How did the woman who brought us Handi-Off turn into this paranoid, confused pile of a human being? Who can say. Only the voices that swim inside her head know for sure. But she sure is zany these days. Take, for example, the most recent bout of logic diarrhea she shat on Politichicks, her painful YouTube show: "I just went to a briefing in Washington DC, across the street from the Capitol, at the Longworth building at 8:30 am two days ago and it changed my life. For six hours, I saw pictures and names and dates and facts and Islamic law books and Korans, Surahs for six hours and they proved to me...that the Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated our highest positions in government and this is serious." more ›

Granted, if you're above the coveted 18-to-25 age bracket, and used to another season of not-ready-for-primetime players, you're almost required to claim that you've fallen out of favor with Saturday Night Live. However, recent Emmy Award winner Melissa McCarthy killed it on SNL this past weekend. And how. Overcoming a tad of ho-hum writing, McCarthy blew a fresh shot of oxygen into the show. Her best sketch (out of many) had to be Linda, the Hidden Valley Ranch taste tester. (Also? A seamless example of product placement within a show.) We've watched it 7590326654 times since Saturday. More or less. Enjoy. more ›

GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, an organization that hands out awards to straight people for being famous) is upset at a recently aired skit on Saturday Night Live, one that poked fun at pre-op transgender people. more ›

Following in the footsteps of Betty White, Giants star Brian Wilson (who, we should point out, is just as stupendous as many of this teammates!) might get the chance to host Saturday Night Live. That is, if a newly created "Brian Wilson Should Host SNL" Facebook page has its way. As of Thursday, over 4,000 people "like" this idea. And, sure, it would be keen. We "like" it as well because Wilson could pull it off. However, as any regular SNL viewer knows, sports personalities typically make for the most cringe-inducing episodes. more ›

• Tiger attack victims "yelled" at Tatiana. [SFGate]
• SF Main Library re-opened its first floor. We had no idea that is was closed. Still, yay! [CCBlog]
• Evacuating together. Aw. (Wasn't this an SNL commercial parody ages ago? With Phil Hartman and Victoria Jackson? Also: we're old.) [The Snitch]

An SFist reader sent us these mildly NSFW shots he snapped up at two storefront windows in a place he calls "Omaha, Nebraska." Strange. more ›

-- hey willpower at Glitterbox: At this "funk punk thrash electro discotheque" (what, no show tunes? Bah), local pop/R&B/dance band performs. DJs Javier Natureboy and Junkyard spin funk, punk, and electro well into the morning hours. At least until 3 a.m., anyway. Starts at 9 p.m. at Cat Club, 1190 Folsom (at Eighth Street). more ›

-- Dreamgirls: Jennifer Hudson's performance as Effie White won her an Academy Award, and her end of Act I nervous breakdown ("And I Am Telling You") blew audiences to the back wall of the theatre. . She is the reason to see this movie. It also features Anika Noni Rose, a former A.C.T. student. Check out this musical loosely based on the rise of the Supremes tonight at 7 p.m. at the Castro Theatre, Castro and Market Streets; $9.50. more ›

We somehow missed this, or more like didn't care, but Charles Barkley has now become Public Enemy #1 here in the Bay Area. This is because during the NBA Playoffs, Barkley has said a number of bad, bad things about the area. Among other things, he's said this about the Bay Area: "It's the dumping ground of people who can't afford to live in L.A." And this: "You know, we should take the show on the road. For the next game, we should go to hell - I mean, go to Golden State." And then there's this: "I would rather stay on Alcatraz than San Francisco or Oakland.'' He also talked trash about Sausalito . Sausalito! more ›

We think Harry Shearer has one smart publicist. His book tour for Not Enough Indians hits Jewish Community Centers across the country. That likely guarantees attendance and eager book buyers. We caught Shearer's conversation with Jack Boulware Wednesday night at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center. Boulware had interviewed Shearer years ago when working for the now defunct Nose magazine. The two had an easy rapport, and it was clear Boulware had done his research. more ›

This week Newsweek hops on the "San Francisco Values" bandwagon with a story on Pelosi and what they refer to as San Francisco's "Loony Left." The story makes it seem like we're Nancy's redheaded stepchild. Oh wait, we're probably going to get a comment about saying something bad against redheads and stepchildren so we'll say crazy aunt instead. Oh now we'll get comments about discriminating against aunts and crazy people and, well, forget we even mentioned it. more ›

Somebody put the "SNL" Pelosi skit back up on YouTube. Since the skit is pretty funny and was taken down earlier, we're going to put it back up. Why? Because the Man can't hold us down. And because "SNL's" regular site is so crappy they deserve people to constantly break the legal rules on this stuff. more ›

If you've been as disappointed with "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" as we have, then you might be approaching the similarly-themed sitcom "30 Rock," which premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on NBC, with a bit of trepidation. If a so-called "master" like Aaron Sorkin can't write a compelling show about the backstage antics of a late night comedy program, how could a mere "SNL" alum like Tina Fey do any better? more ›

After a long day following a long week, we stumbled home to our apartment around midnight Saturday night looking forward to nothing but a long, restful sleep and an early morning rise to go to the gym. We didn't get it. Turns out our courtyard neighbors decided to throw a party that night. In the courtyard. So what we got that night instead was loud noises til 3 in the morning, not very restful sleep, and a late start to the gym followed by much napping-- an entire day's worth of plans shot down by the blasting of ? and the Mysterians "96 Tears" at 1:30 at night. We were not amused. more ›

Seeing the UCB: A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T. show was, to once again put it in musical terms, like seeing some super group playing a small, intimate theater in an effort to get back to their roots. Why? Because the cast of this show included "SNL" cast members Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch and Horatio Saenz, as well as Will Arnett (Gob from "Arrested Development"!!!! ) and not-as-famous Matt Besser (grandson of an original Three Stooge, Joe) doing improv for over an hour. All this in the tiny and intimate Eureka Theater. The show was frickin' great. more ›

Thursday night was night number two of the San Francisco Fringe Festival. The Exit Café, Fringe headquarters, wasn't very busy, but they had the beer and free pretzels ready (you can eat and drink in the Exit's theatres). Lily, the Exit's nonchalant dog, was on dropped-taquitos patrol. First up on our Fringe itinerary was Show Me Where it Hurts by Karen Ripley and Annie Larson with the Gallimaufrey Orchestra (Dan Wortman, JX Jones and Elizabeth Lee). In this 45-minute comedy with music, Ripley and Larson are a vaudevillian-like duo that endures two major Depressions: the one in the 1930s, and the one in, apparently, 2030. more ›