The 16th Annual SF Sketchfest

January 12 – 29, 2017

Big Nights, Tributes & Spotlights

The Kids in the Hall: “Brain Candy” Live Staged Reading

with Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson

Double Bill: Bill Irwin & Bill Frisell Perform Songs and Scenes from Vaudeville

with guests Geoff Hoyle and Kenny Wollesen

Tribute to “Comedy Bang! Bang!”

with Scott Aukerman, Reggie Watts, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Neil Campbell, Dave Ferguson, Mike Hanford, and Tim Kalpakis, moderated by Phil LaMarr

Rachel Bloom

Nancy & Beth

with Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt

Susanna Hoffs & Friends

with Petra Haden, Chris Price, Tamara Yajia and more

Tribute to Robert Townsend and Keenen Ivory Wayans: “Hollywood Shuffle” 30th Anniversar

Screening and conversation

Tribute to Fred Willard

in conversation with special guests Christopher Guest, Robert Klein, Laraine Newman and moderator Kevin Pollak

Tribute to Aisha Tyler

in conversation with John Hodgman

Tribute to Tim and Eric

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim in conversation with Tennessee Luke

Tribute to Ricky Jay

in conversation with Van Dyke Parks

Tribute to Tig Notaro

in conversation with Jen Kirkman

“King of the Hill” 20th Anniversary Reunion and Live Episode Read

with Mike Judge, Pamela Adlon, Greg Daniels, Johnny Hardwick, David Herman, Toby Huss, Kathy Najimy, and Stephen Root

Salute to Peter Bogdanovich

“What’s Up, Doc?” 45th Anniversary and “Noises Off!” 25th Anniversary co-presented by MiDNITES FOR MANiACS

“The Kentucky Fried Movie” 40th Anniversary

screening and Q&A with John Landis, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, moderated by Marc Hershon

“Grease 2” The Peaches Christ Experience

with special guest Maxwell Caulfield

Phoebe Robinson’s Sooo Many White Guys

with guests Maeve Higgins, Andy Kindler, Carmen Lynch, and Dulcé Sloan

Womanhood Live with Aparna Nancherla and Jo Firestone

with guests Joel Kim Booster, Marina Franklin and Claudia O’Doherty

“True Stories” 30th Anniversary

with The Tobolowsky Files with Stephen Tobolowsky

“Kung Pow: Enter The Fist” 15th Anniversary

with Steve Oedekerk

The West Wing Weekly

with Joshua Malina and Hrishikesh Hirway and special guest Bradley Whitford

Soundtracks Live: Scenes & Songs from a Classic 80s Movie

A Benefit for 826 Valencia with Matt Ballard, Michael Ian Black, Beth Dover, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti, Marisa Ryan, Michael Showalter, Bobby Tisdale, David Wain and music by Amy Miles

Podcasts, Radio Shows & Talk Shows

StarTalk Live

with Bill Nye the Science Guy and Eugene Mirman and guests Claudia O’Doherty, Ariel Waldman and more

Judge John Hodgman

with John Hodgman and Jesse Thorn and musical guest Sara Watkins

Nerdist Podcast

with Chris Hardwick, Matt Mira, and Jonah Ray and special guest Nathan Fillion

I Seem Fun: The Diary of Jen Kirkman Podcast

The JV Club

with Janet Varney and special guests Rachel Dratch, Jon Hamm and musical guest Matt Nathanson

Stuff You Should Know

with Josh and Chuck

Crybabies

with Susan Orlean and Sarah Thyre and guests Dave Hill, Mary Roach, and Adam Savage

Doug Loves Movies

with Doug Benson and surprise guests

How To Be Amazing

with Michael Ian Black and special guest Grace Helbig

Harmontown

with Dan Harmon and Jeff B. Davis

Spontaneanation

with Paul F. Tompkins and guests Eugene Cordero, Tawny Newsome, Eban Schletter, Janet Varney, and special guest Busy Philipps

Audible presents “Hold On with Eugene Mirman”

with guests Marina Franklin, Busy Philipps, Andy Richter and Alice Wetterlund

Come To Papa

with Tom Papa and guests Todd Barry, Matt Braunger, Matt Besser, Rick Crom, Erin Foley, Cynthia Koury, and Natasha Leggero

