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.
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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
MICHELLE BILOON TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
‘PERMANENT HAT’ OUT JULY 31 VIA ASPECIALTHING RECORDS
ALBUM PREMIERE ON SIRIUSXM JULY 24
“Genius material, effortless charm, and she puts the audience in such a happy mood.”
– PATTON OSWALT
MICHELLE BILOON (Comedy Central) will release her new comedy album PERMANENT HAT on FRIDAY, JULY 31 via 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. In advance of the July 31 release, SiriusXM will premiere ‘Permanent Hat’ on the She’s So Funny channel on Friday, July 24 at 11:00 AM and 8:00 PM / EST.
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.
http://www.biloon.com
Twitter: @biloon
Listen to Michelle Biloon ‘Permanent Hat’ on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/permanent-hat/1521738016
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 RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE “BEAUTIFUL FIELD” + OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
Electronic duo ORGATROID release debut single BEAUTIFUL FIELD from their forthcoming EP for Delayed Records plus official music video. A transportational listen built on synths and traveling beats, Beautiful Field takes you to that perfect place where everything is magic. To being a kid, to being alive and having the ability to live in the moment where everything is possible.
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 “Beautiful Field” online at: https://fanlink.to/orgatroidfield
“Beautiful Field” official video: https://youtu.be/NfaYGM0r-sw
Proceeds of the sale of “Beautiful Field” on Bandcamp at: https://fanlink.to/orgatroidbandcamp will be donated to the PUEBLO RELIEF FUND https://pueblorelieffund.org
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Orgatroid’s “The Mothlight” on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jU1XccCejw
SF SKETCHFEST CELEBRATES FRED WILLARD WITH FREE RELEASE OF 2017 TRIBUTE VIDEO + JUNE “LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVE” TITLES ANNOUNCED
SF SKETCHFEST CELEBRATES FRED WILLARD WITH FREE RELEASE OF 2017 TRIBUTE VIDEO + JUNE “LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVE” TITLES ANNOUNCED INCLUDING APPEARANCES BY RICKY GERVAIS, CHRISTOPHER GUEST, THE MONKEES’ MICHAEL NESMITH & MICKY DOLENZ, PHOEBE ROBINSON, DICK CAVETT, PATTON OSWALT, GEORGE WALLACE, JOHN HODGMAN, PAUL F. TOMPKINS, PAGET BREWSTER, MICHAEL IAN BLACK, MICHAEL SHOWALTER—AND MORE!
SF SKETCHFEST remembers the late, great Fred Willard by releasing, for the first time, the 2017 tribute video featuring Willard in conversation with Kevin Pollak along with special appearances by Christopher Guest, Robert Klein, and Laraine Newman. A long-time friend and supporter of SF Sketchfest, Fred Willard first appeared at the second festival in 2003 with his Hollywood Players sketch comedy troupe. Over the years, Willard returned to the festival again and again for performances in the hit show Celebrity Autobiography and reunions of “Fernwood 2 Night” and “Waiting For Guffman.” The video is the first free release from SF Sketchfest’s recently announced Live From the Archive series. According to festival organizers David Owen, Cole Stratton, and Janet Varney, “Fred was our hero and he really helped put SF Sketchfest on the map so we wanted to celebrate his legacy by sharing this funny and touching event with all of his fans.”
The Live From the Archive series launched in early May with archival videos made available to watch in a 48-hour window for a $5 rental at sfsketchfest.com/watch. Previously announced shows, which are still available to rent, include the “Best in Show” 20th anniversary reunion, the “Airplane!” 40th anniversary reunion, and a tribute conversation between Molly Shannon and Bruce McCulloch.
Photo credit: Jakub Mosur
The final May release, slated for May 26, is a very special Roast of Peaches Christ featuring the local hero and drag superstar getting teased mercilessly by friends and colleagues Clea DuVall, Heklina, Heather Matarazzo, Jinkx Monsoon, Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Coco Peru, Sister Roma, Mink Stole, and special guest John Waters.
Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/415008444
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 13, 2019. A fundraiser for Peaches Christ Productions and SF Sketchfest, with partial proceeds to benefit Shanti Project and Oasis San Francisco.
Upcoming June titles announced today include:
JUNE 2
SF Sketchfest Tribute: George Wallace in conversation and whatnot with Patton Oswalt
Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/4137584
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 19, 2020. Partial proceeds to benefit SF-Marin Food Bank and Brava for Women in the Arts.
AVAILABLE JUNE 2
SF Sketchfest Presents: Uptown Showdown Debate: Childhood vs. Adulthood
An old-fashioned comedic debate with Michael Ian Black, Jo Firestone, Dave Hill, Aparna Nancherla, Michael Showalter, Brent Weinbach, and host Kate Willett.
Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/413758510
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 24, 2017. Partial proceeds to benefit The Actors Fund supporting I.A.T.S.E. Local 16.
AVAILABLE JUNE 9
SF Sketchfest Tribute: Ricky Gervais in conversation with Christopher Guest
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 23, 2018. Partial proceeds to benefit Noise Pop Staff Relief Fund and The Chapel Staff Relief Fund. Photo by Dan Dion.
AVAILABLE JUNE 9
Theme Park Improv with Ian Brennan, Rachel Dratch, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Jessica Makinson, Oscar Nunez, Cole Stratton, and Janet Varney—with special guests Paget Brewster and Thomas Lennon.
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 27, 2018. Partial proceeds to benefit SF-Marin Food Bank and Brava Theatre. Photo by Jim Granato.
AVAILABLE JUNE 16
SF Sketchfest Tribute: The Monkees: Michael Nesmith & Micky Dolenz in conversation with Paul Myers
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 12, 2020. Partial proceeds to benefit The Actors Fund supporting I.A.T.S.E. Local 16. Photo by Dan Dion.
AVAILABLE JUNE 16
John Hodgman & Paul F. Tompkins: A Night of SF Sketchfest Comedy at the Speakeasy
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 19, 2019. Partial proceeds to benefit Boxcar Theatre. Photo by Jason Wolos.
AVAILABLE JUNE 23
SF Sketchfest Tribute: Phoebe Robinson in conversation with Favianna Rodriguez
Recorded Live at Sketchfest on January 23, 2020. Partial proceeds to benefit The Actors Fund supporting I.A.T.S.E. Local 16. Photo by Tommy Lau.
AVAILABLE JUNE 23
SF Sketchfest Tribute: Dick Cavett: 50th Anniversary of “The Dick Cavett Show” with Dick Cavett and guests Lance Bangs, Dave Hill, John Hodgman, and Mort Sahl.
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 12, 2018. Partial proceeds to benefit The Actors Fund supporting I.A.T.S.E. Local 16. Photo by Tommy Lau.
AVAILABLE JUNE 30
SF Sketchfest Presents: Kasper Hauser in “ZooDangle for Kidz!*”
*Not for kids
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 21, 2017. Partial proceeds to benefit 42nd Street Moon and The Punch Line Staff Relief Fund. Photo by Troy Conrad.
AVAILABLE JUNE 30
SF Sketchfest Spotlight: “Better Things” with Pamela Adlon, Diedrich Bader, Greg Cromer, Lucy Davis, Rebecca Metz, Alysia Reiner in conversation with Kevin Pollak
Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 20, 2018. Partial proceeds to benefit The Actors Fund supporting I.A.T.S.E. Local 16. Photo by Tommy Lau.
