{"id":2177236,"date":"2025-11-26T01:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2177236"},"modified":"2025-11-26T01:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T01:58:14","slug":"classic-kitsch-game-show-hollywood-squares-roars-on-stage-this-weekend-as-san-francisco-squares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/classic-kitsch-game-show-hollywood-squares-roars-on-stage-this-weekend-as-san-francisco-squares\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Kitsch Game Show \u2018Hollywood Squares\u2019 Roars on Stage This Weekend as \u2018San Francisco Squares\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lacy Camden leads a giant tic-tac-toe tower of local drag and nightlife stars in a warped reboot of the game show <em>Hollywood Squares<\/em>, in Saturday night\u2019s on-stage <em>San Francisco Squares<\/em> where the cash and prizes all go to charity. <\/p>\n<p>The coming four-day Thanksgiving weekend is not one of the biggest party weekends of the year, but a few scheduled event gems stand out. A drag-queen-drenched version of the old TV game show <em>Hollywood Squares<\/em> called <em>San Francisco Squares<\/em> has a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tickets.greatstartheater.org\/events\/greatstartheater\/1913429\">one-night engagement at the Great Star Theater<\/a> this Saturday, November 29, and yes there will be a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/16B-Endpage-Main-2025.jpg?w=1296&amp;h=730&amp;crop=1&amp;resize=1000%2C563\">giant <em>Hollywood Squares<\/em> game-show-style structure<\/a> full of local drag and entertainment stars. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRaRFbKEhX4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe are building a three-tiered set to approximate the giant three-story square from the original show,\u201d producer Dan Karkoska of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/spectrumtheatresf\/\">Spectrum Theatre<\/a> tells SFist.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best of Paul Lynde on Hollywood Squares\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ebBh2pjpIXc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Your \u201cmiddle square\u201d celebrity is the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2022\/01\/06\/for-the-third-time-ever-an-sf-queen-has-made-it-onto-rupauls-drag-race-and-maybe-this-one-will-go-the-distance\/\">rare SF drag queen on <em>Rupaul&#8217;s Drag Race<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Season 14 runner-up <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2022\/04\/25\/sf-drag-queen-lady-camden-comes-in-second-on-rupauls-drag-race-releases-new-video-with-dozens-of-sf-queens\/\">Lady Camden<\/a>. It\u2019s all hosted by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2023\/06\/06\/sister-roma-honored-in-state-capitol-for-pride-month-despite-gop-lawmakers-throwing-a-fit\/\">Sister Roma<\/a>, and other celebrity square-fillers include <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2025\/10\/07\/sf-board-of-supervisors-declares-october-17-broke-ass-stuart-day-in-san-francisco\/\">Broke-Ass Stuart<\/a>, \u201cElvis Herselvis\u201d drag king <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leigh.crow\/?hl=en\">Leigh Crow<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2023\/03\/23\/the-cockettes-come-back-hard-in-cockettes-res-erection-this-weekend-at-the-oasis\/\">one-time Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn<\/a>, standup comic <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shanticharan.com\/\">Shanti Charan<\/a>, male go-go dancer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLnOIBTJc1C\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\">JR Topdog<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/48hills.org\/2025\/01\/puff-cannabis-legend-martin-olive-vapor-room-cannabis-wayne-justmann\/\">\u201c<\/a>Cannabis Patient Number One\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/48hills.org\/2025\/01\/puff-cannabis-legend-martin-olive-vapor-room-cannabis-wayne-justmann\/\">Wayne Justmann<\/a>, <em>Compton\u2019s Cafeteria Riot<\/em> star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brokeassstuart.com\/p\/comptons-cafeteria-riot-immersive-play\">Shane Zal Diva<\/a>, and local drag queen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/missjuicyliu\/?hl=en\">Juicy Liu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did <em>San Francisco Political Squares<\/em> like 10 years ago at Oasis and had so much fun doing it,\u201d Broke-Ass Stuart tells us. \u201cI think I sat between Scott Weiner and Marke B [of 48 Hills]. Should the contestants believe what I say this time around? Definitely maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because celebrities on <em>Hollywood Squares<\/em> would often give intentional bullshit answers in hopes of confusing the game show contestants. This will likely continue Saturday at the Great Star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m so excited to return as the host of San Francisco Squares! I am a huge game show freak, and this is a dream come true,\u201d Sister Roma tells us. \u201cI grew up watching <em>Hollywood Squares<\/em>. My favorite celebrity was Center Square Paul Lynde. He was snarky, sassy, and delivered a double entendre better than anyone ever has or ever will. At the time, I didn&#8217;t realize that he was one of the first representations of a gay man on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s show is a charity fundraiser, with charities including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.queerlifespace.org\/\">Queer Lifespace<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefoodpantry.org\/\">The Food Pantry<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org\/\">Berkeley Free Clinic<\/a>,and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedplayaz.org\/\">United Playaz<\/a>. Your contestants for the night playing for those charities are KPOO radio host Marilynn Fowler, drag performer JA Valentine, trans writer\/performer Olivia Bratko, and Sunset Connect owner Ali Jamalian.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tickets.greatstartheater.org\/events\/greatstartheater\/1913429\"><em>San Francisco Squares<\/em><\/a><em> is Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 7 pm at the Great Star Theater (636 Jackson Street, at Kearny Street). $35 and up, <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tickets.greatstartheater.org\/events\/greatstartheater\/1913429\"><em>Tickets here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2025\/11\/04\/latinx-drag-queens-put-on-anti-ice\/\">Latinx Drag Queens to Put on Anti-ICE Show at Oakland&#8217;s White Horse Friday [SFist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image: Spectrum Theatre<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sfist.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lacy Camden leads a giant tic-tac-toe tower of local drag and nightlife stars in a warped reboot of the game show Hollywood Squares, in Saturday night\u2019s on-stage San Francisco Squares where the cash and prizes all go to charity. 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