi-Poseur is proudly directed by the indomitable W. Kamau Bell (Of The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About An Hour fame and director of Enzo Lombard's Love Humiliation, & Karaoke and Jennifer Jajeh's I Heart Hamas: And Other Things I'm Afraid to Tell You, among other solo shows).
About Paolo Sambrano
Paolo Sambrano is a goddamn solo performer whose has been featured in the SF Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle, and CNN. He has also spoke at South by Southwest Interactive conference. In another life, Paolo was nominated for a Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Bi-Poseur is his first solo show, and he is deep in the throes of writing his second show, I Get Wet.
About W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell is a solo performer, director, and stand up comedian. He performed his solo show The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour to sold-out houses in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Oakland, as well as the New York International Fringe Festival and the Comedy Central stage in LA. He is the founder and director of the Solo Performance Workshop, which is rapidly emerging as one of the top development labs for solo artists in the Bay Area. Kamau's other directing credits include don't make me look too psychotic, F**king Handicapped Guy, miss-matches.com, I Heart Hamas, and Love, Humiliation, & Karaoke all of which enjoyed extended runs. In 2008, the SF Weekly honored Kamau as their Comedian of the Year and in 2009 they made him the subject of a cover story. He has appeared at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and his television appearances include Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed, KQED's Spark, ABC's View From The Bay, and Filter on G4. Comedy Central credits Kamau with telling the first ever Barack Obama joke in 2005. You can see it for yourself on their website.
WHAT
Bi-Poseur
Written and performed by Paolo Sambrano
Directed by W. Kamau Bell
WHEN
Saturday, May 7
2pm
WHERE
StageWerx Theatre
533 Sutter (@ Powell)
San Francisco
TICKETS
General Admission $15
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LocationStage Werx Theatre
533 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 16 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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