Loading…
This event has ended. Visit the official site or create your own event on Sched.
Tickets on sale now! Lineup subject to change.

The easiest way to buy tickets is by using the Schedule below. Find the “Buy Tickets” link on any show’s event page and you’ll be walked through the purchase process. Depending on the venue, tickets may also be purchased over the phone for an additional fee. Certain advance tickets may be purchased in person to avoid service fees. Visit the Venues page for more info.

If a show is marked “Sold Out” we may still have a limited number of tickets available at the venue’s box office the night of the show. A line begins approximately 60-90 minutes before showtime, and any available seats will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

For any ticketing-related questions, please email boxoffice@sfsketchfest.com. Check back often for added shows!

Sunday, January 29 • 1:00pm - 2:30pm
SF Sketchfest Tribute to Laraine Newman

Sign up or log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!

Laraine Newman has been making us laugh for nearly 50 years, first as a founding member of the Groundlings and then as an original cast member of "Saturday Night Live." A prolific voice actor and writer, her legendary resume has helped create a blueprint for the comedy world and we're honored to call her a longtime friend of the festival. Join us as Laraine is feted by her friends and colleagues with a lively onstage tribute and conversation featuring Fred Armisen, Dana Gould, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Rob Paulsen and Cole Stratton. ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to a scheduling conflict, Wendi-McLendon Covey will no longer be appearing. Fred Armisen and Phil LaMarr have been added.

Artists
avatar for Cole Stratton

Cole Stratton

Cole Stratton is the co-founder of SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, a month-long annual event highlighting the best in improv, sketch, stand-up, TV and film comedy, which celebrates its twentieth year in January 2023. Along with Janet Varney, he has written and performed... Read More →
avatar for Dana Gould

Dana Gould

Dana Gould began his professional comedy career at the age of seventeen. Between ComedyCentral, HBO and Showtime, Dana has six solo stand-up comedy specials to his credit. He has appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "CONAN," and much more.As an actor... Read More →
avatar for Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen is one of the most diversely talented performers working today with credits that run the gamut from acting, producing, and writing in both comedy and music.He is the co-creator, co-writer and co-star of IFC’s "Portlandia" alongside Carrie Brownstein. He received an... Read More →
avatar for Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman is a native of Los Angeles and began her career at the age of 15 when the improv group she worked with was hired to bring culture and self-expression to the youth of East LA and South Central.After High School she went to Paris and studied mime with Marcel Marceau... Read More →
avatar for Maurice LaMarche

Maurice LaMarche

Maurice LaMarche is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian voice actor and former stand-up comedian. He is best known for his voice work in "Futurama" as Kif Kroker, as Egon Spengler in "The Real Ghostbusters," Verminous Skumm and Duke Nukem in "Captain Planet and the Planeteers," Big Bob... Read More →
avatar for Phil LaMarr

Phil LaMarr

A Los Angeles native, Phil is an alumnus of Yale University and The Groundlings Theater and is perhaps best known as one of the original cast members of "MAD TV," “Hermes” on "Futurama," "Marvin" in "Pulp Fiction," “Green Lantern” on "Justice League" and as the voice of "Samurai... Read More →
avatar for Rob Paulsen

Rob Paulsen

Maybe you’ve never heard of Rob Paulsen. But you’ve heard him. A lot.Maybe you don’t know Rob Paulsen, but you know "Pinky and the Brain," "Animaniacs," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," "Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius," and most of the other animated projects that Paulsen has been... Read More →



Sunday January 29, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111