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By now, Bob Saget’s public transformation from blue comedian to household name beloved by millions of families nationwide — and the subsequent corruption of that image with a return to his original style — has been repeated more times than the footage of crotch abuse he narrated on “that video show,” as he refers to it.

Suffice to say, Saget’s material is a far cry from his hugs-and-lessons role as Danny Tanner on “Full House,” a character he played perfectly due to his clean cut, family-friendly looks. Nothing is sacred, from his former costars to his own mother, who originally inspired him to go into comedy because he wanted to say things she didn't want him to.

“Don Rickles called right before this show and said he wanted me to open for him,” Saget said after his performance at the Crest Theatre Friday night. “He said any guy who looks like Clark Kent and says the stuff I say is perfect. And he didn’t even ask – he told me I was opening for him."

Surprisingly humbled words from a guy who has his own openers. Friday, San Francisco-based comic Joe Klocek warmed up the audience.

Klocek’s set was mainly based on his observations as a stand-up in the city by the bay.

“It’s easy being a comic in San Francisco, because all I have to is wake up and look outside,” Klocek said.

Other jokes centered on the city’s homeless population, including a particularly hungry man punching a pigeon out of the air.

“That bird was clearly surprised," he said. "No pigeons send their young out into the wild and warn, ‘Careful, sometimes people punch.'"

Animals were ripe for parody during the evening, as Saget’s notoriously dirty set consisted of numerous references to horses, dogs and even elephants in various compromising situations. The only one of these jokes fit for print was about a video of an elephant backing up until an unsuspecting man behind it was neck deepin its business end. Saget wanted to use the footage for “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” but the producers deemed it inappropriate, so he instead performed the bit using his signature high-pitched narration for the crowd.

Saget’s report with the audience was comprised of deadpan asides to screaming women (“why thank you, witch lady”) and yelling, intoxicated men (“you’ve been smoking that stinkweed, haven’t you?). When an attractive blonde in the front row walked out to go to the bathroom, Saget dropped the microphone and pretended to follow her offstage without missing a beat.

“Seinfeld said that it isn’t a monologue so much as a discourse with the audience,” Saget observed later. “It really is a special thing."

Another “special thing” Saget had in store for the packed house was a closing series of songs played on his guitar, including the classic, “My Dog Licked My Balls."

He even paid homage to his father, who influenced Saget with his risqué jokes that would “cheer us up in tough times.” The song was a running story of false rhymes where the listener anticipates an offensive word at the end of each line but instead gets a continuation without any vulgarity.

The set ended with a heartfelt thank you to all of his fans and a lengthy meet-and-greet session after, made more impressive by the fact that he was standing the whole time only a few days after having knee surgery. While his act may be dirtier than the “backroom” at your local video store, Bob Saget is still one of nicest guys in show business.