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Friday, January 17
 

9:45pm PST

StraightioLab with Sam Taggart & George Civeris
Friday January 17, 2025 9:45pm - 11:15pm PST
Straight culture: terrifying, fascinating, and endlessly entertaining. Very smart comedians George Civeris and Sam Taggart get to the BOTTOM of the mystery that is heterosexuality and its intricacies on their intellectual and hilarious TOP notch podcast StraightioLab. Scared? Good.  From Big Money Players Network.

With guests Moshe Kasher and Amy Schneider.

Artists
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George Civeris

George Civeris is a standup comedian and writer based in New York. According to the flawless American media apparatus, he is "known for his monster wit and broad palate" (NYLON) and his comedy "collapses the divide between high art and low" (Vulture). He was selected as a New Face... Read More →
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Sam Taggart

Sam Taggart is currently based in LA. Originally a Brooklyn-based queer comedian, actor, and writer, Sam is currently writing on "After Midnight" for CBS. Most recently, Sam was a writer on the critically acclaimed Showtime/A24 series "Ziwe" is co-host of the Big Money Players podcast... Read More →
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Moshe Kasher

Moshe Kasher. Comedian. Child Genius. Jew. Jew Comedian. OBGYN. Pleasure center. Good tipper. Guiding light. Beefcake.Featured on: NBC, E!'s "Chelsea Lately", "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", Comedy Central's "Drunk History", "@midnight", "Conan", "Carson Daly", Showtime's "Shameless... Read More →
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Amy Schneider

Like Kim Deal, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and one of the two Wright Brothers, Amy Schneider was born in Dayton, Ohio. In 2021, she made her first appearance on the syndicated quiz show "Jeopardy!", where she would go on to win 40 consecutive games, the second most in the show's history... Read More →

Friday January 17, 2025 9:45pm - 11:15pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
 
Saturday, January 18
 

3:00pm PST

Beverly Live! with Jamie Denbo
Saturday January 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm PST
Beverly Live!: Bev's one-yente show takes audiences on a journey to starting over at age 70, becoming an entrepreneur, and parenting her twin girls, Laine and Rachelle. (Both 37 and still single. It's FINE.)
Special prize if you have long Covid!

There's not actually a prize but... congrats?

With Jamie Denbo and guests Rachel Bloom and Dan Gregor.
Artists
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Jamie Denbo

Jamie Denbo currently serves as co-EP on the 20th season of ABC's smash hit, "Grey's Anatomy". She was the creator, EP and showrunner of Lifetime's 10 episode one-hour dramedy series, "American Princess", which was based on her true-life experiences working on the Renaissance Festival... Read More →
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Rachel Bloom

Rachel Bloom is best known for the TV series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" and you can see her special "Death, Let Me Do My Special" on Netflix.
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Dan Gregor

Dan Gregor most recently co-wrote the soon to be released "The Naked Gun" reboot for Paramount, with Akiva Schaffer & Doug Mand and Liam Neeson starring. Previously he co-wrote the Emmy award winning "Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers" for Disney, co-wrote and directed SXSW selection "Most... Read More →

Saturday January 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm PST
Lost Church 988 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm PST

Endless Honeymoon with Moshe Kasher & Natasha Leggero
Saturday January 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher, married comedians, are using their hilariously hard-won wisdom on relationships and building on their hit Netflix special to help others by offering love advice to callers while simultaneously examining the ups and downs of their own relationship! With guests Rachel Dratch and Simon Helberg.

Artists
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Moshe Kasher

Moshe Kasher. Comedian. Child Genius. Jew. Jew Comedian. OBGYN. Pleasure center. Good tipper. Guiding light. Beefcake.Featured on: NBC, E!'s "Chelsea Lately", "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", Comedy Central's "Drunk History", "@midnight", "Conan", "Carson Daly", Showtime's "Shameless... Read More →
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Natasha Leggero

Natasha Leggero is an accomplished actress, writer, and stand-up comedian whose garnered attention across film, television and the web. Leggero created, wrote, produced, and starred in the Comedy Central sitcom, "Another Period", after stealing the public eye with her appearances... Read More →
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Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch was a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" for 7 years. Before that she was on the Mainstage of Second City Chicago for four years, where she wrote and performed with Adam McKay, Scott Adsit, and Tina Fey. She appeared in a bunch of TV shows, including "King of Queens... Read More →
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Simon Helberg

Simon Helberg was most recently seen opposite Natasha Lyonne in "Poker Face," Rian Johnson's new mystery series for Peacock. He starred opposite Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard in French auteur Leos Carax’s film, "Annette," which opened the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and is currently... Read More →

Saturday January 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm PST

Hey Riddle Riddle
Saturday January 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Riddles! Puzzles! WhoDunnits! Adal RifaiErin Keif and JPC try and solve a few of these every episode while discussing and dissecting along the way. You can play along while listening but can you solve the questions before we do?? (You absolutely will.)
Artists
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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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Erin Keif