SF SKETCHFEST TO OPEN UP STAR-STUDDED VIDEO ARCHIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
FEATURING: “BEST IN SHOW” CAST REUNION, GEORGE WALLACE, PATTON OSWALT, MICHAEL IAN BLACK, MICHAEL SHOWALTER, PEACHES CHRIST ROAST WITH ALL-STAR CAST & MORE
SF SKETCHFEST announces a new series of LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVE VIDEOS that will be released each Tuesday beginning on May 5, 2020. The series will feature many never-before-seen performances, tribute conversations and panel discussions from the past 19 years and will include appearances by many comedy and entertainment luminaries. The series will kick off on May 5th with the 20th Anniversary Reunion of the cast of “Best in Show” featuring Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, Jennifer Coolidge, Michael Hitchcock, John Michael Higgins, Ed Begley, Jr.—and more. May’s releases also include a tribute conversation between comedy superstars George Wallace and Patton Oswalt; the hilarious Uptown Showdown comedic debate Childhood vs. Adulthood featuring Michael Ian Black, Jo Firestone, Dave Hill, Aparna Nancherla, Michael Showalter, and Brent Weinbach; and a very special Roast of Peaches Christ featuring the local hero and drag superstar getting teased mercilessly by friends and colleagues Clea DuVall, Heklina, Heather Matarazzo, Jinkx Monsoon, Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Coco Peru, Sister Roma, Mink Stole, and special guest John Waters. Additional titles will be announced in the coming weeks.
Archival videos will be available to rent at sfsketchfest.com/watch with prices starting at $5.
Shows are available to watch for 48 hours from time of rental.
Videos can be watched on most computers, mobile devices, and can be streamed via Airplay or Chromecast to your television.
Proceeds will go toward keeping SF Sketchfest afloat as well as supporting the artists featured and to select charities and fundraisers benefiting the Bay Area’s comedy community of artists and venues.
As COVID-19 continues to change the way that entertainment is presented and consumed during these difficult times, SF Sketchfest, a truly independent small business, hopes to bridge the gap between now and when it is safe to go back to presenting events in front of a live audience.
SCHEDULED BELOW are the first round of never-before-seen videos to be starting Tuesday May 5, all viewable at sfsketchfest.com/watch.
AVAILABLE MAY 5
SF Sketchfest Presents: “Best in Show” 20th Anniversary Reunion Panel
Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/413758297
Featuring: Ed Begley, Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Catherine O’Hara, producer Karen Murphy, and moderator Kevin Pollak. (Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 19, 2019.) Partial proceeds to benefit San Francisco SPCA and PianoFight.
AVAILABLE MAY 12
SF Sketchfest Presents: Uptown Showdown Debate: Childhood vs. Adulthood
Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/413758510
An old-fashioned comedic debate with Michael Ian Black, Jo Firestone, Dave Hill, Aparna Nancherla, Michael Showalter, Brent Weinbach, and host Kate Willett. (Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 24, 2017.) Partial proceeds to benefit SF-Marin Food Bank and Marines’ Memorial Association & Foundation.
AVAILABLE MAY 19
SF Sketchfest Tribute: George Wallace in conversation and whatnot with Patton Oswalt
Watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/413758461
(Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 19, 2020.) Partial proceeds to benefit SF-Marin Food Bank and Brava for Women in the Arts.
AVAILABLE MAY 26
SF Sketchfest Presents: The Roast of Peaches Christ
Photo credit: Jakub Mosur
Featuring Peaches Christ with Clea DuVall, Heklina, Heather Matarazzo, Jinkx Monsoon, Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Sister Roma, Mink Stole, with Roast Mistress Coco Peru, and very special guest, John Waters. (Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 13, 2019.) This is a fundraiser for Peaches Christ Productions and SF Sketchfest, with partial proceeds to benefit Shanti Project and Oasis San Francisco.
Upcoming releases will be announced in the coming weeks and will feature appearances by Pamela Adlon, Kevin Allison, Todd Barry, Greg Behrendt, W. Kamau Bell, Peter Bogdanovich, Dick Cavett, John Hodgman, Kasper Hauser, Julie Klausner, Hari Kondabolu, Tom Lenk, Bruce McCulloch, The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith & Micky Dolenz, Brian Regan, Phoebe Robinson, Andrea Savage, Mort Sahl, Tom Scharpling, Molly Shannon, Paul F. Tompkins, Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans, the casts and creators of “Airplane!” and “Animal House” and many more to come.
