SF Sketchfest 2023

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Brava Studio hosts some of the best up and coming stand-up comics hand-picked by the festival for this special series of shows! With Jeena Bloom, Larry Dorsey, Jr., Baruch Porras Hernandez, Tyler Jackson, Sean Keane, Veronica Kwiatkowski, Nick Skardarasy and Ally Taylor, Hosted by Ivy Vasquez. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Dan Weber is no longer appearing. Larry Dorsey, Jr. has been added.

Artists

Ally Taylor

Ally Taylor, American Comedian and Writer, started doing Stand Up at the age of 19 in Portland, Oregon. Her fresh takes and dare-to-dream outlook have contributed to her success on stage and in the writers room as a Stand Up comedian and Screen Writer in Los Angeles. When she's not... Read More →

Baruch Porras Hernandez

Baruch Porras Hernandez has toured the country as comedian and writer performing in clubs, fancy universities, strip clubs, bars, a cave once, and your dad's back porch. He's done comedy at the legendary Ruckus and Rumpus Review, hosted and performed at the Alameda Comedy Club, and... Read More →

Ivy Vasquez

Ivy is a fresh and hilarious bay area comic! She brings a new outlook to navigating dating, living in the city and making the best of otherwise quirky situations! A must see and a bay area favorite.

Jeena Bloom

Jeena Bloom is a transgender woman and comedian, dividing her time between Los Angeles and New York City. Her previous credits include Comedy Central, Vice TV, CNBC and more. She has been profiled in the LA Times and New York Magazine.

Larry Dorsey, Jr.

Larry Dorsey Jr. has performed with the Tony award winning Broadway musical Freestyle Love Supreme. He is a San Francisco native, a former iHeartRadio personality for the premier Bay Area Hip Hop station KMEL, stand-up comedian (learned the art working security for the world-famous... Read More →

Nick Skardarasy

Nick Skardarasy is a comedian, actor, and writer living in Los Angeles, CA.His work has been featured in CollegeHumor, Funny or Die, The A.V. Club, and TimeOutLA. He recently released his debut comedy special "Thin Walls - An evening with my neighbors" which was named one of the 100... Read More →

Sean Keane

Sean Keane is a writer, stand-up, and co-host of the Roundball Rock NBA podcast. He wrote for Comedy Central’s “Another Period,” his work has appeared in McSweeney's, Audible.com, and Yardbarker, and he's performed at countless festivals, including SF Sketchfest, the Bridgetown... Read More →

Tyler Jackson

Tyler Jackson is a standup from Los Angeles whose comedy is made up of a thousand little silly ideas, absurd puns, and pop culture references all smushed together. Tyler has performed on several prestigious comedy festivals, including The Onion Comedy Arts Festival, the New York Comedy... Read More →

Veronica Kwiatkowski

Veronica Kwiatkowski is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Los Angeles, CA. She has performed at The Comedy Store, the Hollywood Improv, the Laugh Factory, and other venues around the country. She also hosts a monthly show, Hot Sets, in Los Angeles, CA. Veronica's comedy is a... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:00pm PST

Bernie Mac and Cheese, Public Works and Surviving San Francisco (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Bernie Mac and Cheese, Public Works and Surviving San Francisco: Still Got That Weak-Ass Fro, Hosted by Julie Ash. ($22, 21+)

Due to a change in their schedule, The Black Pantherettes are no longer appearing. Bernie Mac and Cheese has been added.

Artists

Bernie Mac and Cheese

Bernie Mac & Cheese is a long-form improv troupe that began in January 2019 as a practice group that has evolved into a team with multiple Los Angeles residencies and a buzzing name in the LA improv and comedy scene. Residencies have included Westside Comedy Theater (3 consecutive... Read More →

Julie Ash

Julie's comedic style is edgy and derisive, yet charming and relatable. Her favorite topics include dudes in their twenties, Bay Area tech startups, and dudes in their twenties who work for those startups. She has performed at Comedy Day 2021, The Stand in NYC, and placed 6th overall... Read More →

Public Works

Public Works is a sketch and video collective from Toronto Ontario Canada. They created the Facebook series "Shitty Tasty." Individually, they have won Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Comedy Awards, and Dora Theatre Awards. All of this doesn't really matter, they are pretty funny... Read More →

Surviving San Francisco

After years of being a serious journalist, Keli Dailey found comedy. She's the creator of "Surviving San Francisco" -- a series of fact-based comedy shows examining life in America's most expensive city -- supported by the San Francisco Arts Commission and Media Alliance. She produced... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:30pm PST

The Black Version

An all African-American cast of seasoned improv specialists from the world-famous troupe The Groundlings asks the audience to suggest a popular film title and then performs the black version of that movie. And with experienced and talented performers like Nyima Funk, Daniele Gaither, Phil LaMarr, Karen Maruyama, Gary Anthony Williams, Cedric Yarbrough, and creator Jordan Black in on the fun, audiences are sure to see off-the-cuff comedy at its best. The cast's stellar credits range from "Saturday Night Live" and "Mad TV" to "The Boondocks" and "Reno 911!" ($40 Orchestra, $30 Mezzanine, All Ages)

Artists

Cedric Yarbrough

Cedric Yarbrough's television credits include Comedy Central's hit "Reno 911!", Adult Swim's Peabody award winning "The Boondocks" & guest appearances on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Key & Peele," & "Comedy Bang! Bang!" Some of his film credits include "The 40 Year Old Virgin," "Get Smart... Read More →

Daniele Gaither

Daniele Gaither is widely recognized (primarily by young Mexican-American men, sailors and prison inmates) for her work on "MADtv" (Fox). She starred in half-hour prime time series "The Rerun Show" (NBC) and prime time sketch comedy show "Hype" (WB). Daniele grew up mostly in Minnesota... Read More →

Gary Anthony Williams

Gary recently appeared in the films "The Internship" with Vince Vaughn and "The Factory" along with John Cusack. You can catch him in new episodes of "Whose Line is it Anyway," "Mike and Molly" and "Baby Daddy." He has recurred on "The Soul Man," "Raising Hope," "Malcolm in the Middle... Read More →

Jordan Black

Jordan Black is a former writer for "Saturday Night Live," the creator of "The Black Version" and an alum of the Groundlings Improv Theater. He has been a series regular on several shows including "Punk'd" and "Halfway Home" on Comedy Central. His voice has been heard on "South Park... Read More →

Karen Maruyama

Karen Maruyama is an alumna of the Groundlings theater in Los Angeles. Her recent television credits include "Arrested Development," "Two Broke Girls," "Shameless," and "The Neighbors." She was also in the film "The Campaign" as the wiseacre maid. In addition to directing the Black... Read More →

Nyima Funk

Nyima Funk is the host of "Undercover Cupid," the new hidden camera dating show on NickMom. She’s also a cast member on the CW’s "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and Comedy Central’s "Key & Peele." Her television credits include NBC’s "Thank God You’re Here," MTV’s "Wild ‘N... Read More →

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 →

Friday January 20, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:30pm PST

Atsuko & Friends (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Atsuko was named a Comedian To Watch in Vulture's 2018 list & TimeOut LA's 2019 list. She's written for Adult Swim's "The Eric Andre Show" and "Soft Focus with Jena Friedman" and is the creator of the popular "Let's Go, Atsuko! A (woke) Japanese Game Show." TimeOut LA called her comedy "Refreshing, artistic, and boundlessly confident, Atsuko's sense of humor makes audiences feel like they have always been on her side, even when she's taking them to task." With friends Michael Ian Black, Babs Gray and Sydnee Washington. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Due to a change in schedule, Guy Branum is no longer appearing. Babs Gray has been added.

Artists

Atsuko Okatsuka

Atsuko was named a Comedian To Watch in Vulture's 2018 list & TimeOut LA's 2019 list. She's written for Adult Swim's "The Eric Andre Show" & "Soft Focus" with Jena Friedman and is the creator of the popular "Let's Go, Atsuko! A (woke) Japanese Game Show." TimeOut LA called her comedy... Read More →

Babs Gray

Big hair. Big heart. Big mouth. Barbara's goofy stage presence and vulnerably dark material have made her a staple in the Los Angeles alternative comedy scene. She co-starred in seasons one and two of "Corporate" on Comedy Central, and has written for multiple seasons of the hit show... Read More →

Michael Ian Black

Michael Ian Black is known for such seminal television programs as "The State," "Stella," and "Michael and Michael Have Issues," all of which he co-created, wrote, and starred in. In addition to performing stand-up across the country, Black has appeared in many films and television... Read More →

Sydnee Washington

Syndee Washington was born in New York City but spent most of her childhood in Oakland, California. She is the host of her own Instagram Live show "Syd Can Cook," and the host of Headgum's "Hobby Hunter." She co-hosts the popular podcast “The Unofficial Expert,” where she discusses... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

David Cross and Friends (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The brilliant David Cross ("Mr. Show," "Arrested Development") returns to SF Sketchfest with brand-new, post-pandemic standup born out of these last incredibly strange two years. He'll be joined by friends Katrina Davis, Irene Tu and Kate Willett. ($45 Front/Center, $35 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to illness, Mike Drucker is no longer appearing. Katrina Davis has been added.

Artists

David Cross

Emmy Award winner and Grammy Award nominee David Cross is an inventive performer, writer, and producer on stage and screens both big and small.Named one of the Top 100 Stand-Up Comedians of All Time by Comedy Central, Cross last toured the world with “Make America Great Again... Read More →

Irene Tu

Irene Tu is a Chicago-born, LA-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Named one of Vulture's "Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2019," Irene was one of the Bay Area's best stand up comedians before moving to Los Angeles. She has opened for comedians such as Patton Oswalt... Read More →

Kate Willett

Kate Willett is a New York-based comedian who has appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and has a stand-up special on Netflix's "The Comedy Lineup." She co-hosts the popular political podcast "Reply Guys," the first female-hosted leftist political podcast. Some of her... Read More →

Katrina Davis

Katrina Davis was highlighted in WhoHaHa's Comedy Call Out Fall 2020 and was also named one of Time Out LA's Comedians to Watch 2019. She has been seen on "America's Got Talent" (2017) and performs stand-up all over Los Angeles. You can see her featured on the Seed & Spark comedy... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Ever Mainard & Will Miles

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon. With Ever Mainard and Will Miles, Hosted by Phil Griffiths. ($35 Premium Reserved, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Due to a change in schedule, Blair Socci is no longer appearing. Ever Mainard has been added.

Artists

Ever Mainard

Ever Mainard (Netflix, Hulu, Conan, MTV) is a non-binary comedian, whom Variety Magazine has deemed "Hysterically funny.. a wildcard whom one can spot a mile away!" and a "Natural Born Comedian" by Artist Voice.Mainard is a three time best actress winner for their performance in "The... Read More →

Phil Griffiths

As far as mid-life crises go, Phil Griffiths' wife stacks his career in stand-up comedy as better than a drug addiction but worse than him having a mistress. With his dry deadpan humor, Phil shares his slightly off observations on life. Phil has opened for Kyle Kinane, Beth Stelling... Read More →

Will Miles

Will Miles is a writer and stand up comedian from Chicago. His debut comedy special, Comedy Central's "The Half Hour Presents Will Miles," came out in 2019. That same year, he also appeared on Comedy Central's "South Side," Comedy Central's "The New Negroes," and IFC's "Sherman's... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

Ken Marino & David Wain's Middle Aged Dad Jam Session (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Middle aged dads Ken Marino and David Wain are professionals in the comedy world AND amateur musicians! They’ve been rocking out in the garage and now we’re all invited to join the fun. They play a wide range of songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, along with the rest of the band (Frank Barrera, Jon Spurney, Eduardo Penna, Henry Wain and Jordan Katz) and special guest singers. They may not have pro musical chops, but they more than make up for it in enthusiasm and pro-level funny banter in between songs! With special guests Beth Dover, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Natalie Morales, Joe Lo Truglio and more. All ages welcome! ($25, All Ages)

This show is a benefit for 826 Valencia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen, with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.“The job of 826 Valencia is to help the students become their best, most confident, vocal, and strong selves by arming them with the unparalleled power of their own voice.” -Nínive Calegari and Dave Eggers, 826 Valencia co-founders Donate

Artists

Beth Dover

Beth Dover is an LA based actor most well known for her role as Linda Ferguson in the Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG award winning Netflix series, “Orange is the New Black.” Dover has also starred in Comedy Central’s historical satire series “Another Period,” as well as in Netflix’s... Read More →

David Wain

David Wain is the director and co-writer of six feature films, including "Wet Hot American Summer," "Role Models," "Wanderlust," "They Came Together" and "A Futile and Stupid Gesture".On television, Wain co-created, directed and co-starred in "The State," "Childrens Hospital," "Stella... Read More →

Joe Lo Truglio

Joe Lo Truglio played Detective Charles Boyle in the Golden Globe winning TV series, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." He’s been in cult and mainstream comedies like "Wet Hot American Summer," "Superbad," "Paul," and "Pitch Perfect." Joe is also a founding member of the iconic 90’s MTV... Read More →

Ken Marino

Ken Marino is an actor and producer. Credits include "The State," "Wanderlust," "The Ten," "Role Models," "Childrens Hospital" and "Party Down."

Kerri Kenney-Silver

Kerri Kenney-Silver is perhaps best known as "Deputy Trudy Wiegel" from "Reno 911!" for which she has received four Emmy nominations. She began her career as one of the creators and stars (and the only female member) of the MTV sketch comedy show "The State." From there her work has... Read More →

Natalie Morales

Natalie Morales is an actor, writer, award winning director and activist.Natalie made her simultaneous directorial debut with the Hulu Original feature, "Plan B" and the SXSW audience award winning feature, "Language Lessons," in which she co-starred.As an actress, Natalie reprises... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

8:00pm PST

Dead Eyes Live (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Actor/comedian Connor Ratliff ("The Chris Gethard Show," UCB, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel") embarks upon a quest to solve a very stupid mystery that has haunted him for two decades: why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in the 2001 HBO mini-series, "Band Of Brothers." With special guest Griffin Newman. ($25, 21+)

Due to a change in her schedule, D'Arcy Carden is no longer appearing. Griffin Newman has been added.

Artists

Connor Ratliff

Connor Ratliff is an actor/comedian and creator of the critically acclaimed podcast, Dead Eyes.In addition to recurring roles on "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel" and "Search Party," his credits include "Orange Is The New Black," "The Chris Gethard Show," "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver... Read More →

Griffin Newman

Griffin Newman is an actor, comedian, writer and podcaster raised in New York City, where he still resides.Griffin is the creator and co-host of the critically acclaimed movie podcast, "Blank Check with Griffin and David" alongside film critic David Sims of The Atlantic. Since launching... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Mission to Zyxx (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. A select number of tickets may be available at the door.

MISSION TO ZYXX is an improvised science fiction podcast following a team of ambassadors as they attempt to establish diplomatic relations with planets in the remote and chaotic ZYXX QUADRANT of the TREMILLION SECTOR. They work for the benevolent and harmonious FEDERATED ALLIANCE, which has recently defeated the evil GALACTIC MONARCHY. The Federated Alliance is definitely less evil.

The Alliance's newest recruit is AMBASSADOR PLECK DECKSETTER, a naive, gung-ho farm boy whose crew includes trusty, know-it-all droid C-53, and hulking, omnisexual security officer DAR. They travel aboard the outdated, sentient starship THE BARGAREAN JADE - aka BARGIE - who has as many ex-husbands as stories about her glory days. Their mission is nominally overseen by JUNIOR MISSIONS OPERATIONS MANAGER NERMUT BUNDALOY, a striving, entry-level bureaucrat yearning for respect.

Well, that at least describes Season 1. Our 5th and final season is underway!

Mission to Zyxx is a proud member of the MAXIMUM FUN podcast network, whose members make the show possible and receive tons of exclusive bonus content.

The 2023 SF Sketchfest Mission Crew are:
Allie Kokesh
Winston Noel
Moujan Zolfaghari
Alden Ford
Jeremy Bent
Seth Lind
Shane O’Connell
with guest Ify Nwadiwe

($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Alden Ford

Alden is a director, writer and performer. He was raised in the wilds of Alaska, studied Theater at Whitman College in Washington State, and has lived in NYC since 2004. He was a regular performer, director and host at the UCB in NY from 2006 until its demise in 2020. He also works... Read More →

Allie Kokesh

Allie is a former UCB NY improviser and sketch writer. She is a two-time WGA Award nominee and has written for NBC, MTV, Netflix, Gimlet, and Wondery. She is one of the co-creators of "Mission to Zyxx," a sci-fi audio-comedy series on Maximum Fun. And, she would like you to know that... Read More →

Ify Nwadiwe

Ify is a stand-up comedian born and raised in Los Angeles, he has appeared on "@midnight," "Son of Zorn," "Workaholics," "Comedy Bang! Bang!" and "Key and Peele." Ify was a staff writer on the second season of "You Can Do Better" (TruTV), "@midnight" (FOD), and was most recently a... Read More →

Jeremy Bent

Jeremy is a writer, actor, and comedian, who can currently be heard as Chief Washington Bureau Chief Jonathan Keene on "Tooning Out the News" on Comedy Central. In addition to the beloved sci-fi comedy podcast "Mission to Zyxx," he also co-created and hosts the comedy podcast "Nice... Read More →

Moujan Zolfaghari

Moujan Zolfaghari is an Emmy-award nominated writer, actor and VO-artist who has been on TV ("At Home with Amy Sedaris," "Last Week Tonight," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"), heard on TV ("Tooning Out The News," "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai"), written for TV (TBS's "The Detour... Read More →

Seth Lind

Seth is a comedy writer, performer and audio producer in New York. He created and hosted the podcast festival "Cast Party," beamed live into 600 movie theaters. He improvises with "Thank You, Robot," hosted the live storytelling show "Told," and has written for The New Yorker’s... Read More →

Shane O'Connell

Shane moved from Seattle to Brooklyn in 2007 to pursue music and audio engineering at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Since then he’s worked on projects for several artists including Ben Harper, Half Waif, and NAO, and has 4+ years experience directing audiobooks for the publisher... Read More →

Winston Noel

Winston is a writer and improviser. He has performed with the Upright Citizen Brigade NY house teams Grandma’s Ashes, and musical improv team Baby Wants Candy. He has also been in a bunch of videos for CollegeHumor, UCBComedy and ImprovEverywhere. He is a co-creator and cast member... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

The Old School Comedy Masters (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Old school stand up and skits from three of San Francisco's longest performing, most seasoned comedians. Featuring the self effacing dead pan humor of Larry Bubbles Brown, the brilliant abstract artistry of Michael Meehan, and the barely-contained tornado of malarkey of Johnny Steele. Inbetween the stand up, the lads deliver a few ridiculous and edgy skits and sketches. As a group The Old School Comedy Masters have appeared at countless venues throughout the bay area and been a regular staple at the SF Punch Line for many years. Individually they've won comedy competitions, appeared on several late night network shows, performed across the US, Canada, and overseas, been featured in documentaries, appeared in network TV dramas, and hosted local radio and TV shows. ($22, All Ages)

Artists

Johnny Steele

Over his thirty-plus year career bay area native Johnny Steele has been a comedian, radio show host, TV show host, subject of a documentary, SF Comedy Competition winner, commercial and network TV show actor, and humor writer for clients ranging from corporate CEOs to Robin Williams... Read More →

Larry Bubbles Brown

Larry Bubbles Brown is a San Francisco comedian who came up through the comedy boom of the 80s. He has appeared on "Late Night with David Letterman" holding the record for longest time between appearances by a comedian. He is a frequent opener for Dana Carvey, Dave Attell, and Rob... Read More →

Michael Meehan

Michael Meehan brings over 35 years of Stand up Comedy to the stage, and has appeared on countless television shows including "The Late Late Show" and "Last Comic Standing." Michael has also performed with his brothers, Howard and Chris, as The Meehan Brothers who appeared in the... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

9:00pm PST

Butt, Granny Cart Gangstas, and Jumbo Mumbo (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Butt, Granny Cart Gangstas and Jumbo Mumbo, Hosted by Tory Ward. ($22, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, Winslow is no longer appearing. Jumbo Mumbo has been added.

Artists

Butt

After meeting on the stand up scene in Chicago, Joe McAdam and Chris Stephens' friendship gave way to a cold, calculated working relationship as they began collaborating frequently on shows at iO and Second City.Since moving to Los Angeles they've written and acted on projects with... Read More →

Granny Cart Gangstas

Granny Cart Gangstas is an all womxn Asian American sketch comedy troupe poking fun at pop culture, politics, systems of oppression, and everyday life.

Jumbo Mumbo

Jumbo Mumbo is a two-person improv group fueled by childhood friendship.Jace Armstrong and Justin Michael met at a middle school BBQ, reconnected at a college improv festival, and have performed comedy together ever since.They’re veteran performers of the UCB stage and currently... Read More →

Justin Michael

Justin Michael is a writer, comedian and podcaster from LA. He’s a member of the longstanding UCB improv team Winslow and currently hosts "Nature Talks to Itself" -- the first podcast by nature, for anybody. He recently wrote on HBO Max’s "Infinity Train" and voices Nevin on Cartoon... Read More →

Tory Ward

Tory Ward has been performing comedy and producing comedy events in the Pacific Northwest for five years. She has performed in numerous comedy festivals such as Portland’s All Jane Comedy Festival, Portland’s Ha Ha Harvest Comedy Festival, Idaho’s 208 Comedy Festival, Undertow... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

9:15pm PST

The Setup (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Setup features established comedians from around the country as well as local up-and-coming stars. Their goal is to provide a truly raw alternative experience. San Francisco is known for indulging and incubating the absurd whims, oddities, and genius of the freaks who call it home. Think Lenny Bruce, Robin Williams, Jefferson Airplane. With Abhay and Richard Sarvate, and guests Tess Barker, Chris Riggins, Johnny Taylor and Sydnee Washington. Hosted by Chad Opitz. ($35, 21+)

Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination is required for this show and will be checked at the door.

Artists

Abhay

Abhay Nadkarni is a comedian/writer/producer that moved from South India to South Central Los Angeles for grad school. Dodging bullets en route to grad school armed him with plenty of stories and stand-up was his only catharsis for combating culture shock. His act is an eclectic mix... Read More →

Chad Opitz

A staple of the San Francisco comedy scene due to his unique blend of one-liners, act-outs, musical inclusions and odd subject matter preferences, Chad Opitz leaves a mark that might be worth getting checked out by a doctor if you have health insurance. Oh, he's also been protecting... Read More →

Chris Riggins

When it comes to being on the forefront of what is hip, fresh, and respectable, no place can touch the San Francisco Bay Area. Every corner is exploding with amazing art and the artist themselves all have so much talent that it can be hard to stand out. Chris Riggins has taken the... Read More →

Johnny Taylor

Johnny Taylor's raw, personal, and often darkly hilarious style made him a quickly rising star within the California comedy scene. With grizzled vets arguing he got "too good, too quick" he did things his own way and found himself sharing the stage with comedians like Dave Attell... Read More →

Richard Sarvate

Richard quit tech to do stand-up. Oops! He started performing in San Francisco in 2011 and now lives in Los Angeles. He talks about his experience as a first-generation Indian immigrant, mental illness, and his time in Silicon Valley.Watching Richard perform is hilariously unpredictable... Read More →

Sydnee Washington

Tess Barker

Tess is a Los Angeles-based writer and nationally touring comedian who has appeared at the Comedy Central Stage, Meltdown Comics, UCB, and at clubs and colleges throughout the country. She has written for TVLand’s “Throwing Shade,” TruTV’s “Billy on the Street,” and is... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 9:15pm - 10:45pm PST
The Palace Theater 644 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133

9:30pm PST

Studio Sets (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Brava Studio hosts some of the best up and coming stand-up comics hand-picked by the festival for this special series of shows! With Kari Burt, Peet Guercio, Erick Hellwig, Jesse Hett, Papp Johnson, Jake Mattera, JoAnne Schinderle, Mateen Stewart and Emily Walsh. ($22, All Ages)

Due to illness, Ronn Vigh is no longer appearing. JoAnn Schinderle has been added.

Artists

Emily Walsh

Emily Walsh is a comedian who performs nightly in bars and comedy clubs across New York City. Emily was recently seen on Kevin Hart's "Lyft Comics" on the LOL Network, and in 2019 she headlined a sold out "Stand Up NY" as part of their Headliner Series. She won the Comedy Mob Festival... Read More →

Erick Hellwig

Erick Hellwig is a comedian from "America’s Got Talent" & MTV. He hosts the "Bring In The Backups" podcast, has written for MTV, & has also been featured on Nat Geo, Comedy Central, MTV Other & national commercials. Erick created "Death Lives" & stars as Death. He performs in clubs... Read More →

Jake Mattera

Jake Mattera is a Philadelphia-based stand up known for his loveable brand of wholesome self-deprecation. He perfectly blends smart and silly on his spiritual quest to make himself the butt of every joke. His hilarious take on marriage, parenthood, work, and daily life highlight the... Read More →

Jesse Hett

Jesse Hett is a stand-up comedian based in San Francisco, California. He has appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal doing comedy while wearing a virtual reality helmet. That sounds made up but it's true, you can look it up. He has performed in SF Sketchfest and the... Read More →

JoAnn Schinderle

JoAnn Schinderle is a standup comic, actress, and writer residing in Los Angeles, but she'll be darned to let you forget her midwestern roots.Schinderle's debut album, "Dark Jeans" was released on Comedy Dynamics in Aug '19 and sat at #1 on iTunes for the week of its release, surpassing... Read More →

Kari Burt

Kari Burt is an up and coming stand up comedian from Houston, Texas. Her standup revolves around personal stories and insightful takes on current society.Kari has opened for acts such as Rhea Butcher, Shane Torres, and Erik Griffin. When she's not writing you can find her working... Read More →

Mateen Stewart

Mateen Stewart has appeared in several on-screen roles with the likes of Ben Stiller, Ken Marino and Ron Hubel. He has been featured 2 National McDonalds commercial and has also appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Last Week Tonigh"t and HGTV. You can see him in the upcoming season... Read More →

Papp Johnson

Escaping deep east Oakland many years ago, legendary comedian Papp Johnson built his name in the Los Angeles comedy scene one joke at a time. Known for being highly controversial, but wildly entertaining, Papp is a future must see.

