This is the set I did at Rooster's on Wednesday evening, March 28. I took 4th place and now I advance to the semi-finals on May 9.


Enjoy!

Dear Friends,

Please mark your calendars now, buy your tix, and come and see me at the Clubhouse, 414 Mason Street, 7th Floor (between Geary and Post) on Saturday night, March 31 at the 9 PM “Naked Comedy” show! My good friend Jason Clause and I will be rocking the house along with these heavy hitters:

Sammy Wegent, finalist San Jose Improv "Battle of the Bay" competition, 2005
Scotty Fell, frequent headliner at the Clubhouse, performing all over the Bay Area, finalist in Killer Laughs Competition, 2007
Ali Mafi (emcee), from the Axis of Evil tour, regular performer at the Punchline and clubs all over the Bay Area
Reggie Steele (headliner), 1st place winner of the Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Competition, 2003, now headlining and hosting all over the USA, and it doesn’t hurt that he is also one fine-lookin’ man!

This is a BIG deal for me. The comics on the bill for March 31 are people whose work I greatly admire, and I am honored to have been asked to participate in this show. This is going to be a great, great, funny, funny, show – don’t miss it!

Tickets are $10. Available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11275 or by contacting Melissa Gans at melissa999us@yahoo.com. http://lilmonkey.typepad.com/the_clubhouse/

If you’re planning on being in Sunnyvale on Wednesday, March 28, come and see me (and vote for me!) at the Rooster T. Feathers 5th Annual Amateur Comedy Competition. Doors at 7:15, show at 8:00. Info at
http://roostertfeathers.com/

Check this out – I made a commercial tonight for my friends at BMOVIE ONLINE - click on the image at the top of this post.

Keep well and keep cleaning for Pesach,

Kenny A.

Dear Friends,

Please mark your calendars now, buy your tix, and come and see me at the Clubhouse, 414 Mason Street, 7th Floor (between Geary and Post) on Saturday night, March 31 at the 9 PM “Naked Comedy” show! My good friend Jason Clause and I will be rocking the house, along with these heavy hitters:

Deb Campo (emcee), finalist in Nickelodeon’s “America’s Funniest Mom” competition, 2007
Sammy Wegent, finalist San Jose Improv "Battle of the Bay" competition, 2005
Scotty Fell, frequent headliner at the Clubhouse, performing all over the Bay Area
Ali Mafi, from the Axis of Evil tour, regular performer at the Punchline and clubs all over the Bay Area
Reggie Steele (headliner), 1st place winner of the Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Competition, 2003, now headlining and hosting all over the USA, and it doesn’t hurt that he is also one fine-lookin’ man!

This is a BIG deal for me. The comics on the bill for March 31 are people whose work I greatly admire, and I am honored to have been asked to participate in this show. This is going to be a great, great, funny, funny, show – don’t miss it!

Tickets are $10. Available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11275 or by contacting Melissa Gans at melissa999us@yahoo.com. http://lilmonkey.typepad.com/the_clubhouse/

I will also be appearing at these clubs on these dates:
March 24 and 31 – Clubhouse at 6 pm, $5
March 24 – Q Comedy, 8 PM, Jon Sims Center, 1519 Mission Street. $8 - $15 sliding scale
March 28 – 5th Annual Amateur Comedy Competition, Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale. Doors 7:15 PM, show 8 PM. $10. I have a few free tix available if you want to come and cheer me on.

Best regards and thanks to all,

Kenny A.

The outing of Gen. Pete Pace, Day 5

Gay?! Who, me?! Why, that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! Well, on reflection, funny you should ask...

The Outing of Gen. Pete Pace, Day 4

San Francisco, CA, June 2006 - Gen. Pace watches Gay Pride Parade, wistfully, from the sidelines. "Perhaps next year," he thinks to himself, "I'll be brave enough to participate."

I am taking bets on how long it will take Gen. Pace to either come out or have someone do it for him. Contact me c/o this blog.