DWAYNE KENNEDY DEBUT COMEDY LP OUT TODAY
‘WHO THE HELL IS DWAYNE KENNEDY?’ PRODUCED BY W. KAMAU BELL, HARI KONDABOLU, AHAMEFULE OLUO
AVAILABLE ON OAK HEAD RECORDS
STREAM ALBUM TRACKS BELOW
“Dwayne Kennedy is more than a comic’s comic. He is THE comic’s comic’s comic. There are generations of Chicago comedians who talk like him, act like him, but they can’t write like him. Also, they didn’t have him in their weddings like I did.” – W. KAMAU BELL
“The fact that Dwayne Kennedy is not a household name is insanity.” – SARAH SILVERMAN
Comedian, writer, actor, and Emmy Award-winning producer DWAYNE KENNEDY releases his debut full length album WHO THE HELL IS DWAYNE KENNEDY? today on OAK HEAD RECORDS. Produced by comedians W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America) and Hari Kondabolu (The Problem With Apu) and executive produced by Ahamefule J. Oluo, this debut LP from the Chicago comedy veteran is timeless and timely, hilarious and brilliant, accessible and unique. Dwayne’s satirical diversions and piercing perspective on social and world issues showcase a comedic genius heralded by the likes of Chris Rock, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Maria Bamford, Baron Vaughn—and more.
Recorded live at The Punchline in San Francisco, with and intro by W. Kamau Bell, Who The Hell Is Dwayne Kennedy? finds Dwayne talking about the privilege necessary to be a serial killer, pondering our technological future which includes bigoted talking houses and the possibility of losing your wife to a robot, and a depiction of God as a vengeful, abusive partner who is a little too precious about his fruit. Remarkably this is Dwayne’s debut comedy LP though he has been a comedy legend for the better part of a couple of decades and regarded as one of the funniest, most thought-provoking, and influential comedians of our time.
Order ‘Who The Hell Is Dwayne Kennedy?’: https://oakheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/who-the-hell-is-dwayne-kennedy
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/394qg9WixE9nq95YydUF8S
ALBUM TRACKS FOR STREAMING:
“Young Black Psychopath Trying To Make It”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iz1AP-rQjc
“I Used To Let White People Have It”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur-4Hjkv5v4
A Chicago comedy veteran, Dwayne Kennedy has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live and has both a Comedy Central Presents and Showtime special. He was a writer and correspondent for the critically-acclaimed series, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and also wrote for The Arsenio Hall Show and The Orlando Jones Show. Dwayne’s acting credits include roles on Seinfeld, Martin, and the upcoming Lindy West/Ahamefule J. Oluo penned indie-film Thin Skin. As a producer, he won a 2019 Emmy Award for the CNN original series ‘United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.’
HARI KONDABOLU: “Dwayne Kennedy is the greatest comedian you haven’t heard of and I believe it’s time we change that. This album showcases one of comedy’s great storytellers. Dwayne manages to deliver the truth in the most absurd and silly way possible. Never didactic, always hilarious.”
SARAH SILVERMAN: “The fact that Dwayne Kennedy is not a household name is insanity. When Jon Stewart left The Daily Show he was the first name that came to mind as a perfect replacement. Dwayne Kennedy is a brilliant mind of our time. If you’re not familiar, start your education with this album.”
MARIA BAMFORD: “LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM NOW! Dwayne Kennedy’s new album, ‘Who the Fuck is Dwayne Kennedy?’ reminded me again how irritating it is that this incredible American comic and national treasure isn’t more well known. Dwayne’s easy but honest storytelling style with unpredictable premises are heartbreakingly hilarious.”
BARON VAUGHN: “He’s one of those rare comedians that challenges you to really listen to what he’s saying and how he’s saying it. He’s the kind of comedian that doesn’t copy, he gets copied.”
APARNA NANCHERLA: “Prepare for the ridiculous greatness, world!”
