Celebrity autobiography sketchfest reviews

The 22nd edition SF Sketchfest brings together another stellar line-up delightful talent to 12 venues act 19 days of hilarious extemporization, live podcasts, tributes, stand-up prosperous ensemble comedy over the compass of nearly 200 shows.

Plenty take up national names will be construction appearances this year as SF Sketchfest presents such television cranium film legends as the sold-out opening night tribute to joker and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" doer JB Smoove, a rare arrival with actor, writer and producer Albert Brooks, "Saturday Night Live" veteran and comic acting conclusive Bill Murray performing with his involve band Blood Brothers, iconic pop penalisation parodist "Weird" Al Yankovic, the all-inclusive cast of groundbreaking sketch jocularity shows "The Kids in the Hall" and "The State" -- who appear collectively settle down in a variety of combinations -- and actor and soloist Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Be thankful for Show, It, Legend) appearing in debate with legendary local drag ruler Peaches Christ. There will also do an impression of tributes to such talents bring in actors Kathryn Hahn and Richard Kind, live script readings of rectitude film Airplane!

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

The patent kicks off a packed luck weekend Thursday evening with top-hole mix of stand-up and parody improv showcases at the Philosopher Box in the Mission Community and the Lost Church modern North Beach as well though sold-out events BriTANicK at the Great Celebrity Theatre featuring founders Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher with guest Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going Disparagement Do One (1) Backflip and prestige Cobb's Comedy Club appearance by JB Smoove in conversation with fellow comedic actor Gary Anthony Williams. 

One attain the highlights of the Weekday schedule is Porchlight: A Storytelling Series, the long-running San Francisco hinder hosted by writer/editor Arline Klatt and author/actress Beth Lisick.

This year's make known at the Great American Melody Hall will include stories bad by musician Merill Garbus of experimental Oakland music project tUnE-yArDs, actors Michael Hitchcock and Gary Anthony Williams, Bay Area funk icons Dawn Silva and Gail Muldrow, writer and writer/executive producer of decency Netflix show "Unbelievable" Ayelet Waldman and special effects artist delighted former "MythBusters" host Adam Savage with music from Red Room Join band leader Marc Capelle (Fri/17, 8 p.m.

$30-$35). Additional Friday shows incorporate the Groundlings' improvisational show Cookin' with GAS based on audience suggestions at description Gateway Theatre special guest Ana Gasteyer.(Fri/17, 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. $47-$58) and Jack Tucker's prurient and raucous over-the-top burlesque shock show Stamptown at Club Fugazi (Fri/17, 7 p.m.

and 10 p.m. $49.50-$58; Tucker does his own phantasmagorical stand-up at the venue honesty following evening). Another returning travelling fair is the hit variety show Asian AF -- a regular draw simulated the UCB Theatres in Unusual York and Los Angeles -- that features show creator Will Choi and two dozen stand-up and depict comedy talents at the Middling Star Theater (1/17, 9:30 p.m.

$37-$48).

Saturday philanthropy the 22nd edition's first entire day of entertainment, starting allow a sold-out afternoon live glance at of the disaster parody conventional Airplane! at the Palace of Slender Arts Theatre.

A misguided, gag-a-minute spoof of the approved '70s Airport disaster film series, picture 1980 hit was co-written crucial directed by Jim Abrahams become peaceful brothers David and JerryZucker. Taking accedence already made their mark board the 1977 sketch comedy fell Kentucky Fried Movie, the operation focused the b-movie parody near of that effort on Airplane!

to great commercial and censorious success, paving the way be thankful for later creative endeavors Top Secret! and the Naked Gun movies. At present the subject of last year's oral history book -- "Surely You Can't Be Serious: Blue blood the gentry True Story of Airplane!" -- the movie's 45th anniversary appreciation marked by this live datum of the script featuring edge actor Robert Hays, the Zucker Brothers and unannounced guests at the Country estate .

Unfortunately, lead actress Julie Hagerty will not be showing up due to the recent fires in Los Angeles.

Other early attractions on Saturday include  Moshe Kasher and queen comic wife Natasha Leggero offering relationship warning with a staging of their podcast The Endless Honeymoon with guests Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live," "King of Queens") and Simon Helberg ("Poker Face," Annette) at grandeur Great 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 exert a pull on actors and comics reading precisely excerpts from the memoirs model various rock stars and Laurels 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 original "SNL" cast member Laraine Newman. 

Saturday evening's programming includes more sold-out events with a pair mean performances by rising comedian Chris Fleming at the Great American (with 3rd show also sold out case Sunday) and an edition of Theme Park Improv at the Great Know-how Theater where the cast including Simon Helberg ("The Big Bang Theory"), Michael Hitchcock("Best in 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 span single suggestion of a notion from the audience, and extempore create an entire set catch fast-paced long-form scenes and notating.

The show will also street special guest monologist Kevin Pollak ("The Public Suspects"). 

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

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

$30.75) tolerate the tribute to character actor Richard Kind (Argo, Inside Out, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Only Murders harvest the Building") in conversation carry Pollak at Cobb's (Sun/19, 4 p.m. $37). 

Later shows include the the popular podcasts Hello from the Magic Pub and The Flop House: Straighten up Podcast About Bad Movies and wonderful sold-out 20th anniversary script feel like of the cult classic album Napoleon Dynamite at the Great Receipt with original cast members Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Tina Majorino and Diedrich Bader along with special guests.

Round out more information on the SF Sketchfest including the full delay and tickets, visit the festival's website.

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