Waiting for the Punch Line
By Molly Sanchez On Sunday, they gather. Some dressed up in slacks and blazers, others casual in hoodies and t-shirts. They congregate, exchanging hugs and fist bumps. They laugh and Continue Reading
Doctor Who
By Molly Sanchez Illustrations by Kirstie Haruta Don’t you hate it when you’re at a party and someone mentions their love for the doctor? ‘The doctor?’ you think ‘what kind Continue Reading
Open City: A Week of Comedy Open Mics in SF
By Molly Sanchez Photos by Frank Leal By day I am a journalist. I sit in classes, carry a voice recorder in my purse, and find clever ways to Continue Reading
Nerdy San Francisco
By Molly Sanchez Photos by Virginia Tieman San Francisco is a city full of the weird and the wonderful. It’s the city of Lucas Films; the future home of Continue Reading
Oh My God: Street Preaching in San Francisco
By Molly Sanchez Photos by Frank Leal & Virginia Tieman It is Valentine’s Day, 2013. “You guys love sex,” Kevin Farrer says matter-of-factly to the crowd, his grip tightening on Continue Reading
Women Who Kill: Comediennes of San Francisco
Words: Molly Sanchez Loren Kraut, Mary-Alice McNab, and me: All women who know what it feels like to kill. “It’s exhilarating,” Kraut says, her small face breaking into a large Continue Reading
Miracle on 19th St: The Secret Life of a Mall Santa
Words: Molly Sanchez Santa Claus is not supposed to take interviews. The official “Guide to Santa MEDIA Questions and Answers” put out by GGP Corporate Communications stipulates in screaming capital Continue Reading
Wet Burritos, Dry Humor
Words: Babak Haghighi & Molly Sanchez Photos: Babak Haghighi Sharon Houston, a dark-haired comic from Los Angeles, stands in the oval of light cast on the dark stage of a Continue Reading
Top 10 Youtube Videos
In 2004 the winds of political change started to blow, flowing freely from the animated mouth of George W. Bush in a cowboy hat. JibJab.com launched their famous “This Land” Continue Reading
Red, White, and Pink: Barbie for President
Barbie give a speech about saving the ocean, ‘one fish at a time.’ Photo by Virginia Tieman. Words: Molly Sanchez Photos: Virginia Tieman The message of hope is so last Continue Reading