The Ladies loved the shit out of the Punch Line this week. Know that.
We’re back home at The Layover Tuesday June 11.
This month we’ve got a great mixture of Ladies Love favorites and first timers!
Featured Ladies …
Miss Nina G is one one of the nicest gals you’ll ever meet. She’s a legit pinball wizard. She is so very talented and has amazing hair. Therefore I hate her. Juuuuust kidding. I love her. That’s why she’s back to entertain you again.
Mimi Vilmenay is America’s Sweetheart. The prettiest girl at the ball. The girl, girls want to be and the girl guys want to be IN. She’s also foul mouthed, sarcastic and almost always inappropriate. But most importantly she’s really, really pretty.
Loren Kraut is a mutherfucking gangster and don’t you ever, ever, EVER fucking forget that shit cuz. On the real, she’s mad misunderstood. Fools think she some OCD lesbian but DON’T NOBODY KNOW what’s really real cause on the real….bitch gets REAAAAL.
Zahara Noorbakhsh In addition to having stunningly long lashes Zahara Noorbakhsh has a name I just know is going to be fun to say loudly into a microphone. She’s a clever, intelligent storyteller. Aren’t you lucky you get to see her for free!
Aly Jones When scouting around for new talent amongst my peers this young lady came up quite a few times so I figured we should invite her over to share the love. Love her won’t you?
Emily Van Dyke enjoys rubber duckies, lounging dudes and sunglasses in the pool. I applaud her. She seems like the kind of gal who really appreciates the importance of Summah. That goes a long way with me.
And of course I will be your host….Lydia Popovich represented this week by the bewildered eyes and wig of the incredible Theresa Caputo.
June 2013
1 post
May 2013
2 posts
Mike Spiegelman hosts comedians Brendan Lynch, Justin Scales, Clara Bijl, Stefani Silverman, Griffin Daley, Daymon Ferguson, Kaseem Bentely, and Nato Green.
Mike Spiegelman hosts comedians Miles K., David Cairns, Rebecca Arthur, Drew Harmon, Papp Johnson, and Daryus Monday. 8:30, no cover, 21+ please.
April 2013
3 posts
That’s right! We are back at the amazing Layover Tuesday May 14th with a stellar line up.
Ladies Loving the Layover….
Allison Mick is a fresh face and voice on the comedy scene. It’s lovely to see a young lady swashbuckling through the treacherous seas of humor here in the Bay Area. Give her your heart and your laughs!
Jenn Dronsky is adorable. Her unique sense of style sets her apart from the rest of the sartorially handicapped comedians. See what she’s wearing on May 14 when she joins us again to love the Layover.
Pippi Lovestocking is an American treasure. We are lucky that she lives right here in the Bay Area. She’s the poster gal for the City Clinic AND she has amazing jokes.
Chris Burns like the logo says, she’s hella thick n’ cute. She’s also hella fuckin’ funny. I’m thrilled to have her back.
Aaaand our headliner…..
Liz Grant is one of the funniest ladies I know. Straight up. She helped me fix a joke that has now become one of my favorite bits. Her humor is transcendent. Come get high on her comedy (even though she doesn’t do that any more) and see what I’m talking ‘bout.
Aaaand I’m back as your vivacious host Lydia Popovich represented here by this picture of Dolly Parton holding a kitty because I love kitties especially orange ones and let’s face it…DOLLY IS THE PRETTIEST ONE EVER.
Join us for laughs and drinks. Show is free. Drinks are on you. Tips welcomed & appreciated.
We start at 8:30pm.
See ya in Oakland.
Hello Internet Lovers.
The March show was remarkable. Something special happened that night between all of us girls and that room full of people.
Huge thanks to all in attendance….The Ladies will never forget you.
APRIL 9 is our next opportunity to love one another.
Let these Ladies Love you…
Your ILLUSTRIOUS guest host this month is ….
