Comedy

Dating, politics, yoga pants, dieting, Alicia Dattner’s stand-up show covered all of these topics and more. Her captivating confidence drove the whole show.

“Comedy at Ashkenaz!” isn’t a Kevin Hart comedy stadium tour, but it still delivers its jokes and entertains its audience.

From the connection between politics and spirituality to dating in the #MeToo age, Alicia Dattner doesn’t hold back in her comedy writing.

Hosted by Zach Noe Towers, the film will be screening nationwide on one day only — July 24 — at theaters including ones in Emeryville and San Francisco.

Originally from London, Yashere performed in Berkeley for the first time Sunday night to a enthusiastic, hooting crowd at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse.

The stand-up comedian, currently based in New York, has kept it simple by centering her material on everyday encounters, such as her warfare with dirty hotel rooms.

Lisa Geduldig, Dom Gelin, Nick Leonard, Irene Tu and Karen Ripley brought a predictably mixed bag of punchlines, with some landing in spite of themselves.

Comedy Central should consider itself lucky that it has connections to such a stellar lineup for the second annual Clusterfest in San Francisco.

Cho is returning to the Bay Area next week as part of an all-Asian American stand-up comedy extravaganza at Cal Performances.

Wilmore’s presence was refreshing — his brand of comedy was well-matched for the moments when Lewis veered into uncomfortable territory.