The 2025 edition of SF Sketchfest happens January 16 – February 2 at venues all over San Francisco. As usual it’s an insane lineup with nearly 200 shows. Tickets go on sale Sunday, November 17 at 10 AM Pacific. The full lineup is listed below, and here are some highlights.
On the musical front they’ve got Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers band featuring Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia; “The Music of Kids in the Hall” with Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Scott Thompson and The Red Room Orchestra; Ken Marino and David Wain of The State are bringing their Middle Aged Dad Jam Band; plus Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm, and a Weird Al Burlesque show called Tight & Nerdy.
There’s also “An Afternoon With Childrens Hospital” with Rob Corddry, Beth Dover, Zandy Hartig, Erinn Hayes, Rob Huebel, Brian Huskey, Ken Marino, Jonathan Stern, and David Wain.
Speaking of The State, there will be a live reading on an unproduced musical, “A HOLIDAY HUBBUB AT PORCUPINE CORNERS,” featuring Kevin Allison, Ken Marino, David Wain, Kerri Kenney Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Patrick Jann, and Todd Holoubek.
There are tributes to Airplane! for its 45 anniversary, Tim Curry & Peaches Christ, Futurama, conversations with Kathryn Hahn, Richard Kind and JB Smoove, plus Maria Bamford, Chris Fleming, MO Willems, Joel Kim Booster, Rhys Darby, and more.
For fans of high level improv there’s Dinosaur Improv (ft Jason Mantzoukas, Paul Scheer, more), Thrilling Adventure Hour (ft Paul F Tompkins, Busy Philipps, more), The Improvised Shakespeare Company, UCB’s ASSSSCAT, a tribute to improv comedy institution The Groundlings for its 50th anniversary, and more.
There will also be lots of podcasts and talk shows: Doug Loves Movies, The George Lucas Talk Show, Bad Dates with Joel Kim Booster, Judge John Hodgman, Wrong Answers Only, Beverly Live, Endless Honeymoon with Moshe Kasher & Natasha Leggero, and more.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Head below for the full 2025 SF Sketchfest lineup.
SF SKETCHFEST 2025 LINEUP
SPECIAL EVENTS & IN-PERSON TRIBUTES
AN EVENING WITH TIM CURRY AND PEACHES CHRIST
AN SF SKETCHFEST & PEACHES CHRIST TRIBUTE
BILL MURRAY AND HIS BLOOD BROTHERS
FEATURING MIKE ZITO & ALBERT CASTIGLIA
KATHRYN HAHN IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVID WAIN
AN SF SKETCHFEST TRIBUTE
JB SMOOVE IN CONVERSATION
AN SF SKETCHFEST TRIBUTE
RICHARD KIND: HOW NOT TO BE FAMOUS
AN SF SKETCHFEST TRIBUTE
“AIRPLANE!” 45TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE READ
WITH ROBERT HAYS, DAVID ZUCKER & SURPRISE GUESTS
THE MUSIC OF THE KIDS IN THE HALL
WITH BRUCE McCULLOCH, KEVIN McDONALD, SCOTT THOMPSON
AND THE RED ROOM ORCHESTRA
THE STATE
“A HOLIDAY HUBBUB AT PORCUPINE CORNERS” LIVE READ OF UNPRODUCED MUSICAL WITH KEVIN ALLISON, TODD HOLOUBEK, MICHAEL PATRICK JANN, KERRI KENNEY-SILVER, THOMAS LENNON, JOE LO TRUGLIO, KEN MARINO & DAVID WAIN
CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
WITH PAMELA ADLON, RICHARD KIND, RALPH MACCHIO, LARAINE NEWMAN, EUGENE PACK, DAYLE REYFEL, BLAIR UNDERWOOD & MORE
AN AFTERNOON WITH CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
WITH ROB CORDDRY, BETH DOVER, ZANDY HARTIG, ERINN HAYES,
ROB HUEBEL, BRIAN HUSKEY, KEN MARINO, JONATHAN STERN & DAVID WAIN
CHRIS FLEMING
DINNER DATE
WITH RACHEL BLOOM, JOHN ROSS BOWIE, JAMIE DENBO & DAN GREGOR
DINOSAUR IMPROV
WITH OWEN BURKE, CHAD CARTER, LISA GILROY, MARY HOLLAND, ROB HUEBEL, PHIL JACKSON, JASON MANTZOUKAS, SETH MORRIS, PAUL SCHEER & CARL TART
FUTURAMA: SHUT UP AND TAKE OUR MONEY!
