SF SKETCHFEST POSTPONES 20TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL
ANNOUNCES INTERIM VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING:
‘PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE’ WITH DANA GOULD, MARIA BAMFORD, BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT & MORE
PLUS SF SKETCHFEST ‘LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES’ VIDEOS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING FEATURING SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COMEDY, FILM AND MUSIC
SF SKETCHFEST, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, announces the postponement of its 20th annual comedy festival. Festival founders/co-producers Cole Stratton, David Owen, and Janet Varney said, “This past January we feel fortunate that we were able to present our 19th annual festival before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. If this were a normal year, we would currently be in the process of booking and planning our big 20th annual festival for January 2021. But because of so many unknown factors, it may be awhile before we can all go back to safely attending live events. And so we have had to accept that right now, we don't see a path forward for presenting a live, in-person festival in January, but we WILL be back!”
Bringing people together to laugh and celebrate comedy is what SF Sketchfest does best. Until it is safe for audiences to attend events in-person, festival producers are planning a series of special virtual events and live streams to keep you entertained.
First up for SF Sketchfest’s special programming is the Plan 9 From Outer Space LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT on Thursday, October 29th at 6:00 pm PST. Comedian, television writer and Ed Wood superfan Dana Gould (“The Simpsons,” “Stan Against Evil”) brings a special adaptation of the screenplay of Wood’s classic film “Plan 9 From Outer Space” to the virtual SF Sketchfest stage incorporating miniature visual effects, a stacked cast of comedians (including Maria Bamford, Bobcat Goldthwait, David Koechner, Jonah Ray, Paul F. Tompkins, Janet Varney, Baron Vaughn, and more to be announced) and musical accompaniment by Eban Schletter. Wry stage directions and narration help pay tribute to the film’s, shall we say, quirkier qualities. Originally titled “Grave Robbers from Outer Space,” Wood’s 1959 science-fiction “masterpiece” follows aliens who utilize a plan to re-animate earth’s dead in order to stop the building of a doomsday weapon. Don’t miss this “so-bad it’s good” staple from the B-movie canon like you’ve never seen it before, recreated for your viewing pleasure by a bunch of people who ought to know better.
Tickets are $10. ON SALE NOW at sfsketchfest.com
View promo on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EEUTonJZJA
View promo on vimeo: https://vimeo.com/457872916
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Comedy fans can also check out SF Sketchfest’s incredible LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES! video collection. With over 20 legendary events to choose from, these videos are available to rent for a limited time for $2.99. It’s your chance to experience classic moments from the festival’s epic programming with guests including Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Christopher Guest, The Monkees, Robert Townsend & Keenen Ivory Wayans, Paul F. Tompkins, Julie Klausner & Tom Scharpling, George Wallace & Patton Oswalt, Margaret Cho, Ricky Gervais, W. Kamau Bell, Jane Lynch, Dick Cavett, Peter Bogdanovich, Phoebe Robinson, Alan Arkin, cast reunions of “Best in Show,” “Animal House,” “Office Space,” “Better Things,” and many more.
Stay tuned for updates on future live streams and archival announcements and know that SF SKETCHFEST WILL BE BACK! We will present a big in-person 20th festival when it is safe to do so. We don’t know yet when it will be, but we will keep you posted.
ABOUT SF SKETCHFEST
SF Sketchfest, co-founded and directed by David Owen, Cole Stratton, and Janet Varney, produces the eclectic San Francisco Comedy Festival, the longest-running comedy festival in the U.S. SF Sketchfest is an internationally-recognized and critically-acclaimed event that mixes major comedy stars and the best up-and-coming comedians from around the world for over two weeks of sketch, stand-up, alternative comedy, music, improv, films, tributes, live podcasts, workshops, and panel discussions. SF Sketchfest offers its audiences the rare opportunity to see their favorite performers in intimate live performances and discussions.
More information at sfsketchfest.com
ELECTRO-COMIC MCQUEEN TO PERFORM AT KEYBANK ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES
SEPT 15, 17, 19, 21, 25 & 26
Electro-comic MCQUEEN brings a new show for his virtual performances at KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival this September. McQueen is a one-man show extraordinaire whom Thom Yorke of Radiohead hails as “just brilliant!” and The New York Times praises as a “dynamic, high-tech blend of music, impressions and stand-up”.
For the virtual Rochester Fringe, McQueen performs a new show featuring tracks from his debut album ‘Black Cat’, which hit #1 on iTunes Comedy and was lauded as “something new for the discriminating comedy fan” (Insite Atlanta), plus new songs, skits and original videos for an audio and visual adventure to behold. Borne of fever dreams and stacked with pop culture references, it’s Daft Punk meets Weird Al as McQueen creates a new comedy music universe of original songs, lyrics and comedy voiceovers as the strange world in his head comes to life through a dreamscape of sight and sound.