Regarding Dwayne’s influence on the Chicago scene:
MATT BRAUNGER: “I can’t overstate how much our ragtag gang looked up to Dwayne Kennedy in Chicago. He was like our champ. Everybody went to an open mic on Monday called the Lion’s Den, and we all scrambled from the bar into the stage area to watch Dwayne. He went up after me one night and said, “Man, you gonna make me follow Matt Braunger?” That’s the first time I felt like a real comedian. Dwayne is one of the funniest to ever do it.”
KYLE KINANE: “I went to open mics less to work on my own comedy and more because I’d get to see Dwayne Kennedy every week. Most times that was more valuable than running my own jokes, because I got to watch what real craftsmanship was early in my career. The only reason I’m still doing comedy is because of Dwayne. So if you don’t like me, blame him.”
JOHN ROY: “Dwayne Kennedy is a comic genius, and the main inspiration for a generation of Chicago comedians.”
More at: http://www.dwaynekennedycomedy.com/#album
Who The Hell Is Dwayne Kennedy? will be available on Ahamefule Oluo’s Oak Head Records: https://www.facebook.com/oakheadrecords/
ANDY DALY NEW COMEDY ALBUM
‘FOUR MORE SWEATERS: MONSTERS TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS’
OUT TODAY VIA ASPECIALTHING RECORDS
ANDY DALY (Review, Eastbound & Down) releases his new comedy album FOUR MORE SWEATERS: MONSTERS TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS today via aspecialthing Records. A singular comedy album, Four Sweaters serves as the destined-to-be-cult-classic follow-up to Daly’s 2008 2-disc debut ‘Nine Sweaters’. On his new album, Daly portrays four original, demented characters including Dalton Wilcox, Poet Laureate of the West; Don DiMello, Theatrical Director; Chip Gardner, Candidate for Honorary Mayor of Hollywood; and L. Ron Hubbard. A balance of prepared material and crowd work, Daly delivers absurd new sketches with each character before then taking questions from the audience, giving Daly room to showcase his improvisational brilliance.
Andy Daly’s ‘Four More Sweaters: Monsters Take Your Questions’ Stream: https://bstlnk.to/fourmoresweaters
Digital download: https://astrecords.com/products/four-more-sweaters-monsters-take-your-questions
New York-born, New Jersey-raised Andy Daly starred in and Executive Produced the Comedy Central series Review and has appeared in many TV shows, most memorably Eastbound & Down, Silicon Valley, Veep, The Office, Rick & Morty, and The Who Was? Show. He’s also been in movies like Semi-Pro, The Informant!, and Transformers 3, in which he was killed by a copy machine. Andy is also known for his many podcast appearances, most notably on Comedy Bang! Bang! and on his own show The Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project and its spin-off Bonanas For Bonanza. Andy was one of the earliest students of The Upright Citizens Brigade in New York and has been improvising with them ever since. He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two daughters, and a dog named Sunny who loves you very much.
VIDEO: Andy Daly is Dalton Wilcox, Cowboy Poet on CONAN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPvfGJtamRs
Follow Andy on Twitter & Instagram: @tvsandydaly
More at: https://andydaly.com/
ASPECIALTHING RECORDS 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 the aspecialthing Records catalog at: https://astrecords.com/
DWAYNE KENNEDY DEBUT COMEDY LP SET FOR RELEASE
‘WHO THE HELL IS DWAYNE KENNEDY?’ PRODUCED BY W. KAMAU BELL, HARI KONDABOLU, AHAMEFULE OLUO – OUT MAY 1
STREAM UNRELEASED ALBUM TRACKS BELOW
“Finally!” – MARC MARON
“The fact that Dwayne Kennedy is not a household name is insanity.” – SARAH SILVERMAN
Comedian, writer, actor, and Emmy Award-winning producer DWAYNE KENNEDY is set to release his debut full length album WHO THE HELL IS DWAYNE KENNEDY?. Co-produced by comedians W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America) and Hari Kondabolu (The Problem With Apu) and executive produced by Ahamefule J. Oluo, the album will be out Friday, May 1st on Oluo’s Oak Head Records. Remarkably, this is Dwayne’s debut comedy LP, though he has been a comedy legend for the better part of a couple of decades and regarded as one of the funniest, most thought-provoking and influential comedians of our time. His satirical diversions and piercing perspective on social and world issues showcase a comedic genius heralded by the likes of Chris Rock and Marc Maron.
