Tag Archives: SF Sketchfest
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SF Sketchfest: Blown seal and ‘Wheels Off’ with Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s
Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s performs at The Fillmore in San Francisco on March 24, 2017. Photo: Alessio Neri. Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller may be a master storyteller. Just don’t ask him to tell jokes. That might make his appearance at SF Sketchfest comedy festival Sunday seem…
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REVIEW: SF Sketchfest brings Cloud 9 to SF’s Castro with tribute to ‘Superstore’
Supertore. Courtesy: SF Sketchfest SAN FRANCISCO — The annual SF Sketchfest comedy festival brought out the stars to San Francisco’s famed Castro Theatre for a tribute to the hit NBC comedy Superstore. The majority of the ensemble comedy cast was on hand to talk about the show, now in…
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Puddles Pity Party, Rhea Butcher and more added to SF Sketchfest lineup
Puddles Pity Party A tribute to Kids in the Hall, America’s Got Talent fan favorite Puddles Pity Party and Busy Philipps have been announced as additions to the 2019 SF Sketchfest lineup. Other performers and events announced Wednesday include Crashing Live with Pete Holmes, Judd Apatow and Madeline Wise, a…
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SF Sketchfest returns with Carol Burnett, ‘Best In Show,’ much more
The cast of ‘Best In Show’ will be honored at SF Sketchfest 2019. Producers of SF Sketchfest, the city’s independent comedy and arts festival, have announced the initial lineup for the festival’s 18th run, happening from Jan. 10 to 27 at venues throughout the city. Tickets go on sale…
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REVIEW: The Undone Sweaters bring back the ’90s at SF Sketchfest
SAN FRANCISCO — Does it smell like teen spirit in here? Or is that just the ’90s? The “Smells Like The ’90s Music and Comedy Show” at the Swedish American Hall on Friday featured The Undone Sweaters. Hailing from Brooklyn, they claim to be the “second best Weezer cover band” out…
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SF SKETCHFEST: Epic Rap Battles put on an epic show at GAMH
SAN FRANCISCO — During the first of two Epic Rap Battles of History‘s shows at the Great America Music Hall, the first SF Sketchfest shows ever held at the venue, series creators and stars Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD held an improvised rap battle in the middle of the crowd. Based on…
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INTERVIEW: Rick Springfield goes back to his roots with ‘The Snake King’
Rick Springfield photographed at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco on Jan. 20, 2018. Alessio Neri/STAFF SAN FRANCISCO — Before he was a heartthrob on General Hospital, pined for “Jessie’s Girl,” wrote 17 Top 40 hits and sold more than 25 million albums, Rick Springfield was an Australian teen…
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Q&A: Epic Rap Battles bring feudal hip-hop to SF Sketchfest
Before unboxing and haul videos, before disembodied hands very quickly mixing ingredients, before whatever it is Logan Paul did, there was YouTube’s first class of breakout stars. Taking advantage of early streaming video’s Wild West freedom, they pushed the limits of creativity, producing everything from Star Wars comedy to excessive foods.…
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REVIEW: SF Sketchfest covers ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ at the Chapel
Courtesy: Jakub Mosur SAN FRANCISCO — The “Music of the Royal Tenenbaums” blended rocking music and comedy beautifully together at SF Sketchfest Thursday night. The Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack has a wide range of music, from “Second Movement from String Quartet” to “Judy Is a Punk.” The stage had just as much diversity,…
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SF Sketchfest Comedy Music Night: Sex, appendix operations and pedicab boyfriends
Bhama Roget SAN FRANCISCO —Making people laugh with musical comedy isn’t always easy. Making people laugh with musical comedy sex songs: easier. This became the unspoken theme of the evening for Comedy Music Night at the 17th annual SF Sketchfest show at the Gateway Theatre. Seven comedians including host Eric…
