SF Sketchfest 2025

Born in the Philippines and raised in Hayward, Aivy Cordova (it's pronounced "Ivy") began her comedy career in San Francisco. After taking a 7-year hiatus to raise her son, she returned to standup in 2017 and now performs regularly throughout the West Coast, including Cobb’s, Improv... Read More →

Ren Q. Dawe (he/they) is a trans comedian and genderqueer prankster. Lauded as a highly unsuccessful author, Ren is the organizer of the Colorado Queer Comedy Festival, and has been seen in festivals and comedy clubs from New York to Portland to Alaska. Their jokes have been featured... Read More →

Alisha Dhillon is an up and coming stand up comedian based in the Bay Area, California. She’s known for her fun loving, yet blunt style on stage and ability to make people laugh at difficult topics.Alisha is the current Roast Battle Champion of San Francisco. Her recent credits... Read More →

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, Ms. Pat... Read More →

Nora Jefferies is a queer comedian based in Brooklyn, just like the rest of your friends. She co-hosts the monthly standup showcase Sounds Great, which has been featured in Bushwick Daily_._ She can be found all over the country touring and performing in comedy festivals such as West... Read More →

Ben Kolina has many years of experience getting laughs from strangers starting at the Right Field Bleachers visiting several home games of the Oakland A's. Spending 5 years as co-producer of the popular comedy showcase at Night Light for many years, Ben currently co-produces... Read More →

Farzin Moradi is an Iranian American comedian based out of New York City. His laid back demeanor with smart writing and a unique cultural point of view led him to feature in clubs all over the state of Florida. Now you’ll find him in New York City where he performs at clubs and... Read More →

Faraz Niafattah is a Toronto-based standup comedian whose deadpan delivery and colorful choice of words leaves audiences wanting more, he is often described as a crowd favorite for his relatable humor. Faraz can be seen regularly at many Toronto Clubs including Absolute Comedy, The... Read More →

Virginia Jones has been on "Portlandia," CNN’s "History of Comedy," and an Australian tap dance infomercial. Virginia has over 20K followers on TikTok, whom she loves more than her family.She has opened for some of her heroes like Maria Bamford, Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmartin, and Eddie Pepitone, and not just the thing where she happens to appear before them on a showcase, but like, they asked her to open a show for them and th... Read More →