Paco Romane Comedian, Actor, Writer
I tell a story about my many jobs and how I manage to get fired from many of them and how one day I met Robin Williams and he convinced me to quit my job and go directly into comedy and acting. Which I did but I also got fired before I could quit.
The Monkey House is an intimate art space offering high-quality concerts with an old Vaudeville vibe and unusually fine acoustics.
Mike Capozolla – http://www.capozzola.com/#! A San Francisco-based stand-up comedian, actor & host, he’s also a cartoonist and illustrator. His work has appeared in Mad Magazine, TED Talks, McSweeney’s, The Bold Italic, The Bay Guardian, WIRED, The Pacific Sun, Stars & Stripes, The Jerusalem Post, The Humor Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and more.
Perry Garfinkle – http://perrygarfinkel.com Journalist, author, speaker, New York Times contributor, writing teacher, editor, content provider, media consultant and strategist, occasional drummer, frequent bon vivant. New York Times contributor since 1986. Wall Street Journal Asia contributor since 2009. HuffingtonPost blogger since 2007. Author of “Buddha or Bust,” a national bestseller selected for “Best Buddhist Writing” of 2007 by Shambhala Press.
Paco Romane – https://www.pacoromane.com Paco Romane, is an award-winning comedian, filmmaker (voted “Best Comedian” in the San Francisco Weekly and San Francisco Bay Guardian), actor, voice-over actor, director, writer, musician, and producer. Paco recently made his Comedy Central debut on “Drunk History San Francisco”!
Jean Ellisen – Jean has been telling stories all her life, but on purpose for 20+ years in every possible venue, schools, libraries, hospitals, campfires, jungles of Guatemala, festivals, storytelling conferences, and the like. She is on the organizing committee of the Bay Area Storytelling Festival (shameless plug: April 24-26, 2015 in Orinda’s Community Center).Her passion is helping others find their voice through storytelling.
Kathleen Auterio – Storyteller, Inventor, Musician, Artist, Writer, Marine Mammal, Scientist, Dork, Metalhead. Life’s a game. Rock on!
The Monkey House is an intimate art space offering high-quality concerts with an old Vaudeville vibe and unusually fine acoustics.