Comedy Film Nerds

with Graham Elwood and Chris Mancini

Doughboys Podcast

with Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger

Guys We F@#ked: The Experience

Hello From the Magic Tavern Podcast
with special guests Michael Hitchcock and Erin Whitehead

Hound Tall

“Planning a Non-Violent Revolution in the Age of Trump” with Moshe Kasher and guests Solomon Georgio, Nato Green and Eddie Pepitone and guest expert Paul Engler, withmusic by Drennon Davis

Illogical Contraption

with Cory Sklar and Shelby Cobras and guests Nick Flanagan, Ken Reid and Sad Vicious

improv4humans

with Matt Besser and guests Jon Gabrus, Jessica McKenna and Ian Roberts

International Waters

with Dave Holmes and guests James Acaster, Aisling Bea, Mike Phirman and Erica Rhodes

John Hodgman and Adam Savage: A Spin-A-Wheel Conversation

Jordan, Jesse, Go!

with Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn and guest Travis McElroy

Kevin McDonald’s Kevin McDonald Show

with guest Michael Showalter and more

Kill Tony Podcast

with Tony Hinchcliffe and Brian Redban

Pop My Culture: The Final Episode

with Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland and guests Paul F. Tompkins, Samm Levine, and Rhett Miller

Rock Solid

with Pat Francis and special guest “Weird Al” Yankovic

Roderick on the Line

with John Roderick and Merlin Mann

Ronna & Beverly

with guests Arden Myrin and James Urbaniak

Skull Juice Podcast: “TRENT” Live

with Dino Stamatopoulos, Scott Adsit, Dan Harmon, Brian McCann, and musical guest Britta Phillips (Luna/Dean & Britta)

Superego

with Jeremy Carter, Matt Gourley, Mark McConville, and Paul F. Tompkins

The Wahlberg Solution

with Daniel Van Kirk and guests Dana Gould, Colin Mahan, Arden Myrin, April Richardson, Kenny Stevenson, Cole Stratton and Geoff Tate

We Got This

with Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin

Who Charted?

with Howard Kremer and Kulap Vilaysack and guest Dino Stamatopoulos

Film & Video Events

The Benson Movie Interruption: “Fifty Shades of Grey”

with Doug Benson

Everything is Terrible! The Live Experience!

Everything is Terrible: “2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift”

THE MADS ARE BACK! Live Movie Riffing

with Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff

Shouting at the Screen

with Wyatt Cenac and Donwill

Television Events

truTV presents Adam Ruins Panel Discussions: Inside “Adam Ruins Everything”

with Adam Conover, Emily Axford, executive producer Jon Wolf, and moderator Eliza Skinner

Picture This: The “BoJack Horseman” Edition

with Adam Conover, Emily Heller, April Richardson, Sasheer Zamata, BoJack creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, BoJack animators Lisa Hanawalt, Mike Hollingsworth, Natasha Kline, Aaron Long, and host Brandie Posey

A Conversation with Daniel Handler: Inside “A Series of Unfortunate Events”

“Dr. Katz Professional Therapist” Live

with Jonathan Katz, and guest patients Scott Aukerman, Moshe Kasher, Natasha Leggero, Tom Papa, and Kevin Pollak

“Futurama”: Why Are We Still Doing This?

with David X. Cohen, John DiMaggio, David Herman, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Lee Supercinski, and Billy West

Outtake-o-Rama: Famous Celebrity Outtakes featuring the voice talents of “Futurama”

with John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Billy West and David X. Cohen

“Dragon Ball Z” Live VR Panel

with Chris Rager, Monica Rial, Christopher Sabat, Sean Schemmel and Sonny Strait

An Afternoon with “The Venture Bros.”

with Jackson Publick, Michael Sinterniklaas, Dana Snyder, and James Urbaniak, moderated by Dana Gould

Music & Comedy

Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra

The Grawlix Yacht Rock Party with Mustache Harbor

with special guests Chris Hardwick, Jessica Kirson, Mike Phirman, hosted by The Grawlix (Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl, and Ben Roy)

