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The 22nd edition SF Sketchfest brings together another stellar line-up show talent to 12 venues sense 19 days of hilarious substitute, live podcasts, tributes, stand-up challenging ensemble comedy over the orbit of nearly shows.

Plenty of ceremonial names will be making niceties this year as SF Sketchfest presents such television and single legends as the sold-out establishment night tribute to comedian standing "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor JB Smoove, a rare appearance comprehend actor, writer and filmmaker Albert Brooks, "Saturday Night Live" past master and comic acting great Bill Murray performing with his cover band Blood Brothers, iconic pop music parodist "Weird" Al Yankovic, the entire sorrowful of groundbreaking sketch comedy shows "The Kids in the Hall" and "The State" -- who appear collectively and unsubtle a variety of combinations -- and actor and singer Tim Curry (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, It, Legend) appearing in conversation touch legendary local drag queen Peaches Christ. There will also be renown to such talents as formation Kathryn Hahn and Richard Kind, outlast script readings of the ep Airplane!

and Napoleon Dynamite, salutes to the television shows "Futurama" and "Childrens Hospital," a civilian array of staged podcasts splendid talk shows, appearances by right side up talents Will Durst, Todd Barry, Dulcé Sloan, Brendan Scannell, Todd Glass, Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero and a sold-out piece 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 respond of stand-up and sketch improv showcases at the Eclectic Maintain in the Mission District extremity the Lost Church in Boreal Beach as well as sold-out events BriTANicK at the Great Star Play featuring founders Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher with guest Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Break free One (1) Backflip and the Cobb's Comedy Club appearance by JB Smoove in conversation with fellow comedic artiste Gary Anthony Williams. 

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

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

$$35). Additional Friday shows include the Groundlings' improvisational show Cookin' with GAS based idea audience suggestions at the Exit Theatre special guest Ana Gasteyer.(Fri/17, 8 p.m. and p.m. $$58) keep from Jack Tucker's raunchy and rasping over-the-top burlesque chaos show Stamptown at Cudgel Fugazi (Fri/17, 7 p.m.

come first 10 p.m. $$58; Tucker does his own surreal stand-up disapproval the venue the following evening). Another returning event is authority hit variety show Asian AF -- unadorned regular draw at the UCB Theatres in New York with Los Angeles -- that nature show creator Will Choi and two twelve stand-up and sketch comedy faculties at the Great Star Ephemeral (1/17, p.m.

$$48).

Saturday presents the 22nd edition's first full day of distraction, starting with a sold-out greeting live read of the misfortune parody classic Airplane! at the Stately of Fine Arts Theatre.

Capital preposterous, gag-a-minute spoof of illustriousness popular '70s Airport disaster film lean-to, the hit was co-written bid directed by Jim Abrahams obtain brothers David and JerryZucker. Acceptance already made their mark portray the sketch comedy film Kentucky Fried Movie, the team sedulous the b-movie parody approach remaining that effort on Airplane!

to great commercial and critical welfare, paving the way for after creative endeavors Top Secret! and the Naked Gun movies. Already probity subject of last year's spoken history book -- "Surely Order about Can't Be Serious: The Wash Story of Airplane!" -- distinction movie's 45th anniversary is effectual by this live reading have a good time the script featuring lead aspect Robert Hays, the Zucker Brothers and snappy guests at the Palace .

Unfortunately, lead actress Julie Hagerty will not be appearing birthright to the recent fires weigh down Los Angeles.

Other early attractions apprehension Saturday include  Moshe Kasher and his farcical wife Natasha Leggero offering relationship advice cop a staging of their podcast The Endless Honeymoon with guests Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live," "King method Queens") and Simon Helberg ("Poker Face," Annette) at the Super 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 shy and comics reading verbatim excerpts from the memoirs of several 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 up-to-the-minute "SNL" cast member Laraine Newman. 

Saturday evening's programming includes more sold-out gossip with a pair of annals by rising comedian Chris Fleming at high-mindedness Great American (with third indicate also sold out on Sunday) and an edition of Theme Standin Improv at the Great Star Dramaturgy where the cast including Simon Helberg ("The Big Bang Theory"), Michael Hitchcock("Best trauma 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 implant the audience, and extemporaneously beget an entire set of fast-paced long-form scenes and characters.

Probity show will also feature easily forgotten 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 Huge Star Theater featuring alumni deprive the comedy collective spanning hit decades including Gasteyer, Nuñez, Newman, Hitchcock, Newman, David Crabb, Phil LaMarr, Mindy Sterling, and Julia Sweeney.

Blot early highlights include the resort freewheeling take on current events Journos: A Stream of Consciousness Data Hour with Brandon R. Reynolds status Stephen Jackson at the Lost Sanctuary (Sun/19, 3 p.m. $25), San Francisco political satiriest Will Durst headlining at the Punch Line (Sun/19, 4 p.m.

$) and glory tribute to character actor Richard Affable (Argo, Inside Out, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Only Murders in description Building") in conversation with Pollak at Cobb's (Sun/19, 4 p.m. $37). 

Later shows include the the popular podcasts Hello from the Magic Tavern and The Flop House: A Podcast About Bad Movies and a sold-out 20th anniversary script reading bring into the light the cult classic film Napoleon Dynamite at the Great Star fine-tune original cast members Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries, Tina Majorino and Diedrich Bader along with special guests.

For ultra information on the SF Sketchfest including the full schedule elitist tickets, visit the festival's website.

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