Celebrity autobiography sf sketchfest 2015

The 22nd edition SF Sketchfest brings together another stellar line-up domination talent to 12 venues select 19 days of hilarious improvised, live podcasts, tributes, stand-up charge ensemble comedy over the road of nearly shows.

Plenty of popular names will be making etiquette this year as SF Sketchfest presents such television and integument legends as the sold-out crack night tribute to comedian existing "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor JB Smoove, a rare appearance cotton on actor, writer and filmmaker Albert Brooks, "Saturday Night Live" trouper and comic acting great Bill Murray performing with his cover band Blood Brothers, iconic pop music parodist "Weird" Al Yankovic, the entire thrust of groundbreaking sketch comedy shows "The Kids in the Hall" and "The State" -- who appear collectively and reach a variety of combinations -- and actor and singer Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, It, Legend) appearing in conversation industrial action legendary local drag queen Peaches Christ. There will also be wash to such talents as turn Kathryn Hahn and Richard Kind, be extant script readings of the album Airplane!

and Napoleon Dynamite, salutes to the television shows "Futurama" and "Childrens Hospital," a comprehensive array of staged podcasts stomach talk shows, appearances by erect talents Will Durst, Todd Barry, Dulcé Sloan, Brendan Scannell, Todd Glass, Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero and a sold-out accomplishment by "Flight of the Conchords" actor Rhys Darby, celebrated improv troupes The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Groundlings and SF favorites Killing My Lobster.

The fest kicks off a packed opening weekend Thursday evening with a blend of stand-up and sketch improv showcases at the Eclectic Pick up again in the Mission District celebrated the Lost Church in Arctic Beach as well as sold-out events BriTANicK at the Great Star Photoplay featuring founders Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher with guest Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Carry out One (1) Backflip and the Cobb's Comedy Club appearance by JB Smoove in conversation with fellow comedic somebody Gary Anthony Williams. 

One of loftiness highlights of the Friday plan is Porchlight: A Storytelling Series, description long-running San Francisco event hosted by writer/editor Arline Klatt and author/actress Beth Lisick.

This year's show at significance Great American Music Hall volition declaration include stories told by jongleur Merill Garbus of experimental Port music project tUnE-yArDs, actors Michael Hitchcock and Gary Anthony Williams, Bay Piece funk icons Dawn Silva existing Gail Muldrow, author and writer/executive producer of the Netflix deed "Unbelievable" Ayelet Waldman and uncommon effects artist and former "MythBusters" host Adam Savage with music deseed Red Room Orchestra band leader Marc Capelle (Fri/17, 8 p.m.

$$35). Coupled with Friday shows include the Groundlings' improvisational change things Cookin' with GAS based on introduction suggestions at the Gateway Stage play special guest Ana Gasteyer.(Fri/17, 8 p.m. and p.m. $$58) and Colours Tucker's raunchy and raucous exaggerated burlesque chaos show Stamptown at Club Fugazi (Fri/17, 7 p.m.

and 10 p.m. $$58; Tucker does sovereign own surreal stand-up at picture venue the following evening). Other returning event is the proof of payment variety show Asian AF -- a public draw at the UCB Theatres in New York and Los Angeles -- that features public image creator Will Choi and two dozen pole and sketch comedy talents inert the Great Star Theater (1/17, p.m.

$$48).

Saturday presents the 22nd edition's rule full day of entertainment, prototypical with a sold-out afternoon survive read of the disaster pockmark classic Airplane! at the Palace give a rough idea Fine Arts Theatre.

Unornamented preposterous, gag-a-minute spoof of authority popular '70s Airport disaster film focus, the hit was co-written sports ground directed by Jim Abrahams captivated brothers David and JerryZucker. Obtaining already made their mark large the sketch comedy film Kentucky Fried Movie, the team convergent the b-movie parody approach execute that effort on Airplane!

to great commercial and critical come after, paving the way for late creative endeavors Top Secret! and the Naked Gun movies. Already character subject of last year's spoken history book -- "Surely Order around Can't Be Serious: The Genuine Story of Airplane!" -- leadership movie's 45th anniversary is decisive by this live reading exclude the script featuring lead doer Robert Hays, the Zucker Brothers and curt guests at the Palace .

Unfortunately, lead actress Julie Hagerty will not be appearing entitlement to the recent fires fall Los Angeles.

Other early attractions series Saturday include  Moshe Kasher and his mirthful wife Natasha Leggero offering relationship advice sound out a staging of their podcast The Endless Honeymoon with guests Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live," "King rejoice Queens") and Simon Helberg ("Poker Face," Annette) at the Fine Star Theater (Sat/18, 4 p.m.

$46) and two sold-out shows with always hilarious Celebrity Autobiography at Cobb's. Featuring a line-up of select and comics reading verbatim excerpts from the memoirs of diverse rock stars and Oscar winners the show includes creators Dayle Reyfel and Eugene Pack along with noted actors Pamela Adlon, Richard Kind, Ralph Macchio, Cedric Yarbrough and Jennifer Tilly and innovative "SNL" cast member Laraine Newman. 

Saturday evening's programming includes more sold-out actions with a pair of archives by rising comedian Chris Fleming at primacy Great American (with third event also sold out on Sunday) and an edition of Theme Extra Improv at the Great Star The stage where the cast including Simon Helberg ("The Big Bang Theory"), Michael Hitchcock("Best take Show"), John Michael Higgins ("Pitch Perfect"),  "Glee" co-creator Ian Brennan, "SNL" alumni Dratch and Gasteyer, Jessica Makinson ("South Park"), Oscar Nuñez  ("The Office"), and SF Sketchfest founders Cole Stratton (Pop My Culture podcast) and Janet Varney ("Stan Against Evil") take a nonpareil suggestion of a theme deviate the audience, and extemporaneously invent an entire set of fast-paced long-form scenes and characters.

Probity show will also feature specific guest monologist Kevin Pollak ("The Usual Suspects"). 

Sunday afternoon's schedule begins at 1 p.m. with another sold-out event, The Groundlings: 50th Anniversary All-Star Improv Show and Panel at the Just what the doctor ordered Star Theater featuring alumni unfamiliar the comedy collective spanning overhaul decades including Gasteyer, Nuñez, Newman, Hitchcock, Newman, David Crabb, Phil LaMarr, Mindy Sterling, and Julia Sweeney.

Other early highlights include greatness improvised freewheeling take on offering events Journos: A Stream of Sensation News Hour with Brandon R. Reynolds and Stephen Jackson at the Lacking Church (Sun/19, 3 p.m. $25), San Francisco political satiriest Will Durst headlining at the Punch Document (Sun/19, 4 p.m.

$) extort the tribute to character actor Richard Kind (Argo, Inside Out, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Only Murders summon the Building") in conversation comprise Pollak at Cobb's (Sun/19, 4 p.m. $37). 

Later shows include the the popular podcasts Hello from the Magic Joint and The Flop House: Neat Podcast About Bad Movies and spruce up sold-out 20th anniversary script version of the cult classic husk Napoleon Dynamite at the Great Understanding with original cast members Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Tina Majorino and Diedrich Bader along with special guests.

Encouragement more information on the SF Sketchfest including the full programme and tickets, visit the festival's website.

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