Kelly is the fucking best. THE BEST. I can’t say enough good things about this incredibly funny woman. She’s the head writer at Hobo Pancakes, the wonder woman behind Femikaze, host of Up Yours, Downstairs podcast, the host of Monday night comedy at Farley’s East aaaand can get her husband to be the Peggy to her Joan on Halloween. I mean come on. Leave some room for the rest of us to underachieve. Dang.Follow her @thefatling
Clare O’Kane has something special. Something that other girls don’t have. It’s really HARD to put your finger on it without just wanting to wrap your hands around it and tug. It’s dark. It’s mysterious. Discover the mystery & wonder next Tuesday.
Follow her @clareoklare
Karinda Dobbins is a Ladies Love regular. We featured her on the SF edition: Ladies Love the Punch Line and she absolutely smashed it. Her comedy is real, inspired, intelligent and all kinds of other adjectives that still don’t do her justice. Catch her while you can before she flies back to planet awesome.
Follow her @KarindaDobbins
Suzy Vincent has been disappointing audiences since the gang bang of ‘89, or at least that is what her website says. This is her first appearance at Ladies Love and I’m sure it won’t be her last.
Nicole Calasich was recently introduced by a fellow comic as “a friend to everyone.” Here she is with a stranger’s dog. Instant friends. That’s how she rolls. Let her befriend you.
Follow her @calasich
Gina Ritter was one of the very first ladies to love the Layover. She’s finally back to delight us again with her tales of cranky mom-dom and stories so inappropriate you’ll blush. I can’t wait.
Follow her @GinaRitter
Aaaand of course there’s me. Unfortunately I will NOT be in attendance this month. I will be performing at the San Francisco Punch Line. If you are in SF please join us for Comedy Stylings hosted and conceptualized by Mary Van Note. The concept is simple - Comics telling jokes in their favorite clothes. Genius right?
In celebration, here is a picture of one of my fav pair of shoes.
March 2013
0 posts
Mike Spiegelman hosts Scott Capurro, Stevie Post, Luna Malbroux, Ryan Papazian, Susan Maletta, Raj Dutta and Griffin Daley. FiveTenBurger should be there, too.
February 2013
7 posts
Mike Spiegelman hosts Roman Leo, Sandra Rissler, the one and only Brendan Lynch, Phil Johnson, Ben Feldman, Corie Gipson, and Stefani Silverman.
Malcolm Grissom, Mike Capazzola, Norm Hazard, Bryant Hicks, Lyall Berhans, Anna Seregina. Hosted by Mike Spiegelman.
Oooooh weeee do we have an amazing line up for March…
Ladies loving the Layover this month:
I’lll be your host for March. HUGE THANKS to the lovely Kristee Ono for hosting the shit out of Ladies Love in Feb. We couldn’t have done it without her. If you see her in the streets, buy her a burrito.
Ladies loving the Layover this month:
Eloisa Bravo
Kate Willett
Molly Sokhom
Veronica Porras
Colleen Watson
and of course…me your host Lydia Popovich.
Our sponsor Nenna Joiner of Feelmore510 will be in the house with giveaways and discounts from Oakland’s first progressive adult store.
Ladies Love the Layover and the LADIES LOVE YOU!
join our mailing list - http://eepurl.com/nLW_z
we be on TWITTER - @LadiesLayover
SF Sketchfest presents The Layover Comedy.
8pm showtime. 7:30 doors. 7:45 General admission. Cover: $10
Mike Spiegelman hosts
Conor Kellicutt (Woody Allen’s new movie), Nato Green, Kaseem Bentley, Cara Tramontano, Stroy Moyd, Lydia Popovich, Colleen Watson, and Kevin O’Shea.
With DJBC. Special appearance by Nenna “FeelMore510” Joiner.
FiveTenBurger will be there, too.
FYI - tonight I’m hosting a pretty kick-ass show that also happens to be in a Christian bookstore and is what we in the biz call a “Clean” show. That means all shits will be doodies, all cocks will be wee-wee’s and all double-penetration raw rough anal will be “hug sessions.” Wanna see this…
The Christian bookstore across the street from the Layover is having clean comedy shows over the weekend. Check it out!