Recorded live at The Punchline in San Francisco, Who The Hell Is Dwayne Kennedy? finds Dwayne talking about racism through a discussion of the privilege necessary to be a serial killer. He imagines our technological future with bits about a talking house (who is a bigot) and the possibility of losing your wife to a robot. He depicts God as a vengeful, abusive partner who is a little too precious about his fruit. This record is timeless and timely, hilarious and brilliant, accessible and unique.
STREAM UNRELEASED TRACKS:
“Young Black Psychopath Trying To Make It”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iz1AP-rQjc
“I Used To Let White People Have It”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur-4Hjkv5v4
Pre-order ‘Who The Hell Is Dwayne Kennedy?’: https://oakheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/who-the-hell-is-dwayne-kennedy
A Chicago comedy veteran, Dwayne Kennedy has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live and has both a Comedy Central Presents and Showtime special. He was a writer and correspondent for the critically-acclaimed series, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and also wrote for The Arsenio Hall Show and The Orlando Jones Show. Dwayne’s acting credits include roles on Seinfeld, Martin, and the upcoming Lindy West/Ahamefule J. Oluo penned indie-film Thin Skin. As a producer, he won a 2019 Emmy Award for the CNN original series ‘United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.’
HARI KONDABOLU: “Dwayne Kennedy is the greatest comedian you haven’t heard of and I believe it’s time we change that. This album showcases one of comedy’s great storytellers. Dwayne manages to deliver the truth in the most absurd and silly way possible. Never didactic, always hilarious.”
SARAH SILVERMAN: “The fact that Dwayne Kennedy is not a household name is insanity. When Jon Stewart left The Daily Show he was the first name that came to mind as a perfect replacement. Dwayne Kennedy is a brilliant mind of our time. If you’re not familiar, start your education with this album.”
MARIA BAMFORD: “LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM NOW! Dwayne Kennedy’s new album, ‘Who the Fuck is Dwayne Kennedy?’ reminded me again how irritating it is that this incredible American comic and national treasure isn’t more well known. Dwayne’s easy but honest storytelling style with unpredictable premises are heartbreakingly hilarious.”
BARON VAUGHN: “He’s one of those rare comedians that challenges you to really listen to what he’s saying and how he’s saying it. He’s the kind of comedian that doesn’t copy, he gets copied.”
APARNA NANCHERLA: “Prepare for the ridiculous greatness, world!”
Regarding Dwayne’s influence on the Chicago scene:
MATT BRAUNGER: “I can’t overstate how much our ragtag gang looked up to Dwayne Kennedy in Chicago. He was like our champ. Everybody went to an open mic on Monday called the Lion’s Den, and we all scrambled from the bar into the stage area to watch Dwayne. He went up after me one night and said, “Man, you gonna make me follow Matt Braunger?” That’s the first time I felt like a real comedian. Dwayne is one of the funniest to ever do it.”
KYLE KINANE: “I went to open mics less to work on my own comedy and more because I’d get to see Dwayne Kennedy every week. Most times that was more valuable than running my own jokes, because I got to watch what real craftsmanship was early in my career. The only reason I’m still doing comedy is because of Dwayne. So if you don’t like me, blame him.”
JOHN ROY: “Dwayne Kennedy is a comic genius, and the main inspiration for a generation of Chicago comedians.”
HANNIBAL BURESS: “Dwayne Kennedy’s nephew was my roommate for four months in Chicago in 2008. We threw a house party and someone stole the Nintendo Wii. Also, Dwayne is a great comedian.”
More at: http://www.dwaynekennedycomedy.com/#album
Who The Hell Is Dwayne Kennedy? will be available on Ahamefule Oluo’s Oak Head Records: https://www.facebook.com/oakheadrecords/