SF – SF Sketchfest Presents: Harmontown
December 18, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Movies, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Dan Harmon and Jeff B. Davis appear at the Marines Memorial Theatre on Sunday January 21, 2018 at 7:30 PM.
Attend a town meeting in a land free of brevity, where Mayor Dan Harmon (creator of NBC’s “Community”) and Comptroller Jeff B. Davis (“Whose Line is it Anyway?”) take another small, drunken step toward colonizing the moon. Evening may include ineffectual rants, songs, shameful stories, special guests, forehead sweat and repeated exposure to the phrases “like,” uh,” “sort of” and “you know.”
Presented as part of SF Sketchfest! It’s the city’s greatest comedy festival, with a variety of sketch and improv, film and television tributes and reunions, solo performers, podcasts and stand-up comedy performers. See the greatest names live and in person!
Marines Memorial Theatre (MMT)
609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
SF – SF Sketchfest Salute to Better Things
December 15, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
SF Sketchfest is proud to salute Pamela Adlon and her amazing FX show “Better Things” with an in-person conversation & clips with Adlon and cast members Diedrich Bader (Rich), Greg Cromer (Jeff), Lucy Davis (Macy), and Rebecca Metz (Tressa), moderated by Kevin Pollak (who also plays her brother Marion on the show), at the Marines Memorial Theatre on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 4:00 PM.
Better Things centers on Sam Fox (Pamela Adlon), a single, working actor with no filter raising her three daughters, Max (Mikey Madison), Frankie (Hannah Alligood) and Duke (Olivia Edward) in Los Angeles. She’s mom, dad, referee and the cops. Sam also watches out for her mother, Phil (Celia Imrie), an English expatriate who lives across the street. Sam is flawed and fierce with her love for her daughters, and her own mother as well, sometimes heaping the love on when she feels guilty. Sam’s just trying to earn a living, navigate her daughters’ lives, have fun with a friend or two and also — just maybe — squeeze in some private time once in awhile.
Marines Memorial Theatre (MMT)
609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
NYC – The Glass Castle Discussion
July 12, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Movies, New York, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Join actor Brie Larson, actor Naomi Watts, and author Jeannette Walls for a conversation on Tuesday, August 8th at 7:00 PM about their upcoming film, “The Glass Castle,” based on Walls’s critically acclaimed memoir of the same name. Tickets available at the link…
Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight–knit family, “The Glass Castle” recounts the unconventional upbringing Walls and her siblings had as part of a dysfunctional family. Joining the conversation for the question–and–answer portion of the evening is director and screenwriter Destin Daniel Cretton.
Florence Gould Hall
55 E 59th St, New York, New York 10022
(212) 355-6100
MST3K, Portlandia & More Join Chris Hardwick’s Id10t Music Festival + Comic Conival
May 18, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
Nerdist reports that Chris Hardwick’s Id10t Music Festival + Comic Conival, to be held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre and the surrounding grounds in Mountain View, CA on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25th, will include panels for television shows such as:
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) with guests Hampton Yount, Jonah Ray, Rebecca Hanson, Wil Wheaton
- Portlandia stars Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen speak with moderator Chris Hardwick
- Harmontown with guests Dan Harmon, Jeff B. Davis, Spencer Crittenden
- Stan Against Evil with guests John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, Dana Gould
SF – The Tiger Hunter Screening
February 27, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Movies, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Press Release:
Join CAAMFest for the Bay Area premiere of Lena Khan’s first feature film, THE TIGER HUNTER on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 7:00 PM. Follow COMMUNITY’s Danny Pudi as Sami, a young Indian engineer who moves to the U.S. in the 70s to gain wealth, live up to the notoriety of his legendary tiger-hunting father, and above all, win the favor of his childhood sweetheart. Tickets available at the link…
Follow THE TIGER HUNTER with a feast for the senses at our Opening Night Gala at the Asian Art Museum! Dine, drink, dance and discuss as you indulge in what CAAM does best — art, music and food. Experience global creations from Bay Area favorites, including Boba Guys, Sol Food, Hodo Soy, Reem’s, Magnolia Ice Cream, The Chai Cart, Lee’s Deli, Socola Chocolatier and Rémy Martin. Enjoy performances from Chitresh Das Institute, known for presenting innovative Indian classical dance and music. Sway to the sweet sounds of the 70s, with pulsing beats from local DJ’s and soak in the visual riches of the museum’s newest exhibits, Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China’s Han Dynasty. Glimpse the secret lives of Han-dynasty royals and the pleasures they pursued in this world and the next through fascinating objects — including a toilet and bronze phallus that are over 2,000 years old — unearthed from newly discovered tombs.
