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SF Sketchfest is the best comedy festival in the country

My interview with SF Gate on my feelings about the long and amazing history of SF Sketchfest. This year (2020) marks SF Sketchfest’s 19th year and my 13th year performing in it. How 3 twenty-somethings built San Francisco’s Sketchfest, a festival unlike any other The timing was exactly right. In 2002, sketch comedy was having a moment in San Francisco. …

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Deep Night Season 11: Paco Romane

Deep Night Season 11: Paco Romane Paco Romane Interview Dale lights up whenever he sees comedian Paco Romane. Dale and Paco go back to their time in San Francisco at the dawn of the last millennium. Paco was a jazz musician longing to do comedy and Dale was a comedian ready to pursue the jazz of life. The two friends …

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“Paco Romane performs in top form” – SF Chronicle

On Comedy Day, Robin Williams lives on in meadow that now bears his name Marga Gomez performs during Comedy Day at Robin Williams Meadow in Golden Gate Park.Photo: James Tensuan, Special to The Chronicle In the 1980s, San Francisco was one of the few cities in the country where you could make a living as a comedian. That’s all changed. …

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The Charm Offensive with Debra DiGiovanni!

Charm Offensive at Punch Line Comedy Club!

The Charm Offensive with Debra DiGiovanni! August 8th at the World Famous SF Punch Line San Francisco’s hit comedy show The Charm Offensive is BACK! Join us for an amazing night of the Bay Area’s most charismatic comedians delivering great jokes, plus national headliners with big time TV credits. From the producers of The Charm Offensive: We keep hearing the …

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The Charm Offensive with Zach Noe Towers

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The Charm Offensive with Zach Noe Towers This is another Romane Event / Destiny’s Mom joint! I’ve teamed up with the hot comedy production duo David Roth and Krista Fatka (of Destiny’s Mom fame) to bring San Francisco another The Charm Offensive Show! San Francisco’s hit comedy show The Charm Offensive is BACK after a sold out show that rocked The …

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Ep 73 SOME KIND OF MONSTER with legendary comedian Dana Gould

Ep 73 Some Kind of Monster with comedian/writer Dana Gould Sup Doc Podcast: A Documentary Podcast with comedians Paco Romane and George Chen On Ep 73 rounding out our Rocktober music doc series, hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sat down with the brilliant writer and comedian Dana Gould. They talked about the 2004 Metallica doc Some Kind of Monster …

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Ep 64 MUSCLE SHOALS with comedian Howard Kremer

Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast hosted by comedians Paco Romane and George Chen Ep 64 MUSCLE SHOALS with comedian Howard Kremer On episode 64 of Sup Doc hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down with the very talented comedian/musician Howard Kremer. They talk about the 2013 documentary Muscle Shoals celebrating Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The signature “Muscle …

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The Charm Offensive with Ahamed Weinberg

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The Charm Offensive with Ahamed Weinberg November 15th 2017 This is another Romane Event / Destiny’s Mom joint! I’ve teamed up with the hot comedy production duo David Roth and Krista Fatka (of Destiny’s Mom fame) to bring San Francisco another The Charm Offensive Show! San Francisco’s newest hit comedy show The Charm Offensive is BACK  at the world famous Punch …

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Ep 62 LO AND BEHOLD with comedian Kristina Wong

Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast with Comedians Paco Romane and George Chen Ep 62 LO AND BEHOLD with comedian Kristina Wong Paco Romane and George Chen sit down with comedian/artist Kristina Wong to discuss LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD (2016). Along the way we learn about Kristina’s practice, rapping in Uganda, trolling Trump on twitter, and …

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Ep 60 D Tour with musician Pat Spurgeon (part 2)

Sup Doc A Documentary Film Podcast Ep 60 D Tour with musician Pat Spurgeon Part 2 of our talk about D Tour (2009), George interviews drummer Pat Spurgeon, the subject of the documentary. We learn about Pat’s early life as a musician moving from Bloomington to the Bay Area, waiting for organ transplants, and dealing with the medical system while …

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