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Thursday, January 29 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm
SF Sketchfest Comedy NightLife: What's So Funny About Love, Sex and Science?

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Comedy and science nerds unite for the fifth annual SF Sketchfest Comedy NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences. This year's theme is "What's So Funny About Love, Sex and Science?" with shows presented throughout the museum. Highlights: America's favorite fifty-something Jewish mothers and relationship experts Ronna & Beverly will host their popular talk show. Famed Los Angeles improv collective the Groundlings present Personals, with improvised characters based on real profiles on internet dating sites. Competitive Erotic Science Fan Fiction returns for more ridiculous off-the-cuff debauched readings based on your favorite science fiction stories. Popular Nerdist Network podcaster Sex Nerd Sandra will explore fascinating and funny perspectives on sex and love. And top stand-up comedians including Erin Foley, David Dineen-Porter, Jesse Elias and more will perform. NightLife features food, drinks and DJs and is for guests ages 21 and over. $12 21+
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Brian Palermo

Brian Palermo may be a familiar face to some from his numerous television appearances. He has guest-starred recently on "Modern Family," "2 Broke Girls" and "The League" among others. And he is a recurring correspondent for "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." He is an engaging actor... Read More →
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Bryan Cook

Bryan Cook is the host and creator of the live show and podcast Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction, presented every month at the esteemed Nerdmelt Theater in LA, as well as all over the US. He was featured in the comedy special Dancing Around the Shit Fire with Kyle Kinane, and has performed... Read More →
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Caitlin Gill

People are talking about Caitlin Gill. Most of what they’re saying has to do with how funny she is. Caitlin was a performer at the Outside Lands Festival in 2012, she has been in SF Sketchfest every year since 2007, performed in the Vancouver Global Comedy Fest, was host of the... Read More →
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Casey Ley

Casey Ley is a comic living in Los Angeles trying to achieve his dream of being crushed in an earthquake. His comedy has been seen all over the country in clubs, festivals and gay bars. Too many gay bars if you ask him and not enough festivals but there is some time left in his career... Read More →
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Cole Stratton

Cole Stratton is the co-founder of SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, a month-long annual event highlighting the best in improv, sketch, stand-up, TV and film comedy, which celebrates its twenty-first year in January 2024. Along with Janet Varney, he has written and... Read More →
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David Dineen-Porter

David is a stand-up, improviser and filmmaker from Toronto. He’s performed at JFL42, San Francisco Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Toronto Sketch Fest and Montreal Sketch Festival. He’s been on Andy Kindler’s alternative show three years in a row. He’s worked on various... Read More →
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David Gborie

David Gborie is not only funny, he’s also a lover, a poet, and a devoted father of two. He’s a man who’s just as comfortable firing a gun as he is satisfying a lover. Sexually. Real talk. While based out of San Francisco, he has toured across the country. He’s performed at... Read More →
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Drew Droege

Drew Droege is best known for his online videos impersonating Chloe Sevigny, which have been featured in New York Times, NY Post, Entertainment Weekly, The Advocate, and Huffington Post. His podcast, Glitter In The Garbage, was deemed "lowbrow and brilliant" in New York magazine's... Read More →
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Erin Foley

Erin Foley is an amazing comedic actress, comedian, and writer. Currently, Foley is a regular cast member on TruTV’s "How To Be A Grown Up." She just finished writing for a new NBC sitcom, "One Big Happy," which debuts in the spring of 2015. As a seasoned comedian, she has her own... Read More →
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Ivan Hernandez

Ivan Hernandez is a comic living in San Francisco. He likes food and some social issues and comic books. He has performed at the SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Litquake, Supercon comic book convention, International Cannabis and Hemp Expo, Sacramento Comedy Festival, and... Read More →
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Jamie Denbo

Jamie Denbo has appeared on FOX's "Brooklyn 99," NBC's "Parks & Recreation," IFC's "Comedy Bang Bang," FX's "Terriers," Showtime's "Episodes" and "Weeds," HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and many others. She recently co-starred in "The Heat," starring Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy... Read More →
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Janet Varney

Janet Varney is an Emmy-Nominated actor, comedian, writer and producer. In the animation world, she was lucky enough to be the award-winning voice of Korra on Nickelodeon’s critically-acclaimed standout hit The Legend of Korra, a role for which she continues to be invited to comic... Read More →
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Jesse Elias

Jesse Elias is a comedian from San Francisco currently blowing bubbles in the milk of Los Angeles. He draws creative inspiration from music and literature of the 19th century and cartoons and candy of the 1990s. Over the years he has performed in festivals like SF Sketchfest, Just... Read More →
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Jessica Chaffin

Jessica Chaffin trained as a writer and performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC. Along with Jamie Denbo, she is one half of Ronna & Beverly a live comedy talk show developed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles that continues to play to packed houses at... Read More →
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John Ross Bowie

John Ross Bowie shows up occasionally on "The Big Bang Theory" as the venal Barry Kripke. Other recent TV and film credits include "Bones," "The League," "House of Lies" and "Burn Notice," and Paul Feig's beloved movie "The Heat."
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Mindy Sterling

Mindy Sterling is best known for her character portrayal of “Frau Farbissina” in The Austin Powers Trilogy. A veteran improviser and improv teacher and director, she honed those skills with the Groundlings in Los Angeles.  She will reprise her role as “mom” on FXX’s hit... Read More →
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Natasha Muse

Natasha Muse is a comedian, a skeptic, a mom, and at least the second-funniest transsexual you know. Her jokes make people laugh, and ONLY people laugh. Natasha performs regularly all over the Bay Area, including Cobb’s Comedy Club and the SF Punchline. Natasha is a loud and proud... Read More →
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Sandra Daugherty

Sandra Daugherty punches sexual shame in the face. The sex educator is a firm believer in the right to healthy intimate experiences and the skills that get us there.Sandra is known the world over for her podcast, “Sex Nerd Sandra.” At once irreverent and educational, the show... Read More →


Thursday January 29, 2015 6:00pm - 10:00pm PST
California Academy of Sciences
  Variety-Stand-Up

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