The 14th Annual SF Sketchfest

January 22 – February 8, 2015

Tributes & Salutes

• SF Sketchfest Tribute: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean & Harry Shearer
  in conversation with Adam Savage
• SF Sketchfest Tribute: “Weird Al” Yankovic
  in conversation with Chris Hardwick with musical performances by Hard ‘n Phirm and Garfunkel & Oates
• SF Sketchfest Tribute: “VEEP”
  with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Matt Walsh, Timothy Simons, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole and Sam Richardson, moderated by Tim Goodman
• SF Sketchfest Tribute: Penn & Teller
  and moderator Adam Savage
• SF Sketchfest Tribute: Christopher Lloyd
  with 30th Anniversary screening of “Back to the Future” moderated by Scott Adsit
• SF Sketchfest & Noise Pop Tribute: Scharpling & Wurster: Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster
  in conversation with Andy Kindler with musical guests John Darnielle and Bob Mould
• Salute to “NewsRadio”: 20th Anniversary
  with Dave Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Khandi Alexander and Joe Furey
• Salute to Broken Lizard
  with Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stohlhanske, moderated by Randy Liedtke
• Salute to Preston Sturges:
  “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” with special guests Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

Big Night Special Events

• Judge John Hodgman
• Nerdist Podcast
  with Chris Hardwick, Jonah Ray and Matt Mira
• NPR’s Ask Me Another
  with Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton with guests Brad Bird, Alex Borstein and Dan Savage
• Princess Plays Purple Rain: Maya Rudolph & Gretchen Lieberum in an evening of the music of Prince
• StarTalk Live
  with Bill Nye the Science Guy and Eugene Mirman
• w00tstock Founders’ Night
  with Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton, Paul & Storm and special guests John Roderick, Jason Finn and Rebecca Watson

Special Film Events

• The Benson Movie Interruption: “Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Parts 1 & 2”
  with Doug Benson and special guests Steve Agee, Scott Aukerman, Todd Barry, Chris Hardwick, Matt Kirshen, Arden Myrin, Jonah Ray, Rory Shovel, Brendon Small and Janet Varney
• “But I’m A Cheerleader”: The Peaches Christ Experience
  with special guests Natasha Lyonne and Jamie Babbit
• “Groundhog Day” on Groundhog Day
  with special guest Stephen Tobolowsky in a live Tobolowsky Files
• “Misery Loves Comedy”
  SF Premiere of a new documentary by Kevin Pollak with special guests Scott Aukerman, Janeane Garofalo, Dana Gould and moderator Kevin Smith
• SF Sketchfest and Alamo Drafthouse Present: “The Princess Bride” Quote-Along™ Party Screening
  with special guest Cary Elwes
• RiffTrax Night of the Shorts V: A Good Day to Riff Hard
  with Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy & Bill Corbett and guest riffers Todd Barry, John Hodgman, Paul F. Tompkins, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney
• “3 Still Standing”
  SF Documentary Premiere Screening and Performances by Will Durst, Johnny Steele and Larry “Bubbles” Brown

Special Television Events

• An Afternoon with “Animaniacs”
  with Jess Harnell, Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille and Randy Rogel
• “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” Colon Taking Over SF Sketchfest
  with Dave Willis and Dana Snyder
• “Dr. Katz Professional Therapist” 20th Anniversary Show
  with Jonathan Katz, Tom Snyder, Jon Benjamin and guest patients Ron Funches, Pete Holmes, Morgan Murphy and Emo Philips
• “Futurama”: Still Canceled
  with John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Lee Supercinski and Billy West
• “Silicon Valley” : The Pied Piper Panel
  with Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani and Zach Woods, moderated by Matt Braunger
• Spotlight: “Another Period”
  with Natasha Leggero, Riki Lindhome, Paget Brewster, Jason Ritter, Armen Weitzman and Moshe Kasher
• Spotlight: “The Hotwives of Orlando”
  with Tymberlee Hill, Angela Kinsey, Dannah Phirman, Andrea Savage, Kristen Schaal, Danielle Schneider and Casey Wilson
• “Venture Bros.”
  with Paul Boocock, Michael Sinterniklaas, Dana Snyder and James Urbaniak