Expected Guests in Attendance: Lena Khan (Director), Megha Kadakia (Producer), Nazia Khan (Producer), Alan Pao (Executive Producer), Danny Pudi (Cast), Jon Heder (Cast), Karen David (Cast), Rizwan Manji (Cast), Parvesh Cheena (Cast), Sam Page (Cast)
Co-presented by: 3rd i Film Festival, India Community Center, SF Sketchfest
Castro Theatre
429 Castro Street San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 621-6120
Cartoon Art Museum Co-Presents SF Sketchfest Events
January 12, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Anime, California, Convention News, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television
Press Release:
The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to co-present three events in collaboration with the 2017 SF Sketchfest. Join us on Friday, January 20 for Dragon Ball Z Live VR Panel with Chris Rager, Monica Rial, Christopher Sabat, Sean Shemmel, Sonny Strait, and Eric Vale at the Brava Theater Center!
The Cartoon Art Museum is co-hosting a pair of events on Saturday, January 28, including An Afternoon with The Venture Bros. with Paul Boocock, Michael Sinterniklaas, Dana Snyder, and James Urbaniak, moderated by Dana Gould at Cobb’s Comedy Club and Skull Juice Podcast: Trent Live with Dino Stamatopoulos, Scott Adsit, Brian McCann, and musical guest Britta Phillips at the Brava Theater Center.
Tickets are available through the SF Sketchfest website, Detailed event descriptions and direct ticket links follow:
*Dragon Ball Z Live VR Panel with Chris Rager, Monica Rial, Christopher Sabat, Sean Shemmel, Sonny Strait, and Eric Vale
Friday, January 20, 10 PM to 11:30 PM, $30
Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St, SF
Tickets at the link…
The cast of the legendary anime suit up on stage to take your questions and discuss their show like you’ve never seen them before. Cast members include Christopher Sabat (Vegeta, Piccolo), Sean Schemmel (Goku), Monica Rial (Bulma), Sonny Strait (Krillin) and Chris Rager (Mr Satan).
*An Afternoon with The Venture Bros. with Paul Boocock, Michael Sinterniklaas, Dana Snyder, and James Urbaniak, moderated by Dana Gould
Saturday, January 28, 2 PM to 3:30 PM, $20
Cobb’s Comedy Club, 915 Columbus St., SF
Tickets at the link…
They’re baaaaack! Want action? Adventure? Comedy? Then look no further than The Venture Bros.! A staple of Adult Swim’s animated late-night shows, The Venture Bros. follows the unpredictable adventures of twin thrillseekers Hank and Dean Venture. Join Paul Boocock (Jonas Venture, Sr.), Michael Sinterniklass (Dean Venture), Dana Snyder (The Alchemist) and James Urbaniak (Dr. Venture) for an afternoon of all-things Venture! Moderated by Dana Gould (The Simpsons, Stan Against Evil).
*Skull Juice Podcast: Trent Live with Dino Stamatopoulos, Scott Adsit, Brian McCann, and musical guest Britta Phillips
Saturday, January 28, 10 PM to 11:30 PM, $25
Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St, SF
Tickets at the link…
Years ago Dino Stamatopoulos wrote a musical comedy (or more appropriately a Light Tragedy with Music) about a small family surviving through a cold winter. Think Sam Shepard meets Moral Orel. Although this play was only performed once, in Chicago, it’s being brought back in the form of a musical graphic novel. However, for San Francisco Sketchfest, for the first time since the original staging, Dino and guests will perform scenes and music from TRENT: a light tragedy with music.
