REVIEW + INTERVIEW: PACO ROMANE’S “SHAPED LIKE A THUMB” Paco seems distracted. This was to be his fond farewell from San Francisco, but his ex had other plans (with her Salsa instructor). To mitigate the fear of the unknown, we naturally steel ourselves in acceptance. Whatever change gon’ come, it’s as real as it feels committed to, tangible in expectation. …
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Meet Funnyman And Upper Haight Resident Paco Romane Photos: Stephen Jackson/Hoodline Paco Romane kept getting fired from every job he had, so he took the next logical step: becoming a comedian. At least, that’s how he describes it. The truth is that since moving to the city in 1997, this longtime resident of the Haight has worked hard to develop …
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For almost a decade comedian Paco Romane has established a spot for himself in the City’s home-grown comedy club circuit. Always eager to work if he was not able to find a gig, he created one; like his show “The Romane Event.” This March 11, he will be reaching a milestone that some say is long overdue. Paco Romane will …
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After nine years, the longest running comedy show in San Francisco has ended. We talked to Paco Romane of The Romane Event Comedy Shows about the state of comedy in San Francisco. – See more at: http://www.podcasts.com/the-finch-files/episode/finch-files-sf-comedy
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From LegendsRadio.net Paco Romane talks with Legends Radio about his many years of performing comedy in San Francisco, his many achievements and about his long running comedy show The Romane Event Comedy Show.
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Paco Romane Interview on NPR Forum Show My interview on NPR’s Forum as part of Killing My Lobster and SF Sketchfest. We talked comedy and got to perform some sketches LIVE on air! “San Francisco’s comedy festival, SF Sketchfest, is in full swing. The festival, which lasts more than two weeks, brings big national names in comedy and local acts …
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Romane Event Comedy Star Please To Do Stand Up at SF Sketchfest From DigitalJournal.com For more than two weeks the annual San Francisco Sketchfest will be presenting a cornucopia of various types of comedy skits, spoofs and stand up routines by an array of talent, both nationally and locally known. Among this year’s local participants in the SF Sketchfest line …
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From KQED.com Paco Romane walked on stage at San Francisco’s Make-Out Room, surveyed the crowd, adjusted the mic, then launched into a series of observations — about his personal life, about his upbringing in Michigan — that had the audience laughing, applauding and yelling, “Yeah!” “I grew up,” said Romane, “in the racist, redneck area of Michigan — called Michigan.” A …
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From MLIVE.com Coldwater native, WMU grad, now San Francisco comedian Paco Romane with items to help him remember when he hosted a “Drunk History” party for Comedy Central. Courtesy photo KALAMAZOO, MI — Coldwater native, now San Francisco comedian, Paco Romane might be a part of history. Or, maybe he won’t be. He can’t remember — he was a bit inebriated at …
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From SF BAY GUARDIAN by Cheryl Eddy: Seems like we’ve been facing a lot of “end of an era”-type announcements around San Francisco lately, but the popular Romane Event Comedy Show — ending its monthly Make-Out Room stint March 26 — is closing up shop by choice. “After nine years, I feel like I’ve checked all the boxes I need to …
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Paco Romane Comedian, Actor, Writer