Peter - Portrait of a Gay General - coming soon, to a theatre near you.

HOLY CRAP! IS THIS GUY GAY, OR WHAT?!!!!!

Come out, come out, General Pace!

Gen. Pace's remarks are almost a perfect echo of what Ted Haggard used to say about homosexuality - my bet is that it's only a matter of time until Pace's escort/meth supplier comes out of the woodwork to set the record straight on this poor, misguided man.

Kenny Altman at Clubhouse, Naked Comedy 3/10/07

My first time doing the 9 pm "Pro Showcase" - thanks for watching, enjoy!

Kenny Altman at Purim Follies 3/4/07

I killed on Purim! Enjoy!

March is busting out all over...

Saturdays March 3, 17, 24 and 31, 6 pm – New Talent Showcase, The Clubhouse, 414 Mason Street, 7th Floor, SF, $5

Sunday, March 4, 6:00 pm, The Purim Follies, Temple Emanu-El, 2 Lake Street, SF, $20

CANCELED – Java on Ocean, Wednesay, March 7

Saturday, March 10, 4 pm – HOSTING Grad Show/New Talent Showcase, The Clubhouse, $10 If you come to this show, tell them you are coming to see me - I get 50% of ticket sales for anyone who comes to see me! Tickets online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11129
or contact Melissa Gans at melissa999us@yahoo.com or 415/921-2051 for will call tix.

Saturday, March 10 and March 31, 9 pm – Naked Comedy Showcase,
The Clubhouse, $10 (free if you attend the earlier show)

Wednesday, March 28, 8 pm – Fifth Annual Amateur Comedy Competition at Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale – $10. I have some free tix available, contact me if you would like them, but you must use them! Reservation line – 408/736-0921

Thanks for listening, thanks for watching, thanks for supporting live comedy and making me feel good, Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach Purim to all!

Kenny A.

Kenny Altman at The Clubhouse 2/24/07

I felt real good about this set, 2/24/07. Thanks for watching, hope you like it! Kenny A.

I felt real good about this set 2/3/07. Hope you like it, thanks for watching!

Letter to the Editor, j. Weekly, 2/9/07

I'm very proud of this letter which appears in this week's issue of j. Weekly, the Jewish news weekly for the Bay Area.

Diluted message?

The Jan. 19 j. article “Time is on homosexual advocates’ side” concluded with Rabbi Eliot Dorff joking that he really does “talk about other things.”

I always find it interesting when straight people feel they need to clarify their stand on the gay issue by offering this or similar disclaimers. To me, as a gay man, every time I hear something remotely similar to this, it sounds like a cross between an apology and a reassurance that the speaker himself is not gay.

This issue just happens to be in the forefront these days, both in religious and civil matters. May I offer to Dorff and others, with all due respect, if it is important enough for you to advocate for it, don’t offer apologies or reassurances for voicing your opinion; from my perspective, it dilutes your message.

For what it’s worth, I was only 10 when the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, but I really don’t remember white people who supported the signing of the act having to reassure people that they “talked about other things.” But, interestingly, it seems to be that way whenever someone talks about the gay issue. Can we please get past that?

Kenny Altman | San Francisco

Kenny Altman at SFCC 1/27/07

Second half of my set 1/27/07, wherein I make my case as to why I think George Bush is gay. Enjoy!

Two chances to catch me next Saturday night, February 10!

San Francisco Comedy College, New Talent Showcase - 6 - 8 pm, $5 admission. San Francisco Comedy College is located at 414 Mason Street, 7th Floor, between Geary and Post. If you are part of Congregation Beth Sholom's Keshet (Rainbow/LGBT) Chavurah, join us.

Q Comedy Gay and Lesbian Showcase - 8 pm - sliding scale admission, $8 - $15 - at the Jon Sims Center, 1519 Mission St (between 11th St. and South Van Ness). Show begins at 8 and I will most likely go on a little after 9.

Thank you for coming out to support live comedy!

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