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Philly Sketchfest Presents the Welcome Zine
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To give recommendations for our visiting performers and audience members, Matt Schmid (of The Incredible Shrinking Matt & Jacquie) and Aubrie Williams (of Bomb Bomb Bombshells) created a digital zine with favorites and suggestions from Philly-based performers. Thanks to Sarah Carter for creating a flip book version. Have a look below!
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Workshop with The Chris & Paul Show!
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Before seeing The Chris & Paul Show perform at Philly Sketchfest on Saturday, June 8, at 8:30, why not learn some of their tricks of the trade? Taught by international sketch comedy award winners Chris O’Neill & Paul Valenti of “The Chris and Paul Show,” is a physical comedy workshop for performers of any skill…
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The 20th Anniversary of Secret Pants
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Philly Sketchfest is honored and pleased to be presenting the 20th Anniversary of Secret Pants on June 7 at 830pm at the MacGuffin Stage at the Adrienne. Secret Pants’ influence on sketch comedy in Philadelphia is immeasurable with members teaching classes, producing shows, directing other teams, and mentoring new writers and performers. They have not…
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Festival Passes on sale now
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You can now buy your passes to see all of the festival’s live shows and the Sketch Comedy Film Festival for only $100, which is over a 55% savings. If you can only join us for an evening, purchase a Night Pass, and see all three shows in one night. Night Passes are available for…
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New My First Sketch with Yena Frick
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Latest episode of My First Sketch featuring Yena Frick of Forevermore Sketch from Baltimore, MD! Forevermore Sketch will be performing on Philly Sketchfest Presents at Skinner Studio at Plays and Players on March 22 at 8pm. You can get your tickets here. Have a listen wherever you get podcasts or right below here:
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Cutthroat Sketch is casting!
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Cutthroat Sketch, our monthly show of sketch comedy and sabotage, is casting writers and performers. The next shows will take place February 1, March 7, and April 4, all at Sawubona Creativity Project. Two teams get randomly assigned together and given about a month’s time to write and perform a 15-minute sketch comedy set, revolving…
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2022 Sketch Comedy Film Festival
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On Sunday, October 23 at 7:30pm EDT, join Philly Sketchfest for another virtual year of our annual Sketch Comedy Film Festival! Debuting live on Facebook Premiere, the fest will feature 2 blocks of sketch videos from some incredibly talented local and national sketch comedians. Our 2022 Festival will feature an assortment of fresh comedic voices…
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Philly Sketchfest 2022
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Philly Sketchfest returns for a two-night celebration on October 21-22, 2022 with acts from Philadelphia, New York City, Toronto, Chicago, Virginia, Greensboro, Chicago, and Washington DC. Crossroads Comedy is this year’s presenting sponsor. Festival passes are available here. On Friday, October 21, we’ll be at The Playground at the Adrienne with three shows: 7pm: Crying…
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More Sketch Buffet is coming!
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Philly Sketchfest is so pleased to be partnering with our friends at Crossroads Comedy to present another edition of Sketch Buffet during the Fringe Festival! Friday night, September 24, at 10pm at Theatre Exile (1340 S 13th St). Tickets are available here, and the lineup and acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
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2021 Sketch Comedy Film Festival is coming!
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This year’s Sketch Comedy Film Festival will once again be virtual, and it’s happening November 19, 2021! Submissions are now open for your funny shorts. More information and submission information can be found at filmfreeway.com/phillysketchfest. Deadline to submit is August 31, so you have time to create something amazing!