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This is a hysterical existential stand-up that you won’t want to miss!
TWO NIGHTS DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!
Comedian Bill Santiago returns to the Bay Area for a limited run of The Immaculate Big Bang performing Friday thru Saturday, February 26-27, 8pm, at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley.
Sparked by the death of his father and birth of his daughter, Comedian Bill Santiago goes in search of answers at the border of science and religion, exploring the comic nature of the cosmic quest for understanding existence, life and death (not necessarily in that order).
The latest project in his one-man show pipeline, Bill takes on some of the biggest questions since the Big Bang, including:
– Is Bill’s father still alive in a slice of the spacetime loaf, and just how many calories are there per slice?
– Are you better off praying to God or Siri?
– Can’t the Hindu’s consolidate their pantheon of deities, just a little?
– Can you work out an installment plan for paying off your karmic debt?
– Why is the Virgin Mary such an attention whore?
– Could an infinite number of monkey’s, texting away on an infinite number of smart phones, for an infinite amount of time, have written this show?
Come share a little space-time with Bill and watch him try to figure it all out…
In The Immaculate Big Bang, devout comedian Bill Santiago lampoons his way past a personal face off with the death of his dad, and across the spectrum of religious belief and scientific theory. Enlightenment may prove elusive, but humor prevails. Free Virgen de Guadalupe Pez Dispensers may or may not be included with purchase of ticket. Probably not. Maybe. In another universe.
BIO:
Bill Santiago is the first born of at least four children. He became a standup after narrowly escaping a career in journalism, facing the fact that as a comedian he was funny, but as a reporter he was a joke. It’s been said he was born to Puerto Rican immigrants, which is technically untrue, as Puerto Ricans are US citizens. Although, he’s got an uncle who was once deported to the Bronx.