THE GROUNDLINGS 50th ANNIVERSARY
ALUMNI IMPROV SHOW & PANEL
THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
JOEL KIM BOOSTER: RUDE LITTLE PIG
MARIA BAMFORD
MO WILLEMS: THE SOLO MO SHOW
WITH SPECIAL GUEST KATE MICUCCI
NAKED LUNCH
WITH PHIL ROSENTHAL & DAVID WILD
SHAMILTON: THE IMPROVISED HIP HOP MUSICAL
STAMPTOWN & EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
STAMPTOWN
WITH ZACH ZUCKER, DEMI ADEFUYIGBE, BRITANICK, BUSINESS CASUAL, RIKI LINDHOME, JOHN NORRIS, IKECHUKWU UFOMADU, DYLAN WOODLEY & MORE
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR
WITH CRAIG CACKOWSKI, JONATHAN DINERSTEIN, MARK GAGLIARDI, MARC EVAN JACKSON, VELLA LOVELL, HAL LUBLIN, JOSHUA MALINA, BUSY PHILIPPS, AUTUMN REESER, ANNIE SAVAGE, PAUL F. TOMPKINS, JANET VARNEY AND MORE
MUSIC & COMEDY
JONATHAN COULTON,
IN SPITE OF PAUL & STORM
MIDDLE AGED DAD JAM BAND
WITH KEN MARINO & DAVID WAIN
OFF BOOK: THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL
TIGHT & NERDY: “WEIRD AL” BURLESQUE
PODCASTS & TALK SHOWS
BAD DATES WITH JOEL KIM BOOSTER
THE BECHDEL CAST
BEVERLY LIVE!
DOUG LOVES MOVIES
ENDLESS HONEYMOON WITH MOSHE KASHER & NATASHA LEGGERO
EXPLORATION LIVE!
THE FLOP HOUSE: A PODCAST ABOUT BAD MOVIES
FREE WITH ADS
THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW
GO FACT YOURSELF
HELLO FROM THE MAGIC TAVERN
HEY RIDDLE RIDDLE
JOURNOS: A STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS NEWS SHOW
JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN: ROAD COURT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD LISTEN WITH PAUL F. TOMPKINS & NICOLE PARKER
THE SIT AND CHAT PODCAST WITH JAKE SHORT & BRADLEY STEVEN PERRY
STRAIGHTIOLAB WITH SAM TAGGART & GEORGE CIVERIS
WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE? WITH ARDEN MYRIN
WRONG ANSWERS ONLY
SKETCH & IMPROV
BATS IMPROV: GUILTY PLEASURES –
AN IMPROVISED SOAP OPERA
THE BIG BAD ARMO SHOW
THE BIG TEAM
THE BLACK VERSION
STAMPTOWN & EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
CO-HEADLINE
BRITANICK: DUMMY
+ DEMI ADEJUYIGBE IS GOING TO DO ONE (1) BACKFLIP
STAMPTOWN SPOTLIGHT
BUSINESS CASUAL: COWBOYS
CONNOR RATLIFF PRESENTS
THE ACTING CLASS
DRUNK THEATRE
FUCK THIS MONTH & THE SOBER SHOW
THE GROUNDLINGS: COOKIN’ WITH GAS
KILLING MY LOBSTER
PASS THAT BLUNT
SPEECHLESS
THAT’S A BAD IDEA
THEME PARK IMPROV
TIME TO KILL
UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE: ASSSSCAT
WORKJUICE IMPROV
STAND-UP COMEDY
BRENDAN SCANNELL
COMEDIANS NAMED TODD:
TODD BARRY & TODD GLASS
DULCE SLOAN
EMBARRASSED BY NIGHT CELEBRATES TET
FACIAL RECOGNITION COMEDY
GENTLEMEN’S CLUB: A FANCY TRANS COMEDY SHOW
GOOD MEDICINE COMEDY
HAMPTON YOUNT
HILARIOUS HABIBIS
STAMPTOWN & EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
JACK TUCKER: COMEDY STANDUP HOUR
KATE WILLETT
MIKE HANFORD
NORE DAVIS
PUNKIE JOHNSON
RESISTANCE IS FERTILE
RHYS DARBY
ROBBY HOFFMAN
SUP, BRO?
