The 9th ANNUAL EVENING OF KUNG PAO KOSHER COMEDY CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS THE JEWISH WAY

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT WITH JEWISH COMEDY! - Cathy Ladman, Lisa Kron, Scott Blakeman & Lisa Geduldig featured. December 23, 24 & 25, 2001 at The New Asia Restaurant in San Francisco

Kung Pao Kosher Comedy presents the "best in Jewish humor during the Christmas holidays." at the NEW ASIA RESTAURANT (772 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA - 415-522-3737) on December 23rd, 24th & 25th. To honor the state bird of Florida - the Early Bird, they are featuring early dinner shows (5:00 pm) on Sunday, December 23rd & Tuesday, December 25th. As in the past, the Monday, December 24th dinner show will take place at 6:00 pm. Part of the proceeds will benefit the INTERNATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, and the BAY AREA JEWISH HEALING CENTER.

This annual event brings Borscht Belt humor to San Francisco, featuring Jewish comedy, yummy Chinese food & fortune cookies filled with Yiddish proverbs. Come laugh with a wide array of some of the country's funniest Jewish comedians. Now in its 9th year, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy¦ has become as much a holiday tradition in San Francisco as The Nutcracker and the Loehman's after-Christmas sale. Each year's celebration is a sell-out and caters to over 2,000 people. Kung Pao fans want to book their tickets one year in advance! It's the Bar Mitzvah or bris you never had ? and you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy it!

This year's headliner is Cathy Ladman, one of the country's top comedians. Making her return appearance to Kung Pao, (1st appearance: 1995) Ladman's many TV guest starring roles include EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND and JUST SHOOT ME. She has a recurring role and has been a writer on CAROLINE IN THE CITY and makes regular appearances on POLITICALLY INCORRECT and DR. KATZ: PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST. She has been featured in such films as WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? and MY FELLOW AMERICANS. Ladman has had her own HBO ONE NIGHT STAND comedy special and, in 1992, received the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-Up Comic. She has appeared on THE TONIGHT SHOW countless times, and was also the only female comic to appear on the last two Johnny Carson TONIGHT SHOW ANNIVERSARY shows.

Lisa Kron has been writing and performing solo work for the past 16 years. Kron recently starred in the NYC production of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES. She appeared in Paul Rudnick's THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD and workshops of Paula Vogel's THE MINEOLA TWINS. She received an Obie Award, an LA Dramalogue Award and a GLAAD Media Award for her solo show, 2.5 MINUTE RIDE and a Drama Desk nomination for 101 HUMILIATING STORIES. She has appeared in plays by numerous NYC artists including Holly Hughes, Ann Magnuson and Carmelita Tropicana. Kron is a founding member of the Obie and Bessie award-winning theater company, THE FIVE LESBIAN BROTHERS, whose plays THE SECRETARIES, BRAVE SMILES, and BRIDES OF THE MOON have been produced at theaters including Joseph Papp Public Theater, Theatre Rhino in SF, and Diverse Works in Houston.

NY-based comic Scott Blakeman performs regularly on TV, radio, comedy clubs and festivals, and at Jewish fund raisers. He was the warm-up comedian for THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, and has appeared on A&E's EVENING AT THE IMPROV, CAROLINE'S COMEDY HOUR, and Comedy Central's COMICS ONLY. He has been featured in THE BAR MITZVAH SHOW at the prestigious MONTREAL JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL, and in NY at the TOYOTA COMEDY FESTIVAL. Blakeman was the only comedian to perform at Senator Joseph Lieberman's 50th birthday party. In addition, he does political humor commentaries for National Public Radio and business humor for CNN. He received national acclaim playing the part of a gay man shopping with his lover in the historical IKEA TV commercial, which is in the permanent collection of the Museum of TV and Radio and was named one of the 50 best commercials of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Career highlights include performing at the National Jewish Singles Convention in Dallas and a recently completed 21-show tour of the South Florida condominium circuit.

The evening is hosted by comedian and Kung Pao creator Lisa Geduldig, a sought-after comic and comedy producer, who also presents the annual productions - FEYGELAH SCHMEYGELAH, FUNNY GIRLZ and QUEER COMEDY QUACK UP. Her mother unintentionally writes most of her material.

For more information, visit their website at http://www.koshercomedy.com/.

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