You know her from her iconic comedy roles on "Saturday Night Live" and other TV shows. And if you're lucky, you got to see her as Elphaba in the original Chicago and later Broadway productions of "Wicked."

Shortly after having moved to San Francisco in the early 1980s, I was introduced to the concept of gay stand-up comedy (as it was called then).

With equal parts wit and wild sexiness, "Baloney," the all-male dance burlesque show, returns to Oasis for a pair of encore performances this weekend, with some new material.

Fans of will get a special treat next week when the actress known for dozens of film and TV roles shares a special San Francisco edition of her one-woman show "Lift Up Your Skirt" at Feinstein's at the Nikko.

In the 1970s Castro at Christmas was real, like gays and Hollywood make things real.

Bebe Sweetbriar on local events of note.