APPLY TODAY! The Deadline for SketchFest Submissions Draws Nigh!

This year's Sketchfest will be a nonstop laugh-fest at the Annex Theater on Friday, September 27th and Saturday, September 28th. That means that for those sketch groups hoping to be a part of the show the deadline to apply is MIDNIGHT on Sunday, June 16th! And we want to hear from you! So take a minute right now and apply for your own sketch group! Not part of a group, but know one you'd love to see perform at the festival? Pass along this post and let 'em know you'd be willing to plunk down your hard-earned money to see Read more

Sketchfest Proudly Sponsors Comedy for a Cause

June is Sketch Comedy Month, and Sketchfest is kicking things off a little early this Friday, May 31 by sponsoring Comedy for a Cause: A World Beyond Oil. Sketch groups from the Seattle area will be competing for a cash prize for the funniest sketches that build awareness for Peak Oil. We sat down with show producer Sunny Monroe to get the scoop and find out where activism and arts intersect. Sketchfest: Let’s get the obvious out of the way right off the bat: Why Peak Oil? Sunny Monroe: I first got into Peak Oil as a concept in college. I Read more

I Did the Mash (And So Can You): One Man's Take on Sketch Mash-Up

Sketchfest’s own Randall Cleveland participated in the March Sketch Mash-Up, where anyone - even YOU! - can write, rehearse, and perform sketch comedy in just one weekend! Stave off your stage fright: come see Sketch Mash-Up unfold THIS SUNDAY at the Seattle Creative Arts Center, then sign up to participate in the next one! Somewhere, at some point, you’ve thought to yourself, I’m pretty funny. I bet I could write comedy. It’s okay. We’ve all done it. Maybe with your friends, maybe alone where no one else can see, or maybe in front of a room full of strangers. Maybe Read more

Seattle Sketch Comedy Month [June]

For the entire month of June SketchFest has rented out the Ballard Underground [2220 NW Market St].  To what ends? Simple, to give more that 10 local sketch comedy groups a venue wherein to ply their hilarious trade. 2 nights every weekend 2 shows every night 2 groups every show We'll be doing big contests, competitions, shows, showcases, and much much more. You know you want to come. Get your TICKETS now! See your favorites. See someone new. See all of these wonderful performers: Ubiquitous They Chad Chats Charles Drop the Root Beer and Run The Entertainment Show Comedy on Trial Jason ‘n Spike in Your Living Room Pork Filled Players Worst Case Scenario Love Read more