Erin Keif is originally from Massachusetts and now lives in Los Angeles where she does live performance and podcasting. She has two podcasts on the Headgum network– "Hey Riddle Riddle", a comedy podcast, and "SitcomD&D", a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. She is also a regular on "Hello... Read More →
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John Patrick "JPC" Coan

John Patrick Coan is a Chicago-based improviser, podcaster, and streamer. You can find him on stage at iO Chicago performing with Whirled News Tonight and Devil's Daughter, on-screen Thursday nights at twitch.tv/OneShotRPG, in your ears on the "Campaign" podcast, and on Twitter @jpsofly... Read More →

Saturday January 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
 
Sunday, January 19
 

3:00pm PST

Journos: A Stream of Consciousness News Hour
Sunday January 19, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm PST
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
avatar for Stephen Jackson

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

4:00pm PST

Go Fact Yourself
Sunday January 19, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
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.
Artists
avatar for Helen Hong

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

7:00pm PST

Hello From The Magic Tavern
Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
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 →
avatar for Adal Rifai

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

7:00pm PST

The Flop House: A Podcast About Bad Movies
Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
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

7:00pm PST

The Sit and Chat Podcast
Sunday January 19, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
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
 
Wednesday, January 22
 

7:30pm PST

Exploration: LIVE!
Wednesday January 22, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Brooklyn comics Charlie Bardey and Natalie Rotter-Laitman — named two of "The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2023" by Vulture Magazine — bring a live recording of their cult podcast Exploration: Live! to San Francisco. The show is part stand up, part riffing, and, honestly, really, really funny.

Wednesday January 22, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Marines' Memorial Theatre 609 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102
 
Thursday, January 23
 

7:30pm PST

Climate Town Town Hall (SOLD OUT)
Thursday January 23, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
This show is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.

Climate Town makes deeply researched comedy videos about the climate crisis for their 600,000 YouTube subscribers. Now, after four years and millions of views, they're bringing that same climate change comedy to the stage, where you can see it the way it has never before been seen: LIVE AT SF SKETCHFEST. With Rollie Williams and Matt Nelsen.


Thursday January 23, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:30pm PST

Free With Ads
Thursday January 23, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Why pay for streaming services when movies like "Timecop" and "Grease 2" can be watched for nothing more than the cost of enduring a few loud, unskippable ads? Join Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris and Matt Lieb for a live-at-Sketchfest dive into the internet’s bargain bin! With guest Shanna Christmas, the gang will be talking about the sparkly-vampire phenomenon, "Twilight!"

Artists
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Emily Fleming

Emily Fleming is a comedian, actress and writer originally from Nashville, TN. She appeared on episodes of Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", "The Characters", and lent her voice as a deposition attorney for HBO's "Veep". She also wrote and appeared as a recurring contestant on... Read More →
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Jordan Morris

Jordan Morris is a writer and podcast host. For television, he’s written for shows on Disney Plus, Max, Cartoon Network and Comedy Central. For comics, he’s the author of the graphic novel "Youth Group" and co-author of the 2x Eisner-nominated "Bubble", based on the Maximum Fun... Read More →
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Matt Lieb

Matt Lieb is a stand up comedian, writer, and podcaster. His comedy has been featured on "Viceland" (Hulu), and a few streaming platforms that are no longer with us. Matt is the co-host of the Frotcast and Pod Yourself A Gun – A Rewatch Podcast which claims to be the world’s only... Read More →
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Shanna Christmas

Shanna Christmas is a stand up comedian from Las Vegas. She has performed across North America, including Montreal and Edmonton in Canada. He writing has been published in Business Insider and she's a contributor to Reductress. You can see her on Season 10 of “Coming To The Stage... Read More →

Thursday January 23, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Punch Line Comedy Club 444 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:30pm PST

The Bechdel Cast Live presents TITANIC
Thursday January 23, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
The Bechdel Cast is coming back to San Francisco (ever heard of it??) and bringing our famed SHREKTANIC show! This will be a celebration and decimation of TITANIC!

Join hosts Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus (in full Titanic drag, trust) for a live show full of multimedia weirdness, a discussion of the movie, fan fic, trivia, merch, and a very persuasive argument that when Leonardo DiCaprio is submerged in water while fully clothed, it actually passes the Bechdel Test.

