Name: Talkies
Start: 2025-01-23T19:00:00-0800
End: 2025-01-23T20:30:00-0800

Tickets on sale November 17 at 10:00am Pacific! Lineup subject to change.
Show sold out? A limited number of tickets may be available at the door. Any available seats will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early to try your luck!
Need help? Email boxoffice@sfsketchfest.com.

Thursday January 23, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST

Talkies is the best unconventional, experimental, and multi-media live comedy event on the West Coast. 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 basement of San Francisco's 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 now has a new home in LA at the Whammy Analog VHS store every third Thursday!

Past guest performers have included Aparna Nancherla, Brent Weinbach, Ron Lynch, Frankie Quinones, Myq Kaplan, Sad Vicious, Mary Mack, and Beth Lisick. The show is a regular feature of SF Sketchfest and almost always sells out.

Featuring your hosts - Nick Stargu, George Chen, Aviva Siegel, Land Smith and guests Jaren George, Iain Langlands, The London Cycling Man, and Maryam Moosavi

https://eastbayexpress.com/friday-night-powerpoint-hour-1/
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13903909/talkies-show-cobbs-comedy-club

Artists

George Chen

George Chen is a writer, event organizer, comedian, and actor in Los Angeles. He produces the monthly multimedia variety show Talkies at Whammy Analog in Echo Park. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, George has produced shows at Giant Robot, Night Gallery, Whammy ... Read More →

Land Smith

Land Smith is a laconic comedian and writer named after the ground. He has performed at comedy clubs, festivals, museums, and video stores. Oh I almost forgot about bars/restaurants. He is a co-producer of the multimedia comedy show "Talkies" at Whammy Analog Video in Echo Park. People... Read More →

Aviva Siegel

Aviva Siegel 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... Read More →

Nick Stargu

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 →

Jaren George

Born and raised in New York City, Jaren George is a comedian now based in San Francisco. He just wants you (the audience) to be engaged and feed off his intensely high charismatic ways. Jaren's style for jokes can only be described as "energetic storytelling" with a second main entree... Read More →

Iain Langlands

Iain Langlands is a 24 year old comedian born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. His comedy journey began at the world renowned open mic at San Francisco State University. He definitely went up there and spoke into a microphone but he walked away learning how much of a process... Read More →

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 →

Maryam Moosavi

Maryam Moosavi uses her small voice to deliver bold punchlines. She is a regular at Laughs Unlimited in Sacramento and SF Punchline. Her immigrant parents are very proud of her.

Thursday January 23, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Lost Church 988 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

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