SF Sketchfest 2025

Chris Fleming was named one of Variety’s Ten Comics to Watch and has a new hour special out on Peacock titled "HELL". Of his live show, Chortle says, “you can’t take your eyes off this unpredictable, exciting performer.” “Glorious absurdity” boasts the New York Times, “a master of his craft” according to AVClub, and “truly one of a kind” -Paste Magazine. Splitsider says, “a madman and I think, genius.” According to Vulture, “equal parts imagination and inferiority complex, a combination that has led him to create some of the most bizarrely funny performance art taking place online and onstage today.”

Rachel Kaly (she/they) is a queer NYC-based comedian of middle-eastern descent. She is story editor on "Digman!" for CBS/Paramount + and is a contributing writer for ClickHole. Rachel has studied at the Annoyance Theater, Second City, and at UCB as a diversity scholar. She has three regular monthly shows that have been written up by the New York Times, Time Out NY, and GOLD comedy: Ladies Who Ranch, The Ellen Show But Violent, and Improv. She graduated from Wesleyan University in 2017 and founded the Absurd Comedy Collective in 2016 in an effort to make more inclusive spaces for marginalized comics. Rachel is developing an original comedy pilot with HBO and Abso Lutely Productions.

Ikechukwu Ufomadu is an Emmy-nominated and Drama Desk Award–winning actor, writer, and comedian, named a “Comedian You Should and Will Know” by Vulture/New York Magazine and a “Comic to Look Out For” by Time Out New York. 
His one-man show, "Amusements", premiered off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons after being workshopped at the Edinburgh Fringe to sell-out audiences and strong reviews. He co-wrote and stars in the indie feature "Inspector Ike" (Factory 25) and short-form series "Words with Ike" (FX). 
He wrote for the TV series "Ziwe", "Tooning Out the News", and "Paid Off". On screen, he can be seen in recent Sundance hit "Your Monster", as well as "Judas and the Black Messiah", "Los Espookys", "Three Busy Debras", "Joe Pera Talks With You" and more. As a comedian, he's performed at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, SXSW, The Public Theater, Joe’s Pub, Ars Nova, New York Comedy Festival, and the Netflix is a Joke Festival.

Hosted by Kavita Singh.

SF Sketchfest presents some of our favorite hand-picked emerging stand-ups comics from around the country and beyond!

With Aivy Cordova, Ren Q. Dawe, Phil Griffiths, Nora Jefferies, Virginia Jones, Ben Kolina, Farzin Moradi, and Faraz Niafattah. Hosted by Alisha Dhillon.

Rachel Kaly (she/they) is a queer NYC-based comedian of middle-eastern descent. She is story editor on "Digman!" for CBS/Paramount + and is a contributing writer for ClickHole. Rachel has studied at the Annoyance Theater, Second City, and at UCB as a diversity scholar. She has three regular monthly shows that have been written up by the New York Times, Time Out NY, and GOLD comedy: Ladies Who Ranch, The Ellen Show But Violent, and Improv. She graduated from Wesleyan University in 2017 and founded the Absurd Comedy Collective in 2016 in an effort to make more inclusive spaces for marginalized comics. Rachel is developing an original comedy pilot with HBO and Abso Lutely Productions.

Ikechukwu Ufomadu is an Emmy-nominated and Drama Desk Award–winning actor, writer, and comedian, named a “Comedian You Should and Will Know” by Vulture/New York Magazine and a “Comic to Look Out For” by Time Out New York. 
His one-man show, "Amusements", premiered off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons after being workshopped at the Edinburgh Fringe to sell-out audiences and strong reviews. He co-wrote and stars in the indie feature "Inspector Ike" (Factory 25) and short-form series "Words with Ike" (FX). 
He wrote for the TV series "Ziwe", "Tooning Out the News", and "Paid Off". On screen, he can be seen in recent Sundance hit "Your Monster", as well as "Judas and the Black Messiah", "Los Espookys", "Three Busy Debras", "Joe Pera Talks With You" and more. As a comedian, he's performed at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, SXSW, The Public Theater, Joe’s Pub, Ars Nova, New York Comedy Festival, and the Netflix is a Joke Festival.

Hosted by Kavita Singh.

Chris Fleming was named one of Variety’s Ten Comics to Watch and has a new hour special out on Peacock titled "HELL". Of his live show, Chortle says, “you can’t take your eyes off this unpredictable, exciting performer.” “Glorious absurdity” boasts the New York Times, “a master of his craft” according to AVClub, and “truly one of a kind” -Paste Magazine. Splitsider says, “a madman and I think, genius.” According to Vulture, “equal parts imagination and inferiority complex, a combination that has led him to create some of the most bizarrely funny performance art taking place online and onstage today.”

New York Times Critic’s Pick (2024)
Vulture’s Top Comics You Should and Will Know (2023)

After an eleven week run Off-Broadway in NYC with four extensions and a New York Times Critic’s Pick, the bad boy of clown Zach Zucker makes his SF debut with his award-winning alter-ego Jack Tucker.

A well-respected journeyman and bonafide legend on the Upstate New York regional comedy scene, Jack Tucker is the ultimate comedian's comedian. Fighting to save his marriage, regain the respect of his son, and pay off countless loansharks looking to collect their debts, Tucker (Jack) will do whatever it takes to make you laugh.

If the joke doesn't land, it's not because it isn't funny - you just didn't get it. Nothing can stop him... except himself.

This show has sold out in New York, London, Los Angeles, Edinburgh, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Mumbai, achieving a total of 498 walkouts worldwide.
 
Created and Performed by Zach Zucker
Directed by Jonny Woolley
Co-Devised by Jonny Woolley and Dylan Woodley
 
★★★★★ “Standing ovations, sold out performances, walk-outs and one star reviews – Jack Tucker is disruptive and a hurricane of fresh air.” Entertainment Focus
★★★★★ "Jack Tucker is one in a million. It's anti-comedy but also pure comedy. Tucker is so brilliantly over the top he is terrifyingly hilarious. Embrace the lunacy and enjoy” Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke
★ “A fraud completely out of his depth” Skinny