We can't wait to return to Sketchfest! See you there!
Artists
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Caitlin Durante

Caitlin Durante is a writer, comedian, and story analyst. She performs all over the country and in festivals like the Women in Comedy Festival, the Out of Bounds Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe. She is the co-host of "The Bechdel Cast," a feminist movie podcast, and she hosts "Sludge... Read More →
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Jamie Loftus

Jamie Loftus is a comedian and cartoonist living in Los Angeles if that's okay, but is from Boston originally, with your permission of course. She's written and performed on Comedy Central ("Irrational Fears"), Adult Swim ("Robot Chicken"), Super Deluxe ("Upgraded" and "Robot Takeover... Read More →

Thursday January 23, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Club Fugazi 678 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133
 
Saturday, January 25
 

4:00pm PST

Bad Dates with Joel Kim Booster (SOLD OUT)
Saturday January 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
This show is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.


Everybody’s had them, everybody can relate to them, and now we’re back with more of the wildest stories you’ve ever heard, on Bad Dates! Join new guest host Joel Kim Booster ("Loot", "Fire Island", Netflix) as he invites his favorite funny friends to share their most iconic dating fiascos. From the team behind the hit podcast SmartLess, Bad Dates will make you laugh a lot, cry a little, and cringe just enough. Because as we all know - the worst dates make the best stories. It’s a new host, but the same old mess! With guests Peaches Christ, Spike Einbinder, and Dave Mizzoni.


Co-presented by Amoeba Music



Artists
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Joel Kim Booster

Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was named as an emerging advocate and creative on the 2022 Time100 Next List and a "Variety Screenwriter to Watch" (2022). Joel has also been recognized as one of "The Queer Young Comics... Read More →
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Peaches Christ

Peaches Christ is a filmmaker and cult leader living in San Francisco. Her infamous cult-movie events are self-produced at the Castro Theatre and regularly draw over 1,000 attendees to each new production. Events have featured special guest stars John Waters, Cloris Leachman, Appolonia... Read More →
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Spike Einbinder

Spike Einbinder is a comedian, actor, writer, drag performer and 6,000 year old shapeshifting demon from Los Angeles. His work combines body horror, surrealism and dark comedy. He has featured roles in HBO's "Los Espookys", as well as A24's "You Hurt My Feelings" and the forthcoming... Read More →
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Dave Mizzoni

Dave Mizzoni is comedian, actor, and producer based in New York City. Dave has written and produced for shows "Rupaul’s Drag Race", "Rupau'ls Drag Race Allstars", "Charli vs Dixie", and LOGO’s "Spill with Johnny Sibly". David also starred in, wrote and created the Jax Media original... Read More →

Saturday January 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm PST

Doughboys
Saturday January 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Doughboys is the award-winning Best Food Podcast featured on "Good Morning America" and "The Simpsons." Hosts and longtime frenemies Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger review chain restaurants and bicker about absolutely everything. Past guests include Chris Pratt, Sarah Silverman, and Nicole Byer.
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Mike Mitchell

Mike Mitchell is an actor, comedian, and cat dad of Wolly and Irma originally from Quincy, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Dunkin’ Donuts. His credits include "Brooklyn Nine-Nine", "The Tomorrow War", and "Twisted Metal".
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Nick Wiger

Nick Wiger (rhymes with "tiger") is a writer, director, and game designer originally from Lakewood, California, the birthplace of Denny’s. He also co hosts the video game podcast "Get Played".

Saturday January 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123

4:00pm PST

The Thrilling Adventure Hour (SOLD OUT)
Saturday January 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
This show is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour
20th Anniversary Tour

The beloved stage show and podcast kicks off their 20th year with two shows in San Francisco!

Starring Paul F. Tompkins ("Bojack Horseman"), Marc Evan Jackson ("The Good Place"), Busy Philipps ("Girls 5Eva"), Mark Gagliardi ("Blood and Treasure"), Craig Cackowski ("Drunk History"), Autumn Reeser ("The OC"), Annie Savage ("Dicktown"), Hal Lublin ("The Venture Brothers"), and Janet Varney ("The Legend of Korra") and special guests David Dastmalchian ("Suicide Squad"), Vella Lovell ("Crazy Ex-Girlfriend") and Kevin McDonald ("Kids in the Hall").

The Thrilling Adventure Hour is an institution of the LA comedy scene, having run live, monthly since 2005. The show consists of scripted comedy-genre segments starring your favorite actors from the worlds of TV, film, podcasts, and improv. Never seen the show live before? Don't worry! This special show is designed so that you can jump in with both feet and laugh along with the one mouth! Longtime fan of the show? We love you! This is a great chance to bring those friends who missed the bandwagon during the Thrilling heyday. Plus, you'll get to re-connect with the characters and actors you've loved and missed.

Written and produced by the show's creators, Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
Featuring live scoring by composer Jonathan Dinerstein and Jordan Katz.