January 2013
8 posts
Corrections
Our Jan. 23 comedy preview, “The Return of the Comics,” stated that are no SF Sketchfest shows happening in the East Bay. In fact, there is one happening at The Layover on February 5.
” —Thx EBX!
Mike Spiegelman hosts comedians Caitlin Gill, Felix Henry (from Germany), George Chen, Dustin Hempstead, Yuri Kagan, Bernadette Lucket. Guest sets: Ivan Hernandez, Miles K., Jay Zelt, Sean Sinha.
Schedule subject to change.
3rd Anniversary show. Scott Capurro, Brendan Lynch, John Hoogasian, Steve Robinson, Gabby Pocchi, Colin Mahan. Hosted by Michael Spiegelman. (Scheduled)
We miss you Oakland! It’s been less than a month but we still miss having our arms around ya.
The Ladies will be Loving the Layover on Jan 8.
Ladies Loving the Layover this month
Natasha Muse
Cara Tramantano
Anna Seregina
Kimberly Rose Wendt
Mary Van Note
and as always I will be your host Lydia Popovich
December 2012
7 posts
Make your Christmas Night a Layover Comedy Night.
Mike Spiegelman hosts comedians Sammy Obeid, Shanti Charan, Kaseem Bentley, Kate Willet, Steve Lee, Sean Sinha, more.
Mike Spiegelman hosts comedians Greg Edwards, Michael Capozzola, Greg Asdourian, Sean Murphy, Lyall Behrans, Gayle Jones, and Colin Mahan’s 3rd Annual Holiday Retelling of Die Hard and Die Hard 2 In Ten Minutes. FiveTenBurger will be there.
We’ve included a link to “Open Mic Map” which serves as the de facto array of the timeliest, most accurate information on pure open mic opportunities in the Bay Area…
Also, if you’re not following them on twitter, get right with @SFStageTime, for the up-to-the-second updates/changes/cancellations.
People do ask about Bay Area open mic stage time listings, this Google Map by OJ Patterson does just the trick.
As always we start at 8:30 pm.
Our show is free but we love and accept tips (just the money kind, fellas!)
Ladies Loving the Layover this month
Kelly McCarron is the girl next door but waaaaaay funnier. She’s can sing like a bird and she’s got the legs of a dancer so I’m gonna go ahead and call her a triple threat. She lives in Southern California now so we are super lucky to have her. Yay.
Follow her @kellybmccarron
Eloisa Bravo is a firecracker. A hot tamale. She’s passionate….fiesty… and fiery….what I’m trying to say is she’s a Latina. A funny one.
She’s not on Twitter so feel free to follow her in real life.
Mary Van Note has a fancy name because she’s a fancy lady. She’s the ONLY person I ever worry about being better dressed than me. Her wardrobe is amazing but that’s only a teeny part of why SHE is amazing. Her witty and unique humor always makes me smile. She’s undeniably herself, and I love it….you will too.
Follow her @maryvannotes
Athena Rodriquez joined us in September for the first time as a special guest. She had the audience in the palm of her hand during her short 5 min set. I was so impressed I wanted to be sure to have her back for a proper set.
Follow her @Sheshinesforyou
AAAAAAAND YOUR HEADLINER!
Marga Gomez….MARGA MUTHEREFFING GOMEZ YOU GUYS! Marga is big time. She’s a certified pro who has done it all headlined, one-woman shows, TV and Marc Maron interviewed her on WTF! I’m lucky to call her a friend and I pinch myself every time she tells me I’m funny because coming from her it really means something. You guys are gonna love her. LOVE HER!
Follow her @MargaGomez
November 2012
9 posts
Hosted by Mike Spiegelman.
Josef Anolin, Matt Lieb, Dave Thomason, Allsion Stevenson, Stroy Moyd.
