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A vibrant blue door frame matches the plastic moulded fifth-grade seats. The word “THINK” penned in calligraphy is the basis of an inspiring acrostic poem on the whiteboard. This brightly-lit classroom is the secretive world of “Gidion’s Knot,” which opened at the Aurora Theater in Berkeley and is running until
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Born in Taiwan, raised in Houston and educated in the Bay Area, Sheng Wang has always been accustomed to the transient state of the comedian lifestyle. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 2002, Wang started his comedy career hitting up the open mics in the venerable San Francisco comedy scene.
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On Feb. 14, Netflix released the entirety of the second season of “House of Cards,” its wildly popular original series. If you haven’t watched at least the first two episodes of the new season, stop reading this review right now. Come back after you’ve been shocked into confusion. The season
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Every spring, thousands of actors fly south to the shimmering, smoggy city of Los Angeles. It’s pilot season. During this period of mass migration, auditions are plentiful, but the competition is daunting, and those without insider knowledge or adequate confidence fail to book roles. The prospect of show business is
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Valentine’s Day is bullshit, but this short film is worse. I know you’re already feeling the pressure to engage in the performance of a heteronormative pair bonding spectacle that we hold yearly in remembrance of a man who was beaten with clubs and beheaded, but wait. Before you do that,
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Sure, “The Walking Dead” is technically about a zombie apocalypse. If you’re not a fan of zombies, it can seem like just another entry in a tired genre.
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One of the greatest skills of comedians isn’t the ability to be funny but the ability to be incredible storytellers. At SF Sketchfest, sometimes you’re lucky enough to get both in a single event. With a live performance of the TV show “You’re Whole” followed by another live performance of
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For decades, Mario has jumped, stomped and hurled fireballs. Now he scratches, pounces and climbs.
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My life was recently thrown into serious turmoil. Everything I thought I knew about myself switched like Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis in “Freaky Friday.” Just as Justin Bieber slid out of my favor — yes, world, I was briefly a Belieber at one point in my life —
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“How to Be a Man” What it means to be a man is a tough thing to define, no matter how many issues of GQ you have read. Tackling the brawny brainteaser is director Chadd Harbold’s “How to Be a Man.” The irreverent comedy follows the quickly ending life of
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