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Sunday, January 19
 

3:00pm PST

Journos: A Stream of Consciousness News Hour
Sunday January 19, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm PST
Lost Church
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News + improv + news + improv + news + improv ...

Brandon R. Reynolds & Stephen Jackson present the most important and absurd news of the world. Then, improvisers riff on that news, or become part of it as "live reports." News and comedy, together at last. An enlightening evening of truth — and its consequences.

With guests Jessica Makinson, Cole Stratton, Janet Varney and Gary Anthony Williams.
Artists
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Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jackson is a comic, writer, and award-winning journalist living in Los Angeles. His work has been featured in SF Weekly, San Francisco Magazine, and on-the-air on KCRW. You can find him on stage at places like The Elysian Theatre and The Westside Comedy Theatre.
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Brandon R. Reynolds

Brandon R. Reynolds is a writer and journalist. He was the Editor-in-Chief of SF Weekly and has written for "Los Angeles Magazine", "Wired", "The Atlantic", and elsewhere. He is now a radio reporter for LA's KCRW and is writing a book about the world's most famous mountain lion.
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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". She's an alumnus of iO West and UCBLA... Read More →
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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 twenty-first year in January 2024. Along with Janet Varney, he has written and... Read More →
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Janet Varney

Janet Varney is an Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, writer and producer. She can be heard as the voice of Korra on "The Legend of Korra" on Netflix, where she can also be seen as Summer in the comedy series "Country Comfort". On HULU, she fights dark forces starring opposite John C... Read More →
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Gary Anthony Williams

Gary Anthony Williams' film credits include "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows," "The Internship," "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," "Undercover Brother," "Soul Plane," “Outlaw Johnny Black” and "The Factory."On television, Williams currently recurs in “Night... Read More →

Sunday January 19, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm PST
Lost Church 988 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
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4:00pm PST

Go Fact Yourself
Sunday January 19, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre
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Go Fact Yourself is a pop culture trivia show hosted by J. Keith van Straaten ("Ask Me Another" Senior Writer) and Helen Hong ("Wait-Wait- Don't Tell Me" recurring panelist), and running as a podcast on the Maximum Fun network and as a radio show on NPR station LAist 89.3. Each week, van Straaten and Hong test celebrity guests on their self-proclaimed areas of expertise in front of a live audience, then bring on a surprise expert in the topic. Previous guests have included everyone from actor Keegan-Michael Key to author Amy Tan to DJ Jazzy Jeff. More info and episodes at gofactyourpod.com

with Adam Savage and Jennifer Tilly.
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Helen Hong

Helen Hong - A fan favorite on the hit NPR podcast "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me", Helen's acting credits include roles on "Never Have I Ever", "Silicon Valley", the Jennifer Garner Christmas movie "Family Switch", and five seasons of "The Thundermans" on Nickelodeon.A long-time touring... Read More →
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J. Keith van Straaten

J. Keith van Straaten (Host/Co-Creator/Executive Producer/Writer) is a content producer/writer for TV game shows, including "The Hustler", "Master Minds", "In the USA Today", and "Funny You Should Ask". He's written trivia questions for everyone from local restaurants to regional... Read More →
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Adam Savage

Adam Savage has spent his life gathering skills that allow him to take what's in his brain and make it real. He's built everything from ancient Buddhas to futuristic weapons, from spaceships to dancing vegetables, from fine art sculptures to animated chocolate — and just about anything... Read More →
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Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway" for her memorable portrayal of the terribly untalented Olive, actress wannabe, and gangster's moll. Her performance in "Liar Liar" as Jim Carrey's gold digging client earned her... Read More →

Sunday January 19, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
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7:00pm PST

Hello From The Magic Tavern
Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Club Fugazi
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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 Arnie Niekamp, Adal Rifai and Matt Young and special guest Richard Kind!
Artists
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Arnie Niekamp

Arnie Niekamp (@misterarnie on Twitter) is the Studio Creative Director at Jackbox Games where he's directed games like "Drawful," "Trivia Murder Party" and "Monster Seeking Monster." He’s also the host of the podcast "Hello from the Magic Tavern" and a founding member of the Chicago... Read More →
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Adal Rifai

Adal Rifai is an improviser, podcaster, producer and writer in Chicago. Adal teaches improv at University of Illinois at Chicago, is the creator and co-host of the podcast "Hey Riddle Riddle", co-hosts the podcast "Hello From the Magic Tavern" as Chunt the shapeshifter and is the... Read More →
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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 →
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Richard Kind

Richard Kind is an accomplished stage, screen and television actor who continues to redefine the term character actor. Richard appeared in the Academy Award Winning Best Picture, "Argo" for director Ben Affleck and starred as 'Bing Bong' in the hit Pixar Film, "Inside Out". He played... Read More →

Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Club Fugazi 678 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133
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7:00pm PST

The Flop House: A Podcast About Bad Movies
Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club
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America’s longest-running bad movie podcast is thrilled to return to Sketchfest!

Elliott Kalan ("MST3K", the upcoming Netflix "Ghostbusters" series), Dan McCoy ("The Daily Show"), and Stuart Wellington (owner, Hinterlands Bar) are three real-life friends who’ve tortured themselves for over 17 years by watching critical flops, then chatting about them with equal parts insightful cinematic analysis and digressive comedic nonsense. See why "The A.V. Club" raved, “The Internet is studded with geeks mocking bad movies from the safety of their podcasts, but The Flop House might just be the best of the bunch.”
Artists
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Elliott Kalan

Elliott Kalan ("The Flop House") currently serves as executive producer for Netflix's upcoming "Ghostbusters" cartoon. He's been the head writer for "MST3K" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and a writer for "Housebroken". His children's books are "Horse Meets Dog" and "Sharko... Read More →
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Dan McCoy

Dan McCoy ("The Flop House") was an Emmy-winning writer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", as well as "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" and "Hell of a Week with Charlemagne tha God". He founded "The Flop House" back when podcasts were young, thinking "I should get in on this... Read More →
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Stuart Wellington

Stuart Wellington ("The Flop House") is a podcaster and bartender. He owns Hinterlands Bar and Minnie’s Bar with his wife Sharlene, both located in Brooklyn, NY. Stuart is also known for guest appearances on "The Adventure Zone" podcast and the hit films "Frankie Freako" and "PG... Read More →

Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
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7:00pm PST

The Sit and Chat Podcast
Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre
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The Sit and Chat is a loosely structured, conversational podcast from two former co-stars who grew up working together in entertainment. Each week, Bradley Steven Perry and Jake Short sit *and chat* with each other or interview their guest about the journey of following ones dreams and the folly that comes with it. Like most podcasts, they enjoy talking about life's trivial aspects. Each episode aims to make audiences and guests laugh alike because life isn't that serious - at least not on The Sit and Chat.
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Bradley Steven Perry

Bradley Steven Perry is an actor, director, and podcast host. You may know Bradley from his time on Disney Channel sitcoms "Good Luck Charlie," "Mighty Med," "Lab Rats: Elite Force," ABC’s "Schooled," or from his podcast "The Sit and Chat" with his friend Jake Short. Bradley is... Read More →
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Jake Short

Jake Short is an Actor who started his career with Disney on shows "Ant Farm" and "Mighty Med." Since, he has gone on to lead several independent movies, star in the BBC2 comedy "The First Team" (from creators of "Inbetweeners"), and most recently appeared in a guest spot on "Lessons... Read More →

Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
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