Peet Guercio

Peet Guercio is a former rock singer who got into comedy on a dare. Since then, his standup videos have over 200 million views and made him a breakout viral star.His animated, infectious stage energy keeps the audience engaged and on their toes, never knowing where he’ll go next.Peet... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 9:30pm - 11:00pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

9:45pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Ever Mainard & Will Miles

Artists

Ever Mainard

Phil Griffiths

Will Miles

Friday January 20, 2023 9:45pm - 11:15pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:00pm PST

The Black Version

Artists

Cedric Yarbrough

Daniele Gaither

Gary Anthony Williams

Jordan Black

Karen Maruyama

Nyima Funk

Phil LaMarr

Friday January 20, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

10:00pm PST

Shit Arcade

On Sh*t Arcade, comedians, Twitch streamers, and the audience play and make fun of the worst video games of all time. From Shaq-Fu to Bible Adventures to even more Shaq-Fu, get a chance to see some of the most terrible, poorly reviewed games of all time - and even get a chance to win them. Hosted by Justin Gomes, with guests Stella Chung, James Mwaura, Janesh Rahlan, Jalisa Robinson and Nick Scarpino. ($25, 21+)

Due to illness, Mike Drucker and Max Scoville are no longer appearing. Justin Gomes has been added. Due to a change in schedule, Henry Gilbert and Bob Make are no longer appearing. Janesh Rahlan and Nick Scarpino have been added.

Artists

Jalisa Robinson

Jalisa Robinson is a bay area comedian originally reigning from the Midwest. You can catch her at venues like The Premise, the Setup, Copyright, and Cheaper than Therapy where she was the former resident comedian. Come out and laugh with or at her, it'll be tight or something.

James Mwaura

James Mwaura is a standup comic based in Oakland, CA. James is black, but is Puerto Rican-passing. He likes to talk about racial issues, sex, COVID... all the important topics. If you don't like this comic, you are entitled to a full refund which James will pay out himself in rare... Read More →

Janesh Rahlan

Janesh Rahlan is a San Francisco based comedian. Born in New Delhi, Janesh moved to the US as a kid and grew up in the South and Midwest. He's performed at clubs such as San Francisco Punch Line and Chicago Laugh Factory and in SF Sketchfest. His comedy touches on his immigrant background... Read More →

Justin Gomes

Justin Gomes-Sharp has been performing in and creating shows throughout the Bay Area for well over a decade. When he's not performing or pouring drinks at Pianofight you can find him at his ranch in Auburn raising chickens with his family. Follow him on instagram (@thatskarobot) for... Read More →

Nick Scarpino

Nick Scarpino is a stand-up comedian and professional podcaster. He is a co-founder and host of the popular YouTube channel’s Kinda Funny, and Kinda Funny Games

Stella Chung

Stella Chung is an associate gameplay producer at IGN who has a passion for gaming as a long time Twitch streamer and content creator. She enjoys long walks to the fridge and yelling in rage at video games.

Friday January 20, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

10:15pm PST

Lady to Lady and Ladyfriends

Babs Gray, Brandie Posey and Tess Barker, the trio behind the hit podcast Lady to Lady, host a night of stand-up from an amazing array of incredible lady-friends at the Brava Cabaret! With guests Alyssa Al-Dookhi, Katrina Davis, Veronica Kwiatkowski and JoAnn Schinderle. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Nataly Aukar is no longer appearing.

Artists

Alyssa Al-Dookhi

Alyssa Al-Dookhi (they/them) is a Kuwaiti-American comedian, writer, and game show host in Philadelphia. Alyssa's mission is to create spaces for marginalized artists to flourish. You can see them on the Netflix karaoke competition show "Sing On!" with Tituss Burgess, and as the warm-up... Read More →

Babs Gray

Brandie Posey

Huddled in the back of comic shop in Ventura about an hour north of Los Angeles, punk rock comedian Brandie Posey proceeded to make magic while she recorded her debut comedy album. Posey's stories are equally an intimate affair and a pure riot. Being there I felt like I was in on... Read More →

JoAnn Schinderle

Katrina Davis

Tess Barker

Veronica Kwiatkowski

Friday January 20, 2023 10:15pm - 11:45pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

10:30pm PST

The George Lucas Talk Show (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The George Lucas Talk Show is an improvised cult talk show in New York City hosted by comedian Connor Ratliff, who appears as George Lucas, the creator of "Star Wars," interviewing real guests as themselves in a panel format. He is joined by sidekick, Watto, played by Griffin Newman. The show premiered in 2014, and was performed monthly live on stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and throughout most of the pandemic on Planet Scum, Chris Gethard's Twitch network. The show is produced and booked by Patrick Cotnoir. ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Connor Ratliff

Griffin Newman

Patrick Cotnoir

Patrick Cotnoir is a Los Angeles based producer and talent booker. He has produced way too many shows over the years including "The Chris Gethard Show," "The President Show," and "ASSSSCAT 3000." He's currently the Talent Booker at the EXACTLY RIGHT podcast network, the producer... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 10:30pm - 11:59pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:30pm PST

Killer Lineup

Anything but the usual suspects, Killer Lineup is a who's who of our favorite stand-ups of the moment. Catch a rotating cast of SF Sketchfest-approved personalities in this scary good showcase. With Guy Branum, Peet Guercio, Jes Tom, Irene Tu and Kate Willett. Hosted by Seth Allen. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Due to a change in schedule, Chris Garcia is no longer appearing. Guy Branum has been added.

Artists

Guy Branum

Guy Branum is the creator and host of truTV’s "Talk Show The Game Show," a hilarious mashup of two beloved television formats that pits comedians and celebrities against each other for the title of “Best Guest of the Night.” He just wrapped filming and co-producing the Universal... Read More →

Irene Tu

Jes Tom

Jes Tom is a stand-up comic, actor, and writer, gleefully providing the trans, queer, Asian American, cantankerous slut perspective that everyone never knew they wanted. They are a story editor on HBO Max's "Our Flag Means Death". Jes can be seen & heard in the Hulu Feature "Crush... Read More →

Kate Willett

Peet Guercio

Seth Allen

Seth Allen is a comedian in Portland, Oregon. He used the lockdown time to rediscover his passion for overeating and not sleeping. Seth co-hosts the cheek clapping rate and review podcast and live comedy show Assville and has performed at festivals including Treefort and Floodwat... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 10:30pm - 11:59pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

11:00pm PST

Bernie Mac and Cheese, Butt and RecRoom Improv

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Bernie Mac and Cheese, Butt and RecRoom Improv. Hosted by Nick Skardarasy. ($22, 21+)

Due to a change in their schedule, The Black Pantherettes and Alex Price will no longer be appearing. Bernie Mac and Cheese and Nick Skardarasy have been added.

Artists

Bernie Mac and Cheese

Butt

Nick Skardarasy

RecRoom Improv

ReRoom is an Oakland based improv troupe that hits on bizarre but true to life comedy through a variety of formats. In this show we look deeper at relationships. What makes people tick? How can we elevate their indistinguishable qualities? Join us for a night of laughter and tomf... Read More →

Friday January 20, 2023 11:00pm - Saturday January 21, 2023 12:30am PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

1:00pm PST

improv4Humans

Few names are as synonymous with improv as Matt Besser. Founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a regular performer in the world-famous show ASSSSCAT, Matt has brought his talents to the Earwolf network and returns for a live version at SF Sketchfest with a fully improvised podcast featuring the best improvisers in the universe. With Ronnie Adrian, Ify Nwadiwe, Carl Tart and more. ($35 Front/Center, $28 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Carl Tart

Carl was born in the great state of Mississippi and raised in the mean streets of West LA. Some TV credits include "Transparent," "Lethal Weapon," "Comedy Bang! Bang!" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine". He has been a staff writer on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "MadTV" and IFC's "Brockmire." You... Read More →

Ify Nwadiwe

Matt Besser

Raised a proud Razorback in Little Rock, Arkansas, Matt Besser attended Amherst College where he learned how to collect CDs. After graduating, Matt toured the Midwest doing stand-up, while taking improvisation direction from Del Close at Chicago’s Improv Olympic Theater. In Chicago... Read More →

Ronnie Adrian

Originally from South Carolina, Ronnie is now a performer based out of Los Angeles. He performs in cities all around the country and you can often catch him with his various groups most notably The Dragons and THE BIG TEAM (FKA White Women). He does other things besides comedy but... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

3:00pm PST

"City of Dreams" Live Read of an unproduced screenplay by Ken Marino and David Wain (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Ken Marino and David Wain (writers of "Role Models," "Wanderlust," "The State," "Childrens Hospital") present a table read of their unproduced screenplay “City of Dreams” - a comedic Wizard of Oz-inspired story set in a whimsical version of modern Hollywood. Starring Natalie Morales, Atsuko Okatsuka, Michael Ian Black, David Cross, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Kevin Pollak, David Wain and more. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Atsuko Okatsuka

David Cross

David Wain

Joe Lo Truglio

Ken Marino

Ken Marino is an actor and producer. Credits include "The State," "Wanderlust," "The Ten," "Role Models," "Childrens Hospital" and "Party Down."

Kerri Kenney-Silver

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak started as stand-up comedian in San Francisco, when at age twenty he was the youngest entrant in the SF Comedy Competition. Five grueling, learning and growing years later he had risen to the top. It was time to move to Los Angeles with dreams of appearing on “The Tonight... Read More →

Michael Ian Black

Natalie Morales

Thomas Lennon

Thomas Lennon is a writer and actor from Oak Park, Illinois. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he joined the influential sketch comedy group The State. The State’s hit television series ran on MTV for three seasons and received an Ace Award nomination... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 3:00pm - 4:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm PST

Hello From the Magic Tavern

Hello! I'm Arnie. I fell through a magical dimensional portal behind a Burger King in Chicago and found myself in a strange magical land called "Foon." I'm still somehow getting a weak wi-fi signal from the Burger King so I host a weekly podcast from the tavern the Vermilion Minotaur, interviewing monsters, wizards and adventurers.

There are worlds other than our own! With guest Guy Branum. ($35 in-person, $10 streaming, All Ages)

Artists

Adal Rifai

Adal Rifai is an improviser, podcaster, producer and writer in Chicago. Adal performs at iO Theater with weekly show "Whirled News Tonight" and teaches improv at University of Illinois at Chicago. He co-hosts the podcast "Hello From the Magic Tavern" as Chunt the shapeshifter and... Read More →

Arnie Niekamp

Arnie Niekamp (@misterarnie on Twitter) is the director and game designer of several video games including "Drawful" and "Trivia Murder Party" (and writer for "You Don’t Know Jack" and "Fibbage"). He’s also the host of the podcast "Hello from the Magic Tavern" and a founding member... Read More →

Guy Branum

Matt Young

Matt Young is an actor, improviser, producer, and writer based in Chicago. In addition to playing Usidore the Wizard on Hello from the Magic Tavern, Matt is also a proud member of the world-renowned "Improvised Shakespeare Company." He leads the crew of the U.S.S. Sisyphus as Captain... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Livestreams All Livestreams

4:00pm PST

Off Book: The Improvised Musical (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

It takes years for a Broadway musical to hit the stage, but on "Off Book: The Improvised Musical," you get a brand new original musical every week! Live at SF Sketchfest, Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino create a new musical on the spot! ($40 Front/Center, $35 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to a change in her schedule, D'Arcy Carden is no longer appearing.

Artists

Jessica McKenna

Jessica McKenna starred in the 2017 ABC pilot "Jalen Vs. Everyone" and the 2016 FOX sketch show "Party Over Here" produced by The Lonely Island. Other TV and film credits include "Song of Back and Neck" (dir. Paul Lieberstein), "Spaceforce" "Sunnyside," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Modern... Read More →

Scott Passarella

Scott Passarella is an composer, performer and educator from the great state of California. As a music director, he has had the privilege to play for The Second City's Touring Company and Second City Theatricals, as well as The Made-Up Game Show with Wayne Brady. Scott is also a... Read More →

Zach Reino

Zach Reino recurred in the Netflix series "Brews Brothers." He is the star of the College Humor Go90 series "Fatal Decision" and can be seen in the upcoming season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." He has also appeared on "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," "Life in Pieces," "AP Bio," "Party Over Here... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:00pm PST

Studio Sets (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Brava Studio hosts some of the best up and coming stand-up comics hand-picked by the festival for this special series of shows! With Alyssa Al-Dookhi, Seth Allen, Reid Clark, Robert Omoto, Alex Price, Ta'Vi, Lauren Vernea, Tory Ward and Ja-Ron Young. Hosted by Drew Lausch. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Natalie Aukar, Josh Covitt and Alex Price are no longer appearing. Drew Lausch, Robert Omoto and Ta'Vi have been added.

Artists

Alyssa Al-Dookhi

Drew Lausch

Drew Lausch is a Brooklyn-Based comedian, writer, producer, actor, and an "oversharing flirt" (NY press) originally from Fargo, ND. He recently filmed an episode of MTV's "Singled Out" and made his headlining debut at La Zoom Room in Asheville, NC. Drew performs regularly at New York... Read More →

Ja-Ron Young

Ja-Ron Young is a New York based comedian, writer, actor, and 8 hour sleeper. Originally from Philadelphia, Ja-Ron moved to New York to study theatre and fell in love with Stand Up Comedy. Ja-Ron was a finalist in the New York Comedy Club Competition, The Trial By Laughter Festival... Read More →

Lauren Vernea

Lauren is a LA based comedy writer and actor. She was recently a finalist for the Disney Animation Writer's Apprentice Program. Her musical feature script "The Voices of Lightning" made the Top 10 of the Coverfly "Red List." She's a graduate of the Conservatory Program at The Second... Read More →

Reid Clark

Reid Clark’s comedy has been described as dark, blue, and political, with elements of musicality and improvisation. In nine years as a stand up comedian he has worked with Tone Bell, Andy Haynes, and Fortune Feimster and many more. Reid also has improv, sketch and writing experience... Read More →

Robert Omoto

Robert Omoto is a somewhat small, very loud, Filipino and Japanese man from Sacramento, CA. He recently had a baby boy, to whom he voices his random tangents based on paranoia and over-analyzation to.He’s worked with Bret Ernst, Sarah Tiana, Will Durst, Joey Medina, and Mike Epps... Read More →

Seth Allen

Ta'Vi

Ta'Vi is a stand-up comedian from Sacramento, Ca who has opened up for Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, Bruce Bruce, Brian Posehn, Godfrey, and many more who have all praised her for her sharp wit and enduring charm. That same wit and charm has gained her a following of over 130k on... Read More →

Tory Ward

Saturday January 21, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:00pm PST

Porchlight: A Storytelling Series (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

For the past twenty years, Porchlight has been San Francisco's premier storytelling series. Each month, co-founders Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte invite six people to tell ten-minute true stories without using notes or memorization. Past storytellers include some of the area's most entertaining school bus drivers, mushroom hunters, politicians, socialites, sex workers, musicians, authors, systems analysts, and social workers. With guest storytellers Atsuko Okatsuka, David Cross, Ify Nwadiwe, Irene Tu and Kate Willett, with music by Marc Capelle. ($30, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, Chris Garcia is no longer appearing. Kate Willett has been added.

Artists

Arline Klatte

Arline Klatte is the co-host of the successful San Francisco-based storytelling show, "Porchlight."

Atsuko Okatsuka

Beth Lisick

Beth Lisick is a writer and actor from the San Francisco Bay Area, currently living in Brooklyn. She is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller "Everybody Into the Pool" and the novel "Edie on the Green Screen" (out 3/26/20). She is also co-founder of the... Read More →

David Cross

Ify Nwadiwe

Irene Tu

Kate Willett

Marc Capelle

Marc Capelle is a San Francisco native musician, composer, arranger, and producer.He’s played with 100’s of acts including Virgil Shaw, the Fresh & Onlys, Jason Lytle, American Music Club, Tommy Guerrero, Kelley Stoltz, Third Eye Blind, Margaret Cho, and quartet-style gospel pioneers... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

7:00pm PST

Jumbo Mumbo, Lemon Pepper Wet and Living Impaired (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Jumbo Mumbo, Lemon Pepper Wet, and Living Impaired. Hosted by Jake Mattera. ($22, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, Winslow is no longer appearing. Jumbo Mumbo has been added.

Artists

Jake Mattera

Jumbo Mumbo

Justin Michael

Lemon Pepper Wet

Lemon Pepper Wet (LPW) is an all-Black Male Comedy Improv Troupe whose 7 members hail from different parts of this beautiful, sometimes racist‚ but mostly beautiful country of America. Through our shared experiences, the team takes you through a variety of bold, funny and sometimes... Read More →

Living Impaired

Living Impaired is a San Francisco-based sketch group that started in 2001 after watching their idols Kasper Hauser perform at the first Sketchfest. Come prepared for high energy, audience interaction, tons of props, weird, funny, and meaningful fun. If you are not thoroughly entertained... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:30pm PST

"Viva Variety" 25th Anniversary Tribute: A Very Special Evening (IN PERSON SOLD OUT -- STREAMING AVAILABLE)

This show is sold out. In-person tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show. Streaming tickets available.

Cue the Swimsuit Squad! We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of everyone's favorite "The State" spin-off sketchshow, "Viva Variety." Join us for a rare appearance by the iconic Mr. and the former Mrs. Laupin and Johnny Blue Jeans* as they sit down for an exclusive conversation with Ken Marino and David Wain.

*Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Michael Ian Black ($45 Front/Center, $35 Rear/Sides, $20 Streaming, All Ages)

Artists

David Wain

Ken Marino

Ken Marino is an actor and producer. Credits include "The State," "Wanderlust," "The Ten," "Role Models," "Childrens Hospital" and "Party Down."

Kerri Kenney-Silver

Michael Ian Black

Thomas Lennon

Saturday January 21, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

Livestreams All Livestreams

7:30pm PST

Upright Citizens Brigade: ASSSSCAT (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

A regular staple of SF Sketchfest since its SECOND-EVER festival in 2003, Upright Citizens Brigade's A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T. remains one of the most iconic improv shows of all time. This iteration of the legendary long-form improv show features UCB founding members Matt Besser and Ian Roberts, who will be joined by guest improvisers Tim Meadows, Jessica McKenna, Zach Reino, Carl Tart and special guest monologist Nichole Sakura. ($55 Orchestra - Front, $45 Orchestra Rear/Loge, $35 Balcony, All Ages)

Due to a change in their schedules, D'Arcy Carden, Michaela Watkins and Matt Walsh are no longer appearing. Ian Roberts and Nichole Sakura have been added.

Masks are required inside the venue. Policy subject to change based on San Francisco Department of Public Health guidelines and/or requirements of the featured guests.

Artists

Carl Tart

Ian Roberts

Ian Roberts is a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Along with the other members of the UCB, he owns and operates the Upright Citizens Brigade’s theaters and training centers in New York and LA. As an actor, Ian has starred in Comedy Central’s "Upright Citizens Brigade... Read More →

Jessica McKenna

Matt Besser

Nichole Sakura

Nichole Sakura is best known for her role playing teen mom Cheyenne Lee on NBC’s "Superstore." Her other work includes Hulu’s "Maggie" and Showtime’s "Shameless." Originally hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area, she fell in love with acting and making home movies as a kid... Read More →

Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows began his comedic career in the Chicago area, including on the Mainstage at The Second City. Throughout his career, he has performed improv, acted in both television and film, done voice work, toured as a stand-up comedian, and more. Having spent ten seasons at "SNL" (1991-2000... Read More →

Zach Reino

Saturday January 21, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

7:30pm PST

The Psychologists Are In (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson (aka Lassiter and Jules) are back at it again hosting the official Psych rewatch podcast. Each week they'll talk about your favorite episodes, share behind-the-scenes stories, incredible memories, and have drop-in visits from their best friends and fellow cast-mates. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Maggie Lawson

Maggie Lawson is an actress most known for her role as Detective Juliet O’Hara on the hit show "Psych" from 2006-2014. After "Psych," Lawson starred in a double role in the film "Model Behavior" with co-star Justin Timberlake along with various sitcoms like "Boy Meets World," "Home... Read More →

Timothy Omundson

Timothy Omundson has been working in Film and Television for more than 25 years. He is best known for playing Detective Carlton Lassiter on "Psych" for 8 seasons and three subsequent films. He was also King Richard in ABC’s fairytale comedy musical, "Galavant" as well as fan favorite... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

James Adomian and Friend

Sketchfest was in a panic: two hundred shows was not enough, they needed *one more show.* Luckily, James Adomian was nearby and available, trespassing around Mount Tamalpais trying to find the ruins of Alan Watts’ misty lair. He was quickly trapped and wrangled into the city, in time for one wacky night at the Brava Theater. Along with Jes Tom! ($38 Orchestra - Front, $33 Orchestra - Side/Rear, $28 Mezzanine, All Ages)

Artists

James Adomian

James is an actor/comedian who is well known for his characters and impressions. Conan O’Brien called him “a genius.” He can currently be seen almost weekly on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" doing various impressions like Mike Lindell and Elon Musk. His podcast, The Underculture on t... Read More →

Jes Tom

Saturday January 21, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:30pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Peet Guercio & Nori Reed

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon. With Peet Guercio and Nori Reed, Hosted by Johnny Taylor. ($35 Premium Reserved, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Due to illness, Mike Drucker and Ronn Vigh are no longer appearing. Peet Guercio and Johnny Taylor have been added.

Artists

Johnny Taylor

Nori Reed

Nori Reed is an LA based comedian, writer, and actress from Christian County, Kentucky. Nori cut her teeth in the stand-up world in Oakland, CA, and was boldly named by SF Weekly as "Oakland's Next Great Comedian." Currently, Nori is a staff writer for Disney's "That's So Raven" Reboot... Read More →

Peet Guercio

Saturday January 21, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

Behind the Bastards (SOLD OUT)

This show is SOLD OUT. Tickets may be available at the door night-of.

Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. ($35 Front/Center, $30 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Robert Evans

Robert Evans is a former editor at Cracked.com and author of the ridiculous book "A Brief History of Vice." Over the course of his career, he’s reported from war zones in Iraq and Ukraine, experimented on his co-workers with strange ancient narcotics and interviewed hundreds of... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

Lady to Lady Podcast

Individually, Babs Gray, Brandie Posey, and Tess Barker are standup comedians who tour the country. Together, they join forces as Lady to Lady to create a chart-topping podcast that is incredibly goofy and warmly genuine.

Lady to Lady particularly showcases the vast wealth of femme artists working today. Lady to Lady encourages its listeners to be their bravest, best, and most honest selves. Barbara, Brandie, and Tess have an infectious friendship, and listening to Lady to Lady is like having BFFs that live in your headphones. ($25, 21+)

Artists

Babs Gray

Brandie Posey

Tess Barker

Saturday January 21, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Resistance is Fertile (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Resistance is Fertile is a San Francisco's only regular independent all female/non-binary/GNC showcase, featuring the Bay Area's rising stars in comedy, bringing together audiences to laugh about the unique joys of not being a man in today's world. Each show features several raffles of donated goodies from San Francisco's own Good Vibrations. Hosted by Brooke Heinichen and Luisa Isbell. With guests Darlene Bereznicki, Loren Kraut, Francesca Fiorentini, Becky Lynn, JoAnn Schinderle and Ally Taylor. ($22, All Ages)

Artists

Ally Taylor

Becky Lynn

With a dark, but charismatic style and dry, but engaging delivery, Becky Lynn has made herself one of the brightest young stars in the Northern California comedy scene. Becky covers a large range of topics including death, modern love, and the best way to help out at a kid's birthday... Read More →

Brooke Heinichen

Brooke is a San Francisco stand-up comedian. She is a comedy club regular all over the San Francisco Bay Area, who placed third overall in the 2021 World Series of Comedy and won 2019 Rooster T Feather's comedy competition. Originally from Ohio, Brooke talks fast, smiles a lot, and... Read More →

Darlene Bereznicki

Darlene is a Canadian, San Francisco-based comedian, improviser and actor. She's performed at the Chicago Women's Funny Fest and SF Sketchfest and in 2021 she performed at Limestone Comedy Festival, the San Francisco Comedy Competition and Treefort Music Festival. She once starred... Read More →

Francesca Fiorentini

Francesca Fiorentini is a stand up comic and news correspondent. She is the host of the web series "Newsbroke" on AJ+ and MSNBC’s “Red White and Who?” She has been featured on "Lovett or Leave It" and is a regular contributor to the progressive news network "The Young Turks... Read More →

JoAnn Schinderle

Loren Kraut

Loren is a stand-up comedian, originally from NJ, based in SF. Her solo show "A Bit Touched" won Best Comedy at the Tucson Fringe Festival, 2018. She created Giraffe Corner, a weekly YouTube video series with stuffed giraffes doing therapy.

Luisa Isbell

Luisa is a San Francisco-based comic and writer who strives to master the art of the tasteful overshare. Her comedy sneaks up on you, autobiographical anecdotes delivered with a warm and winking deadpan. You can catch her performing nightly at your local coffee shop, club, and the... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

9:00pm PST

Back Alley Racket Club, The Ballroom and Public Works (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Back Alley Racket Club, The Ballroom and Public Works, Hosted by Emily Walsh. ($22, 21+)

Artists

Back Alley Racket Club

House sketch team at the Westside Comedy Theater in Los Angeles CA. We produce and perform and brand new hour of sketch comedy the first Wednesday of every month since 2017. We focus heavily on character performances, premise, and some digital shorts.

