Seeing how Sketchfest Seattle doesn’t have a single current staff member under thirty, we’ve taken to placing the word “the” before all proper nouns younger than ten years old. That said, we’d like to announce our new page on “the mySpace.” Yes, we’ve finally caved in and plummetted into the…
Great Scott! Sketch Comedy holding auditions Great Scott! is a brand new Seattle based sketch comedy group seeking performers. Using improv the company will develop original sketches and produce the shows for audiences at SketchFest Seattle and other local venues. Great Scott! Sketch Comedy will be holding auditions on Tuesday,…
Today we talk to Brian “Fozzy” Cross of Haiku Trout. How many people are in “Haiku Trout?” There are 5 of us. What are their names? Brian “Fozzy” Cross, Kevin Kirn, Gin Kirn, Adam Noble, & Scott Gardner How long has the group been around and how did it form?…
You’ve waited for this your entire life. Even if you didn’t know you were waiting for it – you were. It’s an innate longing hard-coded into the very fiber of all creatures big and small. Sorry. I’ve been reading “The Blogger’s Guide to Over-Stating Expectations.” Just the same, San Francisco…
Today we talk to Daniel Finkel of Quiet Monkey Fight (a group I met recently at the SketchFest PUSH event) How many people are in “Quiet Monkey Fight?” We have 8 right now. What are their names, ages, etc? In alphabetical order: Blythe, Brian, Dan, Jed, Pat, Ryan, Scott, and…
I want to take a moment from our usual sketch news and reviews to tell you a comedy-related anecdote. I was out in Washington DC this weekend visiting the wife while she’s there for work. We decided to visit a friend at her store in Bethesda on Saturday, and after…
(This is the first in an ongoing series where we will be interviewing some of Seattle’s bright new Sketch Comedy groups that you should be on the look out for when seeking laughs and/or a good time.) Fresh off a hit run at Seattle’s Open Circle Theater that featured among…
“You got sketch in my Internet!” “You got Internet on my sketch!” Two great tastes that share a TCP/IP Protocol together. Yes, perennial web time-waster JibJab has announced “The Great Sketch Experiment,” a competition where six “indie comedy groups” are chosen to have select sketches directed by legendary director of…
What do we have here? A much-neglected comedy blog? Well, that’s not very funny. That’s not funny at all! Yes sketchfans, after a year+ of silence, the SketchFest Seattle blog is back, and more back than ever! Keep your eyes, ears and RSS feeds tuned here for the latest on…
I want to give props to our sponsors: Capitol Hill Internet Cafe and Magnolia Skin Care. Also want to thank Archie Mcphee, Top Pot Donuts and Monster Energy Drink for providing product for our performers. Just spreading the love people. Just spreading the love.