Special Theatrical Events

• “Better Off Dead” 30th Anniversary Live Read
  with writer/director Savage Steve Holland, original actors Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Kim Darby and Amanda Wyss and guest understudies Jon Heder, Kevin Pollak, Paul F. Tompkins, Eddie Pepitone, Annie Savage, Paul Brittain, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney
• Celebrity Autobiography
  with John Cho, Micky Dolenz, Janeane Garofalo, Debbie Harry, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Jennifer Tilly and Steven Weber
• Julie Brown’s “The Homecoming Queen’s Got A Musical”
• Thrilling Adventure Hour
  with Scott Adsit, Scott Aukerman, Paget Brewster, Craig Cackowski, Jeremy Carter, Mark Gagliardi, Matt Gourley, John Hodgman, Marc Evan Jackson, Hal Lublin, Melanie Lynskey, Mark McConville, Busy Philipps, Mike Phirman, Jason Ritter, Adam Savage, Annie Savage and Paul F. Tompkins

Debates

• The Great Debate — Ferris Bueller: American Hero or the Man Directly Responsible for the Downfall of our Once Great Land?
  with Matt Price and Ilyse Mimoun
• Uptown Showdown Debate: Are We Getting Dumber vs. Are We Getting Smarter? with Maria Bamford, Dave Hill, Jared Logan, T.J. Miller, Aparna Nancherla, Greg Proops and moderator Joe Klocek

Film and Video

• The First (and Probably Last) Annual SF Sketchfest Feline Film & Video Festival For Humans
• Shouting at the Screen
  with Wyatt Cenac & Donwill
• Totally Looped
  with Maria Bamford, Joe Liss, Laraine Newman, Oscar Nunez, Rick Overton, Vince Waldron and Gary Anthony Williams

Game Shows & Interactive Events

• Cultivated Wit’s Comedy Hack Day Finals
  with host Baratunde Thurston and judges Scott Aukerman, Veronica Belmont, Natasha Leggero and Jonah Ray
• Fancy Meeting You Here
  with Carl Arnheiter and Dave Hill
• Iron Comic
  with Nato Green and Moshe Kasher and guest comics Todd Barry, Chris Garcia, Emily Heller, Eddie Pepitone and Rory Scovel
• Point Break Live:
  Even Sketchier for SF Sketchfest Edition
• Stardumb
  with Bil Dwyer and Erica Rhodes and guests Todd Barry, Dana Gould, Chris Hardwick, Kevin McDonald, Kate Micucci and Arden Myrin
• You’re The Expert
  with Chris Duffy and guests Wyatt Cenac, Nato Green and Phoebe Robinson

Improv Comedy

• Bangarang!
• Gravid Water
  with Scott Adsit, Mandy Freund, Tony Hale, Lauren Lapkus, Kevin Pollak, Ian Roberts, Neil Ruddy, Stephen Ruddy, Julie Sharbutt and Matt Walsh
• The Groundlings: The Black Version
  with Jordan Black, Daniele Gaither, Phil LaMarr, Karen Maruyama, Gary Anthony Williams and Cedric Yarbrough
• The Groundlings: Personals
  with Jordan Black, John Ross Bowie, Jessica Chaffin, Drew Droege, Karen Maruyama, Brian Palermo, Mindy Sterling, Cole Stratton, Janet Varney and Stephnie Weir
• The Improvised Shakespeare Company
  with Joey Bland, Ross Bryant, Greg Hess, Thomas Middleditch and Blaine Swen
• Prompter
  with Nato Green, Emily Heller, Kevin McDonald and Eddie Pepitone
• Shitty Jobs
  with Sean Clements, Dominic Dierkes, DC Pierson and Charlie Sanders
• Speechless
  with Guy Branum, Matt Braunger, David Dineen-Porter, Caitlin Gill, Brendan Lynch, Rick Overton, April Richardson, Red Scott and Harland Williams
• Theme Park Improv
  with Ian Brennan, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Jessica Makinson, Oscar Nunez, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney and guest monologist Todd Glass
• Upright Citizens Brigade ASSSSCAT
  with Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh and guests Lauren Lapkus, Dannah Phirman, Danielle Schneider and guest monologist Tony Hale
• The Writers of Key & Peele Improv Show
  with Colton Dunn, Phil August Jackson, Charlie Sanders, Rich Talarico and special guest Ian Roberts
• Zamata & Byer
  with Sasheer Zamata and Nicole Byer

