Tag Archives: Sketchfest
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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. Photos: Alessio Neri 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…
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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…
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REVIEW: SF Sketchfest pays tribute to ‘Twin Peaks’ with two shows
James Roday interviews cast members of “Twin Peaks” during an SF Sketchfest tribute at the Castro Theatre on Jan. 13, 2018. Courtesy: Photo: Jakub Mosur. Videos: Amiee Stubbs SAN FRANCISCO — Two tributes to TV cult classic Twin Peaks took place on Saturday during SF Sketchfest. The first, a Q&A panel…
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Sketchfest: The Greatest Generation podcast boldly going where Star Trek did not
Priority One message coming in on secure channel. Star Trek: The Greatest Generation is the dorky, hilarious podcast you’ve been waiting for. Hosts Benjamin Ahr Harrison and Adam Pranica, or the “two guys who are embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast,” as the tagline goes, have dedicated themselves…
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SF Sketchfest: Cruises, comedy, music and the busy ‘state’ of Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton, courtesy. These days, Jonathan Coulton is a busy man. When we spoke to the New York-based singer-songwriter, he was on a cruise ship docked in Cabo San Lucas on what is ostensibly a business trip to prepare for the JoCo Cruise, then soon he’ll be in San Francisco…
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SF Sketchfest: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Kiss My Ass’ with actor-comedian Josh Fadem
“Who killed Laura Palmer?” The question, like much of cult TV hit Twin Peaks, set the tone for serialized television for decades. Its mysteries, shrouded in both mind-expanding, often head-scratching twists, and the lush vegetation and shadowy, dreamlike fictional town in which the show is set, captivated many during…
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Jon Hamm, Zach Galifianakis, rocker Rick Springfield and more added to SF Sketchfest lineup
Courtesy: Tommy Lau Jon Hamm, Zach Galifianakis, rocker Rick Springfield and the voice actors of Looney Toons have been announced as additions to the 2018 SF Sketchfest lineup. Other performers announced Thursday include Rachel Bloom, Maria Bamford, Fred Armisen, Louie Anderson, Gina Gershon, Tony Hale and Sherilyn Fenn. The…
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SF Sketchfest returns with Ricky Gervais, tribute to Twin Peaks, much more
Courtesy: Tommy Lau Ricky Gervais, Jane Lynch, Danny McBride and the casts of Twin Peaks and Animal House are among the fresh faces headlining the 2018 incarnation of the SF Sketchfest comedy festival. Other performers will include Lewis Black, Dick Cavett, Paul F. Tompkins, Christopher Guest, Julie Benz, David Cross,…
