$25All Ages Death, commitment, sock puppets -- everyone's afraid of something. Laugh at your fears as host Mara Wilson takes you through comedian and performers' anxieties (and a few of her own).
A show all about fears, anxieties, phobias, dealing with them, getting through them, and laughing at them. Each installment of WAYAO features three storytellers, including Mara herself.
John Ross Bowie shows up occasionally on The Big Bang Theory as the venal Barry Kripke. Other recent TV and film credits include Bones, The League, House of Lies and Burn Notice, and Paul Feig's beloved movie The Heat.
Mara Wilson is best known for her childhood roles in "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Matilda." Now she performs as a storyteller nationwide, plays The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home on "Welcome to Night Vale," and hosts a show about fears and anxieties, What Are You Afraid... Read More →
Sarah Thyre is an actress ("Strangers with Candy") and writer ("Dark at the Roots"). She co-hosts the "Crybabies" podcast with Susan Orlean on Wolfpop.com. In her spare time, she enjoys despair.
Friday January 8, 2016 10:30pm - 11:45pm PST
Eureka Theatre
SOLD OUT -- Tickets may be available at the door night-of. See http://sfsketchfest.com/x/how-to-purchase/ for info. Due to a travel delay, John Fugelsang will not be appearing. He will be replaced by Joshua Grannell (AKA Peaches Christ)
Hosted by Kevin Allison (of the legendary MTV sketch comedy troupe, The State), RISK! is the live show and podcast where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share. The RISK! podcast currently has over 300,000 monthly listeners and recently passed its 10 million download mark. It has featured incredible stories from famous folks like Janeane Garofalo, Sarah Silverman, Michael Ian Black and Kevin Nealon, as well as amazing tales from regular folks around the world. $28, 21+
Brent Weinbach is a winner and recipient of the Andy Kaufman Award, which is given out once a year to recognize innovation in stand-up comedy. He is also responsible for various internet video sensations such as "Gangster Party Line" as well as the cult web series, "Pound House... Read More →
John Fugelsang once got George Harrison to give his last live performance on VH1 and once got Mitt Romney's advisor to call Mitt an 'etch a sketch' on CNN. He's been a regular on MSNBC and FOX, been murdered on CSI, nominated for a Drama League award for his off-Broadway solo show... Read More →
Jonah Ray is a writer/comedian originally from Kailua, Oahu. He’s written and performed on shows like “Human Giant,” “Supernews,” “Attack of the Show,” Comedy Central’s “Live At Gotham” and “Web Soup.” A co-host on the NERDIST PODCAST with Chris Hardwick, Jonah... Read More →
Joshua Grannell is the creator and programmer of the SF Underground Short Film Festival. He attended film school at Penn State University, where his senior thesis film Jizzmopper: A Love Story won the Audience Award upon graduation. It was during the production of this film that his... Read More →
Kevin Allison is the creator of the live storytelling podcast RISK! (www.risk-show.com ), and a member of the legendary comedy troupe The State, known for their series on MTV. He has appeared in Reno 911!, VH1′s Best Week Ever, Comedy Central’s Viva Variety and Stella, and HBO’s... Read More →
Born in New Jersey to Caribbean parents, comedian/host/actress Michelle Buteau brings her unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. As a comedian, she has toured the country performing at colleges, clubs, and festivals. Her television credits include "Enlisted" on... Read More →
Hello, my name is Sean Patton. I’m a comedian based in Los Angeles and New York, by way of New Orleans. I began doing stand-up in the Crescent City and have since performed in comedy clubs across the US and Canada. I’ve also performed at The Melbourne International Comedy Festival... Read More →
Bawdy Storytelling is the Nation’s Original Sex and Storytelling show. This award-winning storytelling event features real people sharing their bona fide sexual exploits, live onstage. Bawdy’s storytellers are an eclectic mix of authors, poets, comedians and actors – along with real people just like you who have submitted their stories online and were chosen for their panache and sense of misadventure. Through coaching, rehearsals and more, each show is created from the audience submissions and a celebrity or two. Dixie De La Tour, Bawdy Storytelling’s founder and curator, is equal parts educator, entertainer, and irreverent host. Dubbed ‘the Grande Dame of Dirty Storytelling,’ Dixie has turned curated salon storytelling into an art form by providing guidance and encouragement while serving as Bawdy’s stage mom, talent scout, and talk show host. She weaves her own stories into each show, and performs across the country. $20All Ages
Allison Moon is the author of the Tales of the Pack series about lesbian werewolves, and the award-winning graphic novel, Girl Sex 101(see it at http://bitly.com/girlsex101). She’s also a sex educator who has presented workshops to thousands of people around the US and Canada. Learn... Read More →
People are talking about Caitlin Gill. Most of what they’re saying has to do with how funny she is. Caitlin has performed on the Oddball Comedy Tour, the Outside Lands Festival, SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the Vancouver Global Comedy Fest and in some of the best comedy... Read More →
Sexual Folklorist Dixie De La Tour is the founder, curator, hostess and more for Bawdy Storytelling, the Nation’s original sex and storytelling series. Bawdy is a multi-city live storytelling event that welcomes true stories from any and all communities (LGBTQIA, kink, polyamory... Read More →
Jeffrey Hayes is a drama therapist and MFT-Trainee at Liberation Institute. His areas of special interest include directing therapeutic theatre performances and harnessing the healing power of tabletop roleplaying games. He collects life experiences the same way some people collect... Read More →
San Francisco magazine describes Kate Willett as “a comedian you should know about,” so here’s the info: She’s a regular feature for Margaret Cho who she’s toured with nationally and internationally. Kate’s work was recently featured on the Risk! podcast with Kevin Allison... Read More →
