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Joke-e-oke rears its ugly head…again!

(Editors note: There’s an update on Joke-e-oke! Click here to see the latest revoltin’ development!)

We came across the following in the San Francisco Examiner, amid the listings (which, we’re pleased to note, contained a healthy amount of listings for real comedy):

Joke-e-oke!

A hilarious fusion of karaoke and standup comedy.

9 p.m. Saturday at the Off-Market Theater, 965 Mission St., San Francisco. Tickets are $5. Call (415) 896-6477 or visit www.cafearts.com.

This particularly odious form of entertainment has been attempted elsewhere in the past. As soon as we log off, we’re calling. We intend to find out if they use the material of real live comedians. If they do, we’ll be very disappointed. (We hopped onto their website and noticed that their calendar didn’t mention Joke-e-oke, so maybe they came to their senses. Or, maybe Carrie Snow, who just finished a long run there on the 4th, registered her disgust at the idea of amateurs appearing funny while appropriating the material of real comedians. Hmmm…)