By: Kyrie Sismaet
SF Sketchfest is around the corner, and what better way to kick off the new year than with nonstop laugh! Set to kick off on January 18, this will be a joyous celebration of the best names in comedy that will fill the city with laughter, music, and community through February 4. Specifically with the multitude of AAPI performers and comedians gracing the city, here is a list of the must-see AAPI-centric shows to catch if you need some side-splitting cultural solidarity and entertainment.
With Allyn Pinta and Joy Regullano, and guests Amalia Aquino, Aivy Cordova, Granny Cart Gangstas, Chris Renfro, and Vince Yap.
Marsh Mainstage 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Saturday, February 3 • 9:30pm – 11:00pm
With guests Aivy Cordova, Keith Pedro, and more.
Marsh Mainstage 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Saturday, February 3 • 7:00pm – 8:30pm
With Lilan Bowden, Shanti Charan, Will Choi, Helen Chu, Sarah Claspell, Eugene Cordero, Shilpa Das, Tony Garbanzos, Cassi Jerkins, Deeptanshu Jha, Jiavani, Jane Kim, Mahesh Kotagi, Peter Liu, Chuck Maa, Allyn Pintal, Joy Regullano, Chris Renfro, Jerry Tran, Dhruv Uday Singh, Vince Yap and more!
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Friday, February 2 • 9:30pm – 11:00pm
With Dante Basco.
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Sunday, January 28 • 1:00pm – 2:30pm
With Diana Hong, Nori Reed, Paige Weldon, Kate Willett and more.
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Friday, January 19 7:00pm PST & 9:30pm PST
With Zubi Amed, Parvesh Cheena, Shilpa Das, Nikhil Deshpande, Pallavi Gunalan, Ishami Dance Company, Ru Kazi, Mahesh Kotagi, Dhruv Uday Singh and more.
Gateway Theatre 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
Thursday, February 1 • 7:30pm – 9:00pm
With Tawny Newsome and Andrew Ti and guests Alex Kliner and Sasheer Zamata.
Cobb’s Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Saturday, February 3 • 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Self Help Me with Jenny Yang: A Competitive Self-Care Comedy Show
A Competitive Self-Care Comedy Show, with guests Brittany Carney, Shanti Charan, Carl Tart, and Mo Welch.
Cobb’s Comedy Club 915 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Saturday, January 27 • 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Embarrassed By Night Celebrates Lunar New Year
With Fred Le and Andrew Van and guests Misha Han, Mike Lane, Denise Lee, Jacqui Marpa, and Jerry Tran.
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Saturday, February 3 • 7:15pm – 8:45pm
With Elizabeth Aziz, Kiran Deol, Samson Koletkar, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Abhay Nadkarni, Richard Sarvate, and more.
Great Star Theater 636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Saturday, January 20 • 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Who are you excited to see?! Visit each of their pages for tickets and more information. Here’s to nonstop sunny smiles at SF Sketchfest!