Due to a scheduling change, Joshua Malina is no longer appearing on this show. Kevin McDonald and David Dastmalchian have been added.
Artists
avatar for Craig Cackowski

Craig Cackowski

Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as "Community", "Veep", "Drunk History", and "Sex Lives Of College Girls". Look for him in the new shows "Hysteria!" on "Peacock" and "The Pitt... Read More →
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David Dastmalchian

Award winning actor, writer, and producer David Dastmalchian got his big break in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” in 2008 and reunited in 2023’s “Oppenhiemer”. He then made his mark in the DC Universe starring as the iconic Polka-Dot Man in James Gunn’s “The... Read More →
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Mark Gagliardi

You may know me as the original and frequent narrator of Comedy Central's Emmy-winning "Drunk History" or as Croach The Tracker in the star-studded Largo hit "The Thrilling Adventure Hour. "We may have met at a Comic-Con or two. You may have been among our 2 million downloads... Read More →
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Marc Evan Jackson

Marc Evan Jackson is best known for his roles in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, The Baby-Sitters Club, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Kong: Skull Island, and was mostly recently seen in Apple TV's Lessons in Chemistry. More importantly, Marc is the co-founder of The Detroit... Read More →
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Vella Lovell

Vella Lovell is so excited to be joining Thrilling Adventure Hour at SF Sketchfest. Credits include "Animal Control," "Mr. Mayor," "Crazy Ex Girlfriend," "Accused,” "A Clüsterfünke Christmas," "She Ra And the Princesses of Power," “Kiff," "The Big Sick," “Dollface," “Girls... Read More →
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Hal Lublin

The co-host of "We Got This with Mark and Hal" and "Tights and Fights" podcasts on the Maximum Fun Network and “Good Morning Night Vale” on the Night Vale Presents Network, Hal Lublin is an accomplished actor and improviser. Best known for his work as one of the core WorkJuice... Read More →
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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 →
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Busy Philipps

Busy Philipps is a New York Times best-selling author, actor, activist, writer, and host of the new series, "Busy This Week", which she executive produces with Caissie St. Onge and Michael Gleason. Philipps is best known from her series of iconic television roles such as Kim Kelly... Read More →
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Annie Savage

Annie Savage has performed on stage in numerous sketch and improv shows, most notably as a Conservatory Grad from Second City, L.A. She was a troupe member on “National Lampoon’s National Sketch Show Tour” and wrote, produced and starred in the sketch show, “Stupid Annie... Read More →
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Autumn Reeser

Autumn Reeser starred as the individualist Taylor Townsend on FOX’s hit teen drama, "The OC." This launched her into a steady stream of strong female leads on shows like "Entourage," "No Ordinary Family," "Last Resort," and many more. She has since become a much-beloved star for... 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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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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Jonathan Dinerstein

Jonathan Dinerstein is a versatile composer of music for film and television. His recent credits include scores for Audible's star-studded audio drama "Slayers: A Buffyverse Story", Alan Tudyk's TV comedy series "Con Man", and many feature films. He's also written music for countless... Read More →
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Jordan Katz

Jordan Katz is the band leader and musical director of "Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins". He is known for leading the band on TBS/TNT’s "Drop The Mic", as horn section leader on the "Late Late Show with James Corden", and for executive producing De La Soul’s last album “…and... Read More →
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Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Ben Acker & Ben Blacker are the creators of "The Thrilling Adventure Hour." Additionally, they are writers for film, television, comic books, novels, podcasts, and more.

Saturday January 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Club Fugazi 678 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133

7:30pm PST

Naked Lunch with Phil Rosenthal & David Wild
Saturday January 25, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Don't you love a great lunch and conversation with an interesting friend? You know, the kind that you talk about for years to come. Phil Rosenthal, creator, and host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," already knows how to find fascinating people, foods, and cultures. While he always likes eating lunch, he's even more enthusiastic about a lunch that includes a conversation with co-host David Wild and smart people who share their stories. With special guest Paul Reiser. Past guests have included Elaine May, Jeff Bridges, Jane Fonda, Paul Reubens, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Michelle Yeah, Ke Huy Quan, Henry Winkler, Allison Janney, Jimmy Jam, T Bone Burnett, and Elvis Costello.

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Phil Rosenthal

Phil Rosenthal is the award-winning creator, executive producer, and host of "Somebody Feed Phil", as well as a 2x New York Times Best Selling Author. "Somebody Feed Phil" – one of Netflix's most popular food and travel shows has garnered a cult-like following and released its... Read More →
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David Wild

David Wild is a Peabody and Emmy-winning television writer and producer, longtime Rolling Stone writer and editor, New York Times best-selling author and prominent pop culture commentator. Wild is a College Scholar graduate of Cornell University, who then worked at Esquire and Rolling... Read More →
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Paul Reiser

Comedian, actor, television writer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific creatives. This has been a particularly busy year for Reiser. In addition to the release of his comedy “The Problem with People,” which he wrote, produced, and starred in... Read More →

Saturday January 25, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123

7:30pm PST

The Thrilling Adventure Hour (SOLD OUT)
Saturday January 25, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
This show is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour
20th Anniversary Tour

The beloved stage show and podcast kicks off their 20th year with two shows in San Francisco!