Rachel Lark is a singer/songwriter who sings about Sex, Drugs, heartbreak, and Messy Apartments. An up-and-coming San Francisco artist with a die-hard cult following, Rachel Lark has quickly become the musical muse of the sex-positive revolution. Her music has been featured on The... Read More →
Wonder Dave is a writer and performer from Minneapolis MN. He’s toured the country performing at poetry venues, schools, cabarets, science fiction conventions, burlesque shows and bowling alleys. He is the stage stallion for the monthly Oakland variety Show Tourettes Without Regrets... Read More →
Wednesday January 20, 2016 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Eureka Theatre
Porchlight has been showcasing San Francisco storytellers since 2002. Founded by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick as a way of getting people onstage to tell their true stories, the shows continue to attract new audiences and storytellers each month at the Verdi Club and Hemlock Tavern. In addition to collaborating each year with Sketchfest, Porchlight has worked with the San Francisco Film Festival, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, the Bay Area Science Festival, the Storymoja Hay Festival in Nairobi and Shakespeare and Co. in Paris. Their popular podcast lets people all over the world get a little piece of SF. $20, 21+
Aparna Nancherla has an intimidating name, but don't be scared! In fact, she's quite approachable onstage, from a heckler's perspective. She enjoys seeing the world through awkward contact lenses. Her maiden chuckle voyage took off in Washington D.C. (it's all about the Washingtons... Read More →
Beth Lisick is a writer and actor. She is the author of five books and has appeared in films screened at Cannes, Sundance, and the San Francisco International Film Festival.Her books include the memoir collection "Yokohama Threeway" and "Other Small Shames," the New York Times bestselling... Read More →
Iris Haas-Biel is a real adult person living in the Bay Area. By day she teaches middle schoolers to be slightly less annoying and by night she tries to make other adult people laugh. These feats are equal parts traumatizing and rewarding.
Jackie Kashian is a nationally touring standup comic and has been building a podcast fort, the safest space in podcastville, since 2006. Jackie invites a wide variety of guests, from standup comics, authors, actors and perfectly nice regular people to “dork out” on the thing they... Read More →
Jon Daly is an actor and comedian living in L.A. He starred in Amazon's "Betas," Comedy Central's "Kroll Show" where he plays multiple characters and serves as writer and Co-Executive Producer. He is featured in Ben Stiller's latest film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," and... Read More →
Originally from San Francisco, Kyle Mizono is one of the last international Beanie Baby collectors and a comedian. Along with being a face frequently seen in the San Francisco and Los Angeles comedy scenes, her festival performances include SF Sketchfest, Portland’s Bridgetown Comedy... Read More →
Moshe Kasher. Comedian. Child Genius. Jew. Jew Comedian. OBGYN. Pleasure center. Good tipper. Guiding light. Beefcake. He lives alone in LA. Featured on: NBC, E!’s Chelsea Lately, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central’s Drunk History, @midnight, Conan, Carson Daly, Showtime’s... Read More →
SOLD OUT -- Tickets may be available at the door night-of. See http://sfsketchfest.com/x/how-to-purchase/ for info.
Mortified: The Extra Dirty Version- Featuring Mortified's dirtiest, raunchiest pieces ever! Hear the strange, hilarious and embarrassing things teenagers wrote about sex from their actual diaries, songs, letters, and more!
Selling out shows for 10yrs Mortified is the largest and longest-running project of its kind. Hailed a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and featured frequently on This American Life, Mortified is a comic excavation of teen angst artifacts (journals, poems, letters, lyrics, home movies, schoolwork) as shared by their original authors in front of total strangers.
Where else can you hear grown men and women confront their past with firsthand tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, best mall job, and reasons they deserved to marry Bon Jovi?
Participants include a wide range of people, from professional performers (comics, celebrities, singers) to total amateurs (architects, ad execs, salesmen) all in the noble pursuit of personal redemption through public humiliation. Share the shame.
Featuring as House Band: The Improv Comedy/Freestyle Rap crew known as THE FREEZE !
Stand-up comedian and actor Ari Shaffir describes his comedy as a puppet show, but way filthier and without the puppets. He grew up orthodox Jewish, spent 2 years in a yeshiva in Israel, and came back to America to lose his religion and become a comic. Now with two hour standup specials... Read More →
Jay wears many hats, Stand Up, Writer, Host and Podcaster. As a stand up he has appeared at The Montreal Comedy Festival, made numerous Late Night appearances including four on CONAN, with one going viral shortly after it's online release, his own half hour special on Comedy Central... Read More →
Jon Gabrus can next be seen in the indie “Fourth Man Out” and Hulu series “Real Hotwives of Las Vegas” He has previously appeared in HBO’s “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” alongside Ben Walker; as the character ‘Gabrus’ in the Film “Flock of Dudes;” as the lead... Read More →
Julian McCullough is a nationally-touring comedian and actor who can currently be seen as the co-host of "We Have Issues" on E! He has appeared on "Inside Amy Schumer" and co-starred with Whitney Cummings on the E! series "Love You, Mean It." Julian is a frequent panelist on "Chelsea... Read More →
Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who Vulture, Essence, and Esquire Magazine have named one of the top comedians to watch. Most recently, she appeared on NBC’s "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and "Last Call with Carson Daly," Comedy Central’s "Broad City... Read More →
Ryan Sickler is a nationally touring comedian. Some of his television appearances include CBS’s “The Late Late Show,” Comedy Central’s “Tosh.O” and “Live At Gotham,” TBS’s “The Pete Holmes Show” and Ovation’s “The Art of Comedy. “ Ryan is also an informed... Read More →
Saturday January 23, 2016 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST
Doc's Lab