Kids Events

• The Groundlings Childrens’ Show!
  with Jerry Trainor, Regan Burns, John Ross Bowie, Jamie Denbo, Drew Droege, Brian Palermo, Mindy Sterling and Stephnie Weir
• Mo Willems’ Don’t Let the Comedians Do Storytime!
  with Mo Willems and guests Scott Adsit, John Cho, Janeane Garofalo, John Hodgman, Kate Micucci, Busy Philipps, Kevin Pollak and Kristen Schaal

Music & Comedy

• Bring the Rock
  with Greg Behrendt and the Reigning Monarchs and guests Garfunkel and Oates, Chris Hardwick, Natasha Leggero, Joe Sib and Brendon Small
• I Made You A Mix Tape
  with David Fickas and Brice Beckham and guests Ric Barbera, Eli Braden, Pam Cook, Rachael Lawrence, Liam Sullivan and Kirk Zipfel with music by Fancy Ketchup
• Imaginary Radio
  with Drennon Davis and guests DJ Real, Nina Daniels, Sean Keane and Mark Pitta
• Wheels Off with Rhett Miller
  with Michael Chabon, Paul F. Tompkins and John Vanderslice

Podcasts

• Come To Papa
  with Tom Papa and guests Steve Agee, Rick Crom, Drennon Davis, Janeane Garofalo, Moshe Kasher, Cynthia Kourey, Kevin Pollak and Adam Scott
• The Dana Gould Hour
  with guests Kevin McDonald, Mike Lawrence and Arden Myrin
• Dead Authors with Paul F. Tompkins
  and guest Lauren Lapkus
• The Harland Highway
  with Harland Williams and Sean Tweedly
• Hound Tall with Moshe Kasher
  with Jay Chandrasekhar, Emily Heller and Rory Scovel
• improv4humans
  with Matt Besser and guests Scott Adsit, Colton Dunn and Lauren Lapkus
• Jonah Raydio
  with Jonah Ray and guest Paul Myers
• Jordan, Jesse, Go!
  with Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn and guests Maeve Higgins and Roman Mars
• My Brother, My Brother and Me
  with Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy
• Pop My Culture Podcast
  with Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland and guests James Adomian, Ron Funches and Ryan Lambert
• Roderick on the Line
  with John Roderick and Merlin Mann
• Ronna & Beverly
  with Jessica Chaffin and Jamie Denbo and guests Erin Foley and Laraine Newman
• Sex Nerd Sandra
  with Sandra Daugherty and guests Joshua Grannell, Eliza Skinner, Siouxsie Q, Allison Moon and Reid Mihalko
• The Smartest Man in the World Proopcast
  with Greg Proops
• Superego
  with Jeremy Carter, Matt Gourley, Mark McConville and Paul F. Tompkins and guests Steve Agee and John Hodgman
• The Todd Barry Podcast
  with Todd Barry and guests Garfunkel & Oates and Rory Shovel
• The Todd Glass Show
  with Todd Glass and Andy Peters
• U Talkin’ U2 To Me?
  with Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott
• Uhh Yeah Dude
  with Seth Romatelli and Jonathan Larroquette
• Who Charted?
  with Kulap Vilaysack and Howard Kremer and guests Jason Ritter and Brett Morris
• The World of Phil Hendrie
• You Made It Weird
  with Pete Holmes and guests Rhea Butcher, Cameron Esposito, Emo Philips and Charlie Sanders

Sketch Comedy

• The Birthday Boys
• BriTANick
• Good Neighbor
  with Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Nick Rutherford and Dave McCary
• Killing My Lobster
• Don’t Watch This Show Live! and Chardonnay

