KSCO’s Rosemary Chalmers and KPIG’s ‘Sleepy’ John Sandidge square off for Planet Cruz Comedy
The head-to-head showdown between county supervisors Zach Friend and Ryan Coonerty was the hit of the last Planet Cruz show. On Saturday, the latest comedy-variety show from Richard Stockton, Sven Davis and company will revisit the format with two icons of the local radio landscape, KSCO’s Rosemary Chalmers and KPIG’s “Sleepy” John Sandidge.
“They did this last time with Ryan and Zach, and out of that came the best line of the night,” says Sandidge. He is referring to the “yo mama” fight that broke out between the two supes over each other’s districts, and ended with Coonerty’s zinger “Aptos—isn’t that where people who think Scotts Valley is a little too edgy move?”
Sandidge knows the pressure is on for him and Chalmers—and he is totally ready to disappoint.
“They’re not going to get the best line of the whole show out of us, I’ll tell you that,” he says defiantly.
There will be a lot of competition, since the show will also feature comedians Will Durst, Swami Beyondananda, Milt Abel, and Joe Klocek, as well as more tomfoolery from Stockton and Davis, and the backing of the Planetoid Band, which includes Alan Heit, Peter Cor, Rhan Wilson, Olaf Schiappacasse and Matt Bohn.
But I don’t know, Chalmers started out at KSCO as Sandidge’s producer when he did the morning show there, and they probably have a lot of dirt on each other.
“She’s got nothing like I have on her,” Sandidge crows with the kind of overconfidence that reminds one of Icarus, right before he flew too close to the sun.
There is the promise of the “Window Washing Story,” a bit of KSCO lore which definitely involves somebody’s breasts.
“I’m not promising nudity in this show, but I’ve heard it is a possibility,” says Stockton. “I want everybody to know it will not be Sandidge.”
As for why he chose the pair for this second standoff of noted locals, Stockton says, “I’ve been trying to get Rosemary Chalmers on this show for 10 years. And Sleepy John, I’ve always just wanted to mess with him.”
Planet Cruz Comedy will be presented at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, available at planetcruzcomedy.com.
PERFORMANCE ANXIETY The Planet Cruz Comedy show on Saturday, Nov. 21 will feature a showdown between local radio titans ‘Sleepy’ John Sandidge (above) and Rosemary Chalmers.
