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Sunday, January 26
 

10:00am PST

Kevin McDonald Workshop: From Improv to Sketch
Sunday January 26, 2025 10:00am - 2:00pm PST
Work with sketch comedy legend Kevin McDonald of The Kids in the Hall to develop sketch writing from improvised scenes. From concept and character creation through building and finessing the final product, this intimate class creates an amazing setting for crafting comedy with skills you’ll take from the workshop into the future of your comedic endeavors!
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Kevin McDonald

Comedian, actor, writer and director Kevin McDonald founded “The Kids in the Hall” with friend Dave Foley, after they met in Toronto at Second City, and the television series ran from 1988-1995. In the troupe's television series and stage shows, he portrays several popular recurring... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 10:00am - 2:00pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

1:00pm PST

Comedian Clash: A Game Show Experience
Sunday January 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Join host Jacquis Neal as he invites some of his hilarious and famous comedian friends to have a game show experience! With contestants Sherry ColaAparna NancherlaTori PiskinLeonard Smith, Jr., Paul F. TompkinsEagle Witt and more!

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Jacquis Neal

Jacquis Neal is a tv/film and voice actor, host, comedian and podcaster. He plays Damion on NBC's "Grand Crew" and has been on shows like "Physical," "How I Met Your Father," "Liza on Demand," and ABC's "Bless This Mess." He performs comedy around Los Angeles, including hosting his... Read More →
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Sherry Cola

Sherry Cola is an actress and comedian that has brought the laughs on stages and screens alike. Her notable tv roles were in Freeform's "Good Trouble",and can be currently seen on Netflix's "Nobody Wants This". She's also known for her breakthrough movie role as Lolo Chen in "Joy... Read More →
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Aparna Nancherla

Aparna Nancherla is an acclaimed comedian, writer, and actor. Praised by critics and fans alike for her distinctive dry, existential, and whimsical sense of humor, Aparna has toured her standup comedy extensively around the U.S. and the world. A true multi-hyphenate, Aparna's work... Read More →
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Tori Piskin

Tori Piskin was born and raised in New York and is an actor, comedian, and writer now based in Los Angeles. As a stand up comedian, Tori Piskin was in the 2019 New York Comedy Festival - TBS Presents: Comics to Watch, where she was one out of ten performers picked from submission... Read More →
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Leonard Smith Jr

Leonard Smith Jr is a stand-up comedian, actor, and improviser from Atlanta, GA who’s based in Los Angeles. A former UCB program graduate and house team member. He is the creator of the improv group "Lemon Pepper Wet" which has been invited to Atlanta Improv Festival, SF Sketchfest... Read More →
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Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins is a comedian, improvisor and actor.He hosts the stage variety show "Varietopia" and co-hosts the "Threedom" podcast with Scott Aukerman & Lauren Lapkus, and the "Stay F. Homekins" podcast with his wife, Janie Haddad Tompkins.For a full list of Mr. Tompkins’ stage... Read More →
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Eagle Witt

A standup and actor; Eagle Witt is a born and raised New Yorker. At 28 years old, he performs at all the major clubs in the city including as a regular at the world famous "Comedy Cellar". Eagle has been featured on Comedy Central's "This Week at the Comedy Cellar" as well as Amazon's... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

3:00pm PST

Ithamar Has Nothing to Say
Sunday January 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST
Ithamar Enriquez (Second City alum, "WandaVision," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Miracle Workers," "The Conners," "Arrested Development") performs a one-man sketch show without saying a single word. After touring around the country and being developed into a series produced by Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael Key, this show continues to grow in it's universality and popularity as Ithamar delivers a tour de force performance, playing multiple characters and scenarios, all to an exciting selection of music while never uttering a word on stage. Directed by Frank Caeti.

With an opening set from Eric Rubin.
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Ithamar Enriquez

Ithamar Enriquez is an alum of The Second City Chicago and has been a guest performer at The Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade and as guest host of The Jim Henson Company’s "Puppet Up!" His TV and film appearances include: "WandaVision," "Miracle Workers," "Curb Your Enthusiasm... Read More →
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Eric Rubin

Eric Rubin´s oddball, live-looped, character driven musical comedy has appeared at SF Sketchfest '17, '18, '19, '20, '23, '24 Sac Comedy Festival, SF Fringe Festival, San Francisco Improv Festival, "Speechless Live", "Mortified", Ruckus and Rumpus Revival, Dragon Productions Theater... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST
Lost Church 988 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

3:00pm PST

Edinburgh Spotlight: The London Cycling Man
Sunday January 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST
The London Cycling Man is a character comedy/drag king show about an obnoxious Cycling Man. He’s English, middle aged, too rich and covered in lycra - cycling is the only interesting thing about him. He's also newly single and dealing with it very, very well actually, thank you for asking. Get to know this absurd and deeply flawed man as he gets to know himself.