Storytelling/Theatrical

• Bawdy Storytelling
  with Dixie De La Tour and guests Sandra Daugherty, Caitlin Gill, Joe Klocek and Kate Willett with music by Rachel Lark
• Cheaper Than Therapy
  with Sarah Thyre and Louis Peitzman and guests Matt Braunger, Drew Droege, Dave Hill, April Richardson and Stephnie Weir
• Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction
  with Bryan Cook and guests Matt Braunger, T.J. Chambers, Drennon Davis, David Dineen-Porter, Jesse Elias, Erin Foley, David Gborie, Andy Haynes, Ivan Hernandez, Dave Hill, Barbara Holm, Casey Ley, Matt Lieb, Emmett Montgomery, Natasha Muse, Laraine Newman, Clare O’Kane, Jules Posner, JoAnn Schinderle, Zach Sherwin, Eliza Skinner, Shane Torres and Harland Williams
• The Groundlings: Charlotte’s Shorts
  with Jordan Black, Daniele Gaither, Michael Hitchcock, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling and Gary Anthony Williams
• Mortified
• Porchlight
  with Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte and guests Derek Brown, Ophira Eisenberg, Shelley McCLendon, Frank Portman and Phoebe Robinson
• RISK!
  with Kevin Allison and guests James Adomian, Leo Allen, Janine Brito, Dominic Dierkes and DC Pierson
• The Sharpies: staged reading of a new play by Eugene Pack
  with Debbie Harry, Dayle Reyfel, Jennifer Tilly and Steven Weber

Variety and Stand-Up

• Aparna Nancherla & Guy Branum: Diversity Quota: A Night of Comedy with an Indian Lady and a Gay Jew
  Hosted by Emmett Montgomery
• BAKED
  with Brendon Small & Steve Agee and guests Todd Barry, Greg Behrendt and Natasha Leggero
• Brent Weinbach: Appealing to the Mainstream
• Brian McCann’s Leisure Hour
• The Business: Old Business/New Business
  with Chris Garcia, David Gborie, Caitlin Gill, Nato Green, Sean Keane, Natasha Muse, Jules Posner, Anna Seregina and Bucky Sinister
• Come Laugh With Us
  with Lance Bangs and guests James Adomian, Jon Daly, Pete Holmes, Emo Philips and Phoebe Robinson
• Edinburgh Fringe International Spotlight:
  Wil Anderson, Dan Clark, Maeve Higgins, Matt Kirshen, Daniel Sloss and host Janeane Garofalo
• An Evening with Emo Philips
• Invite Them Up
  with Eugene Mirman & Bobby Tisdale and guests Derrik Brown, Jon Daly, Ron Funches, Pete Holmes, Morgan Murphy, Emo Philips and music by John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats
• James Adomian & Friends
  with Janine Brito, Sean Donnelly and Phoebe Robinson, hosted by Faith Choyce
• Jenny Slate & Friends
  with Jon Daly, Ron Funches and Max Silvestri
• Jon Benjamin’s “Night of Not Interested in Hosting This Show”
  with Leo Allen, Janine Brito, Eugene Mirman and musical guest John Roderick
• Justin Willman with Marcus Monroe
  hosted by Kelly Anneken
• Manboobs Family Showcase with Danny Tamberelli
  with Drennon Davis, Chris Garcia, Good Cop Great Cop, Matt Kirshen and Wendigo
• Margaret Cho
• Maria Bamford
  with Erin Foley and host Ron Chapman
• The Meltdown
  with Jonah Ray & Kumail Nanjiani and guests Maria Bamford, Guy Branum, Todd Glass, T.J. Miller, Aparna Nancherla, April Richardson and Harland Williams
• Night Train with Wyatt Cenac
  and guests Sean Donnelly, Cameron Esposito, Ron Funches, Jonathan Katz, Natasha Muse, Phoebe Robinson and Maronzio Vance
• The Onion Past Bedtime
• Put Your Hands Together
  with Cameron Esposito & Rhea Butcher and guests Casey Ley, Morgan Murphy, Mark Normand and Michelle Wolf
• Set List
  with Will Anderson, Dana Gould, Maeve Higgins, Moshe Kasher, Matt Kirshen, Kevin McDonald, Tom Papa, Eddie Pepitone and Rory Scovel
• SF Sketchfest Comedy NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences
• Smug Shift
  with Moshe Kasher and Brent Weinbach and guests Kaseem Bentley, Emily Heller, Eddie Pepitone, Rory Scovel and Beth Stelling
• Stand-Up Spotlight: Arden Myrin & Dan St. Germain
• Tinkle Twins
  with Dana Gould & Arden Myrin and guests Greg Behrendt, Mike Lawrence, Natasha Leggero and Brendon Small
• Van Jam
  with the Spanglers (Jamie Flam and Vanessa Ragland) and guests Leo Allen, Jon Daly, Morgan Murphy, Emo Philips, Tony Sam and Cole Stratton
• The SF Sketchfest Dozen, the Next Wave of Stand-Up Comedy Stars:
  Sean Donnelly & Maronzio Vance
  Andy Haynes & Christina Pazsitzky
  Maeve Higgins & Beth Stelling
  Chris Garcia & Randy Liedtke
  Jared Logan & Eliza Skinner
  Mark Normand & Michelle Wolf

