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Hey San Francisco! This Monday, April 8th is the premiere of The Nato Sessions: Live Conversating & Podcastery with Famous Smart People, hosted by comedian and Rumpus contributor Nato Green, and featuring literary and comedic figures such as Gerard Jones, Ayelet Waldman, Mort Sahl and Helene Wecker.
...moreAs the 49ers head to the Super Bowl, San Francisco can’t stuff its excitement into a hemp messenger bag fast enough.
In one season, our City—Bill O’Reilly’s favorite punchline for everything fey and un-American—may defeat the nation in baseball and football.
...moreComedian Nato Green writes about Hurricane Sandy, the NYU hospital evacuation, and the contrast between the merit of big government and the villainization of all things public.
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“The first assumption people make when they think about comedy and social movements is that our role is to change the minds of people who disagree with us politically, but that’s both incorrect and simplistic.”
...moreRooftop Comedy talks with comedian Nato Green about his new CD, political humor, audience reactions, and fatherhood.
After you read the interview, scoop up a ticket for tonight’s Celebration of Written Correspondence to see Green in action!
...moreRumpus friend and comedian Nato Green will record a live album at The New Parish on Tuesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. East Bay Express profiles Green, and lets us know what to expect at tomorrow’s event.
...moreRumpus friends Kyle Kinane and Nato Green will be performing at the Punch Line Comedy Club in San Francisco next Tuesday, May 1st at 8pm. Get your tickets here!
...moreTwo of our favorite comedians, W. Kamau Bell and Nato Green are teaming up to present Comedy SuperPAC: Promoting Good Comedy & Great Causes Since 2012! The weekly stand-up comedy showcase will be held at San Francisco’s Hemlock Tavern on Mondays from March 12 to May 7.
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The Rumpus and the Bay Citizen are excited to announce our next monthly event, “We Love You From the Start.”
August’s event features a slew of brilliant writers: Melissa Febos, Brendan Constantine, Steve Fainaru, and Steve Almond.
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Three of our favorite comedians, Jeanine Brito, Nato Green, and W. Kamau Bell, are hitting the road with their politically themed comedy act, Laughter Against The Machine and intend to make a documentary. They need your help.
This week in San Francisco, get in bed with Quiet Lightning, Microscopic Giant at Space Gallery, Laughter Against The Machine, Andrew Foster Altschul’s book launch, Literary Death Match, Stephen Elliott reads at BANG OUT X: Tough Love, and the Anger Management Reading Series presents Hostile Takeover.
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W. Kamau Bell wants stand-up comedy to be seen as an art form enjoyed by hip, educated people. He’s on a mission to raise the IQ and literacy of comedy audiences
This week in San Francisco: readings, readings, readings! Porchlight, Tenderloin #7, and Naked Minds will keep your craving for words at bay, Nato Green hosts Iron Comic at the Punchline, and Fifty24SF brings science-y new art to the Lower Haight with The Undivided Mind.
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