A finalist in Europe's biggest drag king competition Man Up! 2023 and BBC New Comedian shortlisted 2023.

“Charming” The Guardian
"incredibly fast wit and laid-back charm" - Playbill 
“Standout performer... Enigmatic" The Scotsman

Longlisted - ISH Edinburgh Comedy Newcomer Award 2023
Runner-up - Brighton Fringe Queer Comedy Award 2023
Winner - Sketch Off 2020
Playbill Queerest Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023
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The London Cycling Man

The London Cycling Man is a character comedy/drag king show about an obnoxious Cycling Man. He’s English, middle aged, too rich and covered in lycra - cycling is the only interesting thing about him. He's also newly single and dealing with it very, very well actually, thank you... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm PST
Eclectic Box 446 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

4:00pm PST

Speechless
Sunday January 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Since 2013, Speechless Live has been selling out shows at comedy clubs and conferences all over the country and the world. Armed only with a laser pointer and a deck of random slides, presenters ranging from stand up comedians to software engineers and Tony Award winners to TED presenters have put their talents to the test in the ultimate improvisational gauntlet--giving a presentation that they've never seen before.

“Comedic gold.” --The Wall Street Journal
“PowerPoint may never be the same.” –Newsweek
“Cutting edge humor comes with a side of tech.” --San Francisco Chronicle

Sunday January 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Club Fugazi 678 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm PST

The Neighborhood Listen
Sunday January 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Join Burnt Millipede (Paul F. Tompkins), Joan Pedestrian (Nicole Parker) and Doug (Brett Morris) as they explore their hometown of Dignity Falls via posts from a certain neighborhood social networking app and interview the town's most intriguing residents!
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Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins is a comedian, improvisor and actor.He hosts the stage variety show "Varietopia" and co-hosts the "Threedom" podcast with Scott Aukerman & Lauren Lapkus, and the "Stay F. Homekins" podcast with his wife, Janie Haddad Tompkins.For a full list of Mr. Tompkins’ stage... Read More →
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Nicole Parker

Nicole Parker played Celine Dion in the Off-Broadway hit "Titanique" in New York this past summer. She appeared opposite Martin Short in her Broadway debut in "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me." Also on Broadway, she was seen in "The People in the Picture" with Donna Murphy, and played... Read More →
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Brett Morris

Brett Morris is an audio engineer, producer, musician, and more. He is currently the executive producer at Comedy Bang! Bang! World.

Sunday January 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

5:00pm PST

Sketch & Improv Showcase
Sunday January 26, 2025 5:00pm - 6:30pm PST
SF Sketchfest presents some of our favorite hand-picked up and coming sketch and improv teams from around the United States and beyond!

With All That Jazz Improv (SF), Little Boy Evil (NYC), Newt Work Comedy (Raleigh, NC), and Summer of Tears (LA). Hosted by Kyle Mara.
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All That Jazz Improv

All That Jazz Improv, established in 2013, is one of the longest-running musical improv troupes in the San Francisco Bay Area, creating unique, fully improvised, Broadway-style musicals set in the swingin' jazz era of the 1920's-1950's. We make up the story, songs, and dances "On... Read More →
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Little Boy Evil

Little Boy Evil is a New York based sketch group fresh off a sold out showcase at San Francisco Sketch Fest and making their way back to Brooklyn. Anchored by writer/performers Sam Schaefer, Robert Johnston and Tony Ferraro, the group has played to sold-out crowds off-Broadway in... Read More →
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Newt Work Comedy

Newt Work Comedy is an award-winning North Carolina-based improv and sketch comedy group. Its diverse membership comprises all races, religions and genders; the group prides itself on accepting members regardless of their background or identity. Frequently performing at ComedyWorx... Read More →
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Summer of Tears

Born during a '90s USC improv jam fueled by Zima and dial-up internet angst, Summer of Tears has been crafting their unique brand of sketch comedy for over two decades. They've performed sold-out shows in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, and Austin, including... Read More →
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Kyle Mara

Kyle Mara is a standup comedian and filmmaker from Rockville Centre, NY. You can catch him performing regularly in New York City at the world-famous Comic Strip. His short film "Vintage Deluxe" most recently won "Best Dark Comedy" at The Austin After Dark Film Festival.

