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SketchFest: The Seattle Comedy Festival
Never satisfied with the mediocrity that abounds in the televised sketch world (Exhibit A: Saturday Night Live), the Seattle sketch scene has gained nationwide notoriety over the past decade for its innovative and theatre-influenced take on the live sketch comedy form. In 1999 Sketchfest Seattle, the country's first ever, and longest running, live sketch comedy festival was formed to celebrate the abundance and richness of the Seattle scene as well as showcase top sketch groups from around the U.S. and Canada.
This years festival, the 11th annual, will include stand-up comedy, hybrid sketch/improv acts, and solo comedy theatre shows along side its robust line-up of sketch troupes.
SketchFest will pack more comedy than ever into six raucous days at Theatre Off Jackson. In addition to the 19 live acts from Seattle and across the U.S., Canada, and Australia, SketchFest will also hold its second annual SketchFest Video Contest, offer a six-day Sketch Comedy Intensive for Women, hold a forum on careers in comedy, and stage a brand new collaborative mash-up show with visiting performers.
Mon., Sept. 21
7:30 The SketchFest Opening Gala, featuring:
- The SketchFest Video Contest
- Teasers from participating festival groups
- The Cody Rivers Show (Bellingham)
Tues., Sept. 22
7:30 Local Sketch Show
Hosted by one of Canadas hottest up-and-coming stand-ups, The Chocolate Prophet (Toronto)
Pork Filled Players (Seattle)
Generation Friends (Olympia)
Entertainment Show (Seattle)
Wed., Sept. 23
7:30 Local Sketch Show
Hosted by internationally acclaimed Australian comedian, Jonno Katz
Killer Donut (Seattle)
The D.K. and Morgan Show (Bellingham)
Charles (Seattle)
Thurs., Sept. 24
7:30 Stand-up/Sketch/Solo comedy
Hosted by The Peoples Republic of Komedy
Gude/Laurance (Seattle)
Ubiquitous They (Seattle)
'Cactus - the seduction...' (Melbourne, Australia): Internationally acclaimed writer, performer and comedian, Jonno Katz, presents his award-winning solo show, a physical and imaginatively absurd search for love in the desert.
9:30 Stand-up/Sketch/Solo comedy
Hosted by The Peoples Republic of Komedy
Ubiquitous They (Seattle)
'History: Deleted Scenes & Extras' (Toronto) - Stand-up comedian, The Chocolate Prophet, takes audiences on a hilarious whirlwind tour of the darkest and most confused parts of our history.
Fri., Sept. 25
7:30 Stand-up/National and International Sketch
Stand-up opener
Morgan Brayton (Vancouver)
Uncalled For (Montreal)
9:30 Stand-up/National and International Sketch
Stand-up opener
Becky and Noelle (NYC/Seattle)
Hey You Millionaires (Chicago)
Sat., Sept. 26
7:30 Stand-up/National and International Sketch
Stand-up opener
Slow Children Crossing (L.A.)
Seeder and Lee (Chicago/L.A.)
9:30 Stand-up/National and International Sketch
Stand-up opener
The Riot Act (L.A./Seattle)
Sidecar (NYC)
11:30 The SketchFest Closing Finale
SketchFest Video Contest winner shown
Sketch Crucible - Collaborative Group Show Mash-up of Festival Participants
Note: Entry to this show is by donation.
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LocationTheatre Off Jackson
409 7th Ave. S., in Seattle's I. D.
Seattle, WA 98104
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 12 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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