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Oakland December 2009 Will Franken performing "Bag".
Viva Variety 39 At the 2004 Viva Variety Will Franken performed a quick character change telephone answering machine routine that had the audience in tears.
Will Franken at Viva Variety 41
Will Franken at Viva Variety 48 Part 1
Will Franken at Viva Variety 48 Part 2
Will Franken at Viva Variety 50 Part 1
Will Franken at Viva Variety 50 Part 2
Oh DoctorWill plays opposite his two other selves in this offbeat comedic segment for DARE TV. Directed by Andrew Moore.
Pen Press ConferenceWill satirizes media zeal as he rounds up an impromtu press conference and assuages the public's concern over the dropping of a pen on stage.
Poetry SlamWill reverentially portrays John Milton as he challenges suburban angst in a battle of verses with a disenfranchised teen. Performed at the Odeon Bar in Berkeley in 2007.
Marin Lady Will brings us an outrageuous conversation with an upper middle class middle-aged white woman from Marin, who accidentally ends up at one of his shows.
Dr. Dachau Here is a short video starring Will as a post-operative transsexual who can't have an orgasm.
The Greatest Murder Mystery Ever Told Will presents a dramatic re-telling of a very familiar story: the macabre mystery of the murdered messiah.
A Fine Line Between Mysogyny and Feminism Will walks a thin line and unapologetically crosses it in this spot for an upcoming event at the UC Berkeley Feminist Council.
Loneliness In this informational segment, Will helps you determine if you suffer from loneliness.

What elevates Mr. Franken above your garden-variety comedian is an erudite wit and a highly developed sense of the absurd.

— The New York Times

Best Alternative to Psychedelic Drugs.

— San Francisco Bay Guardian

Quite simply, he does the smartest comedy I’ve ever seen. I laughed so hard when I discovered his act that my ribs couldn’t contain it all.

— The Oakland Tribune

Franken wanders through a parallel-universe city populated by hipsters who challenge John Milton to poetry slams and crass marketers of women’s empowerment symposia, among other fun-house imaginings.

— The Onion

It’s more acting than stand-up, and no race, minority, nor pet cause is safe. It belongs in some London theater and it’s way too good for cable TV.

— David Downs, Gelf Magazine

Every Will Franken show is like watching a cast of thousands, with a potpourri of voices and characters.

— San Francisco Chronicle

Instead of delivering one-liners, Franken simply becomes these diverse characters, something that a generic stand-up comic would be hard-pressed to replicate.

— San Francisco Herald

A hilarious, dryly intelligent comedian.

— The Reno News and Review

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