BlueRainFilms's video: Final Purple Onion Show: Part 1 of 25 - Jim Short Opening

Final show at The Purple Onion in San Francisco on 9/24/12 Event Producer: Dan Dion Video Producer: A.D. Liano & Frazer Bradshaw The famed San Francisco comedy venue, The Purple Onion, closed in the early morning of 9/25/12 after a comedy marathon produced by Dan Dion and hosted by Jim Short which included twenty-one comics and "last rites" by Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello). The entire show is posted here in 25 parts. Show line-up includes (in order of appearance) Jim Short (host) Rob F Martinez Marilyn Pittman Reggie Steele Conor Kellicutt Al Gonzales Chris Garcia Kevin Camia Caitlin Gill Nato Green Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci Mario Ascione (club owner) Marga Gomez Will Durst Joe Klocek Alex Kroll Kurt Weitzmann Bob Rubin Sean Keane Will Franken Ngaio Bealum Michael Meehan Johnny Steele Dan Dion (producer)