The 12th annual comedy festival, SF Sketchfest, will take place from January 24 to February 10, 2013. The event will take place in over 26 venues all over San Francisco.
Full list lineup
The SF Sketchfest Tribute to Porlandia with Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Jonathon Krisel
SF Sketchfest Tribute to Chrildrens Hospital with Lake Bell, Rob Corddry, Erinn Hayes, Rob Huebel, Ken Marino, Jonathan Stern, David Wain and more
Hail to the King, Baby
An Evening with Bruce Campbell
Moderated by Patton Oswalt with Army of Darkness
Reggidency: A Reggie Watts Series
Part 1: Reggie Watts & the Amy O’Neal Dance Crew: Movement and Music
Part 2: Reggie Watts & Michael Winslow: Sound Effects Summit
Part 3: Reggie Watts & Robert Glasper: The Rematch, with special guest Chris Dave
Film Events
Opening Night
Rifftrax Presents
Night of the Shorts IV: Riffizens on Patrol with Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett and guest riffers Kevin McDonald, Adam Savage, Kristen Schaal, Paul F. Tompkins, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney
Welcome to the Dollhouse: The Peaches Christ Experience with special guest Heather Matarazzo
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 25th Anniversary with David Zucker, Pat Proft and Priscilla Presley and moderator Andy Richter
Animal House 35th Anniversary
Inside Joke: John Landis in conversation with Carl Arnheiter
American Splendor 10th Anniversary
Toby meets Toby Live In Person: Genuine Nerd Toby Radoff and the man who played him, Judah Friedlander with Producer Ted Hope
An Evening with Pootie
Pootie Tang with special guest Lance Crouther
The Benson Movie Interruptions
Catwoman
Anaconda
The Notebook
Twilight
With Doug Benson and surprise guests
The Bitter Buddha with Eddie Pepitone
Olde English: The Exquisite Corpse Project
Bad Movie Night with Jim Fourniadis and Sherilyn Connelly
and guest Will Franken
The Adventures of Pete & Pete 20th Anniversary Show with Michael C. Maronna, Danny Tamberelli, Toby Huss, Rick Gomez, Mark Mulcahy, Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb
An Afternoon with Burning Love
with Michael Ian Black, Beth Dover, Carla Gallo, Ryan Hansen, Rob Huebel, Natasha Leggero, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Erica Oyama, June Diane Raphael, Paul Scheer, Jonathan Stern, Janet Varney and more
Futurama Live
with John DiMaggio, Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom and Lee Supercinski
Party Down with Party Down with Ryan Hansen, Ken Marino, Adam Scott and Martin Starr moderated by Paul Scheer
An Afternoon with Pinky and the Brain with Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen
SEX a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs A play written by and starring Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Showalter and David Wain with Shari Albert, Ian Helfer, Nina Hellman, Rob Huebel, Peter Salett and Jeremy Shamos
The Thrilling Adventure Hour with Steve Agee, Paget Brewster, Craig Cackowski, Jessica Chaffin, Jonathan Coulton, John DiMaggio, Jon Dinerstein, Colin Hanks, John Hodgman, Marc Evan Jackson, Gillian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key, Hal Lublin, Andy Paley, Autumn Reeser, John Roderick, Annie Savage, Rider Strong, Paul F. Tompkins, James Urbaniak, Reggie Watts and more Due to a scheduling conflict, Busy Philipps will not be appearing as previously announced
Celebrity Autobiography with Maria Bamford, Roger Bart, Jennifer Coolidge, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Andy Kindler, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Maya Rudolph, and Fred Willard
Eugene Pack’s “The Whisper” A New Comedic Play Reading with Roger Bart, Jennifer Coolidge, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo and Dayle Reyfel
Uptown Showdown Debate: The Eighties vs. The Nineties with Maria Bamford, Michael Ian Black, Janeane Garofalo, Dave Hill, Arden Myrin, Michael Showalter and moderator Gabe Liedman
Upright Citizens Brigade: A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.
with Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Scott Adsit, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher and guest monologist Lucy Davis
Drew Carey Presents the best of The Midnight Show
A little bit of stand-up, a lot of sketch!
