You've Got Us Feeling Emo-tions

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Herbst Theatre

401 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA 94102

Category: Music Venues

Region: Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin

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There are at least four big comedy shows in San Francisco tonight and the good news is that you can’t go wrong no matter which one you pick. Greg Proops -- San Francisco native and star of Whose Line is It, Anyway? -- returns for an evening of astute, vocabulary-expanding riffs on politics, culture, and hypocrisy ($23.50, punchlinecomedyclub.com). Proops will also record an episode of his hit podcast, The Smartest Man in the World, on Dec. 30). A refugee from the empire across the pond, The Daily Show’s John Oliver graces us with his energetic, satirical, and often topical comedy ($35, cobbscomedyclub.com). Marga Gomez is headlining a benefit show and "comedy fiesta" along with funny lady friends like Pippi Lovestocking and Aundre the Wonderwoman ($30-$50, brava.org). Finally, “Not Your Normal New Year’s Eve” returns with a variety show headlined by the ‘80s comedy legend Emo Philips (who, some believe, is the eponym of the musical genre) with support from a master of deadpan Brent Weinbach and San Francisco’s Jill Bourque. As on almost any weekend, the city hosts some of the best comedians in the world; but in a holiday season already marred by tragedy, the emotional logic of ringing in the New Year with laughter is especially convincing.
Mon., Dec. 31, 7 p.m., 2012