Starring Paul F. Tompkins ("Bojack Horseman"), Marc Evan Jackson ("The Good Place"), Busy Philipps ("Girls 5Eva"), Mark Gagliardi ("Blood and Treasure"), Craig Cackowski ("Drunk History"), Autumn Reeser ("The OC"), Annie Savage ("Dicktown"), Hal Lublin ("The Venture Brothers"), and Janet Varney ("The Legend of Korra") and special guests David Dastmalchian ("Suicide Squad"), Vella Lovell ("Crazy Ex-Girlfriend") and Kevin McDonald ("Kids in the Hall").

The Thrilling Adventure Hour is an institution of the LA comedy scene, having run live, monthly since 2005. The show consists of scripted comedy-genre segments starring your favorite actors from the worlds of TV, film, podcasts, and improv. Never seen the show live before? Don't worry! This special show is designed so that you can jump in with both feet and laugh along with the one mouth! Longtime fan of the show? We love you! This is a great chance to bring those friends who missed the bandwagon during the Thrilling heyday. Plus, you'll get to re-connect with the characters and actors you've loved and missed.

Written and produced by the show's creators, Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
Featuring live scoring by composer Jonathan Dinerstein and Jordan Katz.

Due to a scheduling change, Joshua Malina is no longer appearing on this show. Kevin McDonald and David Dastmalchian have been added.
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Craig Cackowski

Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as "Community", "Veep", "Drunk History", and "Sex Lives Of College Girls". Look for him in the new shows "Hysteria!" on "Peacock" and "The Pitt... Read More →
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David Dastmalchian

Award winning actor, writer, and producer David Dastmalchian got his big break in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” in 2008 and reunited in 2023’s “Oppenhiemer”. He then made his mark in the DC Universe starring as the iconic Polka-Dot Man in James Gunn’s “The... Read More →
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Mark Gagliardi

You may know me as the original and frequent narrator of Comedy Central's Emmy-winning "Drunk History" or as Croach The Tracker in the star-studded Largo hit "The Thrilling Adventure Hour. "We may have met at a Comic-Con or two. You may have been among our 2 million downloads... Read More →
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Marc Evan Jackson

Marc Evan Jackson is best known for his roles in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, The Baby-Sitters Club, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Kong: Skull Island, and was mostly recently seen in Apple TV's Lessons in Chemistry. More importantly, Marc is the co-founder of The Detroit... Read More →
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Vella Lovell

Vella Lovell is so excited to be joining Thrilling Adventure Hour at SF Sketchfest. Credits include "Animal Control," "Mr. Mayor," "Crazy Ex Girlfriend," "Accused,” "A Clüsterfünke Christmas," "She Ra And the Princesses of Power," “Kiff," "The Big Sick," “Dollface," “Girls... Read More →
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Hal Lublin

The co-host of "We Got This with Mark and Hal" and "Tights and Fights" podcasts on the Maximum Fun Network and “Good Morning Night Vale” on the Night Vale Presents Network, Hal Lublin is an accomplished actor and improviser. Best known for his work as one of the core WorkJuice... Read More →
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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 →
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Busy Philipps

Busy Philipps is a New York Times best-selling author, actor, activist, writer, and host of the new series, "Busy This Week", which she executive produces with Caissie St. Onge and Michael Gleason. Philipps is best known from her series of iconic television roles such as Kim Kelly... Read More →
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Autumn Reeser

Autumn Reeser starred as the individualist Taylor Townsend on FOX’s hit teen drama, "The OC." This launched her into a steady stream of strong female leads on shows like "Entourage," "No Ordinary Family," "Last Resort," and many more. She has since become a much-beloved star for... Read More →
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Annie Savage

Annie Savage has performed on stage in numerous sketch and improv shows, most notably as a Conservatory Grad from Second City, L.A. She was a troupe member on “National Lampoon’s National Sketch Show Tour” and wrote, produced and starred in the sketch show, “Stupid Annie... 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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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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Jonathan Dinerstein

Jonathan Dinerstein is a versatile composer of music for film and television. His recent credits include scores for Audible's star-studded audio drama "Slayers: A Buffyverse Story", Alan Tudyk's TV comedy series "Con Man", and many feature films. He's also written music for countless... Read More →
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Jordan Katz

Jordan Katz is the band leader and musical director of "Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins". He is known for leading the band on TBS/TNT’s "Drop The Mic", as horn section leader on the "Late Late Show with James Corden", and for executive producing De La Soul’s last album “…and... Read More →
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Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Ben Acker & Ben Blacker are the creators of "The Thrilling Adventure Hour." Additionally, they are writers for film, television, comic books, novels, podcasts, and more.