ABOUT SF SKETCHFEST
SF Sketchfest was founded in 2001 by David Owen, Cole Stratton and Janet Varney as a way to showcase the talents of six Bay Area sketch comedy groups: The Fresh Robots, Kasper Hauser, The Meehan Brothers, Please Leave the Bronx, Totally False People and White Noise Radio Theatre. The festival debuted in January of 2002 at the Shelton Theatre in downtown San Francisco and has grown rapidly into a nationally recognized comedy festival that mixes national headliners, local favorites and the best up-and-coming groups from throughout North America for a month of sketch, improv, stand-up and alternative comedy. A favorite with audiences, critics, and performers alike, the festival has grown substantially to become a highly anticipated artistic showcase that consistently delivers top quality comedic performances, tributes and panel discussions. To learn about past participants, visit the Past Festivals page (coming soon).
Audiences have overwhelmingly responded to SF Sketchfest’s diverse programming which has featured performers from every major North American television comedy smash of the last 25 years including Saturday Night Live, The Kids in the Hall, Mr. Show, Arrested Development, VEEP, The Upright Citizens Brigade, The State, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Strangers With Candy, Key & Peele, The Simpsons, The Daily Show and more. SF Sketchfest offers its audiences the rare opportunity to see their favorite performers in intimate live performances and discussions.
SF – Harmontown Live
December 2, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Gaming, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Dan Harmon and Jeff B. Davis appear for a live session of Harmontown on Thursday January 26, 2017 at 8:00 PM.
Press Release:
Attend a town meeting in a land free of brevity, where Mayor Dan Harmon (creator of NBC’s “Community” and co-creator of Adult Swim’s “Rick & Morty”) and Comptroller Jeff B. Davis (“Whose Line is it Anyway?”) take another small, drunken step toward colonizing the moon. Evening may include ineffectual rants, songs, shameful stories, special guests, forehead sweat and repeated exposure to the phrases “like,” uh,” “sort of” and “you know.”
Presented as part of SF Sketchfest! It’s the city’s greatest comedy festival, with a variety of sketch and improv, film and television tributes and reunions, solo performers, podcasts and stand-up comedy performers. See the greatest names live and in person!
Marines Memorial Theatre (MMT)
609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
IL – Thanks for the Money Signing
November 3, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Illinois, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Joel McHale presents his new book on Sunday, November 13th at 2:00 PM. Tickets available here…
In this unrestrained aspirational memoir, Joel McHale (Community; The Soup) reveals heretofore private tales of his youth: his many, hilarious boyhood head injuries, his early love for performing, whether or not those two things are related, and much more. In addition to giving his readers a completely honest glimpse at the delightful trappings of wealth and fame, McHale imparts the wisdom of his experiences so that YOU, the reader, can ALSO become a real celebrity
Join us for a conversation and book signing to celebrate “Thanks For the Money!
EVENT DETAILS
Conversation and Q&A will precede a book signing. All tickets must be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets using the link above, not through our Naperville location. You will need to bring a printed copy of the ticket to the event.
Your ticket number/seat number is your reserved place in the signing line. You will line up in order of that number and then get to meet Joel and have your book signed.
Here’s what you get with each ticket:
*Admittance for one person
*A copy of the new book, “Thanks For the Money” handed to you when you arrive
*A presentation
*A reserved place in the signing line to get your book autographed
*The opportunity to meet Joel
*A photo of you and Joel
Here’s what you shouldn’t expect:
*A personalization (your name in the book)
*An autograph in the book that you bought elsewhere
*An autograph on ANY piece of memorabilia
Chicago Marriott
1801 N Naper Blvd, Naperville, Illinois 60563
(630) 505-4900
CA – Thanks for the Money Signing
October 28, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Movies, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Joel McHale appears at the Grove’s Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, November 1st at 7:00 PM.
