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Legendary Comedians Dick Gregory and Will Durst at the Rrazz Room

Rrazz Room @ Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94102)
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America's favorite political comedians, Dick Gregory and Will Durst come to the Rrazz Room. As we head deep into presidential election season, there's sure to be plenty of laughs. Since he entered the national comedy scene in 1961, comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory has used social satire to change the way white Americans perceive African-American comedians. A five-time Emmy nominee, Durst is one of America's top political comics, and a regular guest on CNN and NPR. He's made more than 400 TV appearances, including Letterman, Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime, and once hosted a daily talk show with San Francisco's Mayor Willie Brown.

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Enjoy some classic smooth soul and quiet storm R&B in the sophisticated and intimate setting of the Rrazz Room, one of San Francisco's premiere night clubs. In their early '70s heyday, the Dramatics were an anomaly: a Detroit singing group signed not to their famed hometown label, Motown, but to the legendary Southern soul label Stax/Volt. Their sound, as heard on hit singles like "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" and "In the Rain," straddles both worlds, combining the Temptations-like silky-smooth harmonies of Motown with the earthiness of Memphis-style soul. Still performing after more than 40 years, the group features veteran member L.J. Reynolds along with Willie Ford, Donald Albert and Winzell Kelly. Learn More

Rrazz Room @ Hotel Nikko
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San Francisco, CA 94102
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What a fun night! Will Durst was hysterical with his hour-long election patter and he seemed to be getting good energy from the audience. Dick Gregory was the icon you'd hope he would be. He talked for almost 90 minutes and spoke about both current and historic topics. Sometimes it was hard to understand everything he said, but his ideas were engaging and his facial expressions great.
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Will Durst is always sharply amusing, and Dick Gregory is a legend. The staff was accommodating and friendly; drinks and food are pricey but excellent.
Written on Feb 29 2012

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Will Durst is always amazing, funny and informative! Dick Gregory is an icon... wonderful raconteur and very funny and unique insights. It was a real treat to experience two icons together in one evening!
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Great show from two very entertaining political commentators in a very comfortable venue.
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More Information About Comedians Dick Gregory and Will Durst

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Dick Gregory:  Gregory, Richard Claxton "Dick" (Born, October 12, 1932, St. Louis, Mo.), African American comedian and civil rights activist whose social satire changed the way white Americans perceived African American comedians since he first performed in public.

Dick Gregory entered the national comedy scene in 1961 when Chicago's Playboy Club (as a direct request from publisher Hugh Hefner) booked him as a replacement for white comedian, "Professor" Irwin Corey. Until then Gregory had worked mostly at small clubs with predominantly black audiences (he met his wife, Lillian Smith, at one such club). Such clubs paid comedians an average of five dollars per night; thus Gregory also held a day job as a postal employee. His tenure as a replacement for Corey was so successful — at one performance he won over an audience that included southern white convention goers — that the Playboy Club offered him a contract extension from several weeks to three years. By 1962 Gregory had become a nationally known headline performer, selling out nightclubs, making numerous national television appearances, and recording popular comedy albums.

Will Durst: Will Durst has received seven consecutive nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand up of the Year and his 400 + television appearances include: PBS, HBO, The Today Show, David Letterman, and many more. He is also an author, having penned: “The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing,” and the soon to be released, “Where the Rogue Things Go: A Political (Fairytale) Nightmare,” and “108 Jobs.” Sweeping both sides of the aisle with a quiver full of arrows dipped in common sense; Durst transcends party ties, having performed at events honoring former Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush.

The L.A. Times calls him, “a modern day Will Rogers.” The S.F. Examiner argues he’s “the heir apparent to Mort Sahl and Dick Gregory.” The Chicago Tribune hails Will Durst as a “hysterical hybrid of Hunter Thompson and Charles Osgood.” An equal opportunity offender, everyone agrees he is today’s premier political comic.