100 Year of Stand-Up Comedy in North Beach

San Francisco, and North Beach in particular, holds a special place in the history of the performing arts—and comedy in particular. From the early days of Beat poetry readings, gatherings which themselves were frequently underground, clandestine activities, to the days of drag shows and the topless revolution, perhaps it’s San Francisco’s “anything goes” reputation that’s motivated several generations of comedians to give it a go here.

In Bay Area Stand-up Comedy: A Humorous History, authors (and comedians themselves) Nina G and OJ Patterson examine the rich, hilarious tradition of stand-up, highlighting some of its most noteworthy and notorious figures, past and present.

Join Nina G at the Beat Museum for “100 Years of Stand-Up Comedy in North Beach: How San Francisco Changed Comedy Forever!” Thursday, February 17th at 7pm

“The comedians of the San Francisco Bay Area changed comedy forever. From visiting acts like Richard Pryor, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg to local…