Emily Walsh

Public Works

The Ballroom

The Ballroom has been performing their signature mix of short and long-form improv since 2008. Made up of sketch writers, actors, stand-ups, and friends (aww), The Ballroom has hosted sold out shows all over the Bay Area, including at PianoFight, the EXIT, Stagewerx, a JCC, the backyard... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

9:30pm PST

Jay Jurden & Peter Smith

Comedian, writer and actor Jay Jurden is a staff writer for "The Problem With Jon Stewart," currently streaming on Apple TV +. In addition to making his network standup comedy debut on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Jay made his television acting debut on season four of HBO's "High Maintenance" and his comedy has been featured everywhere from Comedy Central to "The Drew Barrymore Show." In 2019, Jay was selected to be a New Face as part of the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and his first album, "Y'all" debuted at #1 on iTunes.

Peter Smith is a unique transgender comic and actor. Peter runs the wildly popular "The Bongo Hour‚" show with Sandy Honig featuring a variety of performers. A 2018 Comedy Central Clusterfest Up Next select, Peter frequently works on Comedy Central digital projects. Notable on camera credits include Aidy Bryant's Hulu series "Shrill," Arturo Castro's sketch comedy show "Alternatino," Adult Swim's "Three Busy Debras," Tina Fey's "Girls5eva," and next seen in Searchlight's upcoming feature film "Fire Island." Hosted by Bay Area favorite Marcus Williams. ($25, 21+)

Co-presented by Frameline & SF LGBT Center.

Artists

Jay Jurden

Comedian, writer and actor Jay Jurden is a staff writer for "The Problem With Jon Stewart," currently streaming on Apple TV +. In addition to making his network standup comedy debut on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Jay made his television acting debut on season four... Read More →

Marcus Williams

Marcus Williams is a stand-up comedian posing as a structural engineer during business hours. He was a semi-finalist in the 2016 Sacramento Comedy Festival and has performed at the San Francisco Punchline, Cobb's Comedy Club, all over New York, Denver and several other locations with... Read More →

Peter Smith

Peter Smith is a unique transgender comic and actor. Peter runs the wildly popular "The Bongo Hour" show with Sandy Honig featuring a variety of performers. A 2018 Comedy Central Clusterfest Up Next select, Peter frequently works on Comedy Central digital projects. Notable on camera... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 9:30pm - 11:00pm PST
Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

9:30pm PST

Mental Health Comedy Hour (SOLD OUT)

This show is SOLD OUT. Tickets may be available at the door night-of.

Do you struggle with depression, anxiety, ADHD, or bipolar disorder? Why not laugh about it? The bay area's funniest stand-up comedians tell jokes and talk about their life with mental illness. All in the jovial environment of a late night talk show. Also featuring interviews with mental health professionals! At the Mental Health Comedy Hour we're not OK, and that's OK! Hosted by Wonder Dave and Kristee Ono, with guests Lola Anathema, Kari Burt and Ja-Ron Young. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Dan Weber is no longer appearing. Ja-Ron Young has been added.

Artists

Ja-Ron Young

Kari Burt

Kristee Ono

Kristee Ono loves burritos and is dying to tell you about it. A little dark, a little weird, relatively entertaining, she is a comedian based in San Francisco. She is the co-host of Mental Health Comedy Hour and a producer of the comedy debate podcast "Nerd Rage: The Great Debate... Read More →

Lola Anathema

Lola Anathema is a burlesque performer and member of Om Nom Nom Non-Binary Burlesque troupe. As Nurse Lola with Mental Health Comedy Hour they keep the show running smoothly.

Wonder Dave

Wonder Dave is a comedian, writer, burlesque performer and pro-wrestling commentator. He is the creator and host of Mental Health Comedy Hour and a producer of the comedy debate podcast "Nerd Rage: The Great Debates." Find him online at WonderDave.org and on social media @teamwon... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 9:30pm - 11:00pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

9:45pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Peet Guercio & Nori Reed

Artists

Johnny Taylor

Nori Reed

Peet Guercio

Saturday January 21, 2023 9:45pm - 11:15pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:00pm PST

Music Night

Get ready for a night of musical comedy from DJ Real, Chaki, Mustache and Cleavage, Ben Visini and Mikey Walz, hosted by Eric Rubin! ($25, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, The Satan Sisters, Naomi Rubin and The Doubleclicks are no longer appearing. Mikey Walz and Mustache and Cleavage have been added.

Artists

Ben Visini

Ben Visini is a piano-playing comedy musician, and a serious musician when the jokes don't land. Combining inspiration from musical theater, piano rock, internet culture, and wordplay, his lyric-rich songs explore needing therapy, pursuing music as a career, NSFW topics galore, and... Read More →

Chaki

Chaki is a funky alien wizard from Outer Space. He has shared the stage with like minded weirdos John Waters El Vez, Bob Log III, Captured By Robots, Flipper and Shannon & The Clams. He is like Prince but not sexy.

DJ REAL

Nick Stargu is a musician, comedian, writer and filmmaker who is best known for his multimedia / musical comedy act, DJ REAL, which has been featured at Comedy Central's Colossal Clusterfest, Big Sky Comedy Festival, Outside Lands, San Francisco Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival... Read More →

Eric Rubin

Eric´s oddball, live-looped, character driven musical comedy has appeared at SF Sketchfest '17, '18, '19,'20, Sac Comedy Festival, SF Fringe Festival, San Francisco Improv Festival, Speechless Live, Mortified, Tourettes without Regrets, Dragon Productions Theater, Pianofight, Bread... Read More →

Mikey Walz

Mikey Walz is a stand-up comic hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area. Mikey's Stand-up is a smarmy, silly, surprisingly lighthearted ride through his bizarre mind and harrowing life-experiences. After years of doing comedy, Mikey was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer that... Read More →

Mustache and Cleavage

Mustache and Cleavage is Alexander Lewis and Amy Kelly. The singer-songwriter duo creates exciting American folk-pop music built on a distinctive formula of ringing harmonies, heart-breaking lyrics, and a dash of humor. Mustache and Cleavage draw inspiration from artists as diverse... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

10:00pm PST

Nature Talks to Itself

The first podcast by nature, for anybody!

Join us as we chat with the biggest names in Bay Area nature, from a swimming hole and a stick bug to a geyser and a gust of wind. Nature Talks to Itself is a new improvised comedy podcast hosted by a talking rock named Tony Geode (Justin Michael) and a tiny, crunchy leaf named Atiny Crunchyleaf (Jace Armstrong). With guests James Adomian, Jessica McKenna and Nichole Sakura. ($35 Orchestra - Front, $30 Orchestra - Side/Rear, $25 Mezzanine, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedules, D'Arcy Carden, Drew Tarver and Sasheer Zamata are no longer appearing. James Adomian, Jessica McKenna and Nichole Sakura has been added.

Artists

Jace Armstrong

Jace Armstrong is a Los Angeles native who loves ping pong. He's been a producer on several TV shows including "Nathan for You" (Comedy Central), "Comedy Bang! Bang!" (IFC), "The Birthday Boys" (IFC), "The Eric Andre Show" (Adult Swim), "Check it Out! With Dr. Steve Brule" (Adult... Read More →

James Adomian

Jessica McKenna

Justin Michael

Nichole Sakura

Saturday January 21, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

10:00pm PST

Joel Kim Booster and Friends (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show. Second show added on 1/22.

Comedian Joel Kim Booster ("Sunnyside," "Big Mouth," "Shrill") will host a showcase of Asian talent in comedy, music and whatever the hell else he wants. In between sets he’ll shoot the shit with his guests, discussing everything from the struggle of being Asian in Emma Stone’s hollywood to what it’s like being hot, Asian and actually very rich. With Atsuko Okatsuka, Nori Reed, Jes Tom, and Irene Tu. Photo by Taylor Miller. ($42 Front/Center, $35 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Atsuko Okatsuka

Irene Tu

Jes Tom

Joel Kim Booster

Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. His Searchlight rom-com FIRE ISLAND, premiered JUNE 3rd 2022, alongside Bowen Yang. The film, which he also wrote, was released on Hulu and is described as an unapologetic and modern twist... Read More →

Nori Reed

Saturday January 21, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

10:15pm PST

Femmes The Rules

Femmes the Rules is a stand up show that pairs female/non-binary comics with a male comic of their choice, and allows them to interrupt the male comic whenever they'd like, sitting onstage and riffing with them, setting arbitrary rules, and giving strikes (3 strikes and he's gotta get off stage!) Then when his set is over, the female/non-binary comedian does their set completely uninterrupted. In 2021, the show has toured to Chicago and Louisville. Femmes the Rules is hosted by Mary Jane French (All Jane Comedy Fest), Bailey Norton (Reductress) and Sammy Mowrey (Adult Swim). With guests Jeena Bloom, Katrina Davis, Tyler Jackson, Drew Lausch, Ever Mainard and Mateen Stewart. ($22, All Ages)

Artists

Bailey Norton

Bailey Norton is a stand up comedian, writer, and illustrator living in Los Angeles, CA by way of Springfield, Missouri. She's a Speech and Debate National Humor Champion and a contributor at Reductress. She co-produces and co-hosts the shows "Permanent Vacation" and "Femmes The Rules... Read More →

Drew Lausch

Ever Mainard

Jeena Bloom

Katrina Davis

Mary Jane French

Mary Jane French is a comedian based out of Richmond, VA. She has performed on festivals across the country including SF Sketchfest, Burning Bridges Comedy Festival, Cape Fear Comedy Festival, Women in Comedy Festival, Portland Queer Comedy Festival, Charm City Comedy Festival, The... Read More →

Mateen Stewart

Sammy Mowrey

Sammy Mowrey is a comedian and writer from Albuquerque, New Mexico who is currently living in Los Angeles. They have been recently seen on Adult Swim, The Atlantic and Vice. Sammy has performed on the Midwest Queer Comedy Festival, and was accepted to The Burning Bridges Comedy Festival... Read More →

Tyler Jackson

Saturday January 21, 2023 10:15pm - 11:45pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

10:30pm PST

THE BIG TEAM (FKA White Women)

“THE BIG TEAM" (formerly known as White Women) is an improv team of all black men based in Los Angeles. Formed after meeting at the UCB Black History Month Show in 2013, this team has been featured at theaters all over Los Angeles and the country, having headlined festivals in Portland, DC, Austin, NYC, and more. Collectively they have written and produced videos for Comedy Central, College Humor and Funny or Die, and individually they’ve written and acted in a lot of your favorite TV shows. They were named on Vulture’s annual list of “Comedians You Should and Will Know” in 2018. With special guest Tim Meadows!

THE BIG TEAM is:
Ronnie Adrian ("Key & Peele," "Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot")
Zeke Nicholson ("AP Bio," "The Good Place")
Ify Nwadiwe ("@Midnight," TwitchTV)
Ishmel Sahid ("Cousins For Life," "Kingdom")
Carl Tart ("MadTV," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine")
Lamar Woods ("New Girl," "Brooklyn 99") ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Carl Tart

Ify Nwadiwe

Ishmel Sahid

Ishmel Sahid is an actor and improviser, known for his role as Clark on "Cousins For Life," Jamal on "Kingdom," and as a member of UCB's all-black improv group, THE BIG TEAM (FKA White Women).

Lamar Woods

Lamar Woods is a comedic writer-actor from Atlanta, GA. He moved to Los Angeles, where he was awarded a full scholarship at the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) through their diversity initiative. Lamar can be seen in sketch group THE BIG TEAM (FKA White Women) –the first all-black... Read More →

Ronnie Adrian

Tim Meadows

Zeke Nicholson

Zeke is a performer/writer from the hard streets of Rhinebeck, New York, an idyllic small town where he endured hardship every day as the son of a loving college professor and one of 3.5 black kids at his high school. He attended Williams College in Massachusetts, where he was a decathlete... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 10:30pm - 11:59pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:30pm PST

Brew Haha: The Comedy Show Drinking Game

One part comedy show, two parts drinking game, Brew Haha is a hilarious interactive mix of standup comedy and your favorite pre- party ritual. At the beginning of every show, the hosts introduce the crowd to a set of rules created specifically for that show. When comics, unbeknownst to them, break a rule, the audience drinks. A giant light-up “drink” sign will help you play along. A second game, specifically for the performers, ensures that as the audience gets toastier, so do the comedians. Come experience the show that a super famous comedian once called "the worst idea for a show ever." With Matt Besser, Michael Ian Black, Guy Branum, Jay Jurden and Ever Mainard, hosted by Brad Silnutzer, Marissa Gallant and Jimmy "The Bartender" Ambrose. ($35 Reserved Front Row Seating, $30 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Brad Silnutzer

Brad Silnutzer is a stand up, writer, producer, and host based in Los Angeles. He created, produces, and hosts Brew HaHa: The Comedy Show Drinking game. The live show has been featured at Riot Fest LA, Bridgetown Comedy Fest, and Jashfest – The project is currently in development... Read More →

Ever Mainard

Guy Branum

Jay Jurden

Jimmy "The Bartender" Ambrose

Jimmy Ambrose a.k.a. Jimmy The Bartender isn't a real Bartender but he provides the heavy lifting for the Brew Crew whenever they're home in the backyard. He also has appeared in Amazon's "Transparent" and Marvel's "Agent Carter" on ABC.

Marissa Gallant

Marissa Gallant is a comedy and content producer in Los Angeles. When she isn't producing youtube videos involving babies, hamsters, F1 cars, or giant orbs, she's running Brew Haha in her backyard in Silverlake.

Matt Besser

Michael Ian Black

Saturday January 21, 2023 10:30pm - Sunday January 22, 2023 12:00am PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

11:00pm PST

Luxury Cruise Singles Mixer, Maryland Night Live and Trouble With Shapes

Artists

Jeremy Furlong

I tell jokes for The Love of The Game. My Field of Dreams is an audience full of laughter with nobody playing Hardball. Some might say I'm just The Natural at comedy, but others say I'm just The Kid From Left Field. Either way I'm not forgetting my roots now that I'm in the Major... Read More →

Luxury Cruise Singles Mixer

Luxury Cruise Singles Mixer will take you on an erotic journey to the center of the human imagination. There are no refunds.

Maryland Night Live

Maryland Night Live (MNL) is a sketch team made up of students at the University of Maryland who write and perform in live and digital sketches. Members of MNL have performed in the Austin Sketch Fest and currently produce comedy shows all over DC.

Trouble With Shapes

Trouble with Shapes is a four man sketch comedy troupe from Greensboro, NC. They are AJ Schraeder, Al-Don Schraeder, Bob Beshere, and John Chenoweth. Their conceptual circumference encompasses all things...all things this one specific quartet of middle-aged, childless, American squares... Read More →

Saturday January 21, 2023 11:00pm - Sunday January 22, 2023 12:30am PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

1:00pm PST

Avatar: Braving the Elements (IN-PERSON SOLD OUT / STREAMING TICKETS AVAILABLE)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show. Streaming tickets are available.

Join hosts Janet Varney (the voice of “Korra”) and Dante Basco (the voice of “Prince Zuko”), and special guests Jack De Sena (the voice of "Sokka"), Grey DeLisle (the voice of "Azula") and Phil LaMarr (the voice of "Earth King Kuei") for this LIVE edition of their hit podcast, including audience participation, trivia and prizes!

Braving the Elements is the official companion podcast from Nickelodeon and iHeart. It features discussions on every episode of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” as Janet and Dante break down key themes, notable battles, and behind-the-scenes trivia you can’t get anywhere else. Special guests including cast members, behind-the-scenes creators and crew, and celebrity super fans join them to explore elements of the Avatarverse, including the origins of the story and how Avatar was brought to life. ($30 Orchestra Front, $20 Orchestra Rear/Sides, $10 streaming, All Ages)

Co-presented by Center for Asian American Media.

Artists

Dante Basco

A filmmaker who’s been in the industry for over 30 years, from being discovered by Steven Spielberg in “Hook” as Rufio, to voicing Prince Zuko, in "Avatar the Last Airbender" and most recently becoming a director is his directorial debut “The Fabulous Filipino Brothers... Read More →

Grey DeLisle

Grey DeLisle, former recording artist for Sugarhill/Vanguard is about to release her debut album for Regional Records. The covers album, aptly titled "Borrowed" features a James Bond theme song "You Only Live Twice" featuring The Satellites Four (originally recorded by Nancy Sinatra... Read More →

Jack De Sena

Jack DeSena is perhaps best known for his work on “All That,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” and “The Dragon Prince,” among other starring and guest roles in numerous beloved shows. You can also find him creating and starring in sketches with his long-time friend Chris... Read More →

Janet Varney

Janet is a writer, producer, improviser, and Emmy-nominated actress based in Los Angeles, which is in California, which is in the United States (see globe). You can see her on Hulu in the horror comedy series “Stan Against Evil,” and as Becca on “You’re the Worst,” and on... Read More →

Phil LaMarr

Sunday January 22, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

Livestreams All Livestreams

4:00pm PST

Hey Riddle Riddle (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Riddles! Puzzles! WhoDunnits! Adal Rifai, Erin Keif and JPC try and solve a few of these every episode while discussing and dissecting along the way. You can play along while listening but can you solve the questions before we do?? (You absolutely will.) ($35 Front/Center, $28 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Adal Rifai

Erin Keif

Erin Keif is originally from Massachusetts but now lives in Chicago. The fish is worse in Chicago. She is a sketch and improv performer at the iO Theater and CiC Theater. She has also appeared on the "Hello From the Magic Tavern" as Momo the Mouse. She wrote John C. Reilly fan mail... Read More →

John Patrick "JPC" Coan

John Patrick Coan is a Chicago-based improviser, podcaster, and streamer. You can find him on stage at iO Chicago performing with "Whirled News Tonight" and "Devil’s Daughter," on-screen Thursday nights at twitch.tv/OneShotRPG, in your ears on the "Campaign" podcast, and on Twitter... Read More →

Sunday January 22, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:00pm PST

Back Alley Racket Club, Maryland Night Live and Squad Patrol

Artists

Back Alley Racket Club

Drew Lausch

Maryland Night Live

Squad Patrol

Dark. Literate. Mildly classy. Plus lasers. And swearing. Squad Patrol is The Sacramento Comedy Spot's live, main-stage sketch comedy show.

Sunday January 22, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:30pm PST

Joel Kim Booster and Friends (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Comedian Joel Kim Booster ("Sunnyside," "Big Mouth," "Shrill") will host a showcase of Asian talent in comedy, music and whatever the hell else he wants. In between sets he’ll shoot the shit with his guests, discussing everything from the struggle of being Asian in Emma Stone’s hollywood to what it’s like being hot, Asian and actually very rich. With Guy Branum, Atsuko Okatsuka, Jes Tom, and Irene Tu. Photo by Taylor Miller. ($42 Front/Center, $35 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Atsuko Okatsuka

Guy Branum

Irene Tu

Jes Tom

Joel Kim Booster

Sunday January 22, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

Todd Barry: 2023 Stadium Tour

Todd Barry ("Flight of the Conchords," "The Wrestler") headlines for one night only at Cobb's! With a feature set from Ever Mainard, hosted by Paco Romane.

($40 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $30 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Ever Mainard

Paco Romane

Paco Romane has been seen on Comedy Central, "Drunk History," HBO, Funny or Die and is one of those guys who's done a little bit of everything, from stand-up, acting, writing, and improv to voice-overs and podcasts. His "hilarious comedy" (The A.V. Club) is engaging and authentic... Read More →

Todd Barry

New York City-based comedian and actor Todd Barry is widely recognized for his roles as the bongo-playing “Third Conchord” on HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords” and Mickey Rourke’s deli boss in 2009 Oscar winner “The Wrestler,” and renowned throughout the entertainment... Read More →

Sunday January 22, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

8:00pm PST

The Bitchuation Room (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Bitchuation Room Podcast LIVE! Feat. Robert Evans, Nato Green and John Iadarola
"The Bitchuation Room" podcast is a weekly live-streamed hour of laughs and analysis among progressive comedians, activists and experts. Holding court is host Francesca Fiorentini, journalist, stand-up comic, creator of the web show "Newsbroke," contributor to "The Young Turks," and the host of "Red White and Who?" on MSNBC. As a mixed-race lefty, Francesca has been actively bitching about American politics since she was a college student marching against the invasion of Iraq. Each week, she gathers her funny, thoughtful (and more famous) friends to both understand America's current political hellscape and offer glimmers of hope. Added to the mix is a pinch of pop culture, and "The Bitchuation Room" leaves listeners with ideas for action and plenty of LOLs. Featuring Robert Evans, Nato Green and John Iadarola. ($25, 21+)

Artists

Francesca Fiorentini

John Iadarola

John Iadarola, AKA Dragon Daddy, is the host of "The Damage Report" and also produces and co-hosts the live primetime news show, "The Young Turks."John brings his passion for politics to every on-air appearance, whether discussing the threat posed to democracy by a Donald Trump presidency, the corrosive effect of money in politics, the critical next steps for the rising progressive movement awakened by the Bernie Sanders campaign — virtually any subject dominati... Read More →

Nato Green

San Francisco native Nato Green is the country’s only semi-functional hybrid of comedian, writer, and union organizer.Nato Green released his second comedy album "The Whiteness Album" on Blonde Medicine Records, appeared in the film "Sorry to Bother You." "The Whiteness Album" was... Read More →

Robert Evans

Sunday January 22, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchet!

Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchet by Justin Elizabeth Sayre

Lottie Platchett, spinster and bird enthusiast, stands accused of brutally murdering her father and step-mother with a hatchet, and while the rhyming doesn't help her case, (Hatchet-Platchett? The jokes write themselves.) Lottie pleads her innocence. In a hilarious riff on the legends of 19th Century murder, Lottie Platchett brings together an all-star cast including Drew Droege, Tom Lenk, Ryan Garcia, Tom Detrinis and Kirsten Vangsness to create a weird and wonderful camp take on all those grizzly tales of murder that have now become American lore. Did she do it? Did she do it alone? Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of a spinster? Only Lottie Platchett knows. Directed by Jessica Hanna. ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Drew Droege

Drew Droege is an alum of The Groundlings Sunday Company and has been teaching at the school since 2006. He’s also taught improv workshops at University of Southern California, Indiana University, and Wake Forest University, where he obtained a BA in theatre. Drew occasionally performs... Read More →

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness is a dedicated member of the Los Angeles theatre community as both an actor and a playwright. She is long time member of Hollywood’s Theatre of Note and has done lots play at lots of places including but not limited to: Boston Court "Everything You Touch" (Ovation... Read More →

Ryan Garcia

Ryan has been acting professionally since he was a child in Miami, FL. He's been on stage in LA with "30 Minute Musicals," "Ravenswood Manor" at the Celebration Theatre, and the new musical "Found" with IAMA Theatre. He was featured as Domingo on Community, and most recently as Dude... Read More →

Tom Detrinis

Originally from Long Island, Tom came to Los Angeles by way of Buffalo, and is no stranger to the the stage -- on and off. From producing, directing and/or performing to working in television, film and on the web, he has enjoyed being stupid and making others laugh at his own expense... Read More →

Tom Lenk

Tom Lenk is a SAG award-winning actor, comedian & accidental Instagram Superstar! His Stage and Screen work include starring roles in "Transparent," "HBO's Room 104," "American Housewife," "Zac & Mia,” “Workin’ Moms,” "Bones,” "Episodes," "The Witches of East End," "Cabin... Read More →

Sunday January 22, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

9:00pm PST

Cluedunit, Lemon Pepper Wet and Trouble With Shapes

Artists

Cluedunit

Cluedunit is a long-form mystery show brought to you by improvisers from the ComedySportz San Jose troupe. CSz has performed short and long-form improv in the Bay Area for over 30 years.

Lemon Pepper Wet

Reid Clark

Trouble With Shapes

Sunday January 22, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Select Thine Own Journey — A Drag Show (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Will you answer the call to adventure? Can you survive the deep dark forest? Will you save the land from imminent peril, and can you do it… in a wig? Well, lucky for you, you have an avatar in some of San Francisco’s top drag talent!

Four of the Bay’s fiercest drag kings, queens, and in-betweens have been thrust into a fantasy world, meeting danger at every turn. And YOU, the audience, will decide their fate! When these performers are literally lip syncing for their lives, it will be up to the audience to decide if they finish big with “I Will Survive” or end up “In the Arms of an Angel." Do you have what it takes to help them on their sickening quest? Then glam up and head out to SELECT THINE OWN JOURNEY!

Media Meltdown is a queer celebration of cult media, weirdo pop culture, and childhood nostalgia hosted by San Francisco-based drag performers and “roommates” (in the Biblical sense) Franzia Kafka & Piranha. We’re known for bringing you the themes no other drag show dares to tackle!
($30 Front/Center, $20 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Media Meltdown

MEDIA MELTDOWN is a queer celebration of cult media, weirdo pop culture, and childhood nostalgia hosted by San Francisco-based drag performers and "roommates" (in the Biblical sense) Franzia Kafka & Piranha. We're known for bringing you the themes no other drag show dares to tackle... Read More →

Tuesday January 24, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:00pm PST

Comedy Baseball (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Comedy Baseball is a competitive joke telling show where two teams of comedians compete on a digital baseball field. Featuring retro graphics, our custom baseball game is a throwback to old Nintendo baseball games with twist- its controlled by telling jokes. With Steve Ausburne, Joey Avery, Colin Braun, Greg Gettle, DNA, Andrew Holmgren, Ben Kolina, James Mwaura, Robert Omoto, Ivy Vasquez, and Natasha Vinik, hosted by Justin Gomes. ($22, 21+)

Artists

Andrew Holmgren

Andrew Holmgren embodies a rare combination of humility and good looks rarely seen before on this planet. This San Francisco-based stoner-savant performs with a certain reverence for irreverence and his succinct, clever humor has made people call him a smart-ass more times than he... Read More →

Ben Kolina

Ben Kolina had his first experience getting laughs from strangers at the expense of visiting outfielders in the Right Field Bleachers of the Oakland Coliseum. Ben spent 5 years as co-producer of a popular weekly comedy showcase at the Night Light in Oakland & currently co-produces... Read More →

Colin Braun

Having escaped the arctic wastes of New England in 2011, Colin started performing comedy in sunny Portland, Oregon. Colin has a credit score in the triple digits, and lives in San Francisco with his dog and mental illnesses

DNA

DNA has appeared on NPRs "Snap Judgement" and is known for his smart, funny takes on everything from QAnon to Quarantine. Described as “the Kingpin of Santa Cruz comedy,” DNA leads the comedy revolution.