Sunday January 26, 2025 5:00pm - 6:30pm PST
Eclectic Box 446 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

5:00pm PST

Standup Showcase
Sunday January 26, 2025 5:00pm - 6:30pm PST
SF Sketchfest presents some of our favorite hand-picked emerging stand-ups comics from around the country and beyond!

With Dan Aguinaga, Natasha Collier, Reem Edan, Deeptanshu Jha, Ben Feldman, Albert Lin, Annette Mullaney, and Alejandro Ochoa, Hosted by Benton Harshaw.

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Dan Aguinaga

Dan Aguinaga is a Brazilian-American comedian from New York City. He lives in San Francisco with his patient wife and two precocious daughters, whom he often talks about on stage with tight writing and a silly yet sincere stage presence.
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Natasha Collier

Natasha Collier got her start in Santa Cruz, California at 19 years old. While completing her degree from UC Santa Cruz, Natasha quickly became a regular feature at local clubs and shows, rising quickly in the bay area comedy scene. Natasha currently resides in Los Angeles, where... Read More →
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Reem Edan

Reem Edan is an Iraqi-American comedian, content creator, award-winning writer and actress based in Los Angeles. Her performances have captivated audiences globally, making appearances on: "The Stand Up Sketch Show," Showtime’s “Desus & Mero,” Laugh After Dark, Sirius XM, the... Read More →
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Ben Feldman

Ben Feldman is an established standup comedian whose acerbic wit is provocative yet playful, delivered with glints of absurdity as he teeters back and forth along the thick line between aggression and charm. Ben features regularly at the San Francicsco Punch Line, Cobb's Comedy Club... Read More →
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Benton Harshaw

Benton Harshaw is a Sacramento-based comedian who has been performing since he was seventeen. In 2023, he won the Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Competition. His comedy can be heard broadcast on SiriusXM Radio. He appears all over California in clubs, casinos, and, once, a woman's 90th... Read More →
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Deeptanshu Jha

Deeptanshu Jha is an immigrant stand-up comedian who grew up in New Delhi, India, before moving to San Francisco. He performs all over California and won the Roast Battle California Championship in 2024. As the only engineer in a family of doctors, he’s been the punchline his whole... Read More →
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Albert Lin

Albert Lin is a standup comedian with a knack for finding the absurdity in everyday situations, turning the ordinary into something hilariously unexpected. He produces two successful comedy shows in San Jose - Garbage Giggles and Spaced Out Comedy - and has performed at the renowned... Read More →
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Annette Mullaney

Annette Mullaney is a San Francisco-based comic who's performed all over the country and internationally, including SF Sketchfest, Portland Comedy Festival, Austin's Out of Bounds Festival, and the Motor City Comedy Festival, and regularly opens for Third Eye Blind. Originally from... Read More →
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Alejandro Ochoa

Alejandro Ochoa is a San Francisco-based stand-up comedian and a paid regular at Cobb's Comedy Club, Punch Line (SF and Sacramento), San Jose Improv and Rooster T Feathers where he has worked with Sam Morril, Shane Gillis, and Liza Treyger. He has also been a part of the Asheville... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 5:00pm - 6:30pm PST
Lost Church 988 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:00pm PST

Hangin' With Dr. Z
Sunday January 26, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Eccentric, 1970s era talk show host, Doctor Z (Dana Gould) interviews current celebrity guests as themselves but set in a golden age of talk shows.

With Jackie Harris Greenberg and Paul Greenberg.

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Dana Gould

Dana Gould began his professional comedy career at the age of seventeen. Between Comedy Central, 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 →
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Jackie Harris Greenberg

Jackie Harris Greenberg is a veteran of Toronto’s Second City Mainstage, known for her roles in "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and cult favorites "Not Another Teen Movie" and "Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy,"_ _She frequently collaborates with her husband, comedian and writer Paul Greenberg... Read More →
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Paul Greenberg

Paul Greenberg is a comedian and Emmy-winning writer who is a founding member of the comedy troupe "The Vacant Lot." He often collaborates with his wife, comedian, Jackie Harris Greenberg, on numerous projects, all of which she is taller than him in. Greenberg most recently wrote... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:00pm PST

Wrong Answers Only
Sunday January 26, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Three comedians. One expert. So many ridiculously wrong answers. Wrong Answers Only is a hilarious, interactive live show that features celebrity guests, a scientific expert, and audience members learning about exciting research through games and quizzes. Hosted by Chris Duffy and Keri Stoever, with guests Samm Levine, Aparna Nancherla and more! Presented by LabX, a program of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Chris Duffy

Chris Duffy is a comedian, television writer, and radio/podcast host. Chris currently hosts the hit podcast "How to Be a Better Human." Chris wrote for both seasons of "Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas" on HBO, executive produced by John Oliver. Chris is both a former fifth grade teacher... Read More →
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Samm Levine

