The show began its run in 1974, at the Savoy Tivoli and later moved to the larger Club Fugazi in the North Beach district of San Francisco.

The show was created by Steve Silver (1944–1995) along with sisters, native San Franciscans, Roberta and Nancy Bleiweiss.

[1][2] and continued since 1995 under the direction of his widow, Jo Schuman Silver,[3] with frequent changes and spoofs of pop and political culture.

Also present are long-running characters such as Glinda the Good Witch,[5] Mr. Peanut, Louis XIV, Oprah Winfrey, James Brown, Tina Turner, Carmen Miranda, Elvis Presley, a band of dancing French Poodles, and Snow White's tour guide, a female narrator who takes on several incarnations from an Italian pizza lady to a cowgirl.

The show also has a smaller touring cast that caters primarily to corporate events and parties around the world.