Mike Spiegelman hosts Jules Posner, Daryus Monday, Kimberly Wendt, Jill Borque, Nicole Calasich, Sandra Rissler.
Hosted by Mike Spiegelman. Ben Feldman, Gina Ritter, Eddy Jayson, Yvette Fernandez, Morgan, Drew Harmon, Chris Riggins.
Our next show is TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13!
As always we start at 8:30 pm.
Ladies Loving the Layover this month are……
Jenn Dronsky is absolutely adorable. She’s quirky and awkward in the most genuine of ways. Her humor is clever, endearing and totally enjoyable.
Follow her @JennDron
Melanie O’Brien You know her as the former host of Ladies Layover. She’s lighting in a bottle - unpredictable, incredibly real and most of all FUCKING HILARIOUS.
Follow her @mellyobrien
Kelly Anneken is the founder of Femikaze, an all female sketch group that’s been making East Bay laugh for almost 2 years. She’s an amazing comic and a phenomenal woman.
Follow her @thefatling
Jessica Sele is relatively new to the comedy scene but not new to making people laugh. He infectious storytelling will delight you.
Follow her @jsele
Clara Bijl is 5’ 7”, French and she loves you. She will enrapture you with her comedic tales of motherhood and marriage.
Follow her @clarabijl
Your headliner this month….
Sandy Stec is a total pro. She’s a morning show DJ on Star 101.3, she’s worked with Chelsea Handler, Richard Lewis and Dana Carvey and her proudest accomplishment was getting the fuck out of Milpitas. We are THRILLED to have her.
Follow her @sandystec
Aaaaand our very special guest this month is…..
Pippi Lovestocking is sweet as pie and funnier than a french bulldog in running shoes. I’m so thrilled she will be joining us. It’s a THANKSGIVING MIRACLE!
As always I will be your dutiful host keeping your spirits high and your laughs loud. I can’t wait to see your gorgeous faces, Oakland!
I’m represented by this picture of a cat in a pink sparkly top hat.
Layover Comedy from Norm Hazzard, Karinda Dobbins, Brendan Lynch, Natasha Muse, Kaseem Bentley and Dustin Hempstead hosted by Mike Spiegelman to help ease the strain of election day along with burgers from FiveTenBurger. 8:30 p.m. Free. 1517 Franklin St., Oakland. oaklandlayovercomedy.tumblr.com.
Final Stand-Up Line-Up:
- Mike Spiegelman (Comedy Day)
- Norm Hazzard (Comedy Day)
- Karinda Dobbins (Nick Moms Step Out, Comedy Day)
- Brendan Lynch (Comedy Day)
- Natasha Muse (Comedy Day)
- Jesse Elias (Comedy Day)
- Ryan Cronin (soon)
- Special guest sets from Bert DiVietri and Sean Sinha.
(FiveTenBurger will not be here tonight, returns next week for the Ladies Love The Layover Showcase)
Final Stand-up Lineup:
- Mike Spiegelman (Comedy Day)
- Norm Hazzard (Comedy Day)
- Karinda Dobbins (NickMoms Step Out, Comedy Day)
- Brendan Lynch (Comedy Day)
- Natasha Muse (Comedy Day)
- Jesse Elias (Comedy Day)
- Ryan Cronin (soon)
- Special guest sets from Bert DiVietri and Sean Sinha.
(FiveTenBurger will not be here tonight, returns next week for the Ladies Love The Layover Showcase)
Mike Spiegelman hosts Norm Hazzard, Karinda Dobbins, Brendan Lynch, Kaseem Bentley, Ryan Cronin, and Natasha Muse. Guest sets from Bert Divietri and Sean Sinha.
October 2012
5 posts
Mike Spiegelman, Ben Feldman, Kristee Ono, Kaseem Bentley, Kevin O’Shea, Melanie O’Brien, Griffin Daley. Guest sets: Jason Thomas, Two Hot Mics. FiveTenBurger truck will be there!
