Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The John Miller Program with Susan Maletta, September 28

This Sunday night we celebrate the birthdays of Janeane Garofalo (Sept. 28, 1964), Ed Sullivan (Sept. 28, 1902), and Italy's famous bad boy, Caravaggio (Sept. 28, 1573)! We relate to Caravaggio here at the John Miller Program because although Caravaggio's dramatic intensity was appreciated back in his day, his realism was seen by some as unacceptably vulgar. We say Bravo, Vaggi, for not giving a shit, for being a true artist, and for being true to yourself. Oh, and rest in peace.

This Sunday, Comedy Day becomes Comedy Night, and it's gonna be a party. We've got Will Durst. We've got Grace White. We've got Rebecca Arthur. And we've got Joe Gleckler. All combined, they make up one potent blend of high-grade, euphoria-inducing, medicinal-assisting laughter all wrapped up into one giant fatty known as the John Miller Program with Susan Maletta.

As the sacred cows routinely paint targets on their foreheads practically begging for someone to puncture their pomposity, America cries out for a man with the aim, strength, and style to hit them where it hurts the funniest.
Will Durst is that man. 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 Presidents Bill Clinton and George HW Bush as well as acclaimed appearances at both a Mayors Convention and Governors Conference. Outraged and outrageous, Durst is as current as today’s headlines, as accurate as a sniper, and universally acknowledged by even his peers as the nation’s foremost political comic.

Grace White, a.k.a. “That Old Hippie Chick”, is a classic bohemian with a mother who stalks her, a father to whom road rage is an art-form, and a stand-up comedy act like no other. White launched her comedy career at the onset of her "Middle Ages," and has gone on to open for such musical acts as 3 Doors Down, Starship, Edgar Winter, Leon Russell, and Jethro Tull, as well as comedians Kevin Pollack, Jack Mayberry, Rocky LaPorte, and Father Guido Sarducci. Her television credits include appearances on "Good Morning America" and the "Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon," she made her film debut in "The Independent," starring Jerry Stiller and Janeane Garofalo, and she's made thousands of fans laugh in Golden Gate Park from the stage of San Francisco's long-running annual "Comedy Day" celebration. White’s all female comedy tour, Women Who Kick Comedy Butt, has toured nationally and is now making plans to take over the planet. That Old Hippie Chick may not be the last of her tribe, but she is surely one of the most entertaining.

An angry 6'4"
Rebecca Arthur lumbers onto the stage looking as if she were about to audition for Godzilla’s bride. She plants herself meaningfully in the middle of the stage and glares at her audience. Finally when the laughter fades, without a hint of a smile on her face, the TALL COMIC delivers humor so dry it could suck the water out of an Olympic-sized pool. Since winning California’s Funniest Female Contest, which included over 120 funny females, Rebecca has gone on to perform her comedy act from Los Angeles to New York. She has also been featured on “Last Comic Standing” and on TLC’s “Faking It”.

Joe Gleckler has been performing comedy in and around the Bay Area for the past 4 years at Cobb’s Comedy Club, Rooster T. Feather’s, Tommy T’s, and numerous other venues. He’s hosted many shows in San Francisco, most regularly at Our Little Theater. Joe's performances are infused with a multitude of influences: growing up in Baltimore, being raised by a preacher and former missionary, teaching English as a second language, being married, and being pop-culture illiterate. Seeing Joe perform will change your life. Watch him, then give up.

Break out the strawberries, whipped cream, and duct tape. It's time to party.

Listen to the John Miller Program with Susan Maletta this Sunday night at 10pm to midnight!

Turn your radio on to 87.9 FM in San Francisco and Los Angeles or http://www.piratecatradio.com/, http://www.fccfree.com/ and http://www.thejohnmillerprogram.com/ every Sunday night at 10pm! Not in SF or LA? Listen to our live stream on fccfree.com.


Call in (what, are you afraid we might have phone sex?) 415-341-1199.


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