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Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Presents...
Comedy Returns to El Rio!
Now in its 4th year, this popular monthly (every 2nd Monday of the month) comedy show features the best of Bay Area comedians and beyond. The show takes place at El Rio in The Mission District as that is where San Francisco comedian and comedy producer, Lisa Geduldig (Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, Funny Girlz), began her stand up comedy career 23 years ago.
The October 8th El Rio show features Maureen Langan, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Sammy Obeid, Bobby Golden, and guest host, Nick Leonard. Please note: Lisa Geduldig will not be appearing tonight.
Maureen Langan is a New York City-based stand up comic who grew up with an Irish immigrant mother, garbage man father, and five siblings in Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey, where there is no lake. She's a regular at Carolines on Broadway in New York City, one of the country's premiere comedy clubs, and performs all over the US, Canada, and the UK. Maureen was a finalist in the San Francisco Comedy Competition, the first woman since Ellen DeGeneres to place in the top three. She is the recipient of the prestigious MAC (Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets) Award for Best Female Comic. She has appeared on The Joy Behar Show, Comics Unleashed, and HBO. She is a regular contributor to HLN, FOX News, and MSNBC. Maureen has been an opening act for Joy Behar, Steven Wright, and Rosie O'Donnell, with whom she performed on the Great White Way. She is an award-winning broadcast journalist who has hosted her own national TV and radio shows. Listen to Maureen as a regular fill-in host on Sunday nights on KGO Radio (810am). www.maureenlangan.com
Dhaya Lakshminarayanan is a stand up comic, storyteller, and TV host of the Emmy-award winning "High School Quiz Show" on PBS's WGBH in Boston. She has performed her comedic storytelling nationally on NPR and PBS's "Snap Judgment." In past incarnations, Dhaya was a venture capitalist, traveled to Cuba as a researcher, was Ms. August '06 Saffron Rare Threads, taught "Charm School" at MIT where she graduated (twice), and attended two Democratic National Conventions as a journalist. Dhaya was the 2009 headliner of Women of Color in Comedy in Boston, has MC'ed for private events, galas, shows, and auctions including the America India Foundation Gala and the Nirvana Woman's Fashion Show. She plays a doctor on an Amgen TV commercial and has done commercial work for Adobe, Match.com, and AARP as well. Dhaya has performed at Comedy Day in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, was part of Sketchfest at the California Academy of Sciences, and was a finalist at the Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Competition. She finds the absurdity in life, including her traditional Indian upbringing in the Deep South, nerd culture, and science and technology. www.dhayacomedy.com
Sammy Obeid is Lebanese American and born in Oakland. He applies his UC Berkeley double major in Business and Mathematics to bringing laughter to the nation. Recently appearing on NBC's America's Got Talent, advancing to the Las Vegas round, Sammy's style has been described as intelligent, inspiring, and a youthful perspective that reaches all ages. Blending his education and love for being life of the party, Sammy discusses hip social trends in a critical yet hilarious way, making him a favorite at colleges. As the youngest member both of the national tours, CoExist Comedy and the Axis of Evil New Generation, Sammy has worked with Robin Williams, Russell Peters, Dana Carvey and more. He is also the founder of his own comedy enterprise, KO Comedy, as well as the first comedian to ever appear on the Food Network telling jokes.
Bobby Golden was born the youngest out of three Persians in Westlake Village, CA. He began performing stand up comedy at the age of 17 and has been unstoppable ever since. He has performed at all the major clubs in Los Angeles including The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and Laugh Factory and has been featured in Palm Springs' Pulp Magazine and Santa Monica Magazine. Bobby was a semi-finalist in KTLA5's "Find Me a Comic" Contest and was voted Funniest Gay Comedian of May 2009 by the Celebration Theatre in West Hollywood.
Nick Leonard (guest host) started performing stand up at the beloved Josie's Cabaret in The Castro and has appeared all over the U.S. His comedy graced the prestigious 2004 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. That same year, he was also voted one of San Francisco's top 10 comics by Karma.com. The former Cosmonaut and International Bon Vivant has been the producer of the long-running gay comedy showcase, QComedy, which is currently on hiatus. www.QComedy.com.
Must be over 21 as it's a bar. Tickets on sale on a sliding scale basis: $7 to $20.
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LocationEl Rio (View)
3158 Mission St @ Precita
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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