Dana Gould performs at SF Sketchfest at the Speakeasy in San Francisco on Jan. 18, 2019. Jon Bauer/STAFF. Producers of SF Sketchfest, the annual San Francisco comedy festival, have postponed the 2021 iteration of the event, which would have been the 20th annual event and typically tales place at…

SF Sketchfest Roast of Peaches Christ on Jan. 13, 2019 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Fans of independent comedy festival SF Sketchfest may now stream some of its performances from the last 19 years as a COVID-19 fundraiser for the independent organization. For $5, the videos will…

  View this post on Instagram   Sketchfest2020 Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm with Molly Lewis, Jean Grae and Rhett Miller @SAH 01-19-20 #sketchfest2020 #jonathancoulton #paulandstorm #mollylewis #jeangrae #rhettmiller #danielstrickland #hotsushi2 A post shared by Tk Hatsushi (@hotsushi2) on Jan 19, 2020 at 9:02pm PST SAN FRANCISCO —  This…

SAN FRANCISCO — Without context, all the evidence pointed to Jonah Ray’s appearance at Cafe du Nord being primarily a comedy show. For one thing, Ray is a comedian, arguably best known as the third and most recent host of the legendary comedy show Mystery Science Theater 3000. He…

Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn, and Nell Campbell at Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Jan. 12, 2020. Onome Uyovbievbo/Staff. SAN FRANCISCO — The night began with Barry Bostwick’s backside. OK, that’s not completely true. The night at the Castro Theatre began with Trixxie Carr singing “Science Fiction/Double Feature,” the…

Phoebe Robinson performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on Aug. 11, 2018. Shawn Robbins/Staff. Tributes to “Saturday Night Live” actress Molly Shannon and stand-up comedian Phoebe Robinson, and a second performance of “Freestyle Love Supreme,” from co-creator Lin Manuel Miranda have been added to the 2020 SF Sketchfest lineup.…

Freestyle Love Supreme, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s original Broadway hit, will make its San Francisco debut at SF Sketchfest in January. A Broadway production by Lin-Manuel Miranda and friends, tributes to Tony Shalhoub and The Monkees, podcast tapings galore and plenty of sketch and stand-up comics lead the lineup of the 19th annual…

The Cast of Voyage to the Stars (l-r): Janet Varney, Colton Dunn, Felicia Day, Steve Berg. Courtesy. While podcasts are experiencing a renaissance and anyone who’s anyone’s got one, Voyage to the Stars, which debuts Tuesday, still stands out. It’s an improv-yet-scripted comedic take on sci-fi adventure. Actress, writer…

The Gale, A Ferociously Queer Night of Improv, at SF Sketchfest presented by Audible. Courtesy. SAN FRANCISCO — One of the best things about musical improvisation is that it often leads the musicians into new and unexplored territories. The same is true for improv comedy, as shown by The Gale,…

Puddles Pity Party SAN FRANCISCO — Let’s get this out of the way up front: Puddles Pity Party is a nearly seven foot tall sad clown. He does not speak. A significant percentage of his show is about his obsession with Kevin Costner, including the preshow music which is…