SF Sketchfest, or The San Francisco Comedy Festival, is an American comedy festival founded in 2002 by Bay Area actor-comedians David Owen,
Janet Varney and
Cole Stratton.
It takes place every January and February in a variety of Bay Area venues and features
sketch comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches" or, "skits", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. While the form developed and became popular in ...
,
improv comedy, film and television tributes and reunions, solo performers, music, podcasts and
stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage (theatre), stage and delivers humour, humorous and satire, satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical comedy, physical acts. These ...
performers.
References
External links
SF Sketchfest official website
Culture of San Francisco
Festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area
Sketch comedy festivals
Comedy festivals in the United States
Recurring events established in 2002
2002 establishments in California
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