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Thursday, October 30, 2025 • VOL. MMXXV NO. 7
4 Stars
Comedy for People Who read or Know Someone Who Does
About Will Durst
Acknowledged by peers and press alike as one of the premier political satirists in the country, Will Durst has patched together a comedy quilt of a career, weaving together columns, books, radio and television commentaries, acting, voice overs and most especially, stand up comedy, into a hilarious patchwork of outraged and outrageous common sense. His abiding motto is “You can’t make stuff up like this." The New York Times calls him "possibly the best political comic in the country." Fox News agrees "he's a great political satirist," while the Oregonian hails him as a “hilarious stand-up journalist.” This former radio talk host, oyster shucker, and margarine smuggler currently writes a nationally syndicated humor column, and his scribblings have appeared in Esquire, George, the San Francisco Chronicle, National Lampoon, The New York Times and scads of other periodicals.
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3 Still Standing
3 Still Standing
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What's News
August 18
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Summer's Almost Over!
Saturday June 28 6-7pm
Will & Willie Podcast LIVE
Music City SF
1355 Bush Street
San Francisco
Sunday June 1•7pm
Resilient Comedy
Eclectic Box
446 Valencia Street
San Francisco
Will Durst, Abhay Nadkarni,
Becky Lynn, and Lisa Geduldig
Partial proceeds benefit:
La Raza Centro Legal
May 24
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Summer Already!
Sunday January 19
SF Sketchfest
The Punchline
444 Battery
San Francisco
December 9
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy Holiday Everyone!
Tuesday October 22
Will & Willie Podcast LIVE
Music City
1355 Bush Street
San Francisco
Tuesday November 2
The Punchline
The Punchline
444 Battery
San Francisco
October 7
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Hey There! Hi There! Ho There!
August 29
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Hey There! Hi There! Ho There!
Tuesday August 27 6-7pm
Will & Willie Podcast LIVE
Manny's
3092 16th Street
San Francisco
August 5
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy August
May 28
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy Almost Summer
April 20
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Spring Forward
March 18
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy Birthday Will
June 14
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy Almost Spring
November 25
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend Everyone
September 15
Debi's GoFundMe Update
It's Been Such a Long Time
June 14
Debi's GoFundMe Update
…Summer is almost upon us
May 14
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy Mother's Day
April 12
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Hey Everybody
February 14
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy Valentine's Day Everyone
Friday January 6
Will & Willie Podcast LIVE
Manny's
3092 16th Street
San Francisco
December 30
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy New Year's Eve Eve!!
December 2
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy December Ya'll!
November 14
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Thank you One and All…
October 8
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Here we are three years and one day since Will’s stroke.
July 30
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy August Everyone!
June 12
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy (mid) June Everyone! Greetings from the best SNF in SF!!
May 10
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Greetings from rehab!!
April 14
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Hip Hip Hooray! It is the time of rebirth and new titanium for both Mr. and Mrs. Durst.
December 5
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Happy December! Who knew 2021 would almost be over so soon?
November 1
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Miracles do happen, though, and that is the miracle of your love and friendship and support…
October 1
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Also hard to believe next Thursday October 7th will be the two year anniversary of Will having his stroke.
September 6
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Will and I want to fill you in on what's been going on during the month of August.
August 1
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Will is hanging in there, despite the intense pain he's feeling in his leg.
July 2
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Will is doing well with his new Physical Therapist. She is amazing and there has been progress…
May 31
Debi's GoFundMe Update
We are still waiting to hear from St. Mary's on Will's admission to their Acute Rehab Unit.
May 3
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Will is progressing slowly. He is having more success regaining strength and movement
March 21
Debi Durst's
Interview
with Alex Bennett
GabNet
March 13
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Spring is in the air! Hello everyone! Debi Durst here with your latest Will Durst update.
2020
December 10
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Hey Everyone!
Just a quick update
on Will and his recovery.
September 30
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Hey Everyone!
Thank You One and All
for your very kind
and generous donations!
August 21
Debi's GoFundMe Update
Thank You so much
for all the donations!
March 14
Debi's GoFundMe Update
I am so humbled
and verklempt over
the kindness of friends,
and, yes, strangers
to our cause!
March 2020
GoFundMe Begins
Debi Durst, Organizer
Debi Durst here.
As some of you may
know, Will had a stroke
last October.







Title of this Week's Durst Case Scenario
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Will at Comedy Day
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Happy Autumn! As the leaves turn color and fall off the trees (in other parts of the country) and Karl the Fog makes more appearances here in San Francisco, we bring you tidings for the upcoming holiday season and an update on Will’s progress. Will is making such great strides in his rehab he wanted to write his own update for you so here it is:
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“Hey Kids! Just a quick update for you and an explanation as to why I’m still groveling for money on the GoFundMe site. So—still doing therapy. And lo and behold! Thanks to the patient professionalism and talents of my therapists Nadine, Alex and Jason, things are looking up. My left arm is about 60-70% and the left leg is showing improvement. Can stand with supervision and taking tentative steps behind a walker. But still got a ways to go there. I apologize to keep asking for money but there’s nothing coming in except Social Security. And the bills don’t stop. Medicare pays for most of the therapy and prescriptions but it doesn’t cover co-pays or travel to and from appointments or the rent on my facility and I can’t go home or work until I can walk like a regular person.
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" Did a set at Comedy Day #43 in Golden Gate Park Sunday September 14th. Closed the show. Did well. Nothing got thrown at me. Comedy Day is our company picnic and I’ve missed the last 5 years of guffaws and yuks, so it was a real treat to get back and see all my pals and comrades in comedy.
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I’m working on a new one man show: “He Who Shall Not Be Named.” Doing sets at showcases here and there to get my stage mojo back and work on material for the show. Stay tuned and Thanks So Much for all your love and support.”
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I’m so proud of Will and everything he’s accomplished in the long six year slog it’s taken for us to get where we are today. There were a few times I thought I’d lose him early on and I’m so happy and grateful he’s able to continue with his humor and maintains an optimistic outlook for the future. I'm attaching a photo of Will standing at PT and him onstage at Comedy Day. Shout out to Ricky and his associates at Non Medical Transport for figuring out how to get Will onstage!
Thank You One and All for Everything. We couldn’t do it without you. And don’t forget to go out and vote!! Never Give Up. Never Surrender. Look Both Ways. Be Kind.
xoxo Will & Debi
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Holy City Zoo
The Holy City Zoo Logo
The comedy shows at the Holy City Zoo were started in spring 1975 by Darryl Victor Dubin as a fill-in between the sets of a belly-dancer performing. Shortly afterwards, the Holy City Zoo started featuring comedy Sunday nights. Tony DePaul, a local comedian, took over production and under his direction, the comedy shows were expanded to seven nights a week. In June 1980, John Cantu took over production of the stand-up shows. As the longest running club in Northern California, the Holy City Zoo has been responsible for the development of more major comedy acts than just about any other club in the country.
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