San Francisco State's comedy team has beaten its UC Berkeley counterpart in a national online competition and, starting today, takes on Portland State University. The tournament is Rooftop Comedy's National College Comedy Competition, whose top prize is an appearance on a TBS special in the fall. In the first two rounds, teams from colleges across the nation taped stand-up segments that were put on the site and subject a vote. During this round, the teams roast each other. Watch SF State's four-person team take on all things Portland in the clip above. Then, once you're done drying your eyes from laughing so goddamn hard, vote for our guys.
Say what you will about Oliver Stone, he's a heck of a good sport.
The recipient of this year's Founder's Directing Award from the S.F. International Film Festival was feted last night in the big house at the Sundance Kabuki Theatres with an onstage interview that tilted more toward politics than film. That much was expected. Unexpected were the bemusement, grace, and light humor. They're traits we don't associate with Stone, yet he used them to field an array of absurd comments and queries from the audience, from a kooky screenplay pitch about the 1970 Kent State shootings to a solicitation of his opinion on sustainable gardening in Santa Monica. ("When are we going to get our 40 acres and a mule?")
I'm a freelance artist toying with the idea of creating a Facebook page for my work. I have a decent amount of friends on Facebook, but I'm not quite sure how to transition to a fan page or whether it's even worthwhile. I have a website as well and I don't want them to compete. Do I need a Facebook page? Is it hard to make? How do I make it awesome?
Freelancin' Fool
As the disparity between rich and poor continues to increase, literature is more important than ever. Two important questions are: How will we get it, and who is willing to make it happen? Both were answered enthusiastically last night, as a throng of lit supporters filled Project One Gallery to benefit Canteen's biannual print magazine, which is edited, managed, and otherwise staffed wholly by volunteers.
Taylor Mac is my favorite performing artist, and I've been so antsy for his 5-hour epic play, The Lily's Revenge, to hit San Francisco at the Magic Theater that I took a plane all the way to New York City this winter to catch another of his works, The Walk Across America for Mother Earth, at La Mama. That's the kind of enchantment Taylor Mac creates, the kind that makes you want to fly to the other end of the country for a glimpse of his spangled, sissy, big-hearted genius.
