The easiest way to buy tickets is by using the Schedule below. Find the “Buy Tickets” link on any show’s event page and you’ll be walked through the purchase process. Depending on the venue, tickets may also be purchased over the phone for an additional fee. Certain advance tickets may be purchased in person to avoid service fees. Visit the Venues page for more info.
If a show is marked “Sold Out” we may still have a limited number of tickets available at the venue’s box office the night of the show. A line begins approximately 60-90 minutes before showtime, and any available seats will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
For any ticketing-related questions please email boxoffice@sfsketchfest.com. Check back often for added shows!
Co-Presented by Hollywood Entertainment Unreleased, unrentable, and out-of-print, "The Wrong Guy" has nevertheless persisted and become a beloved underground classic by those who've seen it and is ready to be embraced by comedy fans who have not. Based on a sketch he wrote for his seminal series "The Kids in the Hall", the film stars Dave Foley as Nelson Hibbert, an office exec whose vengeful declarations come true—except he had nothing to do with the resulting crime. Directed by legendary comic David Steinberg and anchored by a who's-who-of-1990s-comedy supporting players (Jennifer Tilly, Joe Flaherty, Colm Feore, Enrico Colantoni, Kevin McDonald, and more), the movie deliriously mixes Hitchcock homage, inspired absurdism, class-conscious parody, and rapid-fire wit, calling to mind its creators and stars' work on "The Kids in the Hall", "The Simpsons", and "SCTV", while creating an outlandish and hilarious universe of its own. With stars Dave Foley, David Anthony Higgins, Jay Kogen, Kevin McDonald, and Jennifer Tilly in attendance. Moderated by SF Sketchfest co-founder Cole Stratton. ($45 Front/Center, $35 Rear/Sides, All Ages)
"Where has this movie been? It's the best kept secret in showbiz." —Mark Hamill
"Brilliant... a very well done, stupid, silly, awesome movie." —Reggie Watts
"I'm a huge fan of all things Dave Foley!! Wrong Guy included!!... I can't use my colostomy bag without thinking of this film." —Seth Rogen
About Hollywood Entertainment: Hollywood Entertainment was created to entertain and educate filmgoers by screening and preserving eclectic, underseen, non-commercial, rare, and socially beneficial films and film-related artifacts. The non-profit organization evolved out of Moviepassed, a near-daily stream of online movie watching that began in April 2020. Learn more at hollywood-entertainment.com.
Cole Stratton is the co-founder of SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, a month-long annual event highlighting the best in improv, sketch, stand-up, TV and film comedy, which celebrates its twenty-first year in January 2024. Along with Janet Varney, he has written and... Read More →
Dave Foley dropped out of an alternative high school to do stand-up comedy. He met Kevin McDonald at an improv class and, while employed as movie ushers, they began working as a comedy team. In 1984 they merged with another team to form "The Kids in the Hall". Foley made his fil... Read More →
David Anthony Higgins is a writer and actor perhaps best known as Craig from "Malcolm in the Middle". His other television credits include "Ellen", "The Army Show", and "Big Time Rush". He and his brother Steve make up "The Higgins Boys", a group that paired with Dave ‘Gruber... Read More →
Jay Kogen has been in show business since he was 5 years old. He is an actor, director, stand-up, and Groundlings alum but mostly he has written and produced many of the most popular TV comedies over the last 30 years. He helped develop and wrote on the first five seasons of "The... Read More →
Jennifer Tilly received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway" for her memorable portrayal of the terribly untalented Olive, actress wannabe, and gangster's moll. Her performance in "Liar Liar" as Jim Carrey's gold digging client earned her... Read More →
Comedian, actor, writer and director Kevin McDonald founded “The Kids in the Hall” with friend Dave Foley, after they met in Toronto at Second City, and the television series ran from 1988-1995. In the troupe's television series and stage shows, he portrays several popular recurring... Read More →
Sunday January 21, 2024 1:00pm - 3:30pm PST
Great Star Theater636 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
