Things We Made 5/16/09 May 16, 2009

“Things We Made” is a comedy show that presents a salad of wit, characters, videos, illustrations, movement and music. It’s an atmosphere to share unconventional and often brilliant creations. Patrick Bulger and Jesse Fernandez host this monthly conduit of San Francisco’s original and delectable humor.

"Things We Made" was featured in the 2008 and 2009 San Francisco Sketchfests, The 2009 Sacramento AllSketch Festival, and its performers have been seen in The Boston Comedy Competition, Comedy Central's "Open Mic Fights," Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham," The San Francisco International Comedy Competition, The US Air Guitar National Championship, and Montreal's "Just for Laughs" comedy festival.

This month’s guests:

HARI KONDABOLU: According to the Seattle Times, Hari Kondabolu is "reaching for the hand-scalding torch of confrontational comics like Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor." He has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham and was featured in the 2007 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.

JASON WHEELER is a San Francisco comedian, performing all over the Bay Area and the nation. In a loveable, yet biting style, he verbally cuts into culture, revealing to us the laughable absurdities that could have otherwise gone forever unnoticed. Now ascending the comedy ranks, Wheeler has already shared the stage with Louis CK (HBO), Arj Barker (Flight of the Concords), and Dana Gould (The Simpsons) – to name just a few.

TOBY MURESIANU ("Mora-Shawn-ooo") is a rising star in the comedy scene, with a style that is sharp and intelligent but relaxed and self-deprecating. He has been a popular alternative rock radio DJ in New England, appeared in Walt Disney’s Underdog, worked for National Lampoon Radio and Comedy Express Television, and has most recently been busy touring and appearing in festivals and competitions across the West Coast.

DONNY DIVANIAN is like the kid at the back of the class who is a complete mystery to everyone. Is he brilliant or crazy? Is he like the rest of us or does he transcend the ranks of normal into some echelon we mortals could only describe as “weird”? We can’t guess his story. All we do know is that he’s really, really funny.

When: 10:00pm, 4/18/09

What: A comedy show called "Things We Made"

Who: Hari Kondabolu, Toby Muresianu, Jason Wheeler, Donny Divanian, and the Things We Made cast

Where: The Dark Room Theater on 2263 Mission Street (between 18th and 19th), San Francisco, CA 94110

Cost: $10

For more info: 415-401-7987, ThingsWeMade.com, DarkRoomSF.com

Official Website: ThingsWeMade.com