with Drew Carey
Jeff Garlin’s Combo Platter with Rob Corddry and Jenny Slate
Naked Human Giant Babies with John Ross Bowie, Rob Corddry, Brian Huskey and Seth Morris of the Naked Babies and Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer of Human Giant
The 313 Improv with Keegan-Michael Key, Marc Evan Jackson, Larry Joe Campbell, Andy Cobb, Josh Funk, Nyima Funk, Maribeth Monroe and Jaime Moyer
Theme Park Improv with Rachel Dratch, Simon Helberg, Michael Hitchcock, Jessica Makinson, Oscar Nunez, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney and guest monologist Erinn Hayes
Gravid Water with Scott Adsit, Lucy Davis, Ian Roberts, Stephen Ruddy, Tami Sagher and Matt Walsh
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Before You Were Funny with Justin Michael and Jacob Reed
with guests James Adomian, Daniel Handler and Mary Lynn Rajskub
Killing My Lobster
Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum are Princess: An Evening of the Music of Prince
w00tstock: Founders’ Night
with Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton and Paul and Storm and more
Yacht Rock Heroes with Mustache Harbor & Friends with Scott Adsit, Matt Besser, Jon Dore, Chris Hardwick, Paul and Storm and more Due to a change in his schedule, Bobcat Goldthwait will no longer be appearing on this show.
Garfunkel & Oates with Dragon Boy Suede
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn and guests Steve Agee, Erin Foley, Peter Hartlaub, Roman Mars and Boots Riley of The Coup
Please note: The Champs Podcast has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
The Dead Authors Podcast
with Paul F. Tompkins and John Hodgman
Harmontown
with Dan Harmon and Jeff B. Davis
How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner with musical director Ted Leo and guests Billy Eichner, Eddie Pepitone and Jon Hendren
Judge John Hodgman LIVE with John Hodgman and Jesse Thorn and musical guest and expert witness John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats
The JV Club with Janet Varney and special guest Tig Notaro
The Nerdist Podcast with Chris Hardwick, Jonah Ray and Matt Mira
Never Not Funny with Jimmy Pardo with Pat Francis and Matt Belknap
Nick’s Big Talk Show with Nick Thune with guest Colin Hanks and Kyle Mooney, James Pumphrey and Nic Wegener
On Cinema
with Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington: Beyond The Doors
Plus One Podcast with Kevin Smith and Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Pop My Culture Podcast with Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland and guest Rachel Dratch
Professor Blastoff Podcast with Tig Notaro, Kyle Dunnigan, David Huntsberger and Aaron Burrell
Ronna & Beverly
Scott Capurro’s Position
with Scott Capurro and David Mills
The Smartest Man in the World Podcast with Greg Proops
Stephen Tobolowsky: The Tobolowsky Files
Superego Podcast with guests Colin Hanks, John Hodgman, Paul F. Tompkins and James Urbaniak
Talkin Walkin with Kevin Pollak
This Feels Terrible with Erin McGathy and Dan Harmon
Throwing Shade Podcast with Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi
Walking the Room with Greg Behrendt and Dave Anthony and special guest Rory Scovel
Who Charted? with Howard Kremer and Kulap Vilaysack and guest Michael Showalter
You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes and guests Sara Benincasa, Rick Overton, Chris Thayer, Glenn Wool and more
Bestie x Bestie with Gabe Liedman and Jenny Slate with Maria Bamford, Greg Behrendt, Janeane Garofalo and Rory Scovel
Billy on the Street Presents Billy Eichner & Friends with co-host Julie Klausner and guests Jon Daly, Bridget Everett, Pete Holmes, Gabe Liedman, Retta and more
The Chris Gethard Show with guests, Shannon O’Neill, Bethany Hall, The Human Fish, Murf “The Reservoir Dog” Meyer, Jake Fogelnest, music by the LLC and featuring a mermaid!