Greg Gettle

Greg Gettle is a comedian/writer originally from Chicago and is now based in the Bay Area. His comedy may be dark, but it's uniquely relatable. His offbeat take on his family and relationships keeps audiences laughing in ways they didn't expect. Between his strong voice, stage presence... Read More →

Ivy Vasquez

Ivy is a fresh and hilarious bay area comic! She brings a new outlook to navigating dating, living in the city and making the best of otherwise quirky situations! A must see and a bay area favorite.

James Mwaura

Joey Avery

Joey Avery quickly became a household name in Bay Area comedy after being honored as one of the SF Chronicle's Comics's to Catch and having his debut album, "Pier 69: Junior Varsity" debut at #1 on iTunes. Often regarded as one of the best follows on Instagram under 10,000 followers... Read More →

Justin Gomes

Natasha Vinik

Natasha Vinik is a bay area comedian - she's the first to do stand-up in virtual reality, and with a mother from Peru and a Jewish, South African father - her unique perspective and experience makes her comedy fun, frightening, and falafel. Minus the falafel. She's allergic. You might... Read More →

Robert Omoto

Steve Ausburne

Steve Ausburne’s first attempt at actual stand up ended with him getting a lifetime ban from a church in Grant’s Pass, Oregon. Buoyed by that successful start, Steve has embraced the stage as a place to present a spoken word memoir of all the embarrassing life moments that lurk... Read More →

Wednesday January 25, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Talking Simpsons (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Simpsons Predicted It?! Talking Simpsons Podcast Investigates with guest Matt Christman

Talking Simpsons returns to talk Simpsons at SF Sketchfest, and in 2022 hosts Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert are feeling prophetic! Did The Simpsons predict future presidents, pandemics, and more? Or was it all a coincidence? They'll be joined by the hilarious Matt Christman of the hit podcast Chapo Trap House, so get ready to learn some shocking comedy history along with these Simpsons experts!($22, 21+)

Co-presented by Cartoon Art Museum.

Artists

Bob Mackey

Bob Mackey has been podcasting since 2009. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Literature and a Masters in Critical Theory, and somehow managed to fit in 8 hours of TV a day. His other podcast, "Retronauts," celebrates retro video games.

Henry Gilbert

Henry Gilbert is the cohost/cocreator/coproducer of the "Talking Simpsons" podcast. Based out of Berkeley, CA, Henry not only researches every episode of "The Simpsons" and related animation history, he also chats with many great writers, comedians, and performers about their love... Read More →

Matt Christman

Matt Christman is the hilarious co-host of the hit podcast "Chapo Trap House," as well as a New York Times bestselling author of "The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason."

Wednesday January 25, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Kyle Gordon with Don't Watch This Show Live!

Kyle Gordon is a New York based comedian, actor, writer and improviser, and he has fun every day. He has recently emerged as one of the most popular comedians on TikTok, with over 2.9 million followers and nearly 127 million likes. In addition to creating comedy online, he can also be found performing to sold out crowds across the country.

His work has been featured on Comedy Central and Adult Swim, as well as Fast Company, Insider, Buzzfeed, Sports Illustrated, Time Out New York and many more. He has been a featured performer at New York Comedy Festival, Red Clay Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Arts Festival, New York Comic-Con and San Francisco Sketchfest.

Don't Watch This Show Live is "SNL" meets Funny or Die meets San Francisco comedy. Founded in 2012 by Bert DiVietri and Ryan Cronin this show is a non stop laughfest. Videos, improv, stand up and sketches all come together for this group. Hosted by Brooke Heinichen. ($30 Front/Center, $20 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to a change in her schedule, Krista Fatka will no longer be appearing. Brooke Heinichen has been added.

Artists

Brooke Heinichen

Don't Watch this Show LIVE!

San Francisco meets SNL. Love sketch, improv, video sketch, music, and much more. Don't Watch This Show LIVE has everything you're wanting from a sketch troupe based out of San Francisco.

Kyle Gordon

Kyle is a New York based comedian, actor, writer and improviser, and he has fun every day. He has recently emerged as one of the most popular comedians on TikTok, with over 2.9 million followers and nearly 127 million likes. In addition to creating comedy online, he can also be found... Read More →

Wednesday January 25, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:00pm PST

Talking Simpsons

Simpsons Predicted It?! Talking Simpsons Podcast Investigates with guest Matt Christman

Talking Simpsons returns to talk Simpsons at SF Sketchfest, and in 2022 hosts Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert are feeling prophetic! Did The Simpsons predict future presidents, pandemics, and more? Or was it all a coincidence? They'll be joined by the hilarious Matt Christman of the hit podcast Chapo Trap House, so get ready to learn some shocking comedy history along with these Simpsons experts! ($22, 21+)

Co-presented by Cartoon Art Museum.

Artists

Bob Mackey

Henry Gilbert

Matt Christman

Wednesday January 25, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:00pm PST

Arroz con Pho, The Ballroom and Comedy Dance Chicago

Artists

Arroz con Pho

Arroz con Pho is written and produced by Ruby Marez and Kimberly Truong - veteran WOC writers, performers and improvisers based in Los Angeles.You may have seen their work at UCB LA and NY, Second City Hollywood, iO West, Comedy Central Stage, The Magnet Theater, The PIT, ImprovBoston... Read More →

Comedy Dance Chicago

Comedy Dance Chicago: A different kind of comedy show. A different kind of dance show. CDC's combination of sketch, physical comedy, and dance along with word play, music, and overall goofiness has entertained Chicagoland audiences for years. Throw in some audience participation... Read More →

Matt Storrs

Matt Storrs was lucky enough to graduate from school with crushing student loans and a law degree. Matt brings his law background to the stage with his sharp stories and esoteric comedy.

The Ballroom

Thursday January 26, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Killing My Lobster / Cobranauts

Killing My Lobster has been San Francisco's premier sketch comedy group since 1997. Today, KML produces original shows year round, as well as teaching a full roster of sketch comedy writing and acting classes. KML creates fast, smart, fearless sketch comedy that makes people laugh both in SF and the greater Bay Area. With an opening set by Santa Monica's Cobranauts, seven time winners of the House Improv Team Tournament at the Westside Comedy Theater. Hosted by Janelle Draper. ($25 Front/Center, $20 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Mark Smalls is no longer appearing. Janelle Draper has been added.

Artists

Cobranauts

Cobranauts do fast-paced improv and strike quickly (much like a Cobra) and are totally out there (like an astronaut). The longest running house team at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, CA and seven-time winners of the improv tournament there, the 'nauts are excited to... Read More →

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 →

Janelle Draper

Janelle Draper is a bi-coastal comedian, actress, and writer. She’s been described as unapologetic, uncensored and unladylike. She started doing stand-up in LA when she was an NBC Page working on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”Recently she was named runner-up of the Boston... Read More →

Killing My Lobster

Killing My Lobster has been San Francisco's premier sketch comedy group since 1997. Today, KML produces original shows year-round, as well as teaching a full roster of sketch comedy writing and acting classes. KML creates fast, smart, fearless sketch comedy that makes people laugh... Read More →

Thursday January 26, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

Locals Only!

SF Sketchfest presents some of their favorite Bay Area stand-up comics, with all-new lineups, for two nights only on the PianoFight Main Stage! With Steven Asifo, Max Eddy, Geulah Finman, Gary Hughes, Annette Mullaney, Jade Theriault, Travis Thielen and Andrew Young, Hosted by Nick Leonard. ($22, 21+)

Artists

Andrew Young

With a wit that is as sharp as his cheekbones, Andrew Young has used his years in the San Francisco comedy scene to develop into a force of nature. While most people his age were debating which college they should attend, Andrew was already working most comedy venues in Northern California... Read More →

Annette Mullaney

Annette Mullaney is a standup comic based in San Francisco. Named a Comic to Catch by the San Francisco Chronicle, her comedy is self-deprecating, existentialist, and with a few fancy words sprinkled in to justify having gone to grad school. Originally from Michigan, she's been a... Read More →

Gary Hughes

Gary Hughes is a Bay Area based comedian, writer, and actor. He performed in the heartfelt play, "The Laramie Project" at San Francisco State University where he also received his B.A from.He has also performed standup throughout California including Uncle Clydes Comedy Contest, SF... Read More →

Geulah Finman

Geulah (She/who) is a tall, dark and handsome queerdo. She is native to Detroit and moved to San Francisco in 2018 to follow the legacy of the comedy greats. Her comedy style is ridiculously revelatory, and accidentally filth-free. Geulah's upbringing in a Hassidic-Jewish community... Read More →

Jade Theriault

Jade Theriault is a borg and a Forbes-recognized stand-up comedian who combines provocative thought with moving furniture. Most recently, Jade featured in Troma's "Divide & Conquer" (2020) as an understudy for Ron Jeremy who was forced to resign from the project due to scandal. From... Read More →

Max Eddy

Max is a queer stand-up comedian based in the Bay Area comedy scene. His act primarily focuses on the queer experience in San Francisco, living with his parents during the pandemic, and the foibles of his infamous stepdad, Dino Dan.Max is a regular at The Setup, San Francisco's preeminent... Read More →

Nick Leonard

Nick Leonard has been doing comedy in San Francisco and around the world for about 20 years, at Cobb's, the punchline, sketchfest, the Edinburgh festival. He has produced San Francisco's long-running queer comedy show Qcomedy, now on hiatus. He also improv, acting, and performs in... Read More →

Steven Asifo

Outside of corporate life, Steven is a comedic entertainer. Steven has an energy like no one else. His charming, energetic, and cynically good-natured persona brings you into his anxiety-filled mishaps and observations. Originally from Maryland, this East Coast transplant performs... Read More →

Travis Thielen

Travis Thielen is a San Francisco based comedian and regular at the San Francisco Punch Line and Cobbs Comedy Club. He performs all around the Bay Area. In his act, he opens up about his family and personal life, mining relatable painful moments for their humor. Originally from Hawaii... Read More →

Thursday January 26, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Michael Winslow

Join us for an evening with Michael Winslow, the master of vocal gymnastics! Michael can imitate over 1000 sound effects using his voice alone. Whether he is recreating the frenzy of Jimi Hendrix playing the guitar, or the roar of a jet plane, his talent is truly remarkable and his versatility admirable and enjoyable for all ages! With an opening set by Richard Sarvate. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Michael Winslow

Michael Winslow is a master of vocal gymnastics, can imitate over 100000 sound effects using his voice alone. Whether he is recreating the frenzy of Jimmy Hendrix playing the guitar, or the roar of a jet plane, his talent is truly remarkable and his versatility admirable and enjoyable... Read More →

Richard Sarvate

Thursday January 26, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

8:00pm PST

SF Sketchfest Threesome

SF Sketchfest presents a triple-co-headline of three of the best comics in the country -- Grant Gordon, Renée Percy, and Hannah Pilkes. Hosted by Liz Stone. ($34 Premium Reserved, $24 General Admission, 18+)

Due to a change in schedule, Jeff Wright is no longer appearing. Renée Percy has been added.

Artists

Grant Gordon

After 10 years in the NYC stand up scene, Grant headed west, and things have been going well.Grant has become a familiar face on televisions nationwide. His most notable commercial acting credits include Progressive, Boost Mobile, and JetBlue.He has a monthly stand up residency at... Read More →

Hannah Pilkes

Hannah Pilkes ("Search Party," "Yearly Departed," Vulture's Comedian You Should Know 2021, CW's "Would I Lie To You," New York Comedy Fest Comic To Watch, Independent Spirit Award Nominee) and generally speaking, a tall woman.

Liz Stone

Liz Stone performs throughout the country and is known for her personal stories of life, love, and embarrassing moments. She is featured on Season 3 of "Laugh After Dark" on Amazon Prime TV and is a regular at clubs throughout the country, including the SF Punch Line, Cobbs Comedy... Read More →

Renée Percy

Renée is an award winning actor, writer, comedian, and ninja*. She caught the acting bug at age 12 when she landed a series regular role on the wildly popular television series "Degrassi High." Since then, she has appeared on, and written for, numerous television shows, toured the... Read More →

Thursday January 26, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

9:00pm PST

Jon Blair, The Lesbian Agenda with Sophie Santos and Luxury Cruise Singles Mixer

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Jon Blair, The Lesbian Agenda with Sophie Santos and Luxury Cruise Singles Mixer, Hosted by Joshua Stokes. ($22, 21+)

Artists

Jon Blair

One of Canada's top solo sketch comedians, Jon Blair has been weirding things up in the Toronto comedy scene and abroad for over 10 years, and just spent the lockdown producing his one-man YouTube sketch show "Now More Than Ever." Jon packs an entire sketch troupe's worth of comedy... Read More →

Joshua Stokes

Joshua Stokes, is a comedian based out of Houston, Texas, with jokes on everything from squashes to real estate law. He can be seen regularly in Houston working at the Secret Group.He has had the privilege of working alongside amazing comedians such as Liz Miele, Jerry Rocha, Billy... Read More →

Luxury Cruise Singles Mixer

Luxury Cruise Singles Mixer will take you on an erotic journey to the center of the human imagination. There are no refunds.

The Lesbian Agenda with Sophie Santos

Sophie Santos is a comedian and writer based wherever you'd like her to be. She just released her comedic memoir, "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)" by Topple Books. You can now hear her in the new Audible Original "Hit Job" alongside Pete Davidson and Keke... Read More →

Thursday January 26, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:00pm PST

Studio Sets

The Brava Studio hosts some of the best up and coming stand-up comics hand-picked by the festival for this special series of shows! With Colin Braun, Marcus Cardona, Ty Clay, Max Eddy, Isa Medina, Lane Moore, Martin Phillips and Stephen Taylor, Hosted by TammyTeaLove. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Dro Knows and John Kennedy are no longer appearing. Max Eddy and Lane Moore have been added.

Artists

Colin Braun

Isa Medina

Isa Medina is a Latinx LA-based comic. She runs a weekly stand up comedy show at the infamous West Hollywood spot Formosa Cafe, which is not stressful at all. You can find her doing stand up at The Hollywood Improv and Comedy Store. She is co-host and creator of the podcast "Sounds... Read More →

Lane Moore

Lane Moore is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and musician. Her first book, "How To Be Alone: If You Want To And Even If You Don't" became a #1 bestseller and was praised as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, New York Magazine, NPR, Good Morning America... Read More →

Marcus Cardona

Sarcastic, satirical, smart, social media savant, and shameless. These S alliterations comprise of Marcus' comedic style. The by-product of middle class rural Maine upbringings, Filipino immigrant parenting, TV addiction, post college debt depression, under protest private school... Read More →

Martin Phillips

Martin Phillips is a stand up comedian primarily based in Washington DC, but still travels all over the country and has even performed in Alaska! While in college Martin was named the funniest college student in DC and hasn't stopped since; from performing at festivals, like The LA... Read More →

Max Eddy

Stephen Taylor

Originally a Louisiana native, Stephen moved to the Midwest to escape his traditional southern roots. He's a fast rising talent in the region who has worked with comics like Theo Von, Karlous Miller, and Mark Normand. Combining his unique perspective with some sweet southern charm... Read More →

TammyTeaLove

Tammy E. Clarke (TammyTeaLove) is a comedian who was born in Brooklyn NYC, raised in Los Angeles and now resides in Oakland. Her first break was on the spot with Academy Award winning actress Mo’Nique at the San Jose Improv. She first stepped on stage in 2007 when her comedian friends... Read More →

Ty Clay

Ty Clay's comedy has been described as "like a clean toilet." Based in Kansas City, MO he has performed in the Kansas City Comedy Festival, the Salem Comedy & Spirits Festival, was the winner of the Satellite City Comedy Contest in Springfield, MO, performed at Planet Comicon, and... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:00pm PST

Drunk Theatre, Girls Night and Jon Blair (SOLD OUT)

Artists

Drunk Theatre

A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row, then performs a completely improvised play with a cast of sober comedians. What could go wrong?!

Girls Night

Girls Night is an all female sketch and improv team from Los Angeles, with Hannah Pilkes, Lizzy McGroder, Jasmine Elist and Danielle Shvartsman. Their humble beginnings in 2016, meeting at the iconic Groundlings Theater, the women started performing longform in theaters and venues... Read More →

Hannah Pilkes

Jon Blair

Vincent Chuang

Vince Chuang has been performing comedy in the Bay Area and Santa Cruz since 2012. He is a regular at the San Francisco Punch Line, Cobbs, and Rooster T Feathers. His jokes have been described as hilarious and well-crafted.

Friday January 27, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:30pm PST

The Endless Honeymoon Podcast

Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher, married comedians, are using their hilariously hard-won wisdom on relationships and building on their hit Netflix special to help others by offering love advice to callers while simultaneously examining the ups and downs of their own relationship! ($45 Front/Center, $35 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Moshe Kasher

Moshe Kasher. Comedian. Child Genius. Jew. Jew Comedian. OBGYN. Pleasure center. Good tipper. Guiding light. Beefcake.Featured on: NBC, E!’s "Chelsea Lately," "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," Comedy Central’s "Drunk History," "@midnight," "Conan," "Carson Daly," Showtime’s "Shameless... Read More →

Natasha Leggero

Natasha Leggero is an accomplished actress, writer, and stand-up comedian whose garnered attention across film, television and the web. Leggero created, wrote, produced and starred in the Comedy Central sitcom, "Another Period," after stealing the public eye with her appearances on... Read More →

Reggie Watts

Reggie Watts is an internationally renowned Musician/Comedian/Writer/Actor who currently stars as the bandleader on CBS’s "The Late Late Show with James Corden." Using his formidable voice, looping pedals, and his vast imagination, Watts blends and blurs the lines between music... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

Maria Bamford

Maria Bamford brings her hilarious, brave, strange and wonderful standup back for SF Sketchfest's 20th! From her semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series "Lady Dynamite" to her many fantastic standup specials, Maria continues to consistently garner critical and popular acclaim for her own original material, while also managing to appear in other beloved projects in animation, live action television and film. With an opening set by Jenny Yang. ($45 Orchestra, $35 Balcony, All Ages)

Masks are required inside the venue. Policy subject to change based on San Francisco Department of Public Health guidelines and/or requirements of the featured guests.

Artists

Jenny Yang

Jenny Yang is a former labor organizer turned stand up comedian, host, writer and actor. In 2020 she was selected as one of Variety's "10 Comics To Watch" and Vulture's "Comedians You Should Know." Jenny recently wrapped as a co-producer / writer for HBO Max's "Gordita Chronicles... Read More →

Maria Bamford

Maria Bamford stars in the semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series "Lady Dynamite," created by Mitch Hurwitz ("Arrested Development") and Pam Brady ("South Park"). Maria is also the creator and star of "Maria Bamford: the special special special" and of the cult hit web series... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

7:30pm PST

River Butcher

River Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer. His first half-hour special "A Different Kind of Dude'' debuted on Comedy Central's Youtube channel and was called "a masterclass in culture war commentary" by Esquire.com. The special also garnered the title of "Some of the Best Jokes of 2022 So Far." River recently wrote and produced on the FX pilot "Belated," previously wrote for "A League of Their Own," and created/starred in/wrote the critically acclaimed and GLAAD award- nominated "Take My Wife." You may have also seen them as nonbinary standup comic LB Brady on "Good Trouble" and Adam Conover's sibling on "Adam Ruins Everything" or queer dinner guest Denim in the hit "Friendsgiving." They've done stand-up all over the country, the globe, and the screen, including Ellen, Conan, Comedy Central, and HBO. With an opening set by Hayden Kristal. ($38 Orchestra - Front, $33 Orchestra - Side/Rear, $28 Mezzanine, All Ages)

Co-presented by Frameline & SF LGBT Center.

Artists

Hayden Kristal

Hayden Kristal (they/them/theirs, but accepts anything said with good intent) is a fully Colorado-based Deaf queer stand-up comedian. Their quick wit and cheerful self-deprecation has earned them over 300,000 followers on Tik Tok and a guest role on Netflix / Adult Swim's "Tuca and... Read More →

River Butcher

River Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer. His first half-hour special "A Different Kind of Dude'' debuted on Comedy Central's Youtube channel and was called "a masterclass in culture war commentary" by Esquire.com. The special also garnered the title of... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:30pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Amy Miller & Zach Zimmerman (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon. With Amy Miller and Zach Zimmerman, Hosted by Liz Stone. ($35 Premium Reserved, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Amy Miller

Amy Miller was one of Comedy Central's "Up Next" comics for 2018, and was a breakout favorite in Season 9 of "Last Comic Standing." She has a half hour comedy special on Epix! Her Comedy Central Presents set has been viewed over 3 million times on Youtube and Facebook. She was also... Read More →

Liz Stone

Zach Zimmerman

Zach Zimmerman is a Brooklyn-based writer and stand-up comedian by way of Virginia and Chicago. Named a TimeOut NY Comic to Watch, Zach's first comedy album "Clean Comedy" debuted on the Billboard Top 10, inspired a critically-acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, was named... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:30pm PST

Celebrity Autobiography (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Celebrity Autobiography is the award-winning hit comedy show where celebrities act out other celebrities' jaw-dropping memoirs verbatim, returns to Sketchfest following its Broadway run! Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, the show features star performers acting out “hot off the press” & hard-to-believe-they-wrote-‘em tell-alls live. Created by Emmy Award nominated writer-performer Eugene Pack and developed by Pack and Dayle Reyfel, Celebrity Autobiography features solos, duets, and mashups with the entire cast covering themes such as first time romance, fitness, music, food, sports, politics, celebrity poetry, and Hollywood love triangles, told from all sides. Featuring new passages from memoirs from the likes of Matthew McConaughey and Mariah Carey. Critics Pick in NY Times and described as the "Funniest Show in Town, Hands Down"--NY Post. With Beverly D'Angelo, Lucy Davis, John Michael Higgins, Laraine Newman, Oscar Nunez, Eugene Pack, Andy Richter, and George Wendt.

($65 Reserved Front Row Seating, $55 Reserved Premium Seating, $45 General Admission, 18+) Co-presented by Litquake.

Due to a scheduling conflict, Mario Cantone, Sharon Gless, Jackie Hoffman, Tony Hale, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jennifer Tilly will no longer be appearing. John Michael Higgins, Beverly D'Angelo, Lucy Davis, Andy Richter and George Wendt have been added.

Artists

Andy Richter

Andy Richter is an actor/writer/game show host who played Conan O’Brien’s TV wife for many years. He currently hosts a podcast called The Three Questions.

Beverly D'Angelo

Intriguing, inspiring, and never less than interesting -- key adjectives in describing the career of Beverly D'Angelo, which has well passed the four-decade mark.A role in the TV miniseries "Captains and the Kings" led to bit parts in "The Sentinel" and in the Woody Allen classic... Read More →

Eugene Pack

Eugene Pack is the creator of the international hit comedy sensation “Celebrity Autobiography” which won him the Drama Desk Award in the category of “Unique Theatrical Experience.” Pack is also an Emmy Award-nominated writer and Producer. He was nominated for Outstanding Writing... Read More →

George Wendt

George Wendt is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom "Cheers" (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Wendt also appeared... Read More →

John Michael Higgins

Michael Higgins is a double hyphenate: he’s sort-of well-known for being a member of the Christopher Guest “company,” starring in such films as "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind." But before becoming a disreputable light improvisational comedic actor he spent twenty years on... Read More →

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 →

Lucy Davis

Lucy’s first job as an actress was at the age of 20, when she played Maria Lucas in the BBC/A&E adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice,” with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.A few years later, she starred in the Golden Globe winning BBC comedy “The Office,” playing Dawn Tinsley... Read More →

Oscar Nunez

Oscar Nuñez is best known for playing Oscar Martinez on NBC's "The Office." He has won an Emmy, two SAG Awards, an ALMA Award, a TV Land Award and an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition for the role. Oscar is also recognized for his roles in movies like "The Proposal... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

Stop Joking For 100 Years And Other Requests From My Kid (Stories of Parenting and Childhood) (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Some of your favorite comedians share stories about their own childhood or about their experience in parenthood. With Janeane Garofalo, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Eugene Mirman, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Baron Vaughn. ($45, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, Jena Friedman is no longer appearing. Bobcat Goldthwait has been added.

