SF Sketchfest 2025

Frank Conniff is a comedy writer and performer who began his TV career writing for the Peabody award-winning Comedy Central series "Mystery Science Theater 3000," where he also played “TV’s Frank”, the bumbling yet lovable mad scientist sidekick. He then went on to be a writer... Read More →

Bill Corbett is a former writer and actor for the cult TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000," playing the robot Crow and the alien Brain Guy. He's now a principal performer, writer, and producer for RiffTrax.com. Corbett's voice was heard as a regular cast member on Adult Swim's... Read More →

Mary Jo Pehl was a writer and actor on the television show "Mystery Science Theater 3000", and was featured as the beloved arch-nemesis Pearl Forrester. She currently teams with Bridget Nelson making hilarious movie commentary on RiffTrax. Mary Jo currently writes, produces, and stars... Read More →

Next to his work for Rifftrax.com, Kevin Murphy is perhaps best known for portraying the stout red robot Tom Servo on the TV series "Mystery Science Theater" for nine seasons. He’s also the author of the HarperCollins book "A Year at the Movies: One Man’s Filmgoing Odyssey." Kevin... Read More →

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 →

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 →