Saturday January 25, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Club Fugazi 678 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133
 
Sunday, January 26
 

4:00pm PST

The Lamorning After
Sunday January 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Actor and comedian Lamorne Morris is joined by writer/director Kyle Shevrin and a rotating cast of celebrity guests to discuss life, relationships, and most importantly, what they did last night. with guest Matt Walsh!
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Lamorne Morris

Lamorne Morris is best known for playing fan-favorite ‘Winston’ on Fox’s popular, long-running comedy “New Girl.” Following “New Girl" Lamorne played the titular lead in the hybrid live-action/animated Hulu series “Woke,", inspired by the life and art of cartoonist... Read More →
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Kyle Shevrin

Kyle Shevrin is a writer, director & comedian. Most notably, he created and executive produced the popular scripted podcast “ UnWanted," starring Billy Magnussen and Lamorne Morris. Additional works include Audible’s "Unleash For Love," Nike’s "Mad + Madder" & "Put You On... Read More →
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Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh is a two-time Emmy-nominated actor from HBO’s award-winning comedy series "Veep," and cast member of Apple TV’s acclaimed limited series "Manhunt." He is also a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Matt will next be seen in... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Cobb's Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, 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! With special guest Ali Ghandour!


Due to a change in schedule, Betsy Sodaro is no longer appearing.
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avatar for Paul F. Tompkins

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.
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Ali Ghandour

Ali Ghandour is a performer, teacher, and current UCB Artistic Director. His past and present shows include ASSSSCAT, Bangarang!, Benetton, and The Dragons. Some TV credits include "The Unicorn," "Superstore," "The Guest Book," "Goldbergs," and "Drunk History." Ali was also selected... Read More →

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

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 David Dastmalchian, Jackie Harris Greenberg, Paul Greenberg, Kevin McDonald and Janet Varney, featuring music by Jonathan Dinerstein!

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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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David Dastmalchian

Award winning actor, writer, and producer David Dastmalchian got his big break in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” in 2008 and reunited in 2023’s “Oppenhiemer”. He then made his mark in the DC Universe starring as the iconic Polka-Dot Man in James Gunn’s “The... 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 →
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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 →
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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 →
avatar for Jonathan Dinerstein

Jonathan Dinerstein

Jonathan Dinerstein is a versatile composer of music for film and television. His recent credits include scores for Audible's star-studded audio drama "Slayers: A Buffyverse Story", Alan Tudyk's TV comedy series "Con Man", and many feature films. He's also written music for countless... 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, with guests Samm LevineAparna Nancherla and Dulcé Sloan. Find out how wildlife biologist Natalie Reeder helps protect the animals of the Bay Area. 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 →
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Dulcé Sloan

Dulcé Sloan was a correspondent on "Comedy Central’s The Daily Show" with Trevor Noah for six years (2017-2023). She currently continues on as a contributor and has taken over the main chair as guest host multiple times since the departure of Noah to critical acclaim. This year... Read More →
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Natalie Reeder

Natalie Reeder is a Wildlife Biologist who has worked on everything from ticks to mice to lizards, snakes, and foxes...all of which she's been bitten by. The frogs, turtles, salamanders, and birds haven't bitten her yet. Natalie focuses on threatened and endangered species conservation... Read More →

Sunday January 26, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
 
Friday, January 31
 

7:00pm PST

Let's Laugh About Hard Things with Anna Sale from "Death, Sex & Money" (SOLD OUT)
Friday January 31, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
This show is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.

On her Slate podcast, Death Sex & Money, Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Parts of the world are burning, democracy is on shaky ground, and we're increasingly at the whims of insecure billionaires. Maybe the only thing we can do is laugh. Or least find out how funny people get through hard times. And how people in hard jobs keep laughing. Join us, and maybe we can learn something from you too. With Faith Albright, Guy Branum, Chanel Miller, Carl Tart, and musical guest Matt Nathanson.
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Anna Sale

Anna Sale is an interviewer and writer likened by The New York Times to “a therapist at happy hour.” Since 2014, she’s hosted the podcast "Death, Sex, and Money," the show about “the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more,” now produced with Slate. Her 2021... Read More →
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Faith Albright

Faith Albright is the founder of One Living Sanctuary, a haven for rescued farm animals in the Bay Area. Having a deep connection with animals all her life, Faith became vegan after visiting her first farm sanctuary at 25 years old, when she dedicated her life to help end animal suffering... Read More →
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Guy Branum

Guy Branum is the creator and host of truTV’s "Talk Show The Game Show," a hilarious mashup of two beloved television formats that pits comedians and celebrities against each other for the title of “Best Guest of the Night.” He just wrapped filming and co-producing the Universal... Read More →
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Chanel Miller

