SF Sketchfesthas announced a slate of new acts for its long-delayed 20th anniversary celebration, which is scheduled to take place from Jan. 20 to Feb. 5 at venues across San Francisco.
Among the additions to the lineup is a three-night residency by comedian Fred Armisen; performances by Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson, James Adomian, and the Sklar Bros.; and concerts by the Red Room Orchestra featuring music from the “Twin Peaks” and “Repo Man” soundtracks.
After SF Sketchfest was canceled in 2021, thecomedy celebrationwas originally slated to returnthis pastJanuary,following avirtual Festpocalypse!live-stream event. Butthe long-running comedy festival’s anticipated live return waspostponed to 2023due to rising COVID-19 omicron cases.
Highlights of the previously announced schedule include a screening of the 1973 film “The Long Goodbye” at the Castro Theatre with ElliottGould; a 20th anniversary celebration of the mockumentary“A Mighty Wind,” with “Schitt’s Creek” stars Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara; and tributes to Cheech & Chong, Laraine Newmanand David Alan Grier.
The festival also includes an all-star roast of “Evil Dead” star Bruce Campbell; a “Perfect Strangers” 35th anniversary special; and a staged reading of “I Married a Monster From Outer Space” with Dana Gould, Bobcat Goldthwait,Newman, Janet Varney and others.
The complete schedule is available onSF Sketchfest’s website.
Tickets, priced$22-$55, are available now atsfsketchfest.com. Those who bought passes to attend SF Sketchfest 2022 can use their tickets for the upcoming dates, organizers said.
澄清:原来的故事被乌利希期刊指南ated to clarify that Ilana Glazer will be presenting Alison Leiby’s one-woman show. She will not be performing during the festival.