Kelly Anneken, Brendan Lynch, Rich Dreyling, Alex White, Two Hot Mics, Colleen Watson, Yvette Fernandez, Tammy Powers, and Mike Spiegelman hosts.
Start getting pumped by remembering some of your favorite lady comics of shows gone by….
Flicks from our September 11 show (Never Forget…Women Are Funny!)
Queenie TT
Nicole Calasich
Alison Stevenson
Isa Hopkins
Amy Miller
Gina Ritter
Clare O’Kane
Natasha Muse, Clara Bijl, Joe Gorman, Red Scott, Norm Hazzard, Steve Robinson, Mike Spiegelman, FiveTenBurger truck!
It’s ROCKTOBER! This month we are celebrating women who multitask. Every woman on the bill this month is a spinner of many plates. They are rockstars.
Ladies Loving the Layover this month:
Nina G if you stutter, she’s an inspiration. If you play pinball, she’s gonna beat you. If you always dress cute and have great hair, so does she. What I’m saying is Nina is super smart and good at pretty much everything…including comedy.
Follow her @Ninagcomic
Karinda Dobbins Glass ceiling? Karinda shattered it. She is a mom AND a lesbian (Yes, you CAN be both.) …..AND she’s black AND she works in the biotech industry. She’s also a freaking amazing comic with incredibly profound feelings on Nikki Minaj.
Follow her @KarindaDobbins
Layla Baird’s jokes are brassy and intelligent. We don’t get to see her in Oakland nearly enough because she is busy knitting adorable caps for her Etsy store or being a super nanny. I cajoled her into driving up from San Jose just to entertain you. AREN’T YOU LUCKY!
She’s not on Twitter so feel free to just FOLLOW her around in real life until she is.
Stefani Silverman is a lawyer, a hair removal specialist AND a comic. It’s like she’s trying to steal ALL the jobs. G’ah.
Follow her @Stefsilverman
Loren Kraut is deadpan and hilarious. She’s an OCD playwright with a unique gift to pull her audience deep, deep into the awkward.
Follow her @LorenKraut
Anita Driesberg has sparkly blue eyes, flowing blond hair and German blood. When she’s not delighting audiences with her tales of spinsterhood, she’s drawing, painting and creating AMAZING graphic art.
Follow her @Sanfranita
Liz Grant has been doing comedy longer than most of us have had our period. She’s written for George Carlin’s laugh.com, wrote and starred in her own show that ran for like 23 weeks and she’s a massage therapist. Oh also, SUPER HOT.
Follow her @Lizgrantcomic
And our special guests this month ….
Athena Rodriquez is a mom and possibly one of the most photogenic women in history. She is also joining us from the South Bay!
Follow her @Sheshinesforyou
Alice Wetterlund joins us from LA …. She’s an actress, a comic and is in town for the SF Comedy & Burrito Festival.
Follow her @alicewetterlund
Of course, I will also be there hosting the SHIT out of this amazing show. And as the song goes……If you don’t know me by now….you will never ever, ever, ever know meeeeeeee…..
Here I am as drawn by Miss Anita….
Follow me @hatertuesday
More about our amazing sponsor:
Serving up a heavy dose of Sex that looks like our community. Feelmore510 is leading the way with putting the Sexy back in Sex. Located in the Uptown District of Downtown Oakland at 1703 Telegraph Ave. From traditional adult products, vintage magazines/books, Vinyl Records, Vintage film and exquisite artwork from around the country. Open Mon-Tues Noon-9pm; Wed-Thurs Noon-Mid; Fri-Sat Noon-1:30am.
Recently voted 2012 BEST of in 4 categories in the East Bay Express: Best Community-Minded Sex Shop, Best Sponsored Event (Womens Comedy @ the Layover), Best Local Film/Documentary for Hella Brown: real sex in the city, and Best Place to find out what to do in Oakland. Our mission: To inspire people to lead socially and sexually empowered lives. Look out for our new signature event: Feelmore Fridays: Erotic Film Night at the New Parkway Theater.
