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Q & A – Sean Landis, Peter Rambo, and Nora Assumedname of American Breakfast

Post author By airpkbk
Post date January 1, 2016
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It’s simply been too long since we last saw Sean Landis, Peter Rambo, Nora Assumedname and Eric Steele on stage together as sketch group, American Breakfast. Thankfully, these four will be rectifying that tonight, New Year’s Day 2016 as part of Philly Sketchfest Presents’ January showcase featuring West Grove, PA sketch group, Your Mom. Philly Sketchfest had the opportunity to chat with Sean, Peter, and Nora before their reunion show tonight at 8:00pm to talk about what they’ve been up to since since we last saw them on stage…

Tags American Breakfast, American Breakfast Reunion Show, Eric Steele, Nora Rizkalla, Peter Rambo, Sean Landis, Your Mom

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2015 Year In Review – Nicole Yates of DidjaEat? and Fighting Burrito Comedy

Post author By airpkbk
Post date December 31, 2015

This week Philly Sketchfest will be taking a look back at the year 2015 through the eyes of the writers, performers, directors and producers that make sketch comedy in Philadelphia a reality. Nicole Yates is a stand-up comedian, co-creator of the Black Friday Comedy Marathon at Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) and since 2010, the host of the popular ‘foodie’ blog and podcast, DidjaEat?. It would be an understatement to note that Nicole is a fan of sketch comedy. She has been instrumental in not only bringing Philadelphia stand-up and sketch comedians together but also their audiences. Whether she’s performing stand-up as an opener at sketch shows or featuring sketch writer/performers as guests on her Fighting Burrito Comedy shows, we’re extremely thankful for her support of sketch comedy as part of the Philadelphia comedy community. And if we know Nicole, she’ll likely in attendance tomorrow night, on New Year’s Day, to see 17 Philadelphia-based sketch groups perform their first sketch of 2016 at our Sketch Hangover! In the meantime, please enjoy Nicole’s look back at Philly sketch in 2015…

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Sketch Comedy in Philadelphia – December 28th through January 3rd

Post author By airpkbk
Post date December 28, 2015

This week marks both the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016. With that in mind we’ve decided to celebrate both the old and new with two shows on New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1st as part of our Philly Sketchfest Presents January showcase. First at 8:00pm, it’s the American Breakfast Reunion Show with special guests, Your Mom. Then at 9:30pm it’s Sketch Hangover, an outright cavalcade of Philadelphia sketch groups as 17 troupes perform their first sketches of the year to kick off 2016. While these are the only two sketch shows in town this week, a rumor we’re starting right here has it that there will be an announcement of substantially sized proportions happening right here at www.phillysketchfest.com regarding the dates of March 31st through April 3rd. Until then, join us Friday night and BYOB for the following sketch shows…

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Q & A – Daniel Corkery & Caitlin Weigel of House of Solitude

Post author By airpkbk
Post date December 17, 2015

House of Solitude is the sketch comedy duo of Daniel Corkery & Caitlin Weigel. Some might ask, where do they both find the time though? Dan writes and performs on PHIT Sketch House Team, Goat Rodeo as well as improvising with Triple Double. Caitlin improvises with two acclaimed groups, The Future and the aforementioned Triple Double, directs the PHIT Improv House Team, Outside Voices, teaches improv at PHIT and writes & performs with sketch groups, ManiPedi and Sketchier. Oh, and they have day jobs and a show this Friday night at 8:30pm with The Wire Mothers (NYC) and stand-up comedian, Jake Mattera as part of Philly Sketchfest Presents December showcase. We found a little room in their schedule this week to sit down with us to talk about their origins, if improv informs their sketch writing and some details on their upcoming show, ‘Home for the Holidays’….

Tags Frank Farrell, Home for the Holidays, house of solitude, Jake Mattera, Joe Moore, Maggy Keegan, Sean Landis, The Wire Mothers

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Sketch Comedy in Philadelphia – December 14th through December 20th

Post author By airpkbk
Post date December 14, 2015

This week is so full of sketch comedy shows in Philadelphia that it’s almost as if – Christmas came early/Hanukkah was extended/the Krampus didn’t bite off the appendages of your misbehaving child – this year. But before you get upset that I only noted the Christian, Jewish and Pagen gift giving holidays as metaphors… What’s that? It’s too late and you’re already upset? Okay, then we’ll just get to this week’s listings of sketch comedy in Philadelphia which features our own monthly Philly Sketchfest Presents showcases at The Adrienne Theater Playground including House of Solitude’s ‘Home for the Holidays’ featuring The Wire Mothers and host Jake Mattera at 8:30pm as well as Until Pluto’s “…Still Not A Better World” featuring Cynthia Marie’s Farewell Show and host Alex Pearlman at 10:00pm.

Before we get started though, don’t forget to congratulate PHIT Sketch House Team, Dog Mountain who have been accepted into the 2016 North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival!

Tags Alex Pearlman, Andrew Nealis, Beth Eisenberg, Caitlin Weigel, Chris Gory, Cynthia Marie, Daniel Corkery, DIE CLOWNSHOW (die), Dog Mountain, Erin Fleming, Frank Farrell, Gabriella Bottoni, Gina Gennari, Good Good Comedy, Hannah Van Sciver, house of solitude, Ian Fletcher, Jacquie Baker, Jake Mattera, Jessica Snow, Jimi Haak, Jon & Ian Have Something To Tell You, Jon Plester, Julia Celley, Karen Coleman, Locked In Julia's Basement, Maggy Keegan, Marcely Jean-Pierre, Matthew Schmid, Megan Marron, Melissa Mongi, National Sketch Comedy Writing Month, National Sketch Writing Month, Patric Ciervo, Paul Triggiani, Peter Gerbron, Ralph Andracchio, Rebecca Buckley, Rebecca Shaffer, Rob Baniewicz, Sam Scavuzzo, Samantha Russell, Sarah Carter, Sarah Clemency, Sean Landis, Sheila Master, Sketch Up or Shut Up, Steve Holland, The Incredible Shrinking Matt & Jacquie, The Wire Mothers, Tim Raymus, Trevor Miles, Until Pluto, Viscosity Theatre, Vox Populi