Chanel Miller is a writer and artist. Her memoir, “Know My Name,” was a New York Times bestseller, and a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Ridenhour Book Prize, and the California Book Award. She was named one of the Forbes... Read More →
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Matt Nathanson

Boston born / San Francisco based singer-songwriter, Matt Nathanson has built an impressive and exceedingly rare independent 30+ year music career.Best known for his hit singles "Come On Get Higher," off his double platinum 2007 album, Some Mad Hope, “Faster” and “Run” off... Read More →
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Carl Tart

Carl Tart was born in the great state of Mississippi and raised in the mean streets of West LA. Some TV credits include "Transparent," "Lethal Weapon," "Comedy Bang! Bang!" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine". He has been a staff writer on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "MadTV" and IFC's "Brockmire... Read More →

Friday January 31, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
Club Fugazi 678 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133
 
Saturday, February 1
 

7:30pm PST

The George Lucas Talk Show
Saturday February 1, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
A show for Star Wars fans and non-fans alike returns to SF SKETCHFEST for the third time alongside some amazing guests! Comedian Connor Ratliff ("Dead Eyes," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel") appears as George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and interviews guests like a "normal talk show." He is joined by sidekick Watto, played by Griffin Newman ("Blank Check," "The Tick"), and show producer Patrick Cotnoir. The show has been running since 2014 and was a regular show at the UCB Theatre in New York City for years. It has been streaming on Twitch since 2020. Collider called them "a bit of sunlight streaming into our lives", and they were featured in Rolling Stone, talked about on Seth Meyers, had a very successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest, and were recently the subject of a lengthy documentary that made the festival rounds and is currently available on VOD.

Previous guests include Seth Meyers, Weird Al, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Quaid, Tatiana Maslany, Jon Hamm, Kevin Smith, Peter Serafinowicz, Ahmed Best, Adam Scott, Tatiana Maslany, Jason Mantzoukas, Rachel Zegler, Lea Thompson, D'Arcy Carden, Tony Hale, and Aimee Mann.

You can find them at @glucastalkshow on Twitter and @thegeorgelucastalkshow on IG. All previous episodes can be found at bit.ly/lucastalkshow

With guests Rob Corddry ("Childrens Hospital"), John Morris (The voice of 'Andy' from the "Toy Story" movies),  Nina West ("Rupaul's Drag Race"), and Mo Willems (author of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!")
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Connor Ratliff

Connor Ratliff is a New York-based actor/comedian and creator of the award-winning, critically acclaimed podcast, "Dead Eyes." His film & TV credits include "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel," "Ghosts," "Bob's Burgers," "The Great North," "Search Party," "Orange Is The New Black," "Last Week... Read More →
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Griffin Newman

Griffin Newman is an actor and podcaster from New York. He’s most known for his roles as Arthur on the Amazon Prime version of "The Tick" and as Orko on the Netflix adaptation of "Masters of the Universe." He also hosts "Blank Check," a comedic film podcast, with the Atlantic’s... Read More →
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Patrick Cotnoir

Patrick Cotnoir is a talent booker and producer based in Los Angeles. His past credits include talent booking for Marvel and "The Chris Gethard Show". He currently books guests for ASSSSCAT at UCB in LA, "The George Lucas Talk Show", the Exactly Right podcast network among many other... Read More →
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Rob Corddry

Four-time Emmy award-winning actor, producer, and comedian Rob Corddry is best known for his work on Adult Swim's satirical comedy series "Childrens Hospital," which he created, executive produced, and starred in as well as Netflix's "Medical Police," a "Children's Hospital" spin-off... Read More →
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Nina West

Nina West is BI(coastal). And a consummate multi-hyphenate. The actor-singer-author-drag queen rose to international prominence on the 11th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Other notable credits include "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (Divine), “Dragging the Classics: The Brady... Read More →
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Mo Willems

Author, illustrator, animator, librettist, artist, performer, and playwright Mo Willems' career began as a writer and animator for PBS' "Sesame Street". Since then, he has written and illustrated 50+ New York Times Bestselling childrens' books, created multiple TV series and specials... Read More →

Saturday February 1, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Club Fugazi 678 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133
 
Sunday, February 2
 

1:00pm PST

Will You Accept This Rose?
Sunday February 2, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
"The Bachelor" super fan Arden Myrin ("Insatiable," "Shameless"), along with "Bachelor"-obsessed celebrity guests, discuss the latest "The Bachelor" episodes: tears, fantasy suites, and making sweet, sweet, love on the GREATEST COMEDY FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME -- "The Bachelor," "Bachelorette," and "Bachelor in Paradise." FANTASY! VICTORY! SUCCESS!! AMERICA!!! BONE ZONE!!! With special guests Doug Benson, Kate MicucciThe Sklar Brothers, and Jerry Trainor!
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Arden Myrin