Artists

Baron Vaughn

Actor/comedian/writer Baron Vaughn graduated from Boston University's theatre program and immediately went on to the Williamstown Theatre Festival. That same year he was cast in "Drowning Crow" with Alfre Woodard on Broadway. He was also featured in "Damn Yankees" at the NY City Center... Read More →

Bobcat Goldthwait

Over the past several months, Bobcat has been on the creative fast track. As one of the most recognizable comedians in show business, Goldthwait unleashed his one of a kind brand of comedy in his new Showtime one hour special entitled “You Don’t Look the Same Either.” The new... Read More →

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 →

Eugene Mirman

Comedian and actor Eugene Mirman immigrated from Moscow with his family at age 4. He grew up in Lexington, MA, attended Hampshire College where he designed his own Comedy major doing a one hour stand-up set as his thesis and has since gone on to a successful career on TV, stage and... Read More →

Janeane Garofalo

Actress and comedian Janeane Garofalo has been an American institution since she burst on the scene in 1992.Janeane has had many memorable and critically acclaimed roles in films such as “The Truth About Cats and Dogs,” “Wet Hot American Summer,” “Ratatouille,” “Steal... Read More →

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub is an actress, comedian and writer, best known for playing ‘Chloe’ on the Fox drama "24" and also ‘Gail the Snail’ from "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia". You have also seen her in "Night School", "Safety Not Guaranteed", "Wilson", "Little Miss Sunshine... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

8:00pm PST

BriTANick (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

BriTANicK is Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher. They have written for "Saturday Night Live," and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." They've made a bunch of sketch comedy videos on the internet that were seen by a lot of people and made them roughly zero dollars. They love performing live more than anything else in this world and would like you to come see their show. With guest Brent Weinbach. ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Brent Weinbach

Brent is a winner and recipient of the Andy Kaufman Award, which is given out once a year to recognize innovation in stand-up comedy. He is also responsible for various internet video sensations such as Gangster Party Line, Mind Jack,and Ultimate Drumming Technique, as well as the... Read More →

Brian McElhaney

Brian McElhaney was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He met Nick Kocher at summer camp. He studied Film at NYU.He has acted in "How I Met Your Mother," "Balls Out," "Searching for Sonny," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Mercy," "Young Adult," "The Amazing Spider Man 2," and "Unforgettable." He... Read More →

Nick Kocher

Nick Kocher is a stand-up and writer living in LA. He has written for "Saturday Night Live," "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and the occasional Marvel comic book. He is also one-half of the sketch group BriTANicK, also performing at SF Sketchfest. You can see him perform live... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

SuperMarried

John Ross Bowie ("Speechless," "The Big Bang Theory," "The Heat") and Jamie Denbo ("American Princess," "Daddy's Home," "The Heat") met at the UCB Theater and got married. Now, in lieu of couples counseling, they work out their issues by improvising together. With an opening set by the Westside Comedy Theater's mainstage sketch team Grifter, directed by SF Sketchfest co-founder Cole Stratton. Hosted by Haley Hoffmeister. ($25, 21+)

Artists

Cole Stratton

Grifter

Grifter is a MainStage sketch comedy company at M.I.'s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, CA, performing an hour of new material monthly. Outside of their home theater, they’ve performed throughout Los Angeles and as a featured act in SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy... Read More →

Haley Hoffmeister

Haley Hoffmeister is an actor, writer, and comic from Eugene, Oregon. She currently lives in Los Angeles. She can be seen on Amazon Prime in “My First Comedy Special” Her TEDx Talk is titled “Being a Woman is Not That Hard.”

Jamie Denbo

Jamie Denbo has appeared on FOX's "Brooklyn 99," NBC's "Parks & Recreation," IFC's "Comedy Bang Bang," FX's "Terriers," Showtime's "Episodes" and "Weeds," HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and many others. She recently co-starred in "The Heat," starring Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy... Read More →

John Ross Bowie

John Ross Bowie plays Jimmy Dimeo on ABC’S "Speechless." Other appearances include "The Big Bang Theory," "Veep", "Episodes," "Love," "Fresh off the Boat" and a lot of shows where you think he’s the killer but then it turns out he’s not.

Friday January 27, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

DOPE SHOW: Barely Legal (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

See who's up next in the world of stand-up comedy. Some of 2022's funniest new voices throw down at the Brava Cabaret Theater. See rising stars from all walks of life, born AFTER the Cold War. Hosted by Murahd Shawki and Ryan Sudhakaran, with guests Wally Baram, Dvontre Coleman, James Mwaura, Dauood Naimyar, Joshua Stokes and Sureni Weerasekera. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Kaseem Bentley, Ian Levy and Ehsan Ahmad are no longer appearing. Ryan Sudhakaran and Dvontre Coleman have been added.

Artists

Dauood Naimyar

Born with a foreign name in an American country (America), Dauood Muhammad Naimyar learned the value of assimilating at a very young age. Because of this, he tried his best to not be different but failed at every encounter. Once he embraced his eccentric point of view, he saw the... Read More →

Dvontre Coleman

Dvontre Coleman is a Black comedian based in San Francisco, CA. Growing up he moved a lot, but the one thing he took with him everywhere was the ability to laugh. Now he just does that in front of strangers with a microphone.

James Mwaura

Joshua Stokes

Murahd Shawki

Murahd Shawki is a rising star in Bay Area Comedy. He's a regular feature act at the San Jose Improv, and has done SF Sketchfest and the Oakland Comedy Festival. He co-hosts the popular "White Slavery" podcast with fellow comic Kaseem Bentley, featuring guests like Roy Wood Jr. and... Read More →

Ryan Sudhakaran

Ryan Sudhakaran is half Indian and half Indian but all American. Growing up in the Bay Area, Ryan went through the ringer of high academic standards and strict parenting but came out a clown with a degree in Physics. Only ever using his degree to estimate the maximum distance he can... Read More →

Sureni Weerasekera

Sureni Weerasekera is a Sri Lankan-born, San Diego-raised, & Oakland-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. She is known for her lighthearted, conversational banter to her ruthless, dark jabs that shed light on cultural dilemmas in a palatable, enticing way.She has been featured... Read More →

Wally Baram

Wally Baram is a Mexican-Syrian stand-up comedian, writer, and actress living in Los Angeles. She was named a 2021 Just For Laughs New Face, shortly after making her television debut on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." She's a writer on "What We Do in the Shadows" (HULU/FX... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

9:00pm PST

Fred Armisen Residency: Comedy for Bass Players but Everyone is Welcome, Night 1 with Les Claypool (Primus) (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

With a different guest bass player each night! With Les Claypool (Primus). ($40 advance, $45 day of show, All Ages)

Artists

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 →

Les Claypool

Les Claypool is the one of the most unlikely success stories in the entertainment history. His trademark voice, thumping bass lines and unique worldview have become the calling cards for a number of wildly successful and influential albums in the last two decades, including the seminal... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94109

9:00pm PST

Comedy Dance Chicago, La Spazzatura and Shoot the Moon (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Comedy Dance Chicago, La Spazzatura and Shoot The Moon, Hosted by Sean Keane. ($22, 21+)

Artists

Comedy Dance Chicago

La Spazzatura

La Spazzatura [Italian: (n) trash] is low brow opera, high brow improv. Based on a single audience suggestion, they perform comedic arias, duets, and perfectly executed recitativo* accompanied by piano. They have performed at SF Sketchfest, the West Coast Musical Improv Festival... Read More →

Sean Keane

Shoot The Moon

Shoot The Moon is a musical comedy and improv group based in Los Angeles. Their performance weaves a musical montage out of the audience's hopes and dreams that you'll want on your next mixtape. They improvise straight up bangers out of your boring lives with the help of a keyboard... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

9:15pm PST

The Setup (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Setup features established comedians from around the country as well as local up-and-coming stars. Their goal is to provide a truly raw alternative experience. San Francisco is known for indulging and incubating the absurd whims, oddities, and genius of the freaks who call it home. Think Lenny Bruce, Robin Williams, Jefferson Airplane. With Abhay and Richard Sarvate, and guests Wally Baram, Nore Davis, Andrew Lopez and Pedro Salinas. Hosted by Dauood Naimyar. ($35, 21+)

Artists

Abhay

Andrew Lopez

Andrew is a Filipino & Korean writer, director, actor, and stand-up comedian from small town Iowa. He has a TV show in development at FX with Hiro Murai, Christopher Storer, and Nate Matteson producing that Andrew will write, produce and star in. At Amazon, he is writing and producing... Read More →

Dauood Naimyar

Nore Davis

Nore Davis is a New York-based comedian who delivers an energetic performance filled with witty quips and sharp punch lines, combined with an amazing stage presence. He has appeared on Comedy Central’s "Inside Amy Schumer," HBO’s "Last Week Tonight," MTV’s "Nikki & Sara Live... Read More →

Pedro Salinas

Pedro Salinas is a comedian and writer based in New York. His stand-up has been featured on HBO Max and his writing has been published on Vulture and Little Old Lady Comedy.

Richard Sarvate

Wally Baram

Friday January 27, 2023 9:15pm - 10:45pm PST
The Palace Theater 644 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133

9:30pm PST

Studio Sets

The Brava Studio hosts some of the best up and coming stand-up comics hand-picked by the festival for this special series of shows! With Vincent Chuang, Janelle Draper, Jane Harrison, Melissa McGillicuddy, Jalisa Robinson, Matt Storrs, Jamie Wolf and Lucas Zelnick. Hosted by DNA. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in their schedules, Joey Avery, Kevin Camia, Ginny Hogan, Jenn Scott, Mark Smalls and Wilfred Padua are no longer appearing. DNA, Jamie Wolf, Vincent Change, Janelle Draper, and Jane Harrison have been added.

Artists

DNA

Jalisa Robinson

Jamie Wolf

At the age of 22 Jamie was named a Comic to Watch at the 2019 New York Comedy Festival. Earlier that same year, Jamie won the prestigious Philly’s Phunniest competition at Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia. In 2021 he was accepted into Limestone Comedy Festival. His comedy focuses... Read More →

Jane Harrison

Jane Harrison is a writer and comedian raised in Atlanta. There she discovered her passion for telling a great story and keeping family problems a secret. After an art school education she started doing stand up, and pursued it through all three major markets (and San Francisco... Read More →

Janelle Draper

Lucas Zelnick

Born and raised in New York City, Lucas Zelnick is a stand up comedian who mines his own life for material. Known for touching on taboo topics like wealth, addiction and neurodiversity, Lucas has been featured in the New York Times and remains one of New York's most promising up and... Read More →

Matt Storrs

Matt Storrs was lucky enough to graduate from school with crushing student loans and a law degree. Matt brings his law background to the stage with his sharp stories and esoteric comedy.

Melissa McGillicuddy

Melissa McGillicuddy is a stand-up comedian based in Sacramento, California. As a newcomer to the scene in 2015, she won the Wildcard Competition at the Sacramento Comedy Festival. Being an only (and super gay) child raised by a single mom in a conservative town, Melissa found she... Read More →

Vincent Chuang

Friday January 27, 2023 9:30pm - 11:00pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

9:45pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Amy Miller & Zach Zimmerman

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon. With Amy Miller and Zach Zimmerman, Hosted by Liz Stone. ($35 Premium Reserved, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Amy Miller

Liz Stone

Zach Zimmerman

Friday January 27, 2023 9:45pm - 11:15pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:00pm PST

The Benson Movie Interruption: "The Lost Boys"

Comedian Doug Benson ("Super High Me‚" "Chronic-Con," and the "Doug Loves Movies" podcast) and special guests sit in the front row of the theater and say whatever silly stuff pops into their heads. Doug and friends take on the 1987 teen vampire romp "The Lost Boys," set in Santa Carla which definitely isn't Santa Cruz. ($35 Front/Center, $28 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Doug Benson

Doug Benson is known for his popular podcasts ("Doug Loves Movies" and "Getting Doug With High"), his films ("Super High Me," "The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled," "Chronic-Con: Episode 420"), appearances on TV shows like "@midnight," "The Trailer Park Boys" and "You're The Worst," and... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

10:00pm PST

Stop Joking For 100 Years And Other Requests From My Kid (Stories of Parenting and Childhood)

Some of your favorite comedians share stories about their own childhood or about their experience in parenthood. With Bobby Tisdale, Nore Davis, Eugene Mirman, Reggie Watts and Jenny Yang. ($45, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, Natasha Leggero is no longer appearing.

Artists

Bobby Tisdale

Bobby is a very special Libra from North Carolina, who uses his authentic southern accent as his primary source of income. He's best known for playing Zeke on "Bob's Burgers" and if you want to see all the other stuff he's done, check him out on IMDB!

Eugene Mirman

Jenny Yang

Nore Davis

Reggie Watts

Friday January 27, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

10:00pm PST

Uptown Showdown Debate: In Person vs. Remote

In Uptown Showdown, a unique and quirky spin-off on school debate events, two teams of comedians will square off to argue which is BETTER, experiencing things in person or remote. Debaters will go head-to-head to tackle what will clearly be one of the most important issues of our time, and you the audience will decide the winner! With John Ross Bowie, River Butcher, Dana Gould, Nick Kocher, Hannah Pilkes and Baron Vaughn, hosted by Dhaya Lakshminarayanan. ($45 Orchestra - Front, $35 Orchestra - Side/Rear, $25 Mezzanine, $20 streaming, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Jena Friedman and Wendi McLendon-Covey are no longer appearing. Nick Kocher and Hannah Pilkes have been added.

Artists

Baron Vaughn

Dana Gould

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan is the 2016 winner of the Liz Carpenter Political Humor Award (previously awarded to Samantha Bee and Wanda Sykes). Comedy Central Asia crowned her Grand Prize Winner of “The Ultimate Comedy Challenge” filmed in Singapore. KQED named her one of the twenty... Read More →

Hannah Pilkes

John Ross Bowie

Nick Kocher

River Butcher

Friday January 27, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

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10:00pm PST

Wild Wild Christian / Drunk Theatre

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Drunk Theatre and Wild Wild Christian, hosted by Natasha Vinik. ($22, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, John Kennedy is no longer appearing. Natasha Vinik has been added.

Artists

Drunk Theatre

A comedian takes five shots of whiskey in a row, then performs a completely improvised play with a cast of sober comedians. What could go wrong?!

Natasha Vinik

Wild Wild Christian

Simone McAlonen is an award-winning actor, writer and comedian once described in the L.A. Times as "a fearless asset."She has appeared on film, TV, national commercials, comedy festivals and regional theatre around the country, and is a company member at Ensemble Studio Theatre in... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

10:15pm PST

Diversity Hires

Diversity Hires is a stand-up comedy show bringing you the hottest lineups of BIPOC, queer, disabled, female, and non-binary comics from the Bay Area and beyond! Hosted by local favorites Sureni Weerasekera (Desi Comedy Festival) and Luisa Isbell (SXSW). With guests Josef Anolin, Hayden Kristal, Andrew Lopez, and Alexandria Love. ($22, All Ages)

Alvin Kuai and Moe Yaqub are no longer appearing. Josef Anolin and Andrew Lopez have been added.

Artists

Alexandria Love

Alexandria Love is a stand-up comic, TV writer, and actor from Oakland, California. After graduating college in 2014, she's spent time performing at clubs, colleges, and venues all over the country. She's performed at festivals like SF Sketchfest, Oakland Comedy Festival, and South... Read More →

Andrew Lopez

Hayden Kristal

Josef Anolin

Josef Anolin got his start in the San Francisco/Bay Area stand-up comedy community.Hailing from Oakland, CA, he wields an eased yet charismatic stage presence, engaging audiences with personal stories punctuated with tongue-in-cheek humor. He's Asian American and owns a Galaxy S10... Read More →

Luisa Isbell

Sureni Weerasekera

Friday January 27, 2023 10:15pm - 11:45pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

10:30pm PST

Smug Shift

In 2004, then-local comedians Brent Weinbach and Moshe Kasher began producing a comedy show in Oakland called Smug Shift. The show took stand-up out of the comedy clubs and dropped it into rock venues and warehouse spaces, reaching out to a crowd that wouldn't normally go out to see comedy. Smug Shift has been selling out since and has become a fixture of Oakland's flourishing art and music scene. Don't miss this special revival only at SF Sketchfest. Featuring special guests Demi Adejuyigbe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Robin Tran. ($35 Front/Center, $28 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Bobcat Goldthwait

Brent Weinbach

Demi Adejuyigbe

Demi Adejuyigbe is a comedian, writer, performer, and musically-inclined goofball (Pitchfork deemed him the “Weird Al” of his generation) who was first discovered on the internet and has gone on to write for shows such as NBC’s "The Good Place," Marvel’s "New Warriors," Cartoon... Read More →

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Moshe Kasher

Robin Tran

Robin Tran was named one of Just For Laugh's New Faces of 2021. Based in Orange County, Robin started her life presenting as a male named Robert Tran. In 2015, she came out as a transgender woman and has been performing as Robin ever since. In 2018, she appeared on Comedy Central's... Read More →

Friday January 27, 2023 10:30pm - 11:59pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:30pm PST

Tinder Live with Lane Moore

Tinder Live! With Lane Moore is the critically acclaimed, totally improvised, interactive comedy show, where Moore projects her Tinder onto a screen, swipes through the best of the worst Tinder profiles live on stage, and the audience votes whether she swipes right or left, and she messages them in real time, to hilarious, surprisingly kind results. Tinder Live was hailed by The New York Times as being "ingenious. The way she manipulates tone and pace reveals an artist supremely confident in her form. [Tinder Live is] truly addictive entertainment." Tinder Live has been praised by the New York Times, The Atlantic, Spin Magazine, The Guardian, Paper Magazine, VICE, Paste Magazine, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America, New York Magazine, The New York Post, Time Out, Hello Giggles, Huffington Post, CBS, Germany‚ Deutsche Zeitung, Bustle, New York Observer, and numerous others as one of the best comedy shows around. With special guest Janeane Garofalo. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Janeane Garofalo

Lane Moore

Friday January 27, 2023 10:30pm - 11:59pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

11:00pm PST

Arroz con Pho, Chicken Scratch Improv and The Lesbian Agenda with Sophie Santos

Artists

Arroz con Pho

Chicken Scratch Improv

Chicken Scratch Improv is fast-paced and sharp short-form improv. Chicken Scratch combines both classic and their original games in their high energy, raucous shows.These local improvisers have performed at the SF Improv Festival for 5 years, Endgames Improv, the Sacramento Improv... Read More →

The Lesbian Agenda with Sophie Santos

Ty Clay

Friday January 27, 2023 11:00pm - Saturday January 28, 2023 12:30am PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

1:00pm PST

FUTURAMA vs COVID-3019!

This show has been rescheduled from its original date of January 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM. Tickets for that old date/time will be honored at the new date/time of January 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM. All ticket holders will be contacted by Ticketmaster with instructions for receiving a refund if they cannot make the new date/time.

Relax and let "Futurama" remind you that things aren't so bad -- the pandemics of the future will be waaaay worse. LIVE for one night only! Head writer David X. Cohen will be joined by cast members Billy West (Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg), Lauren Tom (Amy), Phil LaMarr (Hermes), Maurice LaMarche (Kif, Calculon, Hedonismbot), and the king of the shiny metal metaverse, John DiMaggio (Bender) for a thrilling live episode reading, followed by a doubly thrilling audience Q&A. Moderated by "Futurama" producer Lee Supercinski. Two shows, why not see 'em both?! ($65 Reserved Front Row Seating, $55 Reserved Premium Seating, $45 General Admission, 18+)

Co-presented by Cartoon Art Museum.

Artists

Billy West

An actor well known in animation circles, Billy West is one of an increasingly popular breed -- actors heard, but not seen. Tops in the voiceover business, some of West's most famous voices include those of Ren & Stimpy, Bugs Bunny, and Elmer Fudd in the feature film, "Space Jam... Read More →

David X. Cohen

David X. Cohen developed the critically acclaimed animated series "Futurama" (along with Matt Groening) and was Executive Producer and head writer of the series throughout its run. Prior to that he spent five years as a writer for "The Simpsons." He holds a Bachelor's Degree in physics... Read More →

John DiMaggio

John DiMaggio is one of the hardest working voice over actors in show business. His credits include Bender on “Futurama,” “Penguins of Madagascar,” “Batman: Brave and the Bold,” “Adventure Time with Finn and Jake,” and many, many more. He hopes you enjoy the show... Read More →

Lauren Tom

Lauren Tom is an Obie Award-winning actress, known for her roles as a dutiful daughter in the film "The Joy Luck Club," as Ross’s girlfriend, Julie, on the classic NBC sitcom "Friends," and as Mrs. Tran on "Supernatural." Lauren also lent her voice talents on the animated series... Read More →

Lee Supercinski

Lee Supercinski is an Emmy© Award-winning American television producer. Originally hired as Post Production Supervisor for Matt Groening’s "Futurama," Lee rose up the ranks on the production to his current job as Producer, a position that he has held for the last four seasons... Read More →

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 →

Phil LaMarr

Saturday January 28, 2023 1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

1:00pm PST

"A Mighty Wind" 20th Anniversary: Screening + Conversation (SOLD OUT)

This show is SOLD OUT. Tickets may be available at the door night-of.

SF Sketchfest is delighted to bring together some of the greatest minds in comedy for a 20th anniversary screening of “A Mighty Wind” followed by a spirited conversation with Christopher Guest, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, John Michael Higgins, and Michael Hitchcock, moderated by Kevin Pollak. Released in 2003, the film hilariously chronicles a reunion concert by folk music acts The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers, and Mitch & Mickey. (2003, 92 min + 60 min Q&A, 35mm) ($55 Orchestra Front, $45 Orchestra Side/Rear, $35 Balcony, All Ages)

Due to a scheduling conflict, Harry Shearer will not be appearing.

Artists

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O’Hara is a prolific, multi-award-winning actress, writer, and comedian whose film credits include lead and supporting roles in "Beetlejuice," "Home Alone," "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," "After Hours," "Heartburn," "The Life Before This," "Penelope," "Away We Go... Read More →

Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest directed and starred in "Waiting For Guffman," "Best In Show, "A Mighty Wind," and "For Your Consideration," all of which he wrote with Eugene Levy. He also directed and starred in "This Is Spinal Tap," which he wrote with Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Rob Reiner... Read More →

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy has established himself as one of the most successful comedic character actors in film and television. He has appeared in over sixty motion pictures, eight of which have broken the $100 million dollar mark. Levy launched his career on the hit television series "SCTV... Read More →

Jane Lynch

Actress Jane Lynch was raised near Chicago and cut her theatrical teeth at The Second City and Steppenwolf Theatre. Lynch is the two-time Emmy winning host of "Hollywood Game Night" and an Emmy and Golden Globe winner for her portrayal of Sue Sylvester on "Glee." She will be seen... Read More →

John Michael Higgins

Kevin Pollak

Michael Hitchcock

From his critically-acclaimed roles in film and television to his award-winning work as a writer and producer, Michael Hitchcock has earned a solid reputation in the entertainment industry.As an actor, Hitchcock is featured in two of 2011’s most popular films. He portrayed “Deputy... Read More →

Michael McKean

Michael McKean has been at it, whatever it is, for a long time. In the early seventies, he joined David L. Lander, Harry Shearer and Richard Beebe in LA’s satirical Credibility Gap. Lander & McKean went on to complicate the lives of Laverne & Shirley on TV. Films followed: "Young... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 1:00pm - 3:15pm PST
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

4:00pm PST

FUTURAMA vs COVID-3019!

This show has been rescheduled from its original date of January 21 at 10:00 PM. Tickets for that old date/time will be honored at the new date/time of January 28, 2023 at 4:00 PM. All ticket holders will be contacted by Ticketmaster with instructions for receiving a refund if they cannot make the new date/time.

Relax and let "Futurama" remind you that things aren't so bad -- the pandemics of the future will be waaaay worse. LIVE for one night only! Head writer David X. Cohen will be joined by cast members Billy West (Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg), Lauren Tom (Amy), Phil LaMarr (Hermes), Maurice LaMarche (Kif, Calculon, Hedonismbot), and the king of the shiny metal metaverse, John DiMaggio (Bender) for a thrilling live episode reading, followed by a doubly thrilling audience Q&A. Moderated by "Futurama" producer Lee Supercinski. Two shows, why not see 'em both?! ($65 Reserved Front Row Seating, $55 Reserved Premium Seating, $45 General Admission, 18+)

Co-presented by Cartoon Art Museum.

Artists

Billy West

David X. Cohen

John DiMaggio

Lauren Tom

Lee Supercinski

Maurice LaMarche

Phil LaMarr

Saturday January 28, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm PST

The 6 Year Anniversary of the 10 Year Anniversary of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

We are celebrating all things Eugene Mirman and the 10 year run of his eponymous comedy festival. This pseudo-tribute event commemorates a special time in NYC comedy and brings some of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival’s favorite comedians together to celebrate. With Janeane Garofalo, Bobcat Goldthwait, Baron Vaughn, Sarah Vowell and Reggie Watts. ($55 Front/Center, $45 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to a scheduling change, Jena Friedman, Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunholer are no longer appearing. Baron Vaughn and Bobcat Goldthwait have been added.

Artists

Baron Vaughn

Bobcat Goldthwait

Eugene Mirman

Janeane Garofalo

Reggie Watts

Sarah Vowell

Sarah Vowell is the author of seven nonfiction books including, most recently, "Lafayette in the Somewhat United States." She is a contributing option writer for the New York Times.

Saturday January 28, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm PST

The Comedy Pack

An all-star cast performs an afternoon reading of short comedy plays written by Emmy nominee and Drama Desk winner Eugene Pack. The program of five short comedies will tackle a wide variety of issues including lemons, sex, mortality, frenemies and the importance of an everything bagel. Inspired by the popular audio series ThePackpodcast.org and sold out live shows in New York and LA. LA Times calls Pack a "prodigiously gifted storyteller." With John Ross Bowie, Lucy Davis, Tim Kazurinsky, Oscar Nunez, Mary Lynn Rajskub and George Wendt. ($50 Orchestra - Front, $40 Orchestra - Side/Rear, $30 Mezzanine, All Ages)

Due to a scheduling conflict, Tony Hale, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jennifer Tilly will no longer be appearing. John Ross Bowie, Lucy Davis and Mary Lynn Rajskub have been added.

Co-presented by Litquake.