MCQUEEN AT KEYBANK ROCHESTER FRINGE FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 15, 17, 19, 21, 25 & 26
Tickets $10
Showtimes, tickets & more info at:
https://rochesterfringe.com/tickets-and-shows?keyword=black%20cat
VIDEOS:
“Black Cat” = title track/intro video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp4U7GYypOY&feature=youtu.be
“Whale Song” = Justin Vernon fell in love with a whale and wrote a song about it
https://vimeo.com/279692652
“Kevin Costner” = a love song to The Cos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmxT59sUONk&feature=youtu.b
ELECTRONIC DUO ORGATROID RELEASE ‘FUTURE YOUTH’ EP
ON DELAYED RECORDS
INCLUDING REMIX OF MIXHELL, JOE GODDARD & MUTADO PINTADO’S “STRONG AND WRONG”
PROCEEDS FROM BANDCAMP SALES TO BE DONATED TO PUEBLO RELIEF FUND AND THE NAACP
Electronic duo ORGATROID today release their debut ‘FUTURE YOUTH’ EP on DELAYED RECORDS, featuring the singles “(That Used To Be A) Beautiful Field” and “Metrotextual” which the group made available along with videos in advance of the EP’s release. Additional tracks include a remix of Mixhell, Joe Goddard and Mutado Pintado's "Strong and Wrong”. ORGATROID will be donating proceeds from the 'Future Youth' EP Bandcamp sales to the Pueblo Relief Fund and the NAACP.
ORGATROID is the electronic duo of longtime collaborators Jason Daniello and Jeffrey Richards. Their music is a mix of crisp electropop and haunting experimental synth textures. The ‘Future Youth’ EP’s debut single “Beautiful Field” is a transportational listen built on synths and traveling beats while the follow up single “Metrotextual” with its syncopated synth beats was released with an official music video. The EP’s bonus track, a remix of Mixhell, Joe Goddard and Mutado Pintado’s “Strong and Wrong”, brings a Human League vibe with experimental trippy synths. It’s a remix that honors time and space, allowing the track to breathe.
FUTURE YOUTH EP Track Listing:
1. (That Used To Be A) Beautiful Field
2. Metrotextual
3. Metrotextual (Neybuu Remix)
4. (That Used To Be A) Beautiful Field (One Carrera Two Remix)
5. Strong and Wrong (ORGATROID Remix) Mixhell, Joe Goddard, Mutado Pintado Bonus Track
LISTEN/BUY: https://fanlink.to/futureyouth
LISTEN/BUY: https://fanlink.to/orgatroidisstrongandwrong
“Beautiful Field” official music video: https://youtu.be/NfaYGM0r-sw
“Metrotextual” official music video: https://fanlink.to/metrotextualvideo
“Strong & Wrong” ORGATROID Remix Official Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr2CB0Dr8wc
Jason and Jeffrey did a video tour of their incredible gear collection and the pieces which they used in creating the 'Future Youth' EP. Check it out at BigShotMag: http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/features/63362/
ORGATROID is the electronic duo of longtime collaborators Jason Daniello and Jeffrey Richards. Daniello is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who played his first guitar overlooking the lava-covered mesas of rural New Mexico. He studied electronic music and vocal performance at the University of New Mexico, became a self-professed “pedal geek” in the 90s, and led several bands in Albuquerque. He now calls Asheville, NC home. A native of North Carolina, Jeffrey Richards is also a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. A former musical associate of the late Vic Chesnutt, Richards was a member (on guitar and drums) of world-touring Polydor recording artists, Hazeldine.
More at orgatroid.com
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ELIZA SKINNER DEBUT COMEDY ALBUM ‘REGARDING MY LOVERS’
OUT ON ASPECIALTHING RECORDS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
HEAR IT IN ADVANCE ON SIRIUSXM “SHE’S SO FUNNY”
Comedian ELIZA SKINNER will release her debut comedy album, ‘REGARDING MY LOVERS’ on ASPECIALTHING RECORDS on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. Eliza flexes her comedy and music muscles on this, her debut full length, which features a full stand-up set recorded LIVE! in front an audience, plus five original, recorded songs! Some of the good stuff Eliza gets into includes dating, magicians, dog people, and cat ladies—and more—in her stand-up set, while songs include the clever and catchy “LA Comic,” “Birthday Witches” and “Concessions.”
SiriusXM will premiere “Regarding My Lovers’” in full on the “She's So Funny” channel on Friday, August 28 at 11 AM / ET.
PRE-ORDER ELIZA SKINNER ‘REGARDING MY LOVERS’:
https://bstlnk.to/regardingmylovers
Eliza Skinner is an LA-based comedian who TimeOut LA & NY named “One To Watch.” As a comic she has performed all over the world including the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and on Broadway in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Freestyle Love Supreme.” She is the head writer of “Earth To Ned” on Disney+, and was the head writer for “Drop The Mic” on TBS. Eliza also was a staff writer and performer on CBS’s “The Late, Late Show with James Corden,” truTV’s “Adam Ruins Everything,” and Chris Rock’s “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.” She wrote and appeared in many award-winning Funny or Die videos including “Mary Poppins Quits” and “Modern Office with Christina Hendricks.” Plus, RuPaul once called her “She-larious!”
