My first paid gig!

Come see me this coming Saturday night, February 3, 6 - 8 pm at my first paid gig, the Advanced Class Grad Show at San Francisco Comedy College, 414 Mason Street, 7th Floor, between Geary and Post. $10 admission and I get 50% of that when you tell the person at the door that you are coming to see me! Advance tix available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/10128 Thanks for coming out to support live comedy!

I will be at the San Francisco Comedy College again on Saturday evening, February 10, same time, same location, $5 admission. If you are a member of Congregation Beth Sholom's Keshet (Rainbow) Chavurah, join us for the show and then afterwards for dinner in the neighborhood. Info about Congregation Beth Sholom and Keshet in links on right-hand side of this page.

I will be providing the comedy entertainment for Congregation Beth Sholom's First Annual Dinner Dance on Saturday evening, February 24. For info, contact Congregation Beth Sholom at 415/221-8736 or info@bethsholomsf.org.

Thanks for listening, have a great week!

Kenny A.

Rock-it Room Tonight!!

Come see me at Rock-it Room this evening, Monday, January 22! Rock-it Room is located on Clement Street, in the Richmond District, between 5th and 6th Avenues.

I am assisting with hosting and sign-up tonight and have been told that I can pick my time. I will most likely go on sometime between 9 and 9:30 pm.

Come on over and have some yuks!

Kenny A.

Boxer vs. Rice - much ado about nothing. In other words, a smokescreen for the chickenhawks who support this travesty in Iraq to divert us from the real issue - we have invaded a country illegally, 3,000 of our young people have died, and George Bush wants to send 20,000 more over there. For what? Please, for fuck's sake, can someone please tell me for what?!

And in the middle of it all, all the news columnists and radio talk show hosts can talk about is this bullshit about one comment that Barbara Boxer made to Condoleeza Rice?! Can we please concentrate on what's really important here. Can the news media please get back to work and report on the seriousness of this travesty that Bush has created, and leave the fun and fluff pieces where they belong - with Ebntertainment Tonight and Rosie and Donald, Britney and K-Fed, Zarf/Zoe, aka All My Children's lesbian trapped in a man's body, etc....

This "war" is a travesty, we have a seated "president" who wants to put the civil rights of a majority up to a popular vote, and all people seem to be worrying about is whether Boxer unduly criticized Rice? Please!

Thanks for listening, have a great, peaceful, humorous, pop culture-filled day.

Kenny A.

P.S. Yes, I am aware that I used the word "travesty" three times in one short piece. Sosumi.

Kenny Altman at SFCC 1/6/07

Kenny Altman at San Francisco Comedy College 1/6/07

Here is a minute and a half or so of my set from last Saturday night. To give the first joke some context, I am talking about Gerald Ford and
James Brown dying in the same week and Ronald Reagan and Ray Charles dying in the same week, illustrating my thought that there must be some sort of balance in the universe, e.g. Every time a soul-less right-wing conservative dies, we have to take out a black musical icon to balance out the universe. Or something like that.

Enjoy!

My life in showbiz, week 20...

Two chances to see me this weekend, plus exciting news about next weekend and an upcoming show in February.

I'll be emceeing my good friend Sarah Horowitz' birthday party/poetry slam at The Strauss House (don't call it a venue), 351 16th Avenue, between Geary and Clement, in SF, on Saturday/Shabbat afternoon, 1/6/07. Light lunch at 1:00 pm, show at 2:00 pm. All are invited.

I'll be appearing at the New Talent Showcase at San Francisco Comedy College, 414 Mason Street, 7th Floor, between Geary and Post, Saturday evening, 1/6/07. Show begins at 6:00 pm and runs till 8:30 pm or thereabouts. Admission $5. Be advised - the elevator at 414 Mason is broken and you will need to walk up the stairs, but you'll certainly be in the mood to laugh after that trip!

Next weekend, Saturday evening January 13, I'll be hosting the New Talent Showcase, my first time, and I'm very excited, so please come on down - your presence and your support is always very greatly appreciated!

On Saturday night, February 24, I'll be providing comedy entertainment along with my good friend Joseph Nguyen at Congregation Beth Sholom's First Annual Dinner Dance. More details to follow. If you'd like an invitation to this event, let me know by e-mail to kennyaltman@earthlink.net. Joe and I work well together and I guarantee you will enjoy.

Hey! Have a great Shabbat and a great weekend, and keep looking for the laughs - they're out there.

Thanks for supporting live comedy.

Kenny A.