Purple Onion

The Purple Onion is the high church of San Francisco comedy, a place where comics young and old preach the good word of standup.

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Tig Notaro- Artificial Insemination

Tig Notaro on artificial insemination, live from The Purple Onion in SF
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Tig Notaro - Missing Dog

Tig Notaro on a missing dog, live from The Purple Onion in SF
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Paul Provenza - Pitching 9/11

Paul Provenza on pitching 9/11, live from The Purple Onion in SF
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Tig Notaro - Impersonators

Tig Notaro on Impersonators, live from The Purple Onion in SF
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Tig Notaro - Comics and Mics

Tig Notaro on comics and microphones, live from The Purple Onion in SF
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David Feldman - American Angst

David Feldman on American angst, live from The Purple Onion in SF
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Jim Short - Suits and Homeless

The benefits of a suit, and how it can get even worse being homeless....
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Jim Short - Australia's Motto

There's a different way of seeing things when you're down under.
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Sheng Wang - Floss Fight

When flossing backfires you have to call in some heavy reinforcement.
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Sheng Wang - Positive Baldness

The outlook for a bald person put in a more positive perspective.
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Carla Clay - Funeral Karaoke

The seduction of Karaoke is hard for some people to make a break from.
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Sheng Wang - The Egg Chef

The "buy one get one free" deal can really alter your live's priorities.
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Jim Short - National Anthems

Anthems run the spectrum from arrogance to afterthoughts.
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Jim Short - Al Gore Encounter

Jim finds Al Gore backstage at Letterman...
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Robert Hawkins - Acting Class

Robert Hawkins on his acting class, live from The Purple Onion in SF

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