The Imaginary Radio Program with Drennon Davis and Friends

with Solomon Georgio, Allie Goertz, Mike Nissen, Frankie Quinones, Zach Sherwin, Ryan Singer and Nick Stargu

Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm

with John Roderick

McQueen

with DJ Real and JR De Guzman

Turnt Up with Eliza Skinner

with guests Josef Anolin, Myq Kaplan, Ben Kolina, April Richardson, Joshua Silverstein, Dulcé Sloan and Mateen Stewart, Hosted by Kevin Whittinghill

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

with guests Robert Mailer Anderson, Paul F. Tompkins and more

Improv Comedy

Upright Citizens Brigade ASSSSCAT

with Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Jon Gabrus, Jessica McKenna, and special guest monologist Nathan Fillion

BATS: Improvised Game of Thrones

The Black Version

with Jordan Black, Nyima Funk, Daniele Gaither, Phil LaMarr, Karen Murayama, Gary Anthony Williams, and Cedric Yarbrough

Dr. God

with special guest Matthew Lillard

Gravid Water

with Suzi Barrett, Lucy Davis, Tom Lenk, Kevin Pollak, Ian Roberts, Stephen Ruddy, Maria Thayer, and Matt Walsh

The Groundlings: Crazy Uncle Joe Show

with Jordan Black, Regan Burns, Stephanie Courtney, H Michael Croner, Lyric Lewis, Brian Palermo and Artemis Pebdani

The Groundlings: Personals

with Regan Burns, Stephanie Courtney, H Michael Croner, Nyima Funk, Phil LaMarr, Brian Palermo, and Annie Sertich

The Groundlings: Teen Witch The Musical

with Jordan Black, Stephanie Courtney, H Michael Croner, Nyima Funk, Tom Lenk, Artemis Pebdani, Amy Procacci, Nicole Sciacca, Colleen Smith, and Mike Zara

Improvised Shakespeare Company

with Joey Bland, Ross Bryant, Greg Hess, Thomas Middleditch, and Blaine Swen

Prompter

with Scott Adsit, Adam Conover, Matt Kirshen, Eliza Skinner and more

Shitty Jobs

with Sean Clements, Dominic Dierkes, DC Pierson and Ben Rodgers

Speechless

with Matt Braunger, Eddie Pepitone, Ian Roberts, and more

Theme Park Improv

with Rachel Dratch, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Jessica Makinson, Oscar Nunez, Cole Stratton, Janet Varney, and special guest monologist Jon Hamm

Wild Horses

with Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland and Erin Whitehead and special guest Tig Notaro

WorkJuice Players Improv

with Craig Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi, Marc Evan Jackson, Hal Lublin, Annie Savage, Paul F. Tompkins, Janet Varney, and guest monologist Jean Grae

Zamata & Byer

with Sasheer Zamata and Nicole Byer, Sadie Hawkins Day and host Matt Kirshen

Sketch Comedy

The Birthday Boys

Charles: Moby Alpha

Dead Kevin

with Ahmed Bharoocha, Ryan O’Flanagan, and Jack Robichaud

IFC Sketch Comedy Showcase

with Blade Brown, Dawson’s Queef, Kasper Hauser, Naptime and The Templeton Philharmonic, hosted by Jamie Denbo and Seth Morris

Kasper Hauser in “ZooDangle for Kidz!*”

*Not For Kids

Killing My Lobster

Matt Barats & John Reynolds

Mission CTRL

Trump Dump

with Anthony Atamanuik and John Gemberling

Theatrical/Storytelling/Magic

Above and Beyond the Valley of the Ultra Showgirls

Bawdy Storytelling

with Dixie De La Tour and guests Faith Choyce, David Nihill, Natasha Muse, Alyssa Westerlund and musical guest Jefferson Bergey

Audible presents Bedtime Stories for Cynics

with guest host Natasha Leggero, and featuring Aisling Bea, Emmy Blotnick, Stephanie Courtney, Tony Hale, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh and more