“Conspiracy Theory Live with Jesse Ventura” with James Adomian as Jesse Ventura and guests Kate Berlant, James Urbaniak and more
Crash Test with Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer with Greg Behrendt, Natasha Leggero, and Jenny Slate
Delocated Witness Protection Program Variety Show with Jon Glaser with Steve Agee, Joe Mande, Eugene Mirman, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kristen Schaal and musical guest Bob Mould
Kristen Schaal & Friends with Steve Agee, Erin Foley, Eugene Mirman, Dan St. Germain and Beth Stelling
The Meltdown with Kumail Nanjiani and Jonah Ray with Jon Dore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Pete Holmes, and Brent Weinbach
Paul F. Tompkins & Friends Real and Fake with Steve Agee, Kevin McDonald and Mary Lynn Rajskub
Pretty Good Friends with Eugene Mirman with Jon Glaser, Joe Mande, Kristen Schaal, Reggie Watts and more
Set List: Comedy Without a Net with Jon Dore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Pete Holmes, Eddie Pepitone, Greg Proops and host Rick Overton
Stella Classic Nightclub Show with Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain with guest comedians and music by John Vanderslice
Team Coco Live with Andy Richter with Josh Comers, Andres du Bouchet, Ian Edwards, Laurie Kilmartin, Jesse Popp, Rory Scovel and more
Comedy Central Live Presents Nick Kroll featuring a preview of his new series Kroll Show
Jeff Garlin: CLOSER THAN I APPEAR
An Evening of Stand-Up with The World Champion Judah Friedlander
with an American Tripps Berlin-Style Ping-Pong Party
Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour
Tim Heidecker & Neil Hamburger
SF Sketchfest Threesomes: Wayne Federman, Eddie Pepitone and Brody Stevens Ian Edwards, Dave Hill and Rory Scovel Maria Bamford, Andy Kindler and Natasha Leggero
Dr. Brown
Brent Weinbach & Myq Kaplan
Drennon Davis: Imaginary Radio & Joe Sib
Teatime Cowboy: Will Franken‘s Farewell Before Riding Off to England!
Round Table Regulars
with Guy Branum, Moshe Kasher, Arden Myrin and April Richardson
The SF Sketchfest Dozen: Erin Foley & Dan St. Germain Michelle Buteau & Joe Mande Sara Benincasa & Jonah Ray Chris Gethard & Glenn Wool Hari Kondabolu & Jamie Lee Janine Brito & Duncan Trussell
The Business & Friends
with Mike Drucker, Chris Garcia, Caitlin Gill, Pete Holmes, Sean Keane, Alex Koll, Eddie Pepitone, Bucky Sinister and Chris Thayer
Rooftop Comedy and SF Sketchfest Stand-Up Showcases
RISK! with Kevin Allison with Chris Garcia, Caitlin Gill, Kumail Nanjiani, Greg Proops, and Glenn Wool
Porchlight, a Storytelling Series
with Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte
and guests Alan Black, Scott Capurro, Dave Hill, Michael Ian Black, April Richardson and more
The Mortified Sessions Onstage
with Dave Nadelberg and Neil Katcher and guest Greg Proops and more
Previously Secret Information with Joe Klocek
Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction with Kate Berlant, Mike Drucker, Jesse Elias, Caitlin Gill, Ian Karmel, Nick Thune, Sean Keane, Derek Sheen and host Bryan Cook
“R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet Sing-Along” hosted by Henri Mazza
Iron Comic All-Stars with Nato Green and Moshe Kasher
with Maria Bamford, Michael Ian Black, Andy Kindler, Natasha Leggero and Michael Showalter
Stardumb with Bil Dwyer
with Maria Bamford, Simon Helberg, Andy Kindler, Oscar Nunez, Jimmy Pardo, Erica Rhodes and more