Actor and comedian Joel McHale (The Great Indoors, Community, The Soup) comes the most important celebrity-penned book of this, or any, generation – Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be.
Part shocking tell-all memoir, part aspirational how-to guide, and mostly all book, this one-of-a-kind tome is required reading for anyone who enjoys Hollywood gossip, get-rich-gradually tips, and copious illustrations and charts.
This is a wristbanded event. Wristbands will be issued beginning November 1st at 9am to customers who purchase “Thank For The Money” from Barnes & Noble at The Grove. Wristbands will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Limit 1 wristband per book
• Personalization will not be available
• No memorabilia please
• Check back for more details as they become available
Barnes & Noble – The Grove
189 The Grove Dr, Ste K 30, Los Angeles, California 90036
(323) 525-0270
NJ – An Evening with Will Forte & Joel McHale
October 14, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Movies, New Jersey, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Press Release:
WORD Bookstores and Friends of the Loew’s is very excited to invite Jersey City and beyond to a night of laughter, books, and everything in between with comedians and authors Joel McHale and Will Forte on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 8:00 PM. Tickets available at the link…
For years, Joel McHale’s stand-up performances have sold out venues across the country, and his role in the beloved cult series Community and as the host of E!’s The Soup have made him a household name in comedy and pop culture. This October, not only is Joel starring in CBS’s new series The Great Indoors, he will also bring his razor-sharp wit to book form with the release of THANKS FOR THE MONEY: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be.
You probably know Will Forte best as the creator and Emmy-nominated star of the critically-acclaimed FOX-TV’s hit Last Man on Earth, the lead in the cult-classic movie MacGruber, or as one of your favorite Saturday Night Live alums. But long before he became a famous comedian, a single, twenty-four-year-old Forte found his true purpose in life: giving men dating advice. This August, Forte, a forty-six-year-old bachelor, finally delivered his illustrated magnum opus, the master dating “guidebook” 101 THINGS TO DEFINITELY NOT DO IF YOU WANT TO GET A CHICK.
Join WORD Bookstore at Loew’s Jersey Theatre in celebration of the release of THANKS FOR THE MONEY and 101 THINGS TO DEFINITELY NOT DO IF YOU WANT TO GET A CHICK, as Joel and Will take the stage together for a bit of conversation and a lot of comedy.
Each ticket guarantees admission to the event as well as 1 copy of THANKS FOR THE MONEY and 1 copy of 101 THINGS TO DEFINITELY NOT DO IF YOU WANT TO GET A CHICK!
In addition, ever the community advocates and strong supporters of local public arts programming, Joel and Will are thrilled that $3 of each ticket sold will go directly to our friends and Jersey City arts space staple, Friends of the Loews/Loew’s Jersey Theatre.
Joel McHale is an actor, comedian, amateur knife enthusiast, and television host who starred on the acclaimed sitcom Community, the pop culture-skewering series The Soup, and the revival of The X-Files. He currently stars on the CBS series The Great Indoors – his most high-profile role since a breakout performance as Quicky the Clown on USA Network’s The Huntress. McHale has appeared in the movies Ted, Blended, Deliver Us From Evil, and The Informant!, and hosted the 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Born in Rome and raised in Seattle, McHale lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two sons, and many dangerous edged weapons.
Will Forte is an award-winning American actor, comedian, writer, producer and voice actor. He is best known for his work in television as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live”, and as the creator and star of the sitcom “The Last Man on Earth.” The drawings in 101 THINGS TO DEFINITELY NOT DO IF YOU WANT TO GET A CHICK landed him his first-ever TV writing gig on the Jenny McCarthy sketch show on MTV and then, later, landed him at “The Late Show with David Letterman.” So, they’re not ALL fun and games, just mostly.
Loew’s Jersey Theatre
Journal Square Plaza, 54 Journal Square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 07306
