Queen for a Day, Haight-Ashbury Style

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Contestants determine for themselves what evening gown, bathing suit and talent mean. 

In the past: 

Talent has been interpreted as meaning curing athlete's foot, imitating castanets, mixing martinis in a vibrating chair, reciting "all of 'Gone With the Wind' in 3 minutes", demonstrating a snake bit kit and playing Beethoven on the recorder with one's nose.

Swimsuit winners have paraded with a fish taped to one leg (1982 Queen Terry Sand), wearing a shark tank (1984 Queen Barbara Scott) and in a wetsuit and pearls (Patterson).

~Robert S. Wieder • SF Datebook

Comedy Day 1985

Femprov appears at the 5th Comedy Day in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park Bandshell. Our Blues number, and shameless hawking of our t-shirts, was created on the spot from a suggestion of "rainy day" as the skies miraculously cleared, avoiding a cancellation of this annual free SF comedy institution. This rare snippet ends abruptly before Debi Durst has a chance to bring it all home.

SF Chronicle sponsors Comedy Celebration Day with an infusion of cash and balloons.

Stage time includes hawking red T-shirts @ 8 bucks a pop… such a deal.

Joshua "Righteous Raoul" Brody onstage for the musical assist.

Despite the rain we performed under a rainbow of balloons

The fifth year saw increasing numbers flocking to the park. 35,000 comedy lovers filled the 'orchestra seating' benches in the grove of trees, and created standing room beyond.