VIDEO: Eliza performs on The Late, Late Show with James Corden:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0erAancyMag
Instagram @eskinz
Twitter @elizaskinner
ASPECIALTHING RECORDS (AST) is a Los Angeles-based independent comedy record label owned and operated by Matt Belknap and Ryan McManemin. Stemming from an online message board, aspecialthing records has taken a D.I.Y. approach to producing and distributing the finest stand-up comedy albums since 2006. AST is home to Patton Oswalt’s Grammy Award-winning album Talking for Clapping as well as outstanding releases from Bob Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Doug Benson, Greg Proops, Jen Kirkman, Wyatt Cenac, Karen Kilgariff, Kyle Kinane—and many more. AST looks forward to expanding their catalog while continuing their dedication to exceptional emerging and established comics.
Stream releases from aspecialthing records catalog: https://astrecords.com
ORGATROID RELEASE NEW SINGLE “METROTEXTUAL” + OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
‘FUTURE YOUTH’ EP OUT AUGUST 28 ON DELAYED RECORDS
Electronic duo ORGATROID today release “METROTEXTUAL”, the second single from their forthcoming ‘FUTURE YOUTH’ EP for DELAYED RECORDS, plus official music video. Have you ever gotten lost in a big city where you don’t know any of the streets or places that are flashing in front of you? Have you ever gotten lost in a video game? Have you ever felt like you were going faster than the rest of the world? Do you ever imagine having the ability to float seven feet off the ground? Have you ever tasted real coffee? You couldn’t believe how ridiculously delicious it was so you drank four cups. Metrotextual is all those things and so much more.
Orgatroid is the electronic duo of longtime collaborators Jason Daniello and Jeffrey Richards. Their music is a mix of crisp electropop and haunting experimental synth textures. Daniello is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who played his first guitar overlooking the lava-covered mesas of rural New Mexico. He studied electronic music and vocal performance at the University of New Mexico, became a self-professed “pedal geek” in the 90s, and led several bands in Albuquerque. He now calls Asheville, NC home. A native of North Carolina, Jeffrey Richards is also a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. A former musical associate of the late Vic Chesnutt, Richards was a member (on guitar and drums) of world-touring Polydor recording artists Hazeldine.
Listen to “Metrotextual” online at: https://fanlink.to/metrotextuallaunch
Watch the “Metrotextual” official music video: https://fanlink.to/metrotextualvideo
Proceeds of the sale of “Metrotextual” on Bandcamp [https://fanlink.to/orgatroidbandcamp] will be donated to the PUEBLO RELIEF FUND https://pueblorelieffund.org/
Listen to Orgatroids’s transportational, beat driven, synth laden debut single “Beautiful Field”: https://orgatroid.bandcamp.com/track/that-used-to-be-a-beautiful-field
MICHELLE BILOON NEW ALBUM ‘PERMANENT HAT’
OUT NOW ON ASPECIALTHING RECORDS
“Genius material, effortless charm, and she puts the audience in such a happy mood.”
– PATTON OSWALT
MICHELLE BILOON (Comedy Central) today releases her new comedy album ‘PERMANENT HAT’ on ASPECIALTHING RECORDS. The follow up to her debut album, ‘You Can Be An Asshole’, ‘Permanent Hat’ finds Michelle drawing from real life to delight the live audience with bits about parenting in 2020, a camping misadventure, the interesting people she meets, her twin sister—and more.
Michelle Biloon is a comedian based in Philadelphia by way of Los Angeles by way of Austin. She began doing stand-up at The Velveeta Room in Austin, Texas and has since performed in comedy clubs and festivals across the U.S. and traveled as the opening act for Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt—and many others. Michelle has appeared on Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comics Unleashed, Comedy.tv, The Gong Show with Dave Attell, and Premium Blend. She has been a guest on popular podcasts including Comedy Bang! Bang!, 2 Dope Queens, Doug Loves Movies, and Never Not Funny, and she hosted her own podcasts including Walking With Michelle, The Biloon/Forrest Project, THEBILOONCAST, and Disagree To Agree. Her debut comedy album ‘You Can Be An Asshole’ is available on aspecialthing records and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM.
Listen/Buy Michelle Biloon ‘Permanent Hat’: https://bstlnk.to/permanent-hat
More at: http://www.biloon.com
Twitter: @biloon
ASPECIALTHING RECORDS (AST) is a Los Angeles-based independent comedy record label owned and operated by Matt Belknap and Ryan McManemin. Stemming from an online message board, aspecialthing records has taken a D.I.Y. approach to producing and distributing the finest stand-up comedy albums since 2006. AST is home to Patton Oswalt’s Grammy Award-winning album Talking for Clapping as well as outstanding releases from Bob Odenkirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Doug Benson, Greg Proops, Jen Kirkman, Wyatt Cenac, Karen Kilgariff, Kyle Kinane—and many more. AST looks forward to expanding their catalog while continuing their dedication to exceptional emerging and established comics.
Stream releases from aspecialthing records catalog: https://astrecords.com