Follow them @Feelmore510
As always …
Ladies Love the Layover and we LOVE you.
If you’d like to know who is performing each month, see awesome pictures, hear exciting news about our comics and special events - please sign up for our mailing list.
We won’t sell your info or spam you.
We just want to LOVE you.
Follow us @LadiesLayover
September 2012
6 posts
Mike Spiegelman hosts Stefani Silverman, Nicole Calasich, Jay Harris, Ivan Hernandez, Joey Devine, Jill Borque. Plus FiveTenBurger! (line-up subject to change)
Mike Spiegelman hosts Joe Tobin, Raj Dutta, Paco Romane, Stefan Davis, Kate Willett, Nina G. FiveTenBurger will be there!
Women ARE funny!
NEVER FORGET!
Ladies loving the Layover this month….
Queenie TT is pure energy and sass. She wows audiences with her signature tales of plus-sized sisterhood.
Follow her @queeniettcomedy
Alison Stevenson is 5 feet of pure style and sarcasm. Her dubious, insightful wit is the catalyst for uncontrollable giggles.
Follow her @JustAboutGlad
Nicole Calasich enjoys cats and doing comedy in the woods….just kidding guys she prefers doing comedy indoors at night like the rest of us.
Follow her @Calasich
Amy Miller makes me want to be a better person. She’s the nicest lady in comedy aaaand one of the funniest. Her blend of storytelling and anecdotal humor delights me from the inside out.
Follow her @amymiller
Gina Ritter has four sons and is still alive to talk about it. That’s why she calls herself “The Momster.” And she does talk about it, no holds barred…and it’s HILARIOUS.
Follow her @GinaRitter
Aaaaand your headliner this month:
Clare O’Kane has a smirk and a twinkle in her eye that makes you wonder if she’s gonna steal your wallet or your heart. Either way, you end up kinda stoked because she’s so fucking charming you are just happy to be around her.
Follow her @clareoklare
And as always your host, Lydia Popovich represented here by this picture of an iced oatmeal cookie covered hash.
Follow me @hatertuesday
More about our amazing sponsor:
Serving up a heavy dose of Sex that looks like our community. Feelmore510 is leading the way with putting the Sexy back in Sex. Located in the Uptown District of Downtown Oakland at 1703 Telegraph Ave. From traditional adult products, vintage magazines/books, Vinyl Records, Vintage film and exquisite artwork from around the country. Open Mon-Tues Noon-9pm; Wed-Thurs Noon-Mid; Fri-Sat Noon-1:30am.
Recently voted 2012 BEST of in 4 categories in the East Bay Express: Best Community-Minded Sex Shop, Best Sponsored Event (Womens Comedy @ the Layover), Best Local Film/Documentary for Hella Brown: real sex in the city, and Best Place to find out what to do in Oakland. Our mission: To inspire people to lead socially and sexually empowered lives. Look out for our new signature event: Feelmore Fridays: Erotic Film Night at the New Parkway Theater.
Follow them @Feelmore510
As always …
Ladies Love the Layover and we LOVE you.
If you’d like to know who is performing each month, see awesome pictures, hear exciting news about our comics and special events - please sign up for our mailing list.
We won’t sell your info or spam you.
We just want to LOVE you.
Follow us @LadiesLayover
August 2012
6 posts
Mike Spiegelman hosts Griffin Daley, Mean Dave, OJ Patterson, Leo Zinger, Jessica Sele, and Mr. Kaseem Bentley. Guest sets from Dhaya Lakshminarayanan and Johan Miranda. Fivetenburger will be there.
Our August show was so much fun. Big hugs and kisses to everyone who came out to love the Layover. The featured ladies brought the house down with riotous laughter.
Our amazing sponsor gave away some super cool prize packs and everyone got nice and toasted on a Tuesday night.
Join us for the next show on SEPTEMBER 11!
Never forget…..the Ladies Love the Layover
And….the Ladies Love YOU!
LaLaLa-
The Ladies