Celebrity Autobiography

with Lucy Davis, Tony Hale, Wendie Malick, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Fred Willard, and Cedric Yarbrough

Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction

with Bryan Cook and guests Josh Androsky, Jesse Elias, Myq Kaplan, Amy Miller, Arden Myrin, JoAnn Schinderle, Cole Stratton, and more

Dead Pilots Society

with Steve Agee, Ben Blacker, Matt Gourley, Joshua Malina, Mark McConville, Tawny Newsome, Andrew Reich, Andy Richter, Rob Schrab, and more

Fake TED Talks

with Paul and Storm, Adam Savage, Charles W. “Chuck” Bryant, Jonathan Coulton, Samm Levine and Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness: MESS

KISS and Tell

with Wayne Federman, Pat Francis, Dave Holmes, and Cole Stratton

Laraine Newman: The Audition

The Latino Comedy Project: Gentrif*cked

Audible presents “Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency” Live

with host Caitlin Gill, and guests Michael Ian Black, Joel Kim Booster, Jonathan Coulton and Claudia O’Doherty

Mortified

“Plan 9 From Outer Space” Live Staged Reading

with Scott Adsit, Bill Corbett, Jeff B. Davis, Dana Gould, Ron Lynch, Nate Mooney, Kevin Murphy, Arden Myrin, Paco Romane, Eben Schletter and Janet Varney

Porchlight at the Oasis with Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte

with guests Erin Foley, Tara Jepsen, Kari Kiernan, Karla Martin, Dana Merwin, Eddie Pepitone, Mike Phirman, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Anthony Williams and more

Reunited with Josh Androsky and Bryan Cook

with guests Michael Hitchcock, Jessica Makinson, Gareth Reynolds and Heather Thomson

RISK! with Kevin Allison

with guests Jamie Denbo, Heklina, Seth Morris and James Urbaniak

Turning Tricks – the magic of Eric Buss, Robert Strong and Christian Cagigal

Variety and Stand-Up

7 Minutes in Purgatory

with Ian Abramson, and guests Alex & Jude, Joel Kim Booster, Dave Hill, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Seaton Smith, Brent Weinbach, Ahamed Weinberg, and Alice Wetterlund

Andy Kindler’s Particular Show

with guests Kevin Allison, Sean Cullen, Dana Gould, Seth Morris, and Sasheer Zamata
Audible presents “Fresh Voices of Stand-Up”

The Guest List — Live TV Taping! Presented by Seeso and Audible

with Marcella Arguello, KC Arora, Greg Behrendt, Emmy Blotnick, Byron Bowers, Adam Cayton-Holland, Chris Cubas, Joe DeVito, Mike Drucker, Shelby Fero, Ron Funches, David Gborie, Todd Glass, Calise Hawkins, Jesse Joyce, Myq Kaplan, Jackie Kashian, Jay Larson, Randy Liedtke, Carmen Lynch, Kyle Mizono, Mark Normand, Henry Phillips, Ramon Rivas, Giulia Rozzi, Derek Sheen, Ryan Singer, Brody Stevens, Jim Tews, Brent Weinbach, Emma Willmann, Hampton Yount, Sasheer Zamata and more

Boast Rattle with Kyle Ayers

with Guy Branum, Josh Gondelman, Emily Heller, DC Pierson, judge Andy Kindler, and more

Chad Daniels

Crabapples with Bobcat Goldthwait and Caitlin Gill

and guests Steve Agee, Meatball, Natasha Muse, and Brent Weinbach

Flula Borg

Friday Forty with Dave Holmes

with guests Jessica Kirson, Wayne Federman, Zabeth Russell, Brandon Barrick, Nick Armstrong, and more

I’m New Here — Can You Show Me Around? With Jon Ronson and Maeve Higgins

with Roman Mars, Liz Ridge, Dulce Sloan, and Sasheer Zamata

International Spotlight: Aisling Bea and James Acaster

hosted by Josh Johnson

Invite Them Up with Eugene Mirman & Bobby Tisdale

with Derrick Brown, Bobcat Goldthwait, Josie Long, Aparna Nancherla, Seaton Smith and musical guest Robyn Hitchcock

