Sure, local funny-guy comedy troupe busts out great live shows, but they're also getting a well-deserved reputation for their video-produced comic stylings. Check out Alex Aschinger, Bob Brindley, Chris Yule, Jay Starr, Justin Lamb, and Sammy Wegent (each as screwable as the next) tomorrow night at 9 p.m. at The Purple Onion, 140 Columbus; $10.
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-- KrOB'S Film Farm -- Faust (1994): Jan Švankmajer's version of Faust, using Goethe's and Christopher Marlowe's tales as well as heaps of surrealism, screens tonight at 8 p.m. at Chez Poulet, Cesar Chavez (Army) and Mission Streets; free. more ›

--Audacia Ray, the editor of the sex worker zine $pread and a Fleshbot [nsfw] contributor, talks at Modern Times about the commodification of sex on the Internet. 7:30 p.m., 888 Valencia (x 20th) more ›

Our local theater companies have shows much more unique than prix fixe menus for Valentine's Day. more ›

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Okay, we see why Gothamist loves Todd Barry. But local boys Ryan Stout and Jim Short made good last night, too. If you haven't been to the Purple Onion yet, it really is a great experience. We went for a special night of Asian-American comedians in May who were absolutely hilarious, and fell in love with the brick-walled, plush-boothed underground funnyplace. We'd think it were a little toooo themey if it wasn't so unpretentious and didn't have the estimable history that it does. more ›

If you aren't checking out Frameline, seeing some music (Stern Grove on Sunday!) or peeing your pants at the Purple Onion, how about... more ›

One of Gothamist's favorite comedians, Todd Barry, will be performing six shows starting tonight at eight at the Purple Onion and running through Sunday. Who is Todd Barry? Well, find out for yourself by reading the interview he did with Gothamist (where, to the world's chagrin, he declined to answer the question "Imagine prostitutes gave receipts. Imagine you go to prostitutes. What do you think your receipt would have on it?"). more ›

Months ago, SFist was invited to attend local comedian Kamau Bell’s Birthday Extravaganza. We didn’t go (stupid cold). The thing was such a raging success, however, that he’s having another one. No, not a birthday, but a comedy extravaganza. In fact, it was such a success, the thing might turn into a monthly extravaganza. Maybe even starting now. more ›

The Genie, and others. more ›

This week's Bay Blogger Thursday has been a long time coming. Ever since EssEffist went deep into the bowels of the innerweb trolling for bloggers to add to our link list (over there on the right), we've wanted to let the world know about A Comedy Notebook. Immediately upon finding this site, we knew we had struck gold. We have no idea who's comedy notebook this is, but they're good. They should be writing bits for Dave or Conan's monologue, as far as we're considered. Of course they could write for Jay, but the jokes would have to be much less funny. A sampling: What is this a picture of? A. The effects of a hurricane on a pier B. A large wave crashing on a Florida coastline C. A Reuben Studdard cannonball dive