WITH JOSH GONDELMAN & ALISON LEIBY
TAG IT WITH THE SKLAR BROTHERS
TRANS-IT GIRLS
WITH NORI REED & HAYDEN JOHNSON
THE SF SKETCHFEST DOZEN:
ROZ HERNANDEZ & BO JOHNSON
RACHEL KALY & IKECHUKWU UFOMADU
MARIE FAUSTIN & KEVIN ISO
SOPHIE BUDDLE & EAGLE WITT
BRITTANY CARNEY & SAUL TRUJILLO
CARMEN CHRISTOPHER & SABRINA WU
THEATER & CINEMA & STORYTELLING
WESTBETH ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS / EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
CASSIE WORKMAN: ABERDEEN
EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
CATHERINE McCAFFERTY: (NOT) THAT BAD
EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
CHLOE RADCLIFFE: CHEAT
FAKE TED TALKS
WITH ADAM SAVAGE & MORE
FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL
ITHAMAR HAS NOTHING TO SAY
JACKIE JOHNSON: HOW TO GET A SECOND HUSBAND
THE KASHYYYK LIFE DAY CAROL:
A PARODY LIVE READING OF THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL
STAMPTOWN & EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
MR CHONKERS
PORCHLIGHT: A STORYTELLING SERIES
RIFFAPALOOZA
WITH FRANK CONNIFF, BILL CORBETT, KEVIN MURPHY, MARY JO PEHL. COLE STRATTON & JANET VARNEY
STAMPTOWN & EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
RIKI LINDHOME: DEAD INSIDE
THE SF NEO FUTURISTS PRESENT THE INFINITE WRENCH — BITS OUT!
EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
SHITTY MOZART
SKLAR BROTHERS: THE BORN IDENTITY
THE WEST TEXAS WEIRS: A SOLO SHOW WITH STEPHNIE WEIR
WOODY FU: ONE MAN JOHN WICK
VARIETY & GAME SHOWS
THE 90 MINUTE PSYCHEDELIC COMEDY HOUR (TIME IS AN ILLUSION)
ASIAN AF
BATTLE OF THE MAGICIANS WITH ROBERT STRONG
THE BAY AREA PUN-OFF
CLIMATE TOWN TOWN HALL
COMEDIAN CLASH: A GAME SHOW EXPERIENCE WITH JACQUIS NEAL
THE CROSSWORD SHOW WITH ZACH SHERWIN
FILIPINO AF
GAYS VS. STRAIGHTS: A GAME SHOW DEATH MATCH!
GAYSIAN AF
HANGIN’ WITH DR. Z WITH DANA GOULD
JEOPARGAY WITH SPIKE EINBINDER & HONEY PLUTON
LIKE MINDS TRIVIA
THE NADIA QUINN SHOW!
SELF HELP ME WITH JENNY YANG
TALKIES
TINDER LIVE WITH LANE MOORE
UM ACTUALLY? WITH IFY NWADIWE
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? A SINGLES GAME SHOW WITH MARIE FAUSTIN
WORKSHOPS
KEVIN McDONALD WORKSHOP: FROM IMPROV TO SKETCH