Artists

Eugene Pack

George Wendt

John Ross Bowie

Lucy Davis

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Oscar Nunez

Tim Kazurinsky

Tim Kazurinsky was a reporter and an ad man before joining Chicago's Second City Theatre. After a stint as a cast member/writer at NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” Tim returned home to Chicago to co-write such screenplays as “My Bodyguard,” “About Last Night…,” “The... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

4:20pm PST

Doug Loves Movies

Doug Benson has hosted the weekly comedy podcast "Doug Loves Movies" since 2006, which is recorded in front of live audiences in Los Angeles and at clubs all over the U.S. Benson and his guests talk about movies and then play movie related games. Guests have included such notables as John Lithgow, film critic Leonard Maltin, Brian Posehn, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt and Jon Hamm. If you love movies, you'll love DOUG LOVES MOVIES! With guests Demi Adejuyigbe, Paget Brewster, Amy Miller and Arden Myrin. ($45 Front/Center, $35 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Amy Miller

Arden Myrin

Actress, writer, and comedian Arden Myrin became a new cast member on Showtime’s "Shameless" Season 7, and will be on the upcoming Netflix series "Insatiable." She recently appeared in the world premiere of Steve Martin’s new play "Meteor Shower." As a comedian, Arden headlines... Read More →

Demi Adejuyigbe

Doug Benson

Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster stars as Emily Prentiss on the wildly popular CBS show “Criminal Minds”. She also joined the cast of “Community” for season 6 on Yahoo as Greendale’s CFO Frankie Dart. She plays the morphine-addicted matriarch Dodo on Comedy Central’s series “Another Period... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 4:20pm - 6:00pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

5:00pm PST

SF Sketchfest Tribute: An Evening with Elliott Gould: "The Long Goodbye" 50th Anniversary Screening + Conversation

Hollywood icon Elliott Gould sits down for a rare in-depth look at his life and career, following a 50th anniversary screening of Robert Altman’s 1973 film adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s 1953 detective novel, “The Long Goodbye,” in which Gould plays the most interesting and humorous version of Philip Marlowe ever put on film. A natural raconteur, Gould will have no shortage of fascinating subjects to discuss, having worked with everyone from Ingmar Bergman, Paul Mazursky and Steven Soderbergh to “Saturday Night Live” and “The Muppets.” Moderated by Jay Rosenblatt. (1973, 112 min + 60 min Q&A, DCP) ($35 Orchestra Front, $25 Orchestra Side/Rear, $20 Balcony, All Ages)

Co-presented by SF IndieFest, SFFILM, and California Film Institute.

Artists

Elliott Gould

ELLIOTT GOULD began his acting career on Broadway in the 1960’s, and then went on to become the embodiment of a disenchanted youth culture in such films Robert Altman’s Korean War satire "M*A*S*H" (1970) in which he played the maverick surgeon "Trapper John" and "Bob & Ted & Carol... Read More →

Jay Rosenblatt

Jay Rosenblatt is an internationally recognized artist and an Academy Award® nominated filmmaker who has completed over thirty films. His work explores our emotional and psychological cores. They are personal in their content yet universal in their appeal.Jay’s films have received... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 5:00pm - 8:00pm PST
Castro Theatre 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

7:00pm PST

Studio Sets (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Brava Studio hosts some of the best up and coming stand-up comics hand-picked by the festival for this special series of shows! With Leiroy Abueg, Mike Carrozza, Jane Harrison, Haley Hoffmeister, Andrew Lopez, Brian Sullivan, Sami Sutker and Zach Wycuff, Hosted by Walker Glenn. ($22, All Ages)

Alvin Kuai and Moe Yaqub are no longer appearing. Andrew Lopez has been added.

Artists

Andrew Lopez

Brian Sullivan

Brian has also brought his vivacious energy to television commercials, hosting musical events and producing comedy showcases at his Home club loonees comedy corner in Colorado Springs.Brian is a ball of fun, an audience favorite, and an overall good time so strap in and prepare to... Read More →

Haley Hoffmeister

Jane Harrison

Leiroy Abueg

Leiroy Abueg is a Filipino-American Comedian from the Bay Area and creator of the popular stand up comedy group, Comedy Psychos. His dry observational humor mixed in with random spirts of high energy comedy has been showcased on Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, Comedy Day, and previous... Read More →

Mike Carrozza

Mike Carrozza is a fun silly boy who loves you. From Montreal, Carrozza has made a name for himself as an energetic goofster and has appeared on incredible festivals like the Just For Laughs festival and High Plains Comedy Festival. Mike has worked with his favourite comedians and... Read More →

Sami Sutker

Sami Sutker is Chicago ('burbs) born, Wi educated and LA based. Despite living in LA for 16 years, she is still unable to shed her midwest twang. You can find her name in the editorial dept for notable shows such as; "Those Who Can't," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Good Place," and... Read More →

Walker Glenn

Realizing it doesn't take a genius to do most things, Walker Glenn became a father and a stand-up comic in the Spring of 2013. Since then he has performed thousands of sets and given at least three good pieces of parental advice. Ingratiatingly funny and relatable, Walker speaks to... Read More →

Zach Wycuff

Two-time winner of the Funniest Person in Cincinnati Contest. One-time winner of the Funniest Person in Columbus Contest. Many time loser of many other things.

Saturday January 28, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:00pm PST

Selected Shorts: Too Hot for Radio

It's an evening of Selected Shorts you won't hear on public radio. We're showcasing amazing stories that, due to language issues or content advisories, are, well, too hot for radio! Join host Andy Richter and guest actors Paget Brewster, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Baron Vaughn as they read aloud humorous and saucy stories that are just a little too edgy for that hour on Sunday following Car Talk. Selected Shorts is a radio show and podcast broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country. The series began in 1985 and enjoys sold-out performances to this day. Selected Shorts was conceived with a simple premise: take great stories by well-known and emerging writers and have them performed by terrific actors of stage and screen. Featuring stories around a lively theme, the favorite works of a guest author, or a special collaboration, each Selected Shorts event is a unique night of literature in performance.
($45, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, Tony Hale will no longer be appearing. Andy Richter has been added.

Hosted by Andy Richter

"Cookie Monster Shares" by James Hannaham, performed by Baron Vaughn

"The Secret Meeting of the Women's Club" by Jen Spyra, performed by Mary Lynn Rajskub

"The Squirrel and the Chipmunk" by David Sedaris, performed Baron Vaughn

"Variations on the Same" by Erin Somers, performed by Paget Brewster and Andy Richter

Author Bios

James Hannaham is a writer, performer, and visual artist. His debut novel, God Says No, was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. His novel Delicious Foods won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's top ten books of the year. Hannaham has published fiction in One Story, Fence, StoryQuarterly, BOMB, and Ploughshares. He is a professor in the writing program at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Hannaham’s most recent published work is the 2022 novel Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta.

David Sedaris is a humorist, author, comedian, and radio contributor. He is theauthor of Calypso, Theft By Finding, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, Naked, and Barrel Fever. He is also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris’s pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in The Best American Essays. His original radio pieces can be heard on This American Life, and he is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4. Sedaris and his sister Amy have collaborated on several plays under the name “The Talent Family,” including Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob, and The Book of Liz. In 2013, A feature film adaptation of his story “C.O.G.” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and the art book David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium was published in 2017. His essay collection Happy-Go-Lucky was published this past May.

Erin Somers is the author of the novel Stay Up with Hugo Best. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The New York Times, GQ, Ploughshares, American Short Fiction, McSweeney's, and elsewhere.

Jen Spyra is a former staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Onion. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, McSweeney's, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. Spyra’s debut short story collection Big Time was published in 2021.

Credits:

“Variations on the Same” by Erin Somers, originally appeared on Oprah Daily (May 2021). Copyright © 2021 by Erin Somers. Used by permission of the author.

“The Squirrel and the Chipmunk” by David Sedaris. Copyright © 2010 by David Sedaris. Read and broadcast with the permission of Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

“Cookie Monster Shares” by James Hannaham, originally appeared on Ploughshares (2019). Copyright © 2019 by James Hannaham. Used by permission of the author.

“The Secret Meeting of the Women’s Club” by Jen Spyra, from Big Time (Random House, March 2021). Copyright © 2021 by Jen Spyra. Used by permission of the author.

Artists

Andy Richter

Andy Richter is an actor/writer/game show host who played Conan O’Brien’s TV wife for many years. He currently hosts a podcast called The Three Questions.

Baron Vaughn

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Paget Brewster

Saturday January 28, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

7:00pm PST

Jack Blankenship: A Funeral For My Face, Living Impaired and Women of Color Anonymous

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Jack Blankenship: A Funeral for My Face, Living Impaired and Women of Color Anonymous, Hosted by Martin Phillips. ($22, 21+)

Artists

Jack Blankenship: A Funeral for My Face

Jack Blankenship is a writer, actor, musician, and comedian from Alabama currently residing in New York City. In 2012, Jack gained notoriety as "The Alabama Face Guy" meme, appearing as a guest on shows like "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and "The Today Show," and also in print with... Read More →

Living Impaired

Martin Phillips

Women of Color Anonymous

Women of Color Anonymous (WOCA) is an all women sketch comedy team established in 2016. Through comedy we aim to bring to life our unique experiences of our diverse cultures. WOCA had a three year residency at the Uprights Citizen Brigade (pre-Covid) and has performed all around Los... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:30pm PST

Naked Babies

Formed many years ago at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, the sketch and improv quartet Naked Babies (John Ross Bowie, Rob Corddry, Brian Huskey and Seth Morris) will perform their Earth-shattering improv comedy and righteously take ownership of the life changes they might cause. With an opening set from That Guy at the Party Who Says Frankenstein is the Doctor. Hosted by Jen Murray. ($45, All Ages)

Due to a scheduling change, PalmerTrolls is no longer appearing. That Guy at the Party Who Says Frankenstein is the Doctor has been added.

Artists

Brian Huskey

Brian Huskey is an actor, writer, producer, and improvisor, performing for more than 20 years of at the UCB Theater. With over 170 credits on film and television, Huskey is proudly classified as a “That Guy” but is best known for his role as Leon West on HBO’s “Veep”, the... Read More →

Chris Alvarado

Chris Alvarado is an actor and improviser from Los Angeles. He’s performed at The Second City Chicago and Hollywood, iO West, UCB LA, the Westside Comedy Theater, and more.He teaches, coaches, and performs at The Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, CA., and can be seen playing... Read More →

Cole Stratton

Janet Varney

Jen Murray

Jen is a sketch and stand-up comedian. Growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, she didn’t have enough money to buy her friends, so making people laugh would assure her some company over the years. She won the iO West 2015 Comedy Festival’s Stand Up Competition and has performed at Chicago’s... Read More →

Jessica Makinson

Jessica Makinson is an LA based actor/improviser/writer/director. She has been a series regular on ‘South Park’, ‘Halfway Home’ and ‘Trigger Happy TV’, all for Comedy Central. Other credits include ‘The Great Indoors,’ ‘Maron’ and ‘Modern Family.’ As an alumnus... Read More →

John Ross Bowie

Rob Corddry

Four-time Emmy award-winning actor, producer, and comedian Rob Corddry is best known for his work on Adult Swim’s satirical comedy series “Childrens Hospital,” which he created, executive produced, and starred in as well as Netflix's “Medical Police,” a “Children's Hospital... Read More →

Seth Morris

Seth Morris is an actor and writer what lives in LA. He's written for Funny Or Die, "Children's Hospital," "The Eric Andre Show" and "Kroll Show." He's acted in "Kroll Show," "Parks and Recreation," "Broad City" and "Comedy Bang Bang."

That Guy at the Party Who Says Frankenstein is the Doctor

You know THAT guy. The one at like a Halloween party that interrupts your conversation to let you know that Frankenstein was the doctor, and that it's Frankenstein's Monster that's brought back to life. The same guy who says "I don't even OWN a TV" if you dare to talk about what... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

Janeane Garofalo (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Actress and comedian Janeane Garofalo has been an American institution since she burst on the scene in 1992.

Janeane has had many memorable and critically acclaimed roles in films such as "The Truth About Cats and Dogs," "Wet Hot American Summer," "Ratatouille," "Steal This Movie," "Reality Bites," "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion," "Mystery Men," "The Ten" and "The Cable Guy." Janeane also co-authored the best seller "Feel This Book," with Ben Stiller.

Janeane was a cast member of the Emmy Award-winning "Ben Stiller Show" and played the role of Paula, the acerbic talent booker, on "The Larry Sanders Show," for which she received an Emmy nomination. During the fall of '94 she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live." Some of Janeane's other television work includes two specials for HBO, FOX‚ "24," "Mad About You," and the final season of NBC's "The West Wing," where she played Democratic campaign strategist Louise Thornton.

In addition to acting in film and television, Janeane is an outspoken activist, spoken word performer and stand-up comedy entertainer known and respected around the world. She was instrumental in the successful launching of the first liberal radio network, Air America Radio, where she hosted her own talk show, "The Majority Report." A lightning rod for controversy, Janeane's well informed opinions and unflinching honesty have inspired laughs, as well as striking a chord with the left, right and everyone in between. With Maeve Press, and Pedro Salinas

Artists

Janeane Garofalo

Maeve Press

Maeve is a series regular on the critically acclaimed Freeform series "Everything's Gonna Be OK" (Josh Thomas / Avalon producing). She was the youngest comedian ever to perform at Boston's Women in Comedy Festival, NJ's Hoboken Comedy Festival and the Burbank Comedy Festival, where... Read More →

Pedro Salinas

Pedro Salinas is a comedian and writer based in New York. His stand-up has been featured on HBO Max and his writing has been published on Vulture and Little Old Lady Comedy.

Saturday January 28, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Sam Tallent & Jenny Yang (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon. With Sam Tallent and Jenny Yang, Hosted by Arthur Gaus. ($35 Premium Reserved, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Due to a scheduling change, Johnny Pemberton will no longer be appearing. Sam Tallent has been added.

Artists

Arthur Gaus

Arthur Gaus is a standup comic based out of San Francisco where he is a popular local fixture at the Punch Line and Cobb's. Over the better part of 20 years he has performed at glorious comedy clubs, beautiful theaters, hip underground venues and crappy casinos all over the country... Read More →

Jenny Yang

Sam Tallent

Known for whip-quick wit and rollicking improvisations, Sam Tallent is one of the sharpest, most original rising talents in comedy today. For the last 10 years, he has performed at least 45 weekends annually across America, Canada and France. Called "the absurd voice of a surreal... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:30pm PST

Ilana Glazer Presents: Alison Leiby: Oh God, A Show About Abortion

Alison Leiby's summer started with a bang and ended with a visit to Planned Parenthood. In between she had two root canals, a very scary trip to the "Fertility" section of a Missouri CVS and a dozen meltdowns about what you wear to your abortion, naturally. In her new show described as “humane and deeply funny” by The New York Times, she walks through the stupid minutiae, the backwards practices, and the surprising perspective that come with exercising your reproductive rights. ($35 Orchestra - Front, $30 Orchestra - Side/Rear, $25 Mezzanine, All Ages)

Artists

Alison Leiby

ALISON LEIBY is a Brooklyn-based writer and comedian. She was a co-producer on Amazon's “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” She’s written for Comedy Central's "The President Show” and “The Opposition with Jordan Klepper,” and she also did punch-up on “Broad City.” She also... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:30pm PST

The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell (IN PERSON SOLD OUT -- STREAMING TICKETS AVAILABLE)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show. Streaming tickets are available.

As an actor, Bruce Campbell has well over 150 credits to his name. From "Xena: Warrior Princess" to "Bubba Ho-Tep" and "The Evil Dead" franchise, Bruce's prolific career is something worth celebrating. And what better way than with a roast from his nearest and dearest? Join Bruce along with Peaches Christ, Dana DeLorenzo, David Alan Grier, Cassandra Peterson (AKA Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Kevin Pollak, Ted Raimi, roastmaster Dana Gould and more for a lovingly rude evening to commemorate one of our favorite actors. ($55 Orchestra - Front, $45 Orchestra Rear/Loge, $35 Balcony, $20 streaming, All Ages)

Due to scheduling conflicts, Jeffrey Combs, Sharon Gless, Kane Hodder and Jennifer Tilly will not be appearing. Kevin Pollak has been added.

Masks are required inside the venue. Policy subject to change based on San Francisco Department of Public Health guidelines and/or requirements of the featured guests.

Artists

Bruce Campbell

In 1979 with his Detroit friends, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, Campbell raised $350,000 for a low budget film, "Evil Dead," in which he starred and co-executive produced. Completed piecemeal over four years, the film first gained notoriety in England where it became the best-selling... Read More →

Cassandra Peterson (AKA Elvira, Mistress of the Dark)

When you hear the name Elvira only one person comes to mind... Halloween icon and quintessential symbol of all things spooky, the one and only Mistress of the Dark.Back in 1981, who could have imagined the hostess of a local Hollywood Horror movie show would grow to become a household... Read More →

Dana DeLorenzo

Dana DeLorenzo was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and showed an innate love of comedy and performance at an early age. At age 3 she made up knock-knock jokes and recorded them on her Fischer-Price tape recorder solely to listen back and make herself laugh. At some point she started... Read More →

Dana Gould

David Alan Grier

Countless theater, television, film, and comedic endeavors have pushed David Alan Grier’s career to remarkable heights. His ability to excel across all mediums and contexts is a testament to his inherent sense of comedic timing and creative drive.On the film front, Grier has appeared... Read More →

Kevin Pollak

Peaches Christ

Peaches Christ is a filmmaker and cult leader living in San Francisco. Her infamous cult-movie events are self-produced at the Castro Theatre and regularly draw over 1,000 attendees to each new production. Events have featured special guest stars John Waters, Cloris Leachman, Appolonia... Read More →

Ted Raimi

Cult horror movie favorite, Ted Raimi has written and directed more than a dozen horror shorts for Lionsgate’s break.com and Starz Media’s online presence.Additionally, he wrote and directed most of the ads for Starz Facebook and Twitter publicity for "Ash vs. the Evil Dead" season... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Livestreams All Livestreams

8:00pm PST

Everything's Great! (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

A lovely, fun, cool, sexy, nice, rad, fun, chill, good, sexy, dope, really cool, fun, great, fun, neat, charming, and very cool standup comedy show with special guests and honestly I forgot what I was supposed to write here. Hosted by Demi Adejuyigbe, Nick Kocher and Addie Weyrich, with guests Natasha Leggero, Isa Medina and Brian Sullivan. ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to a change in her schedule, Ginny Hogan is no longer appearing. Isa Medina and Brian Sullivan have been added.

Artists

Addie Weyrich

Addie Weyrich is a NY and LA-based comedian, actor, writer, and host. Philadelphia Magazine named her “Comedian on the Rise” in their Best of Philly 2017 roundup and Time Out New York has accurately labeled her as a “lovable loony toon.” After hosting shows monthly at Union... Read More →

Brian Sullivan

Demi Adejuyigbe

Isa Medina

Natasha Leggero

Nick Kocher

Saturday January 28, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

Jolli-baes with Andrew Orolfo

The Bay Area Hot Boy, from "Jo Koy: In His Elements," Andrew Orolfo, comes back to SF Sketchfest to unite the next generation of Filipino American comedy. But this is more than just a comedy show of Asian Americans making waves in the entertainment industry... It's a Debut, it's Christmas, it's your Tita's Birthday, it's a god damn Filipino function! And EVERYONE is invited! We gonna get it poppin,' and you never know what special guests will show up. With Marcus Cardona, Aivy Cordova, Andrew Lopez and Justin Lucas. ($25, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, Kevin Camia is no longer appearing. Justin Lucas has been added.

Artists

Aivy Cordova

Originally from Hayward, Aivy Cordova (it's pronounced Ivy) began her stand-up career in San Francisco. After a 7-year hiatus to raise her son, she returned to the stage in 2016 and now performs regularly at venues throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles, including Cobb's, Punch Line... Read More →

Andrew Lopez

Andrew Orolfo

Filipino American, Andrew Orolfo has been named one of the country’s "top knot" comedians by... don't even ask, just go with it. An established staple in San Francisco comedy, he has been featured in SF Sketchfest, Limestone Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and Comedy... Read More →

Justin Lucas

San Francisco native, Justin Lucas, can be seen acting on both stage and film when he’s not writing sketch comedy. Having performed stand-up since 2011, he's won several competitions, and was given a “Bay Area Reporter” award for Best Male Comedian. He has nice hair.

Kevin Camia

Kevin Camia has performed on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and is a member of "The Dress Up Gang" (Hulu). He writes and produces "The Frankie Quinones Show," a podcast produced by Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players.

Marcus Cardona

Saturday January 28, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Special Release (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Dhaya Lakshminarayan and Karinda Dobbins have been staples of the Bay Area comedy scene for a decade. Their combined credits and accolades are impressive but even more impressive is each of their own brands of humor.

Dhaya and Karinda will be celebrating the release of each of their debut albums and bring with them some of their favorite comedy friends to ring in the new releases. With guests Sean Keane, Don Reed, Robin Tran. ($25, All Ages)

Artists

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

Don Reed

Don Reed he/him, (NBC/HBO/CBS) is the 2016 Winner of NPR Storyteller of the Year for "Snap Judgment" and won Theater Bay Area's highest honor for solo productions with his signature work “East 14th.” Not long ago he Co-Produced filmmaker Robert Townsend’s solo hit “Living... Read More →

Karinda Dobbins

Karinda Dobbins is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Karinda has performed at comedy festivals across the country including Comedy Central's Clusterfest, SF Sketchfest, and Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Bitch Magazine said Karinda is one of "Six Hilarious Female Comedians You... Read More →

Robin Tran

Sean Keane

Saturday January 28, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

9:00pm PST

Bingewatch, Girls Night and Lady ADHD (SOLD OUT)

Artists

Bingewatch

Diana Brown and Dan Wilson are the nationally touring, improv powerhouse duo "Bingewatch."After many season of collaboration on the improvised radio theater podcast Radiostar, Diana & Dan formed the comedy duo "Bingewatch" in celebration of their mutual affinity for television, and... Read More →

Girls Night

Hannah Pilkes

Lady ADHD

Comedian, quirky genius and overall rather loud person, Blaire Postman, was finally able to debut the tour of her one woman show- Lady ADHD - in front of a real, live audience on June 30, 2021, after months of writing and rehearsing it alone in quarantine. It combines Postman's uproarious... Read More →

Stephen Taylor

Saturday January 28, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

9:00pm PST

Fred Armisen Residency: Comedy for Bass Players but Everyone is Welcome, Night 2 with Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's) (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

With a different guest bass player each night! With Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's). ($40 advance, $45 day of show, All Ages)

Artists

Fred Armisen

Kathy Valentine

Kathy Valentine has been working as a musician and songwriter for over 40 years, most notably as a member of the groundbreaking Go-Go’s—inducted into Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in October, 2021. Kathy co-wrote the hit songs "Vacation" and “Head Over Heels.”Raised... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 9:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94109

9:30pm PST

Hound Tall with Moshe Kasher Farewell Show: The History of the Internet

The Hound Tall discussion series is a live podcast, hosted by Moshe Kasher, that takes a single topic and figures out the mysteries of the universe. An hour long chat with an expert and a panel of comedians, they learn all there is to know about things. And also laugh at them. With guests John Ross Bowie, Janeane Garofalo, Baron Vaughn and Internet Historian Brian McCullough. ($30, 21+)

Artists

Baron Vaughn

Brian McCullough

Brian McCullough is the host of the Techmeme Ride Home podcast and author of the book “How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone.”

Janeane Garofalo

John Ross Bowie

Moshe Kasher

Saturday January 28, 2023 9:30pm - 11:00pm PST
Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

9:30pm PST

Cosplay Comedy

Comedians performing in cosplay, in character, plus a musical performance! We've performed at the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, comic book/anime conventions, comic book stores, a video game museum, and of course on Zoom. Comedians will be telling jokes in cosplay, in character. You might see a member of the Jokestice League or the IncrediLOLs. This show has performed at cons across the country, comic book stores, a video game museum, and all the shires where nerds live. Even online! Our Hulk of a lineup will have you laughing harder than vibranium. With Leiroy Abueg, K. Cheng, Kyle Chrise, Jason Cole, April Cowgur, Bryce Druzin, Sarah Giambruno, Jane The Message, Annette Mullaney, Only One Ronin and Arturo Raygoza. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Hank Romero is no longer appearing. Annette Mullaney has been added.

Artists

Annette Mullaney

April Cowgur

April Cowgur is an LA based comedian, optimist, & your new best friend. Find her on Amazon Prime with "Laugh After Dark" Season 2 and featured on "WhoHaHa Comedy."