Samm Levine is best known for his roles in 'Freaks and Geeks,' 'Inglourious Basterds,' and 'Wet Hot American Summer.' The journeyman actor has appeared on over 75 different television series in his three decade career. He also produced and co-hosted the award winning podcast, 'Kevin... Read More →
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Aparna Nancherla

Aparna Nancherla is an acclaimed comedian, writer, and actor. Praised by critics and fans alike for her distinctive dry, existential, and whimsical sense of humor, Aparna has toured her standup comedy extensively around the U.S. and the world. A true multi-hyphenate, Aparna's work... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:30pm PST

Sketch & Improv Showcase
Sunday January 26, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
SF Sketchfest presents some of our favorite hand-picked up and coming sketch and improv teams from around the United States and beyond!

With A.J. Schraeder Tries His Best (Greensboro, NC), Bad Medicine (Washington DC), Best Frenzy (SF), and Full of Bones (NYC). Hosted by Nina Phan.

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A.J. Schraeder Tries His Best

A.J. Schraeder has been performing sketch comedy for nearly 2 decades now. During that time, he's brought shows to colleges across the country, been invited to comedy festivals across North America, and sold commercial ideas and content to brands around the world. He is the most recent... Read More →
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Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine is from a political town, bringing you comedy with a flair for the dark and absurd. Our unpredictable sketches mix up styles and formats, all with the goal of highlighting the quirky and ridiculous sides of real life. Bad Medicine has been calling the DC Improv Comedy... Read More →
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Best Frenzy

Best Frenzy is a San Francisco-based sketch comedy duo made up entirely of women! Rebekah Kouy-Ghadosh and Becky Hirschfeld's cheerfully pessimistic act focuses on an array of vibrant, high-status dummies who fearlessly and unapologetically take up space. This character-driven show... Read More →
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Full of Bones

Full of Bones is an Improv team forged from the depths of hell. The team is composed of Tony Ferraro, Robert Johnston, Meredith Dietz, Mark Burns, Chris Tucker, and Madeline Wolfson. They have been described as having “broken brains” and being “rotten to the core”. Full of... Read More →
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Nina Phan

Nina Phan is a Vietnamese stand-up comedian from Toronto, known for her unique blend of deadpan delivery and sassy wit. Her comedy offers a fresh, relatable take on everyday life, captivating audiences with her sharp observations. Nina has performed at top Toronto venues, including... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Eclectic Box 446 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

7:30pm PST

Resistance is Fertile
Sunday January 26, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Resistance is Fertile is a San Francisco's longest-running 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 Luisa Alana and Brooke Heinichen, with guests Natasha Collier, Sophia Garrow, Denise Lee, Geneva Rust-Orta, and Natasha Vinik.

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Luisa Alana

Luisa Alana is an Oakland-based comic striving to master the art of the tasteful overshare. You may have seen her at Sketchfest the last several years, Treefort Fest, and South by Southwest. You can catch her performing nightly at your local comedy club, dive bar, or the occasional... Read More →
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Brooke Heinichen

Brooke Heinichen is a San Francisco stand-up comedian. Originally from Ohio, she talks too fast and smiles too much. She is a regular at the San Francisco Punch Line, Cobb's Comedy Club and Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, among others. She was the winner of the 2019 Rooster T Feathers... Read More →
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Natasha Collier

Natasha Collier got her start in Santa Cruz, California at 19 years old. While completing her degree from UC Santa Cruz, Natasha quickly became a regular feature at local clubs and shows, rising quickly in the bay area comedy scene. Natasha currently resides in Los Angeles, where... Read More →
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Sophia Garrow

Originally hailing from New York, Sophia Garrow moved to San Francisco in 2022 to lock in a tech husband and quit her day job. While only one of those things has happened, her work has been featured by the SF Standard and she has performed at Cobb’s Comedy Club, Punchline Comedy... Read More →
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Denise Lee

Denise Lee is a standup comic based in San Francisco. She regularly performs at Punch Line SF, Cobb's Comedy Club, Don't Tell Comedy, and Cheaper Than Therapy, where she is a producer. In her free time, Denise enjoys snacks and walking through the grocery store.
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Geneva Rust-Orta

Geneva Rust-Orta is a comic and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Oakland, she has performed on the lineup of SF Sketchfest, Santa Cruz Comedy Festival, and the Oakland Comedy Festival. Geneva performed her half-hour show, ‘Gayby Girl’ off-Broadway at the SoHo... Read More →
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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. Natasha... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Lost Church 988 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
 
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