Guest Sara Benincasa
@SF Sketchfest: Comedians on...Sex
Sara Benincasa is a quickly rising NY comedian, writer and radio talk show host who gained national attention with her Sarah Palin vlog satire. Her cheerfully quirky, politically outspoken, sexually charged comedy has won praise from fans and tons of press from CNN, to the New York Times,to Newsweek.com who accurately calls her "freaking hilarious." She was a citizen journalist for the 2008 MTV Choose or Lose Street Team, part of MTV’s 2008 Emmy Award-winning Think campaign. Her political blog and video news reports can be found on MTV’s social justice and activism website, ThinkMTV. During the election, she created original web video content for the Huffington Post's humor site, 23/6, a series for which she won an ECNY Award and was nominated for a Webby for best performance, alongside Isabella Rosellini. Currently, Sara co-hosts "Get in Bed," a hilarious sex-chat show on Cosmo radio (Sirius 111/XM 162) every weeknight from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m ET. Sara is currently touring her solo show Agorafabulous.