Jessica Kirson

Jimmy O. Yang

Josie Long: Something Better

Neil Campbell & Mike Hanford

Night Train with Wyatt Cenac

with guests Steve Agee, Joel Kim Booster, Bobcat Goldthwait, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Natasha Muse, Claudia O’Doherty, Seaton Smith, and DJ Donwill

Reductress Live

with Nicole Calasich, Faith Choyce, Luna Malbroux, Irene Tu, Kate Willett and host Samantha Ruddy

RoastSF Comedy Roast of Pro-Wrestler Broseph Joe Brody

with Pete O’Keefe, Keith Swiggart, Alejandro Ochoa, Ruby Gill, Chey Bell, Emily Van Dyke, Chris Conatser, Jesus U Bettawork and Cheryl White

Set List

with Sean Cullen, Myq Kaplan, Andy Kindler, Matt Kirshen, Daniel Van Kirk, and Sasheer Zamata, Hosted by Nato Green

Sirof/Bentley 2024

with Jacob Sirof and Kaseem Bentley

Stella: The Classic Nightclub Show

with Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, David Wain, musical guest Robyn Hitchcock and surprise comedians

Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour

with Josh Johnson

Tomorrow! with Ron Lynch

with guests Sean Cullen, Dana Gould, Morgan Jay, Pam Severns and more

Will Durst and Friends on Inauguration Day: What Now?

with Nato Green, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan and Brian Malow

SF Sketchfest Comedy Nightlife at the California Academy of Sciences

with The Grawlix with Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy; THE MADS ARE BACK! With Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff; Fake TED Talks with Janet Varney, Adam Rogers, Kasper Hauser and Brandon Reynolds; Strangerer Things; Eureka!; This Week in Science; and Jacob Sirof, Kaseem Bentley, Josh Johnson, Casey Ley, Brian Malow, Greg Santos, Julie Ash, Emily Van Dyke, Ta’Vi, Andrew Orolfo, and more

The SF Sketchfest Dozen, the Next Wave of Stand-Up Comedy Stars

Ahmed Bharoocha & Sam Jay
Joel Kim Booster & Marina Franklin
Solomon Georgio & Hampton Yount
Tony Hinchcliffe & Jenny Zigrino
Annie Lederman & Carmen Lynch
Rhea Butcher & Josh Gondelman

Game Shows & Interactive Events

Brew HaHa: The Comedy Drinking Game Show

with Ian Abramson, Ahmed Bharoocha, Dave Hill, Paige Weldon, Ahamed Weinberg and host Brad Silnutzer, with Marissa Gallant, Aaron Black and Jimmy The Bartender

Iron Comic with Nato Green and Moshe Kasher

with guests Aisling Bea, Emmiy Blotnick, Matt Braunger, Wayne Federman, and Eddie Pepitone

Quiz-o-Tron with Rebecca Watson

and guests Bonnie Burton, Trace Dominguez, Ashley Paramore, Seth Shostak, Will Smith, Ariel Waldman and Justin Robert Young

Stardumb! with Bil Dwyer

with guests Regan Burns, Matthew Lillard, Jessica McKenna, Eddie Pepitone, Kevin Pollak, and Erica Rhodes

Uncalled Four with Jake Browne

with guests Matt Braunger, Drennon Davis, Casey Ley and Peaches Christ

Debates

The Great Debate presents “Revenge of the Nerds: An Enlightening Morality Tale or a Terrifying Prophecy of the Collapse of Our Nation?”

with Matt Price and Ilyse Mimoun

Uptown Showdown Debate: Childhood vs. Adulthood

with Michael Ian Black, Jo Firestone, Dave Hill, Aparna Nancherla, Michael Showalter, and Brent Weinbach, hosted by Kate Willett

Kids Events

The Groundlings Children’s Show

with Regan Burns, Stephanie Courtney, H Michael Croner, Nyima Funk, Brian Palermo, Annie Sertich, Colleen Smith, Gary Anthony Williams, and more

Story Pirates

with special guests Scott Adsit, Mary Holland, Sasheer Zamata and a special surprise guest