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Suzanne Westenhoefer is billed as the first openly lesbian comedian in the U.S. -- she was the first to appear on Late Night with David Letterman and the first to get her own HBO Comedy Special. Suzanne starred nightly on the GSN's remake of the classic game show, "I've Got a Secret," and has been on HBO, Bravo and LOGO TV. She does more than 100 performances a year and has toured on cruises with the Indigo Girls and Ani DiFranco. Learn more...

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy presents The Color of Funny: A Multi-Culty Comedy Show. This diverse showcase features a half-dozen comics of varied nationalities, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. Hosted by Lisa Geduldig, the show's comics include Diane "The Pine Sol Lady" Amos, Ali Mafi, Mimi Gonzalez, and Joe Nguyen. Learn more...

John Cameron Mitchell performs songs from his hit musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch and other romantic selections, reads prose and poetry on the passion of sex and romance, and screens his film Shortbus at this special Valentine's event celebrating love and music -- all from a cultural icon. Each evening also features performances by special celebrity host. Learn more...

SF IndieFest, San Francisco's independent film festival, kicks off their 11th season with an opening night gala. The evening begins with the festival's opening night film, Somers Town, a moving, humorous tale of true friendship set against the gritty streets of London. Afterward, head to CellSpace for a party featuring food catered by Whole Foods and performances by Live Evil, Extra Action Marching Band and DJ Toph One. Learn more...

Marga Gomez ("America's Most Wanted Latina Lesbian") and Ali Mafi ("World's Greatest Queer Muslim Comic") in an all-new show. Marga and Ali roast Prop 8, Sarah Palin and other 2008 catastrophes in the funniest, spiciest and queerest stand-up comedy event on New Year's Eve. Learn more...

Ray of Light Theatre is proud to present Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show at the Victoria Theatre. It's a full-scale production of the original hit musical which inspired the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running film of all time. Learn more...

GLAAD Award winning comedian Marga Gomez returns to ring in her fifth Rhino New Year with special guest comic Ali Mafi - gay, Muslim and an Iranian president's worst nightmare. Expect down, dirty and smart laughs as Gomez and Mafi take on 2007 in the queerest comedy event of the year. Learn more...

Shazia Mirza, the UK's most successful female Muslim stand-up comic, has been profiled in the New York Times and on 60 Minutes. Bengt Washburn, a self-proclaimed "unaccomplished Mormon", won the prestigious San Francisco Comedy Competition. Lisa Geduldig runs the popular "Kung Pao Kosher Comedy" show. Put them all together, and you have A Muslim, A Mormon, and A Jew Walk into A Bar: The Comedy of Religion, a comedy show at the Victoria Theatre. Learn more...

Bat Boy: the Musical is a musical comedy/horror show inspired by the tabloids which the New York Post called "an instant classic!" Based on a story in The Weekly World News, Bat Boy is about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. Learn more...

Ever wonder why your stomach feels different after eating a pound of pinto beans than it does after eating a pound of jelly beans? Well, the folks at Killing My Lobster have! And they'll be answering that crucial question and more in their new sketch comedy about science, coming to the Victoria Theatre. Learn more...