Actor, writer and comedian Arden Myrin was most recently seen on "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and is the host of the Hulu show "Secret Chef". Arden is the host of two hit iHeartRadio Podcasts- a comedic podcast about the Bachelor franchise "Will You Accept This Rose?" And "No Autographs... Read More →
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Doug Benson

Doug Benson is known for his popular podcasts ("Doug Loves Movies" and "Getting Doug With High"), his films ("Super High Me," "The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled," "Chronic-Con: Episode 420"), appearances on TV shows like "@midnight," "The Trailer Park Boys" and "You're The Worst," and... Read More →
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Kate Micucci

Kate Micucci is an Emmy-nominated musician and actress. TV credits include “Raising Hope,” “Big Bang Theory," and “Scrubs." Film credits include “Don’t Think Twice" and “The Little Hours." She has been the voice of Velma on “Scooby Doo" since 2015. Other VO credits... Read More →
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The Sklar Brothers

Randy and Jason Sklar began as one zygote and later guest starred in many TV shows including an Emmy Award winning episode of HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the FX hit "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," Adult Swim’s "Childrens Hospital" and most recently in USA Network’s critically... Read More →
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Jerry Trainor

Well known to audiences as Spencer Shay on Nickelodeon’s “iCarly," Jerry can recently be seen reprising his role in the revival of “iCarly" for Paramount+. Trainor also starred in the lead role in the Paramount+ feature film "Snow Day," directed by Michael Lembeck and can... Read More →

Sunday February 2, 2025 1:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

4:20pm PST

Doug Loves Movies (SOLD OUT)
Sunday February 2, 2025 4:20pm - 5:50pm PST
This show is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.

Doug Benson has hosted the weekly comedy podcast "Doug Loves Movies" since 2006, which is recorded in front of live audiences in Los Angeles and at clubs all over the U.S. Benson and his guests talk about movies and then play movie related games. Guests have included such notables as John Lithgow, film critic Leonard Maltin, Brian Posehn, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt and Jon Hamm. If you love movies, you'll love DOUG LOVES MOVIES!

With guests Kate Micucci, Arden Myrin, Adam Pally and Paul Scheer


Due to a change in schedule, Joe Lo Truglio will no longer be appearing.
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Doug Benson

Doug Benson is known for his popular podcasts ("Doug Loves Movies" and "Getting Doug With High"), his films ("Super High Me," "The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled," "Chronic-Con: Episode 420"), appearances on TV shows like "@midnight," "The Trailer Park Boys" and "You're The Worst," and... Read More →
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Kate Micucci

Kate Micucci is an Emmy-nominated musician and actress. TV credits include “Raising Hope,” “Big Bang Theory," and “Scrubs." Film credits include “Don’t Think Twice" and “The Little Hours." She has been the voice of Velma on “Scooby Doo" since 2015. Other VO credits... Read More →
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Arden Myrin

Actor, writer and comedian Arden Myrin was most recently seen on "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and is the host of the Hulu show "Secret Chef". Arden is the host of two hit iHeartRadio Podcasts- a comedic podcast about the Bachelor franchise "Will You Accept This Rose?" And "No Autographs... Read More →
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Adam Pally

Adam Pally recently starred and EP’d in the Peacock series, "MR. Throwback" alongside NBA legend Steph Curry. He also starred in Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog series, "Knuckles", shot in London. Recently, Adam starred in and was an executive producer on the film "Charlie in... Read More →
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Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer is a SAG Award-winning actor, writer and director who has established himself as one of today’s go-to comedic actors in film and television. He recently appeared in the Oscar-nominated A24 film "The Disaster Artist". On film, Scheer will next be seen alongside Chance... Read More →

Sunday February 2, 2025 4:20pm - 5:50pm PST
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

7:00pm PST

Judge John Hodgman (SOLD OUT)
Sunday February 2, 2025 7:00pm - 9:00pm PST
This show is sold out. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.

Direct from the Webby Award-winning "Judge John Hodgman Podcast", Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn are bringing their mix of pop culture obsession, and sheer, unadulterated FAKE LEGAL WISDOM to the stage. Do you have a case that would be good for the live show? Submit your case at https://maximumfun.org/jjho.

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John Hodgman

John Hodgman is a writer, comedian, and actor.He is the author of three books of fake facts and invented trivia, all of them New York Times Bestsellers, and his writing has also appeared in The Paris Review, This American Life, The New Yorker, and Mad Magazine. After an appearance... Read More →
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Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn is an American public radio show host/creator. He is the host and producer of the radio show and podcast "Bullseye" (formerly "The Sound of Young America"), which is distributed by National Public Radio to over 140 public radio stations. He is the owner and founder of... Read More →

Sunday February 2, 2025 7:00pm - 9:00pm PST
Marines' Memorial Theatre 609 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94102