SF Sketchfest 2017: Full Schedule
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Often, the very best stories have a moment -- or several moments -- where the audience desperately wishes that they could raise their hand, jump up, and ask the storyteller one question: “UM, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??!!”

But, of course, that’s not exactly in the cards. Everyone knows that stopping a live performance is rude, weird, and just downright obnoxious.

This new series from Audible takes a different approach. Storytelling aficionado and host Eugene Mirman sits down with special guests and pauses their true, entertaining, and personal stories to get the funny details they might have left out. $30 21+

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

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon.

Ahmed Bharoocha is a stand-up comedian, actor, and member of the sketch comedy group, Dead Kevin. Ahmed released his first Comedy Central Half Hour Special in 2016 and performed stand-up on TBS’ “Conan,” Comedy Central’s “Adam Devine’s House Party,” and at Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival as part of the “New Faces Unrepresented” showcase.

Comedian Sam Jay hails from Boston and the African American lesbian is creating a buzz in the comedy scene with her new, refreshing perspective. Sam Jay is featured on season 3 of Comedy Central’s “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail”. In 2015, she was named to the Comedy Central Comics to Watch list in which she was invited to perform at the renowned New York Comedy Festival. She has also performed at festivals across the US, including Portland’s Bridgetown Festival, The Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival and Boston’s Women In Comedy Festival. Opening for powerhouse acts like Hannibal Buress and Dave Attell, she has established herself as a rising star. Her fresh, unique and warm approach makes Sam Jay a comedian worth seeing and one you will be talking about long after you do. She currently lives in Los Angeles. $22

Due to a change in her production schedule, Gina Brillon will no longer be appearing.

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

SF Sketchfest presents a pairing from a dozen hand-picked stand-up comedians on the rise: names you might not know now, but will be hearing a lot from soon.

Ahmed Bharoocha is a stand-up comedian, actor, and member of the sketch comedy group, Dead Kevin. Ahmed released his first Comedy Central Half Hour Special in 2016 and performed stand-up on TBS’ “Conan,” Comedy Central’s “Adam Devine’s House Party,” and at Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival as part of the “New Faces Unrepresented” showcase.

Comedian Sam Jay hails from Boston and the African American lesbian is creating a buzz in the comedy scene with her new, refreshing perspective. Sam Jay is featured on season 3 of Comedy Central’s “The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail”. In 2015, she was named to the Comedy Central Comics to Watch list in which she was invited to perform at the renowned New York Comedy Festival. She has also performed at festivals across the US, including Portland’s Bridgetown Festival, The Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival and Boston’s Women In Comedy Festival. Opening for powerhouse acts like Hannibal Buress and Dave Attell, she has established herself as a rising star. Her fresh, unique and warm approach makes Sam Jay a comedian worth seeing and one you will be talking about long after you do. She currently lives in Los Angeles. $22

Due to a change in her production schedule, Gina Brillon will no longer be appearing.

Hosts: Cory Sklar and Shelby Cobras

Co-Hosts:Aloysius Cummings, Erik Thybony, Sara Murphy

House Band:Steve Peacock (Pale Chalice), Zack Farwell (Grayceon, Walken), Shelby Lermo (Vastum)

Guests: Ken Reid (TV Guidance Counselor Podcast), Nick Flanagan and Sad Vicious

Remember blogs? Neither does anyone else. But Illogical Contraption started as one. Founded in San Francisco on December 1, 2008, the site developed a devoted cult following by posting paranoid conspiracy research and obscure metal MP3s. But maintaining daily posts got boring, so in August 2011, the main contributors launched Illogical Contraption Radio.

Hosted by Shelby, Cory, Erik, and their secret militarized comedy weapon, Al, the show presented a singular vision. That vision? To get drunk on the air. But despite the hosts’ ceaseless attempts at unprofessionalism, listeners still tuned in. Was it the occasional celebrity interview? The weird late-night callers? The thrill of listening to a train wreck in real time? No one can be sure. But it worked.

In March 2013, IllCon Radio moved to Radiovalencia.fm. Soon, the hosts realized they could change the colors of the studio lamps with their minds. After that, reality became their playground. There was no spoon. Cosmic matter was theirs to control, from the smallest quark to the largest galactic cluster to the infinite universal curve of all dimensions, all was within their grasp. So what did they do? They got drunk again and interviewed more famous weirdos. It was chill.

IllCon's second live appearance at SF Sketchfest promises to deliver an immersive theater experience chock full of siqq riffs, blast beats, horrific visions, Satanic rituals and blood soaked comedy. $15

Host Tony Hinchcliffe holds his wildly popular podcast with his co-host Brian Redban. Rising young, up-and-coming comics or failing older comics get their name pulled out of a bucket, do one minute of material each, and then Tony and his two weekly guests give feedback, extra material, and ask questions to the young performers - always leading to a hilarious debacle. Past guests include Joe Rogan, Bill Burr, Sarah Silverman, Doug Benson, Jeff Ross, Russell Peters etc. Kill Tony episodes can be found at deathsquad.tv and on iTunes.

If you’re interested in potentially performing on the Kill Tony Podcast, sign ups begin an hour before the show until 15 minutes from showtime. You’ll need to write down your name, and if possible a twitter account, and performers will be called up during the show after being randomly drawn from the bucket. Performers will have 60 seconds to perform before being interviewed by Tony, Brian and the guest judges. $20

SOLD OUT -- Tickets may be available at the door night-of. See http://www.sfsketchfest.com/tickets/ for info.

SF Sketchfest is proud to host a special performance of one of the comedy world's most influential and iconic live shows: Upright Citizens Brigade’s A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T. This popular weekly long-form improv show will feature UCB founding members Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. They will be joined by guest improvisers and UCB theatre regulars Jon Gabrus and Jessica McKenna. The improvisers will base their scenes off of monologues from special guest monologist Nathan Fillion! $35 (Note: Ticket price as listed on sfcurran.com includes all service and facility fees)

Fred Willard is an American Comedy Treasure and has been an important part of SF Sketchfest's history for 15 years, first attending the festival in its second year. Tonight we celebrate the man himself with a special panel with Fred and some of his collaborators from over the years, including Robert Klein, Christopher Guest, Laraine Newman and more, moderated by Kevin Pollak. A Second City and Ace Trucking Company alumnus, Fred Willard is known for his quick wit and improvisational expertise. He has appeared in over 70 films, including "Waiting For Guffman," "Best In Show," "This Is Spinal Tap," "Roxanne," "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" and "WALL-E." He has appeared in over 1,000 television episodes, from "Get Smart" and "Fernwood 2 Night" to "Everybody Loves Raymond" to "Modern Family." $35

SOLD OUT -- Tickets may be available at the door night-of. See http://www.sfsketchfest.com/tickets/ for info.