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SF Sketchfest is always an embarrassment of riches, featuring more dazzling comedy shows than any one person could possibly catch, not least because several of them are often happening at the same time.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a baker\u2019s dozen of highlights to get you started, but there\u2019s way, way, way more going on than can possibly be listed here, including A-List out-of-town performers, local comedy heroes and more sketch, improv and standup than you can shake your head ruefully at. We\u2019re skipping shows in this roundup that are already sold out.<\/p>\n

For the full schedule and tickets, visit\u00a0www.sfsketchfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The Black Version:\u00a0<\/strong>African American comedians from the Groundlings improvise \u201cthe Black version\u201d of popular films suggested by the audience. Performers include creator Jordan Black, Karen Maruyama, Cedric Yarbrough (\u201cReno 911!\u201d) Nyima Funk and Gary Anthony Williams of \u201cWhose Line Is It Anyway?\u201d and Phil LaMarr and Daniele Gaither of \u201cMad TV.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details:\u00a0<\/strong>7:30 and 10 p.m. Jan. 20; Brava Theater Center; $30-$40.<\/p>\n

Upright Citizens Brigade \u2014 \u201cASSSSCAT\u201d:<\/strong> UCB\u2019s signature long-form improv show features founders Matt Besser and Ian Roberts alongside guest improvisors such as Tim Meadows of \u201cSNL\u201d and guest monologist Nichole Sakura of \u201cSuperstore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong> 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21; Sydney Goldstein Theatre; $35-$55.<\/p>\n

Celebrity Autobiography:\u00a0<\/strong>Enjoy hilarious excerpts from the memoirs of celebs such as Matthew McConaughey and Mariah Carey as performed by an all-star cast of funny people including Beverly D\u2019Angelo, John Michael Higgins, Laraine Newman, Oscar Nunez, Andy Richter, George Wendt and creator Eugene Pack.<\/p>\n

Details:\u00a0<\/strong>7:30 p.m. Jan. 27; Cobb\u2019s Comedy Club; $45-$65.<\/p>\n

Stop Joking for 100 Years and Other Requests from My Kid:\u00a0<\/strong>Comedians swap stories about their own childhoods or parenting experiences. Eugene Mirman chats with Janeane Garofalo, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Baron Vaughn at the early show and Nore Davis, Natasha Leggero, Bobby Tisdale, Reggie Watts and Jenny Yang at the late one.<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong> 7:30 and 10 p.m. Jan. 27; Swedish American Hall; $45.<\/p>\n

Futurama vs COVID-3019!:\u00a0<\/strong>The cast and head writer of TV\u2019s \u201cFuturama\u201d assemble for a live episode reading about a somehow even more horrific pandemic of the future, followed by an audience Q&A.<\/p>\n

Details:\u00a0<\/strong>1 p.m. Jan. 28; Cobb\u2019s Comedy Club; $45-$65.<\/p>\n

SF Sketchfest Tribute:<\/strong> An Evening with Elliott Gould: The Long Goodbye:\u00a0Silver screen legend Elliott Gould discusses a life in the pictures after a 50th anniversary screening of perhaps the most unusual film adaptation of a Raymond Chandler mystery, Robert Altman\u2019s \u201cThe Long Goodbye\u201d with Gould as detective Philip Marlowe. \u00a0Details:\u00a05 p.m. Jan. 28; Castro Theatre; $20-$35.<\/p>\n

The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell:\u00a0<\/strong>The iconic \u201cEvil Dead\u201d star and his iconic chin subjects himself to loving mockery from comedic pals including Cassandra (Elvira) Peterson, Ted Raimi, David Alan Grier, Kevin Pollak, Dana Gould, Dana DeLorenzo and Peaches Christ.<\/p>\n

Details:\u00a0<\/strong>7:30 p.m. Jan. 28; Sydney Goldstein Theatre; $35-$55 ($20 streaming).<\/p>\n

SF Sketchfest Tribute to Cheech & Chong:\u00a0<\/strong>Legendary stoner comedy duo Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong celebrate their 50th anniversary in a conversation moderated by journalist Ben Fong-Torres. The honorees of other tributes this year include David Alan Grier of \u201cIn Living Color,\u201d original \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d cast member Laraine Newman and \u201cThe State\u201d spinoff \u201cViva Variety.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details:\u00a0<\/strong>7:30 p.m. Jan. 31; Sydney Goldstein Theatre; $45-$65.<\/p>\n

Play Date with Puddles, Dave Hill and Steve Agee:\u00a0<\/strong>The sad clown with the golden voice Puddles Pity Party teams up with other music-comedy double threats Dave Hill (\u201cThe King of Miami\u201d) and Steve Agee (\u201cPeacemaker\u201d) to form a strange sort of supergroup.<\/p>\n

Details:\u00a0<\/strong>7:30 p.m. Feb. 3; Swedish American Hall; $50.<\/p>\n

Bruce and Friend Kevin with Bruce McCulloch and Kevin McDonald:\u00a0<\/strong>The two \u201cKids in the Hall\u201d members with \u201cMc\u201d in their names that aren\u2019t Mark McKinney get up to whatever comedic hijinks they deem right and proper, joined by guitarist and fellow Canadian Allyson Baker (Dirty Ghosts, Red Room Orchestra).<\/p>\n

Details:\u00a0<\/strong>4 p.m. Feb. 4, 1 p.m. Feb. 5; Gateway Theatre; $30-$40.<\/p>\n

Yo, Is This Racist?:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cStar Trek: Lower Decks\u201d star Tawny Newsome and \u201cThat \u201990s Show\u201d writer Andrew Ti answer voicemail questions about micro and macroaggressions in this live version of their podcast, joined by Eugene Cordero (Pillboi on \u201cThe Good Place\u201d) and standup comedian Mohanad Elshieky.\u00a0Details:\u00a07:30 p.m. Feb. 4; Cobb\u2019s Comedy Club; $30-$40.<\/p>\n

John Hodgman & Adam Savage \u2014 Spin-a-Wheel Conversation:<\/strong> The name says it all. Professorial \u201cDaily Show\u201d contributor and expert in all things John Hodgman and insatiably curious \u201cMythBusters\u201d tinkerer Adam Savage have a probably hilarious conversation about whatever topic chance dictates through a spin of the wheel.<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong> 4 p.m. Feb. 5; Great Star Theater; $35-$45.<\/p>\n

Riffapalooza:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cMystery Science Theater 3000\u201d veterans Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, J. Elvis Weinstein and Mary Jo Pehl, and Sketchfest cofounder Cole Stratton, unite for improvised live mockery of some movie that almost certainly deserves it. Details:<\/strong> 8 p.m. Feb. 5; Great Star Theater; $35-$45.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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