Arturo Raygoza

Arturo is an energetic comedian who produces and performs in shows from they Bay Area to LA. He is a writer, filmmaker, and president of the Ultimate Roasting Championship which you can find on YouTube. Arturo has worked with Jamie Kennedy and "Saturday Night Live" legend Darrell... Read More →

Bryce Druzin

Bryce Druzin's fearless and clever jokes on religion, politics and race make him a favorite of most audiences, but have been known to stick in the craw of some. Bryce has performed at clubs across the country and also at the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, the Cleveland Comedy Festival... Read More →

Jane The Message

Jane The Message is a San Francisco native, rapper/singer/songwriter, classically trained ballet dancer and clown. Jane started writing rap verses as a shy 8 year old. She continued this as a personal passion and secret dream career. She also fell in love with ballet, spent a good... Read More →

Jason Cole

Oakland, California comedian Jason Cole has a quick-witted, self-deprecating style that finds humor and laughs in all the dark corners of his brain and the crumbling world around us. You can catch Jason as host and producer of the "Standup Broadway Presents" showcase at the popular... Read More →

K. Cheng

K. Cheng has appeared at the Comedy Cellar, the Comedy Store, and Gotham’s Comedy Club… not to perform, he’s just appeared there.He has, however, performed at NBC Stand Up for Diversity, EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival), and San Francisco Sketchfest. He’s the producer of Crazy... Read More →

Kyle Chrise

Kyle Chrise (kr-ICE) is the comfort food of comedy. He has the soul of a rock star trapped in the body of middle management. Everything is out to get him, including his house, his job and the fast food he loves most. Even worse, he still thinks he’s one gig away from rock stardom... Read More →

Leiroy Abueg

Only One Ronin

Only One Ronin is an artist based out of Oakland, CA. His content is mostly shaped by the anime, comics and the pop culture he enjoys. This is the avenue he chosen to frame thoughts and introspection from his real life struggles and aspirations. As of recently, he has become a streamer... Read More →

Sarah Giambruno

Hailing from Hayward, CA, Sarah entered the arts in the form of classical ballet at age 3 then worked her way up to dive bar comedian by age 25, making her parents prouder and prouder with each passing day. Hobbies include adult coloring books, grilled cheeses, and other people's... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 9:30pm - 11:00pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

9:45pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Sam Tallent & Jenny Yang

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon. With Sam Tallent and Jenny Yang, Hosted by Arthur Gaus. ($35 Premium Reserved, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Due to a scheduling change, Johnny Pemberton will no longer be appearing. Sam Tallent has been added.

Artists

Arthur Gaus

Jenny Yang

Sam Tallent

Saturday January 28, 2023 9:45pm - 11:15pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:00pm PST

The Benson Movie Interruption: "The Goonies"

Comedian Doug Benson ("Super High Me," "Chronic-Con," and the "Doug Loves Movies" podcast) and special guests sit in the front row of the theater and say whatever silly stuff pops into their heads. Doug and friends take on the 1985 kids adventure classic, "The Goonies." ($35 Front/Center, $28 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Doug Benson

Saturday January 28, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

10:00pm PST

Theme Park Improv

The Theme Park Improv Show's improvisers take a single suggestion of a theme from the audience, and wing an entire set of fast-paced long-form scenes and characters, based on stories from special guest monologist Andy Richter ("CONAN").

After several years of sold-out shows, they return to SF Sketchfest with another stellar lineup: Ian Brennan (co-creator of "Glee"), Jamie Denbo ("Brooklyn 99"), John Michael Higgins ("Pitch Perfect"), Michael Hitchcock ("Best in Show"), Jessica Makinson ("South Park"), Oscar Nunez ("The Office"), Cole Stratton ("Impeachment: American Crime Story") and Janet Varney ("Stan Against Evil"). This will be a show you won't soon forget! ($45 Orchestra - Front, $40 Orchestra - Side/Rear, $35 Mezzanine, All Ages)

Due to a scheduling conflict, Simon Helberg and Wendi McLendon-Covey will no longer be appearing. Jamie Denbo and Andy Richter have been added.

Artists

Andy Richter

Andy Richter is an actor/writer/game show host who played Conan O’Brien’s TV wife for many years. He currently hosts a podcast called The Three Questions.

Cole Stratton

Ian Brennan

Ian Brennan  is a writer, narrator and co-creator of the hit FOX show "Glee.""Glee" marked Ian Brennan’s first foray into television writing. Brennan began his acting career in Chicago working with the prestigious Steppenwolf and Goodman Theatres. He later moved to New York to... Read More →

Jamie Denbo

Janet Varney

Jessica Makinson

John Michael Higgins

Michael Hitchcock

Oscar Nunez

Saturday January 28, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Brava Theater Center 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

10:00pm PST

Pod Yourself a Gun: A Sopranos Podcast

Pod Yourself A Gun is a "Sopranos" rewatch podcast where co-hosts (comedian Matt Lieb, writer Vince Mancini and producer Brent Flyberg) and a special guest go through every episode of "The Sopranos" and talk about it. The podcast has been featured in Vogue and The NY Times Magazine. Past guests include musicians, comedians, and podcasters like Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House, Stavros Halkias of Cum Town, and El-P from Run the Jewels. ($25, 21+)

Artists

Brent Flyberg

Brent Flyberg is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian and podcaster. He co-hosts the "Stario Chart" podcast and is the producer of the only Sopranos podcast, "Pod Yourself A Gun."

Matt Lieb

Matt Lieb is a comedian, writer, and producer from Los Angeles. He was named one of the “2016 Best Comedians in the Bay Area” by SFist. Matt is the creator and co-host of "Newsbroke" on AJ+, which is Al Jazeera's digital channel. Matt’s stand up has been featured on VICELAND... Read More →

Vince Mancini

Vince Mancini is a writer, comedian, and podcaster. A graduate of Columbia's non-fiction MFA program, his work has appeared on "FilmDrunk," the UPROXX network, the Portland Mercury, the East Bay Express, and all over his mom's refrigerator. He is the co-host of two podcasts, "Pod... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

10:15pm PST

Donde Esta Mi Comedy?

Donde Esta Mi Comedy? puts the comedy in your taco, and the candy in your piñatas! Our mission is to showcase the funniest Latin-American comedians from all over el mundo to bring you a live comedy experience that will be full of chistes, besos, y amor! Host Baruch Porras Hernandez created Donde Esta Mi Comedy? back in 2016, having the first show at a gay sexual health clinic to a packed crowd and they've been making audiences laugh ever since! Donde Esta Mi Comedy? is super excited to be back at SFSketchfest, this will be their first in person show since the pandemic, no se lo pierdan! With guests Julian Fernandez, Isa Medina, Jota Mercury and Armando Torres. ($22, All Ages)

Artists

Armando Torres

Armando Torres is a Los Angeles based comedian who's known for being the biggest idiot in most rooms, both physically and mentally. He performs stand up across the country and has been featured on both Amazon Prime and Rooster Teeth.

Baruch Porras Hernandez

Isa Medina

Jota Mercury

Jota Mercury is an international award winning drag performer who uses drag to challenge machismo as we know it. They are Mexican-American and Indigenous, originally from Fresno, California but now entertaining crowds in the greater bay area for the past 5 years. You may recognize... Read More →

Julian Fernandez

Julian Fernandez (They/Them) is a Mexican Indigenous American, born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Every time Julian hits the stage they bring a unique, interesting, and sometimes unusual perspective with a upbeat and chill energy that delights audiences. Their use of celebrity impressions... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 10:15pm - 11:45pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

10:30pm PST

3Peat / TSTMRKT

3Peat is a critically acclaimed and award winning Improv/Sketch/Stand Up Group. The members met while performing and teaching at The Second City and iO Theater in Chicago. Tired of each being the only minority in their shows, the group came together to create their own brand of comedy that fits their high energy and experiences. The team boasts members that write and perform in television, film, and on stage across the world. Our cast has worked on or currently works on "Saturday Night Live," "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," "Popstar," "Disjointed" (Netflix), "Wild 'N Out," "50 Central" (BET), Comedy Central, "Brooklyn 99" (NBC), "Big Mouth" (Netflix), "The Amber Ruffin Show" (Peacock), NBC's "Chicago Med," "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot," "Julius" (NYTVF), "Bouncers," Second City ETC, Second City Main Stage, Second City Touring Company, and numerous commercials.

3Peat is:
Lisa Beasley
Shantira Jackson
Nnamdi Ngwe
Dewayne Perkins
Allison Ringhand
Patrick Rowland
John Thibodeaux

With an opening set from Las Vegas' TSTMRKT, Hosted by Alexandria Love. ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

3Peat

3Peat is a critically acclaimed and award winning Improv/Sketch/Stand Up Group. The members met while performing and teaching at The Second City and iO Theater in Chicago. Tired of each being the only minority in their shows, the group came together to create their own brand of comedy... Read More →

Alexandria Love

TSTMRKT

TSTMKRT (Test Market) was created on a Greyhound bus between Cleveland, Ohio and Las Vegas, NV. Having only one actor to work with and no money for a set or props, I decided to create everything with sound effects. Since there was no one to run the sound, I had to cut and paste everything... Read More →

Saturday January 28, 2023 10:30pm - 11:59pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

10:30pm PST

Killer Lineup

Anything but the usual suspects, Killer Lineup is a who's who of our favorite stand-ups of the moment. Catch a rotating cast of SF Sketchfest-approved personalities in this scary good showcase. With Nore Davis, Lane Moore, Andrew Orolfo, Maeve Press and Robin Tran, hosted by Nick Sahoyah. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Due to a change in schedule, Casey Ley is no longer appearing. Lane Moore has been added.

Artists

Andrew Orolfo

Lane Moore

Maeve Press

Nick Sahoyah

Nick Sahoyah has performed standup up and down the West Coast for the last decade including multiple appearances at Bumbershoot, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and SF Sketchfest.While living in San Francisco he hosted and produced "Legs For Days," a monthly queer standup show at Blush... Read More →

Nore Davis

Robin Tran

Saturday January 28, 2023 10:30pm - 11:59pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

11:00pm PST

Daytime Talk at Night, Friendo and Shoot the Moon

Artists

Daytime Talk at Night

Daytime Talk at Night creates absurdity from everyday conflict through television's favorite guilty pleasure - a talk show. Non-licensed therapist and host Craig Mondelo along with trusted bouncer Chet will try to keep the reigns on the show as guests confront their problems and each... Read More →

Friendo

Friendo is a sketch comedy group from Los Angeles that puts fun first and never takes itself seriously! The Friendo brand is 100% silly, and Friendo lets loose at every show with BIG Saturday morning energy. Every show features crazy costumes, cardboard props, and a healthy serving... Read More →

Scott Eason

Scott Eason is a comedian from Huntsville, AL and he knows what you're thinking‚ and to answer your question he has no idea why he doesn't have a southern accent. Scott's been featured on SiriusXM and the Comedy Central Roast Battle Podcast. He hosts a critically acclaimed podcast... Read More →

Shoot The Moon

Saturday January 28, 2023 11:00pm - Sunday January 29, 2023 12:30am PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

1:00pm PST

SF Sketchfest Tribute to Laraine Newman

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

Cole Stratton

Dana Gould

Fred Armisen

Laraine Newman

Maurice LaMarche

Phil LaMarr

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

4:00pm PST

A Narfy Afternoon with Pinky & The Brain

Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? It's time to reunite those lab mice with world-domination aspirations, Pinky and The Brain! Join their voices Rob Paulsen (Pinky) and Maurice LaMarche (The Brain) for an afternoon looking back at the animated show, with clips, conversation, Q&A, some character script reads and more! Moderated by SF Sketchfest co-founder and Pop My Culture Podcast host Cole Stratton. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 13+ with parent/guardian)

Co-presented by Cartoon Art Museum.

Artists

Cole Stratton

Maurice LaMarche

Rob Paulsen

Sunday January 29, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm PST

Will You Accept This Rose?

"The Bachelor" super fan Arden Myrin ("Insatiable," "Shameless"), along with "Bachelor"-obsessed celebrity guests, discuss the latest "The Bachelor" episodes: tears, fantasy suites, and making sweet, sweet, love on the GREATEST COMEDY FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME -- "The Bachelor," "Bachelorette," and "Bachelor in Paradise." FANTASY! VICTORY! SUCCESS!! AMERICA!!! BONE ZONE!!! With guests Doug Benson, Paget Brewster, Mike Carrozza, Michael Hitchcock and Mary Lynn Rajskub. ($35 Front/Center, $28 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Carl Tart will no longer be appearing. Michael Hitchcock has been added.

Artists

Arden Myrin

Doug Benson

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Michael Hitchcock

Mike Carrozza

Paget Brewster

Sunday January 29, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

4:00pm PST

"I Married A Monster From Outer Space": A Staged Reading

This special live event features Dana Gould's newly adapted screenplay of the 1958 B-movie about aliens who arrive on Earth to possess the bodies of humans, and a young newlywed who realizes her husband may be one of them. In this iteration, you can expect hilarious, withering commentary built into the script’s narration and spirited performances by the troupe of actors tasked with interpreting this “parable” with a questionable “message.”

With Dana Gould, Bobcat Goldthwait, Michael McKean, Laraine Newman, Annette O'Toole, Janet Varney, and Baron Vaughn, with music by Marc Capelle! ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Co-presented by San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

Artists

Annette O'Toole

Annette O’Toole currently stars as Mayor Hope McCrea on Netflix's global hit series, "Virgin River," which was just renewed for a fifth and sixth season.Annette has appeared in over 40 TV series including "Smallville," "Nash Bridges," "The Huntress" and "Kidding" as well as numerous... Read More →

Baron Vaughn

Bobcat Goldthwait

Dana Gould

Janet Varney

Laraine Newman

Marc Capelle

Michael McKean

Sunday January 29, 2023 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:00pm PST

Friendo, Lady ADHD and RecRoom Improv

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Friendo, Lady ADHD and RecRoom Improv, Hosted by Sami Sutker. ($22, 21+)

Due to illness, Jack Blankenship is no longer appearing. Lady ADHD has been added.

Artists

Friendo

Lady ADHD

RecRoom Improv

Sami Sutker

Sunday January 29, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:30pm PST

SF Sketchfest Tribute to David Alan Grier, in conversation

SF Sketchfest pays tribute to amazing actor and comedian David Alan Grier ("In Living Color," "DAG,") with an evening of spirited conversation about his illustrious career. Moderated by Baron Vaughn. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Baron Vaughn

David Alan Grier

Sunday January 29, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

8:00pm PST

Fred Armisen Residency: Comedy for Bass Players but Everyone is Welcome, Night 3 with Mike Dirnt (Green Day) (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

With a different guest bass player each night! With Mike Dirnt (Green Day). ($40 advance, $45 day of show, All Ages)

Artists

Fred Armisen

Mike Dirnt

Mike Dirnt is the bassist for five-time Grammy award-winning rock band Green Day. The band, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, has released thirteen studio albums to date including the Diamond-selling "Dookie," punk rock opera album turned Broadway musical "American... Read More →

Sunday January 29, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94109

8:00pm PST

The Gateway Show

Stop us if you've heard this one before - four comics hit our stage and do their best sets, then they go to an undisclosed location to get WAY too high, only to come back in and attempt to do another set completely baked. The Gateway Show has been around for four years now, originating in Seattle, Washington. After that, the show expanded monthly to Bellingham, Portland, Eugene, Tacoma, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Venture. The show has been featured in Leafly, Dope, Northwest Leaf, and California Weed Blog. Several of our show videos have gone viral with over 10 million combined views. Hosted by Billy Anderson, with guest comics Scott Eason, Melissa Shoshahi, Brian Sullivan and Armando Torres. ($25, 21+)

Artists

Armando Torres

Billy Anderson

Born in Texas and raised in Augusta, Georgia – Billy Anderson is stand-up comedian currently living in Los Angeles. Billy has written for Cracked.Com, performed in SF Sketchfest, was a finalist in the 2016 Seattle International Comedy Competition and as of 2013 he has performed... Read More →

Brian Sullivan

Melissa Shoshahi

Melissa Shoshahi is an award winning stand-up comedian, actress and writer. She tours all over the country and world, bringing her comedic characters and witty personality to the stage as well as on social media platforms. Shoshahi has been featured on "Laughs on FOX," All Def Digital... Read More →

Scott Eason

Sunday January 29, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Going Up with Sara Schaefer

In her new solo show, Sara Schaefer teaches you how to unlock your potential in this fake(?) seminar about defeating your hecklers, developing your TS (thick skin) and achieving total perfect comedy success. No matter your walk of life, you can make your dreams come true simply by Going Up!

“Schaefer herself has done spectacular work in almost every discipline of comedy and almost on every level, and now, with that wealth of experience and acclaim, is doing a perfectly biting satirical solo show on ‘how to become a comedian’.” - The Comedy Bureau

Artists

Sara Schaefer

Sara Schaefer is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian, writer, and artist. Her Comedy Central Stand Up Presents half hour special debuted in November 2019 and she was the co-host of MTV’s late night show "Nikki & Sara Live". Her stand up show Little White Box debuted to a sold-out... Read More →

Sunday January 29, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

9:00pm PST

Black Cat Sketch Comedy, Lady ADHD and Women of Color Anonymous

Artists

Black Cat Sketch Comedy

Black Cat Sketch Comedy is a 100% organic locally-grown SF bay area sketch comedy group operating out of American Improv Theatre in the disputed comedic capital of the world, San Jose, CA. As such, our Tinsel Town writing and acting credentials are nil. In fact, our experience of... Read More →

Lady ADHD

Women of Color Anonymous

Zach Wycuff

Two-time winner of the Funniest Person in Cincinnati Contest. One-time winner of the Funniest Person in Columbus Contest. Many time loser of many other things.

Sunday January 29, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:30pm PST

SF Sketchfest Tribute to Cheech & Chong: 50th Anniversary Celebration with Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong in conversation with Ben Fong-Torres

It's been 50 years since Cheech & Chong pulled up on the comedy scene and we're celebrating their trail-blazing comedy by giving them the SF Sketchfest Tribute treatment. Join icons Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong for a high spirited conversation that will have you rolling in your seat. Moderated by legendary journalist Ben Fong-Torres. ($65 Orchestra - Front, $55 Orchestra Rear/Loge, $45 Balcony, All Ages)

Co-presented by Sonoma Hills Farm.

Masks are required inside the venue. Policy subject to change based on San Francisco Department of Public Health guidelines and/or requirements of the featured guests.

Artists

Ben Fong-Torres

Ben Fong-Torres is known primarily as an editor and writer at Rolling Stone, and was depicted as such in the movie "Almost Famous." But his interview subjects have also included Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Cheech & Chong, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneres, Sam Kinison, Steve Allen... Read More →

Cheech & Chong

CHEECH MARIN:A paradox in the world of entertainment, Cheech Marin is an actor, director, writer, musician, art collector, humanitarian and a multi-generational talent. As Cheech himself jests, “people know me from the womb to the tomb." Widely acknowledged as a cultural icon... Read More →

Tuesday January 31, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

8:00pm PST

Magic, Mind Reading and Mayhem (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Magic, Mind Reading and Mayhem: with Magicians Robert Strong, Jay Alexander, David Gerard, Andrew Evans, Snubby J, Colin Cloud and Kevin Blake, Hosted by Samson Koletkar
Produced by Robert Strong SF Sketchfest's Resident Magician

Awards, awards, and more awards. Five of the most awarded magicians Sketchfest could afford. Six completely different styles of magic in one show. From the friendly con artist Robert Strong, to the uniquely modern illusionist Andrew Evans, to the master of mind tricks Jay Alexander, to the storytelling illusionist Kevin Blake, and to the witty mind reader David Gerard -- and just added Colin Cloud and Snubby J! Over 150 years of combined experience crammed into 75 minutes of interactive magic, comedy, and mysteries of the mind. Hosted by Samson Koletkar. ($30 Front/Center, $20 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, Jade is no longer appearing. Colin Cloud, Snubby J and Samson Koletkar have been added.

Artists

Andrew Evans

Andrew Evans is a professional illusionist and magic designer. In 2014, he founded and built The Magic Patio—a magic speakeasy tucked in a hidden corner of San Francisco—and his background in engineering and design helps him create unique illusions that have been featured at The... Read More →

Colin Cloud

Colin Cloud, has been described by the media as being the closest thing to a real life Sherlock Holmes. Originally hailing from Scotland, he has performed his sell out shows at the Edinburgh Festival, on Broadway, London’s West End and now nightly in Las Vegas at the Mirage. You... Read More →

David Gerard

David Gerard has been entertaining California for more than a decade, performing for CEOs and teams of companies like Airbnb, Google, Facebook, Salesforce, and countless others. His theater shows have sold out for the past five years in SF and he's also a consultant to some of the... Read More →

Jay Alexander

Mentalist/Magician Jay Alexander is the star of the Marrakech Magic Theater’s show "Mind Tricks!" It is the highest-rated show in San Francisco. A mixture of magic, psychology, and lies will have you on the edge of your seat in this innovative show of wonders.

Kevin Blake

As seen on "America’s Got Talent," "Penn & Teller: Fool Us," Empire's "Street Magic," in his sell-out show "The Illusionist" at the Palace Theater, Kevin Blake is a San Francisco-based, worldwide-performing magician, mentalist, and illusionist who blends genres of magic and sleight... Read More →

Robert Strong

Robert Strong was three times voted San Francisco's 'Best Magician' and twice voted San Francisco's 'Best Comedian' by the Bay Guardian. He has performed in 45 countries, in all 50 states, and twice at the White House. His biggest honor is being SF Sketchfest's Resident Magician... Read More →

Samson Koletkar

Samson Koletkar was born in Mumbai and raised Jewish. Growing up in the world's most crowded city, he spent most of his childhood years burning the midnight candles for earning a Masters Degree in Computer Software, thereby fulfilling his parent's dreams. He was named "10 Best Indian-Origin... Read More →

Snubby J

Snubby J (Kent Jenkins) is a musician and entertainer known for his highly-energetic performances playing the RimbaTubes, a homemade pipe instrument built with his father. What started as a hobby making YouTube videos in 2007, has since garnered Snubby J over 3 million followers across... Read More →

Tuesday January 31, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:00pm PST

Nerd Rage: The Great Debates (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

Nerd Rage: The Great Debates is a weekly podcast where moderator Marc Abrigo challenges members of Komedio Comedy to a no-hold-barred, improvised debate with the funniest stand-up comics, podcasters, and even pro-wrestlers over the most absurd of nerdy topics. The live show puts the audience in the driver's seat to suggest topics for the debate teams square off and settle once and for all -- are you ready to rage? With Marc Abrigo, Becca Henry, Tirumari Jothi, Stephen Ku, Kristee Ono, Will Scovill and Wonder Dave. ($22, 21+)

Artists

Becca Henry

Becca Henry is a born storyteller with an astonishing range of octaves. Raised by wolves and the United States Army, she grew up on the move.

Kristee Ono

Marc Abrigo

Marc Abrigo is a podcaster, playwright, and actor who has been moderating the chaos that is “Nerd Rage: The Great Debates” for the last five years. His writing won the “Shortlived” theater competition in 2018, and his face has won him zero right-swipes on dating apps since... Read More →

Stephen Ku

Stephen Ku has performed standup around the nation for comic, anime, and gaming conventions. He has a career as a game/romance fiction writer and story editor. He is also the 5-time winner of the Stephen Ku Modesty Award presented by Stephen Ku to Stephen Ku.

Tirumari Jothi

Tirumari Jothi is a geeky stand-up comedian, improviser, sketch comedian, and actor based in the Bay Area and has performed at a variety of venues around California and the country. You can find him doing standup, writing and acting in sketch comedy, or online playing competitive... Read More →

Will Scovill

Will Scovill has been lurking around the Bay Area comedy scene for the last decade. He is the co-creator of and producer of "Nerd Rage: The Great Debates!" & "Tales From The Swan Hote"l has acted as A/V tech and editor on several live shows and podcasts including "Talkies," "Sup Doc... Read More →

Wonder Dave

Wednesday February 1, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Drennon Davis & DJ Real

Fest favorites Drennon Davis and DJ Real come together for one night of musical comedy at The Punch Line! Hosted by Darlene Bereznicki. ($26 Premium Reserved, $18 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Darlene Bereznicki

DJ REAL

Drennon Davis

From his elaborate characters and sketches to his provocative songs and animation, Drennon has made a name for himself as one of the most innovative minds in today’s comedy scene. His live performances of the "Imaginary Radio Program" combine live music and beat-boxing with one-man... Read More →

Wednesday February 1, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

The Bechdel Cast (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

After three years, the Bechdel Cast is back on tour and coming to San Francisco -- ever heard of it?? -- for a live show with SF Sketchfest! Join hosts Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante for an intersectional feminist analysis on San Francisco classic "George of the Jungle" that simply no one has ever asked for! Except you? Maybe? See you there! ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Caitlin Durante

Caitlin Durante is a writer, comedian, and story analyst. She performs all over the country and in festivals like the Women in Comedy Festival, the Out of Bounds Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe. She is the co-host of "The Bechdel Cast," a feminist movie podcast, and she hosts "Sludge... Read More →

Jamie Loftus

Jamie Loftus is a comedian and cartoonist living in Los Angeles if that's okay, but is from Boston originally, with your permission of course. She's written and performed on Comedy Central ("Irrational Fears"), Adult Swim ("Robot Chicken"), Super Deluxe ("Upgraded" and "Robot Takeover... Read More →

Wednesday February 1, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

Locals Only!

SF Sketchfest presents some of their favorite Bay Area stand-up comics, with all-new lineups, for two nights only on the PianoFight Main Stage! With Hay Beacon, Hayden Greif-Neill, Andrew Holmgren, Zorba Jevon Hughes,Orion Levine, Jeanette Marin, Melissa McGillicuddy, and Luke Soin, Hosted by Jesse Hett. ($22, 21+)

Due to a change in schedule, Justin Careesi is no longer appearing. Hayden Greif-Neill has been added. Due to illness, Ta'Vi is no longer appearing. Andrew Holmgren has been added,

Artists

Andrew Holmgren

Hay Beacon

Hay Beacon was born and raised in the Bay Area, and is standup comedian, writer, and contributor for Reductress.As a standup comedian, she has been selected for HBO's Women in Comedy Festival, featured at SF Sketchfest two years in a row, as well as Beast Village Comedy Fest, Pittsburgh... Read More →

Hayden Greif-Neill

Hayden Greif-Neill is the only person from Oakland, CA. He tells quirky jokes about animals and how joining ISIS is a good second date. Hayden has performed at SF Sketchfest, the Cape Fear Comedy Festival and the Cream City Comedy Festival. He also produces Critical Hit, a weekly... Read More →

Jeanette Marin

Jeanette Marin is a stay-at-home mom by day and a stand-up comedian by night. She gravitates towards jobs with long titles and very little pay. When she is not hiding from her children in a closet, she delights audiences by saying what mothers are never supposed to admit in public... Read More →

Jesse Hett

Luke Soin

Sacramento native Luke Soin has been delivering his silly, self-effacing brand of humor for almost 10 years as a stand up comic. He was recently "passed" at Laughs Unlimited as a host and will be working his first weekend there on November 5th and 6th (hey, these things take time... Read More →

Melissa McGillicuddy

Orion Levine

Orion Levine grew up pretending to swallow his Adderall because he thought it made him less funny. Now he is one of San Francisco’s fastest rising comics, proving to be a force to be reckoned with across the country. Orion was the youngest finalist in this year’s San Francisco... Read More →

Zorba Jevon Hughes

Zorba Jevon Hughes is a comedian of 20 plus years. He's performed from New York to California with his thought provoking esoteric one liners that caused tears of laughter. Make sure you check out this one of a kind well dressed with punchlines comedian. Surely one not to miss.