Write Now with Jimmy Pardo with Josh Comers, Ian Edwards, Laurie Kilmartin, Danielle Koenig, Gary Lucy and Red Scott
Guy Branum‘s Talk Show The Game Show with DJ Douggpound, Moshe Kasher, Casey Ley, Arden Myrin, Kevin O’Shea and April Richardson
Fancy Meeting You Here A Comedic Walking Tour with Dave Hill, Carl Arnheiter & Friends
SF Sketchfest Comedy NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences with Chris Hardwick; Professor Blastoff Podcast with Tig Notaro, Kyle Dunnigan, David Huntsberger and Aaron Burrell; The Smartest Man In The World Podcast with Greg Proops; The Legacy Music Dance Party with Brent Weinbach and Rob F.; Max Brooks’ Zombie Self-Defense Lecture; Will Franken; Dan Crossley: Centaur; Dave Thomason, Mary Van Note and more
Don’t Let The Comedians Do Story Time! Mo Willems‘ Picture Books Become Sketch Comedy A comedy show for young kids and families with Mo Willems and special guests Michael Ian Black, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Laraine Newman, Patton Oswalt, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph and David Wain
The Kids in the Hall’s Kevin McDonald: Sketch & Improv Two-Day Workshop
Big Grande, BOAT, Brute Squad, Casey and Dave are Different, Charles, Colin Mahan: Preview: The Movie!, Convoy, Cream, Dan Crossley, Don’t Watch This Show Live, The Dress-Up Gang, The Elsie Bo Show, EndGames Improv, Femikaze, The Fringe Riders, The Get Go, Goatface Comedy, The Grind, Ham Pants Productions, Hip.Bang!, Hollywood Saturday Night, Hot Mess SF, Jesse’s Restless Mind Syndrome, Kristen Studard, Last Call Cleveland, Let’s Paint TV, Listen Kid!, Makin’ Friends Havin’ Fun, MC Mr. Napkins, Mission CTRL, The Mutiny, Onassis, PianoFight’s ForePlays, Sad Vicious, Taste Better Wit, 3 Woman 1 Woman Show (with 3 Women), Thunderstood, TMI with special guest Samm Levine, Tremendosaur Sells Out, Two Hot Mics, Up Up Up!, Valley Meadows
Josh Androsky, Kevin Anglin, Kunal Arora, Greg Barris, Eric Barry, Kaseem Bentley, Kate Berlant, Clara Bijl, Bobby Joe Ebola and The Children MacNuggits, Nathan Brannon, Nicole Calasich, Doug Chagnon, Shanti Charan, George Chen, Paul Cibis, JC Coccoli, Claudia Cogan, Kelly Collette, Katie Compa, Adam Conover, Bryan Cook, Ryan Cronin, Jen D’Angelo, Matt Davis, Joey Devine, Anthony DeVito, David Dineen-Porter, Donny Divanian, Jason Downs, Mike Drucker, Jesse Elias, Kellen Erskine, Cameron Esposito, Ben Feldman, Jesse Fernandez, James Fluty, Chris Garcia, David Gborie, Caitlin Gill, Marga Gomez, Francoise Gordon, Chris Gore, Sara Hennessey, Tom Henry, Ivan Hernandez, Trevor Hill, Julia Hladkowicz, Andrew Holmgren, Joselyn Hughes, Keith Lowell Jensen, Miles K, Ian Karmel, Sean Keane, Conor Kellicut, Loren Kraut, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Casey Ley, Matt Lieb, Cory Loykasek, Justin Lucas, Levi MacDougall, Duat Mai, Vince Mancini, Tabari Douglas McCoy, Adam McLaughlin, Amy Miller, Hasan Minhaj, Stroy Moyd, Natasha Muse, Adam Newman, Joe Nguyen, Gilli Nissim, Matt O’Brien, Clare O’Kane, Kevin O’Shea, Yogi Paliwal, Danny Palmer, Lydia Popovich, Jules Posner, DJ Real, Jeff Reitman, Phoebe Robinson, Paco Romane, Vance Sanders, Rob Schultz, Red Scott, Anna Seregina, Derek Sheen, Bucky Sinister, Leslie Small, Land Smith, Coree Spencer, Mike Spiegelman, David Studebaker, Jim Tews, Chris Thayer, Dave Thomason, Cara Tramontano, Mary Van Note, Maronzio Vance, Cameron Vannini, Colleen Watson, Jeff Wattenhofer, Blake Wexler, Kate Willett