FILE: Dave Chappelle performs during a midnight pop-up show at Radio City Music Hall on Oct. 16, 2022, in New York City. Jason Mendez/Getty Images for ABA Dave Chappelle just released a new comedy special streaming on Netflix called “The Dreamer,” and once again, San Francisco makes a major appearance. Chappelle has a long history in … Read more
Haight-Ashbury’s 62-year-old Blue Front Cafe closed this year, co-owner Hani Khoury confirmed in an email to SFGATE. Enari L. via Yelp Blue Front Cafe, a 62-year-old restaurant in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, is closing its doors for good. The closure was confirmed in an email sent to SFGATE by Hani Khoury, who co-owns the restaurant with … Read more
Jo Koy is set to host the 2024 Golden Globes, bringing his brand of observational humor to the oft-maligned awards show. However, Koy was only offered the gig after a different San Francisco Bay Area comedian reportedly turned it down. While not from the Bay Area originally, Koy based his 2022 film “Easter Sunday” in … Read more
FILE: Trevor Noah speaks on June 20, 2023, in Cannes, France. Dave Benett/Getty Images Trevor Noah isn’t from the Bay Area, but it didn’t take him very long to learn that the phrase “from San Francisco” can mean a lot of different things. The former “Daily Show” host is booked for an extended residency at … Read more
FILE: Tony! Toni! Toné! perform on their reunion tour. David “Odiwams” Wright At Oakland’s Paramount Theatre, a rapturous crowd stood at attention as former chair of the Black Panther Party Elaine Brown warmed up the room with a history lesson on the rise, fall and rebirth of Oakland’s 7th Street District, putting into context one of … Read more