Wednesday February 1, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Mortified

For over 18 years Mortified has been a unique grassroots storytelling sensation with shows all over the country, the world, and seen on Netflix's documentary, "Mortified Nation." Witness adults sharing their actual, embarrassing, and hilarious diaries, letters, songs, poems, and more in front of total strangers. With special guests Kate Elston, Erinn Hayes, Noam Osband and Zach Sherwin.

Share the shame. ($45 Reserved Front Row Seating, $35 Reserved Premium Seating, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Erinn Hayes

Erinn Hayes most recently wrapped the highly anticipated film "Bill & Ted Face The Music," also starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. Hayes stars as “Princess Elizabeth," wife to Keanu Reeves’ character. This marks the third installment of the franchise and is anticipated for... Read More →

Kate Elston

Kate Elston is a Senior Producer at Al Jazeera’s AJ+ and a writer/director for Killing My Lobster, San Francisco’s premiere sketch comedy troupe. She’s also a co-creator and co-host of the comedy podcast Vicious Cycle, which is all about menstruation.

Noam Osband

Noam Osband is a musician/comedian in San Francisco. For more of his work, go to www.noamosband.com

Zach Sherwin

Zach Sherwin is a Los-Angeles based comedian and musician. His writing for the web series “Epic Rap Battles of History” has received multiple Emmy nominations and Streamy Awards, and the ten Epic Rap Battles in which he’s co-starred have racked up well over half a billion YouTube... Read More →

Wednesday February 1, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:00pm PST

A Million Shetland Ponies, Business Casual and Granny Cart Gangstas (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest is proud to present a series of shows with some of the best emerging sketch, improv, solo and musical comedy acts from throughout the country and North America! With Business Casual, Granny Cart Gangstas and A Million Shetland Ponies, Hosted by Sam Whiteley. ($22, 21+)

Due to a change in his schedule, Steven Rogers is no longer appearing. Sam Whiteley has been added.

Artists

A Million Shetland Ponies

A Million Shetland Ponies is a two-man musical comedy duo from Brooklyn! Their 100% reverent genre parody has been compared to Flight of the Conchords, Friends Who Folk, and a Wario version of Paul and Storm.Maxwell Q. Maxwell is the band leader. He writes the songs, pens the music... Read More →

Business Casual

Business Casual is a comedy best friendship that's been performing together for six years. They mix clown, improv and sketch together for an unforgettable hour of laughs, blood, sweat and tears. Mostly laughs. Come see what Radio Ha-Ha called a "a beautifully absurd hour of comed... Read More →

Granny Cart Gangstas

Granny Cart Gangstas is an all womxn Asian American sketch comedy troupe poking fun at pop culture, politics, systems of oppression, and everyday life.

Sam Whiteley

Sam Whiteley began performing stand up comedy in Portland, OR in early 2018. Since then he has performed at Helium Comedy Club in Portland, Spokane Comedy Club, Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle, and Savage Henry Comedy Club. In 2021 Sam was runner up in the Jokesters NW Comedy Compe... Read More →

Thursday February 2, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

The Red Room Orchestra play the music of "Twin Peaks"

plus music from the films of David Lynch and an homage to Angelo Badalamenti and Julee Cruise

The Red Room Orchestra is back. In what has become a San Francisco Sketchfest tradition, the Great American Music Hall will become a mix of the Roadhouse and The Black Lodge. Join the Red Room Orchestra for a celebration of the music from David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" featuring Marc Capelle's all-star ensemble recreating the beloved classic instrumental scores and vocal soundtrack tunes. The evening will feature music from other David Lynch projects and films and a special homage to the late, great Angelo Badalamenti and Julee Cruise.

With Allyson Baker (Dirty Ghosts), Marc Capelle (American Music Club), Toby Dammit aka Larry Mullins (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), Karina Denike (NOFX), John Hofer (The Mother Hips), Dina Maccabee (Julia Holter Band), Lisa Mezzacappa, Ben Goldberg, Beth Lisick, Tom Ayres, Scott Larson, Rebekah Del Rio and very special guests including Petra Haden (The Haden Triplets) and "Twin Peaks" cast members Ray Wise ("Leland Palmer"), Michael Horse (“Deputy Hawk”), Carel Struycken ("The Giant" / "The Fireman") and brilliant chanteuse and David Lynch muse Chrystabell (“Tammy Preston”). Dress as your favorite character from the Lynch world and step into another dimension. ($44 advance, $49 at the door, All Ages)

Co-presented by Noise Pop

Artists

Allyson Baker

Allyson Baker is known for two things, playing guitar and being Canadian. She only does one of those things well. Dirty Ghosts is her main musical vehicle and when flagged down will hop out and join others on their musical adventures. Amongst them have been playing guitar on albums... Read More →

Ben Goldberg

Clarinetist and composer Ben Goldberg grew up in Denver, Colorado. He was a pupil of the eminent clarinetist Rosario Mazzeo and studied with Steve Lacy and Joe Lovano. Since 1992, when his group New Klezmer Trio "kicked open the door for radical experiments with Ashkenazi roots music... Read More →

Beth Lisick

Carel Struycken

Born in Holland and raised on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, Carel completed the directing program at the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. Soon after graduating, Carel moved to California where he co-founded a movie production company with writer/director Rene Daalder... Read More →

Chrystabell

As a dedicated recording artist, performing artist and songwriter, Chrystabell has headlined tours across the globe, reaching 40 countries and 100 cities over the course of releasing four critically acclaimed albums, two of which were collaborations with legendary artist David Lynch... Read More →

Dina Maccabee

Dina Maccabee is a composer, songwriter, and violinist/violist/vocalist who works in variety of styles, from traditional music to pop to experimental composition. An original member of Real Vocal String Quartet and half of Bay Area duo Ramon & Jessica, she has toured internationally... Read More →

John Hofer

Karina Deniké

San Francisco's darling Karina Deniké is a versatile vocalist, songwriter, collaborator and band leader who moves fluidly from intimate torch song chanteuse to soul singer, to punk powerhouse. "Deniké possesses a voice so rich and luxuriant she sounds like she was born to sing any... Read More →

Lisa Mezzacappa

Berkeley, CA-based composer and bassist Lisa Mezzacappa has been part of California’s vibrant music community for nearly 20 years. Her activities as a composer and ensemble leader include ethereal chamber music, electro-acoustic works, avant-garde jazz, music for groups from duo... Read More →

Marc Capelle

Michael Horse

Michael Horse is a true renaissance man. He is an award-winning actor, jeweler and artist with work in galleries in New Mexico, Arizona and California. As an actor, he is most well known for his role as Deputy Hawk in the groundbreaking television series, "Twin Peaks." His character... Read More →

Petra Haden

In a restlessly eclectic, wholly unique musical career that spans over two and a half decades, Petra Haden has established a singular reputation for creativity and versatility, and a unique niche that's allowed her to apply her multiple talents to a dazzlingly diverse array of music... Read More →

Ray Wise

Born in Portland, Oregon, Ray Wise got his start in 1970 on the soap opera “Love of Life,” taped in New York City. After playing the role of Jamie Rawlins for six years, he decided to make the move to California, where he began landing guest appearances on night time series such... Read More →

Rebekah Del Rio

La Llorona de Los Angeles (“The weeping woman of LA”) is how Rebekah Del Rio is introduced in her iconic, dreamlike role in David Lynch’s "Mulholland Drive" where she performs her heart wrenchingly beautiful Spanish version of "Crying" by Roy Orbison/Joe Melson.Starring as herself... Read More →

Scott Larson

Scott Larson is a trombonist, arranger,composer and bandleader in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been performing in the Bay Area for over two decades now, performing a variety of genres of music, and has played with such Jazz legends as Ray Brown, Smith Dobson, Bill Berry, Maria... Read More →

The Red Room Orchestra

Formed by San Francisco producer and multi-instrumentalist Marc Capelle in 2017, the Red Room Orchestra is a collective of popular, jazz, classical, and electronic composers and performers who’ve played and recorded alongside the Bad Seeds, the Plastic Ono Band, Cibo Matto, Oingo... Read More →

Toby Dammit aka Larry Mullins

Larry Mullins (Toby Dammit) was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, leaving at age 20. His website (http://www.tobydammit.com/) documents his appearances on 235 published recordings & 1,893 live concerts (2017). His work on numerous television & film soundtracks, notably including “School... Read More →

Tom Ayres

Tom Ayres, guitarist, fan of guitarist, mountain watcher, ex-surfer, record producer and player of records, multi-instrumentalist apart from woodwinds, mentalist, expert at long relationships with foreigners, father, loving son, Uncle Fun, semi-retired California Resident, grew up... Read More →

Thursday February 2, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94109

8:00pm PST

The Greatest Generation (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Greatest Generation is a comedy podcast about "Star Trek: The Next Generation," beloved by everyone from people who've never seen an episode, to complete dorkazoids who are fluent in Klingon. Benjamin Ahr Harrison and Adam Pranica tell you what's great, what's bad, and what's hilarious about the show they grew up loving, and still do. It's a little bit nerdy, a lot filthy, and exposes some of Adam and Ben's most embarrassing stories from their dorky childhoods. ($40 Reserved Front Row Seating, $40 Reserved Premium Seating, $30 General Admission, 18+)

Artists

Adam Pranica

Adam Pranica used to be taken seriously as a filmmaker and videographer before a witch recorded him talking about Star Trek with Benjamin Ahr Harrison, sealing his fate as a niche genre podcast blowhard. He’s known as the host of "The Greatest Generation" and "The Greatest Discovery... Read More →

Benjamin Ahr Harrison

Benjamin Ahr Harrison is the cohost of three podcasts: "The Greatest Generation" and "The Greatest Discovery," and "KPODD 101.3." When he isn’t casting pod he enjoys thinking back on his semi-abandoned filmmaking career. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his patient wife... Read More →

Thursday February 2, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

8:00pm PST

SF Sketchfest Threesome

SF Sketchfest presents a triple-co-headline of three of the best comics in the country -- Hanna Dickinson, Katrina Davis, and Mike Merrill. Hosted by Paco Romane. ($34 Premium Reserved, $24 General Admission, 18+)

Due to a change in schedule, Dauood Naimyar and Johnny Taylor are longer appearing. Paco Romane has been added.

Artists

Hanna Dickinson

Hanna Dickinson is a NYC/LA-based comedian, actress, and writer. She is a head writer and performer on Comedy Central’s social team. She also serves as the content director for Almost Friday Media’s new Instagram account @Rally.Queens. Hanna was awarded a Webby Award for "Comedy... Read More →

Katrina Davis

Mike Merrill

Mike Merrill has performed on Comedy Central "Stand Up Revolution," CBS "Comics Unleashed," Hulu "Loco Comedy Jam" and is a television writer. He's headlined clubs internationally in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and has also performed in a Los Angeles area laundromat (shout to... Read More →

Paco Romane

Thursday February 2, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

8:00pm PST

Talkies

Talkies is the Bay Area's best unconventional, experimental, and multimedia live comedy event. At Talkies, comedians, writers, improvisers, and performers work outside of their regular routines to push the boundaries of comedy, PowerPoint presentations, characters, and off-stage antics are the order of the day. Started in the Mission District basement of Lost Weekend Video store, this monthly show has been an incubator for many unique comedy talents spreading their wings on weird flights of fancy. Talkies has appeared at SF Sketchfest, Nevada City Film Fest, Cobb's Comedy Club, All Out Comedy Theater, Roxie Theater, and Lost Weekend Video. Featuring George Chen, Aviva Siegel, Land Smith, Nick Stargu and special guests Chad Opitz, Katie-Ellen Humphries, Jay Shingle and Jordan Thewlis. ($25, 21+)

Artists

Aviva Siegel

Aviva is a stand-up comic by day, and a stand-up comic by night. Her jokes are silly (clown horn sound) yet personal (awooga), and she really just wants to have fun up there.She’s been nominated as one of the “Best Comedians in the Bay” by the East Bay Express, and owns a “Best... Read More →

Chad Opitz

DJ REAL

George Chen

Starting comedy in SF but now based in Los Angeles, George Chen has been putting on shows at Giant Robot Gallery, Machine Project, and Night Gallery.He has performed at Sled Island Festival in Calgary, the SFMoMA, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Crash Test with Huebel and Scheer... Read More →

Jay Shingle

Jay Shingle is a comedy performer, musician, meme creator, and writer living in Oakland, CA via Portland, OR. In his live act he combines stand-up comedy, prop comedy, and music into a mind-bending display of visceral goodness. He has opened for performers like Creed Bratton of "The... Read More →

Jordan Thewlis

Jordan Thewlis is a comedian and writer based out of Oakland, California. He's a Daily Contributor to The Onion, and his stand-up has been featured in SF Sketchfest, SF Comic Con, and Oakland Comedy Festival. He's the lead producer of "Don't Tell Comedy" in the East and South Bay... Read More →

Katie-Ellen Humphries

Katie-Ellen Humphries is a standup comedian, writer and sketch performer originally from Victoria, B.C. whose debut comedy album "Ladyfinger" charted at number #1 on Apple Music (iTunes) in 2020.

Land Smith

Land Smith was born in a hole. He eats birds, twigs, and seeds. People are frightened at first because they think he is a talking Easter Island head, but they are quickly put at ease by his brilliant one-liners and on-stage confidence. He has performed at the Punch Line, Berkeley... Read More →

Thursday February 2, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

8:00pm PST

Filipino AF

Asian AF Presents: Filipino AF is a comedy variety show featuring the best Filipino American talent around. Improv, sketch, standup, and even some music and dance. (It's Filipinos after all!) The show started in LA, and we are STOKED to once again bring it to the Bay! With Joy Regullano, Allyn Pintal, PJ McCormick, Kevin Rivera, Alfred Aquino II, DarylJim Diaz, Amalia Aquino, Vince Yap, Jed Alcantara, Tony Garbanzos, Gilbert Galon, Melanie Anne Padernal, Jose Ver, Will Choi, Aivy Cordova and Professor Joi Barrios Leblanc. ($35 Front/Center, $25 Rear/Sides, All Ages)

Artists

Aivy Cordova

Alfred Aquino II

Alfred Aquino II is a writer, actor, comedian and filmmaker from Long Beach, CA. You can see him on various CollegeHumor shows such as "Game Changer" and "Breaking News." He has created content for Netflix, Xbox, Freeform and various celebrities like John Boyega, Jessica Chastain... Read More →

Allyn Pintal

Allyn Pintal is a writer and performer based in Los Angeles. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She co-hosts/co-produces "The Dial-Up Show," a monthly improv and storytelling show at UCB. She is currently on the UCB Harold team "Vulture" and the UCB Maude team "Thirst Trap... Read More →

Amalia Aquino

Amalia Aquino is a writer, improviser, and visual artist in Los Angeles with roots in the Bay Area (Daly City!). She has performed on UCB’s Mess Hall team “Lotion’s 11” and performed improv and sketch on stages in Seattle, SF/Oakland, and LA. You can catch her on the web series... Read More →

DarylJim Diaz

DarylJim Diaz first started performing when he was a kid at his Filipino relatives' parties, singing on their karaoke machines! He dances hula when he visits the Big Island of Hawaii (where he is from)! DarylJim earned his BFA in Musical Theater at AMDA College and Conservatory of... Read More →

Gilbert Galon

Gilbert Galon is an actor and producer based in Los Angeles. He is the sidekick and a producer on the TigerBelly podcast with Bobby Lee. He is the host for the "Family Style" food series on HBO Max. He was a cast member of The CBS Comedy Showcase. He’s performed with LA's top talent... Read More →

Jed Alcantara

Jed Alcantara is a writer/performer from Riverside, California. He co-hosts the weekly improv show "Happy Hour with Miss Golightly" at the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre!Follow him on Instagram! @jedcant

Joi Barrios-Leblanc

Joi Barrios-Leblanc serves as a Lecturer teaching Filipino and Philippine Literature at the University of California, Berkeley while on leave as an Associate Professor from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD).She has a Ph.D. in Filipino and Philippine Literature at the... Read More →

Joy Regullano

Joy Regullano is a writer / actor / comedian based in LA who most recently wrote on the animated show Monsters At Work" on Disney Plus. Previously, she wrote on "Jelly," "Ben," and "Pogo" (a PBS Kids web series), "Kung Fu Panda: Dragon Knight" (Netflix / Dreamworks), the Netflix... Read More →

Kevin Rivera

Kevin Rivera is a member of the UCB Mess Hall team Bug Juice and can be found performing with his indie improv team "Thoughts and Prayers."

Melanie Anne Padernal

Melanie Anne Padernal is a Filipina-American actor and producer committed to amplifying stories that celebrate women and people of color. Her film projects have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and Slamdance Film Festival. Her on-screen... Read More →

Tony Garbanzos

Tony Garbanzos is a performer who’s raised and based in Southern California. He can be seen on watch commercials, BuzzFeed videos, and the Webby-honoree series, "#Ghostwriters." Tony regularly performs with Miss Golightly, Filipino AF, Asian AF, and various shows at the Upright... Read More →

Vince Yap

Vince Yap performs regularly at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. He has appeared on television shows such as "American Horror Stories" and "The Rookie", acted in several national commercials, and is part of the Screen Actor's Guild. He is originally from and resides... Read More →

Will Choi

Will Choi is an actor/voice actor, best known for his voice-over roles on "Bob's Burgers" (FOX), "BoJack Horseman" (Netflix), "Central Park" (Apple TV+), "We Baby Bears" (Cartoon Network), "The Casagrandes" (Nickelodeon), "Tokyo Revengers" (HBO Max), "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (ABC), and... Read More →

Thursday February 2, 2023 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

9:00pm PST

Mike Lane: Mixed Race Sweetie / Improv All Stars

Artists

Improv All-Stars

The Improv All-Stars are a crew of improvisers who perform long form improv. We love laughs, and we love each other. We love each other so much that we performed every Saturday online in 2020, looking forward the day we could hit the stage together again. The All-Stars are based out... Read More →

Mike Lane

Mike Lane is a comedian based in LA and originally from the Bay Area. His most recent TV credits include "Ghosts" (CBS), "Yes Day" (Netflix), and "Modern Family" (ABC). He regularly performs stand up and music around LA, usually at UCB, and his sketch work has been featured at JFL... Read More →

Torio Van Grol

Torio Van Grol started stand-up comedy in San Francisco. Torio's debut comedy album "Magic Knees" reached #1 on the Apple comedy charts. He recently performed as part of Comedy Central's Cluster Fest and performs regularly at other comedy festivals, including SF Sketchfest, for the... Read More →

Thursday February 2, 2023 9:00pm - 10:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:00pm PST

Studio Sets (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The Brava Studio hosts some of the best up and coming stand-up comics hand-picked by the festival for this special series of shows! With Josef Anolin, Julian Fernandez, Andrew Holmgren, Katie-Ellen Humphries, Ben Kolina, Sabeen Sadiq, Jay Shingle, and Ryan Thomas. Hosted by Geulah Finman. ($22, All Ages)

Due to a change in schedule, David Nguyen, Matt Knudsen and Jamie Wolf will no longer be appearing. Josef Anolin, Geulah Finman and Andrew Holmgren have been added.

Artists

Andrew Holmgren

Ben Kolina

Geulah Finman

Jay Shingle

Josef Anolin

Julian Fernandez

Katie-Ellen Humphries

Katie-Ellen Humphries is a standup comedian, writer and sketch performer originally from Victoria, B.C. whose debut comedy album "Ladyfinger" charted at number #1 on Apple Music (iTunes) in 2020.

Ryan Thomas

Ryan Thomas brings laughs to people all over the country with his unique blend of witty social commentary and hilariously engaging story-telling. Since his first time performing stand-up in San Francisco's historic Haight Ashbury Neighborhood, he quickly gained momentum and was soon... Read More →

Sabeen Sadiq

Sabeen Sadiq's comedy has been described as whimsically honest and even “I didn't think she'd talk about that” with topics ranging from her Muslim upbringing and family dysfunction, to being related to white people (surprise!!). When she's not changing windshield wipers for an... Read More →

Friday February 3, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Brava Studio 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

7:00pm PST

Colin Mahan: Himselves, Goldbaby and Strong Male Leads

Artists

Ali Clayton

Ali Clayton is the southern dyslexic pageant kid who grew up to be a gay, cowboy boot lovin comedian. After graduating college (you go girl) she left the south to hone her comedic chops in Chicago. She has been performing comedy for over 10 years and is currently based in Brooklyn... Read More →

Colin Mahan: Himselves

Bay Area sketch staple Colin Mahan (The Fresh Robots, The Great Difficulties" returns with another solo sketch show featuring his knack for uncanny impressions.

Goldbaby

We are Goldbaby: sketch comedy, not sketchy comedy. Lush, glamorous, and a hot mess, we are more than just one flavor. As a leading house team at The Pack Theater in Hollywood, Goldbaby is both a love letter to & twist on classic sketch, blending the simple with absurd, sexy with... Read More →

Strong Male Leads

Brett VerVoort and Franny Harold are best friends and have over 10+ years of sketch and improv comedy experience combined. They've mounted full-length sketch shows under the name "The Real Matthew Lillard," which can only be described as raw, edgy, in-your-face comedy and performance... Read More →

Friday February 3, 2023 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
PianoFight Second Stage 144 Taylor St, San Francisco, CA 94102

7:30pm PST

Play Date with Puddles, Dave Hill and Steve Agee (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

The 20th anniversary of Sketchfest calls for a supergroup, and we’ve got one of epic proportions. Puddles Pity Party, Dave Hill and Steve Agee mash-up their super powers of melancholy, metal and non-toxic masculinity for a musical comedy experience that’ll melt your heart and blow your f’n mind! ($50, 21+)

Co-presented by Noise Pop.

Artists

Dave Hill

Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, musician, actor, radio host, and man-about-town originally from Cleveland, Ohio but now living in New York City in a totally sweet apartment with a party deck and everything. Hot chicks come over to hang out and eat cheese plates and stuff with him... Read More →

Puddles Pity Party

Over the course of the pandemic, with touring cancelled, Puddles holed up in his studio and produced 14 episodes of his “Still Sequestered” show which featured such esteemed guests as Jack Black, Penn Jillette, Howie Mandel, Weird Al, Michael Stipe, Patton Oswalt, Cait O’Riordan... Read More →

Steve Agee

Steve Agee is an actor, comedian, writer, musician and photographer…he’s still trying to figure out which one he wants to focus on.Recently Steve did motion capture for King Shark in James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad," as well as playing the character of John Economos, opposite... Read More →

Friday February 3, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Swedish American Hall 2174 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

7:30pm PST

Stuff You Should Know (SOLD OUT)

This show is sold out. Tickets may be available at the door on the day of the show.

SF Sketchfest proudly welcomes back one of the most successful long-running podcasts in audio history! Stuff You Should Know is the award-winning podcast hosted by Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark and produced by the venerable website HowStuffWorks. If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered. ($45 Orchestra, $35 Balcony, All Ages)

Artists

Charles W. Chuck Bryant

Charles (Chuck) Bryant co-hosts the "Stuff You Should Know" podcast, a platform he uses to educate the public about common things and how they work. Bryant also writes articles for the site, touching on a potpourri of various subjects. Born in Atlanta in the early 1970s under the... Read More →

Josh Clark

"Stuff You Should Know" is the award-winning podcast hosted by Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark and produced by the venerable website HowStuffWorks. Twice weekly since 2008, "Stuff You Should Know" has released a mind-addling array of episodes, cracking open the mechanics, history and... Read More →

Friday February 3, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Sydney Goldstein Theater 275 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

7:30pm PST

SF Sketchfest Dozen: Leah Rudick & Shalewa Sharpe

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon. With Leah Rudick and Shalewa Sharpe, Hosted by Clara Bijl. ($35 Premium Reserved, $25 General Admission, 18+)

Due to illness, Mo Welch is no longer appearing. Leah Rudick has replaced her.

Artists

Clara Bijl

Clara Bijl is an internationally unknown stand-up comedian and writer. Clara grew up in the French Alps and learned English by listening to rap music before attending college in South Carolina, as one does when coming from France. Upon graduation, she moved to New York City to become... Read More →

Leah Rudick

Leah Rudick is a comedian based in Los Angeles. Most recently she performed standup on Comedy Dynamics' "Coming to the Stage" (available on Amazon). Her first standup special, "Everything is Fine!" can be seen on the streaming platform Seed & Spark. Recent comedy festivals include... Read More →

Shalewa Sharpe

Shalewa Sharpe tells jokes. She developed her sly yet goofy style in Atlanta, where she was raised. Currently based in Brooklyn, she has joked on so many shows, festivals, and podcasts that in 2017 Time Out NY labeled her a “local fixture.” She has joked on HBO’s “2 Dope Queens... Read More →

Friday February 3, 2023 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:30pm PST

Vanessa Gonzalez / The Latino Comedy Project Presents: “Gentrif*cked!”