Examiner.com – by Mara Math – The Examiner
San Francisco – “I’m a 20-year overnight success,” Michele Balan says, explaining how becoming a finalist on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” has changed her life.
The New York comic is in town today for the Queer Queens of Qomedy tour, which also features local favorite Marga Gomez, co-star of the comedy doc “Laughing Matters,” and queer comedy pioneer Karen Ripley, named “one of the finest lesbian comics in the country” by QComedy Review. Producer Poppy Champlin, a comic in her own right (“Oprah,” VH-1, “All Aboard Rosie’s Family Vacation”) will emcee.
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Where: Brava Theater, 2781 24th St., San Francisco
When: 8 p.m. today
Tickets: $30 advance; $35 cash only at door
Contact: (415) 647-2822 or www.brava.org