Workshops

• Improv and Sketch Workshop with Kevin McDonald of the Kids in the Hall
• Sketch Writing Workshop with Kevin Allison of The State
• Storytelling Skills with Kevin Allison of RISK!
• Voice Acting Workshop with Rob Paulsen (“Animaniacs,” “Pinky and the Brain”)

Showcases for Emerging Stand-Up, Sketch, Solo and Improv Performers

Abhay Nadkarni, Adam Pearlstein, Adrian McNair, Alex Falcone, Allison Mick, Amy Miller, Andie Main, Anita Drieseberg, Astrologically Incorrect with Liz Grant, The Avengers of Comedy, Aviva Siegel, Barbara Holm, Ben Kolina, Big Grande, Brendan Lynch, Bri Pruett, Brian Fange, Byron Stamps, Cameron Vannini, Cara Tramontano, Casey Ley, Charles, Chase & Stacey’s Joyride, Cheryl Anderson, Chinese Ballroom Improv, Clare O’Kane, Clyde McFly, Colin Mahan, Colleen Watson, The Comic Thread, Curtis Cook, Dale Radio, Dave Thomason, David Dineen-Porter, David Gborie, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Dinah Foley, DJ Faucet, DJ Real, DNA, The Don’t We Boys!, Duchess Riot, Dudes Being Dudes Being Dudes, Duke, Ed Galvez, Eloisa Bravo, Erik Krasner, Erin and Melissa Present: One Night Only!, Faith Choyce, The Flat Earth, Gabe Dinger, Gary Anderson, George Chen, Good Cop Great Cop, The Great Difficulties, The Grind, Hayden Greif-Neill, Hip.Bang!, Hot Thespian Action, Ify Nwadiwe, Imran G., Ivan Hernandez, James Hartnett, Janine Brito, Jason Downs, Jen Seaman, Jeremy Wheat, Jesse Elias, Jesse Hett, Jessica McKenna, Jessica Sele, JoAnne Schinderle, Joe Klocek, Joe Kwaczala, Joe Nguyen, Joey Devine, Johan Miranda, Johnny Taylor, Jon Allen, Jonathan Giles, Jonathan Rowell, Jordan Cohen, Josef Anolin, Joseph Scrimshaw, JR De Guzman, Jules Posner, Kaseem Bentley, Kate Willett, Katie Compa, Keith Lowell Jensen’s Session: A Jazz and Comedy Jam, Kelly Anneken, Kevin O’Shea, Kevin Whittinghill, Krista Fatka, Kristen Studard, Kyle Mizono, Lame and Fortune, Land Smith, Last Slice, Leela’s Armando Company, Living Impaired, Loren Kraut, Lydia Popovich, Marcia Belsky, Marlene Rodriguez, Marty Archibald, Mateen Stewart, Matt Gubser, Matt Lieb, Matt Morales, Matty Litwack, Megan Koester, The Mess, Mike Spiegelman, Misha Trubs, Mission CTRL, Nancy — Songs in the Key of Life, Natasha Muse, Nick Kaufman, Nico Santos, Nicole Calasich, Nile Seguin, Not Related, Ope, Paco Romane, Paige Weldon, The Paul Thomas Effort, Peet Guercio, Peter ‘n Chris, Rachel McDowell, Red Scott, Richard Sarvate, The Right Now Improv Trio, Rob Schultz, Ron Chapman, The Roughhouse, Ryan Schutt, Sad Vicious, Samantha Gilweit, Santina Muha: That Girl in the Wheelchair, Sarah Kenny, Scoot Herring, Scott Losse, Scott Simpson, Scott Vermiere, Shane Torres, Shanti Charan, Steve Auberne, Steve Post, Steve Seabrook: Better Than You, Steven Wilber, Stroy Moyd, Stupid Time Machine,  Thunderstood, T.J. Chambers, Tom Devenport, Tom Henry, Tony Sam, Torio Van Grol, Trevor Hill, The Understudies, Vagina Jones, Vanessa Gonzalez presents “I Don’t Know Words!”, Walker Glenn, Wendigo, White Women, Your F!#&ed Up Relationship and Zach Martina