sketch comedy

SF Sketch and Film Group, Killing My Lobster Looks to Open a New Theater in the Mission

— By Jon Skulski |

The Mission's own Killing My Lobster has been producing video shorts, plays and sketch shows since 1997. If you haven't seen their live sketch shows, you might be familiar with some of their SF centric digital shorts. 

KML is now looking for their own dedicated theater, which would also be rented out to other groups. They have found a space on 24th and Mission and could use your help.

Killing My Lobster has finally found the perfect location to build a premier theater space. A project which brings to an end 15 years of wandering from theater rental to theater rental. The space resides in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district on 24th and Mission St.

The new venue would be a creative hub to hundreds of artists including actors, writers, choreographers, musicians, stand-up comedians and whoever else requires a theater for their production. Killing My Lobster also needs a versatile work space to allow them to expand the classes they make available to the community.

Check out their kickstarter and their show schedule. KML also offers sketch-centric writing and acting classes for those inclined.

Previously on Uptown Almanac: 

Hipsters Making Fun of Hipsters

— By Alissa |

This is the most recent effort from NYC-based sketch comedy group Harvard Sailing Team, who you may remember from last summer's viral hit Boys Will Be Girls. Their latest video is a play on all things hipster, a subculture I'm sure they would claim not to be a part of in any way whatsoever. My favorite part is the guy working on the bike with the floral hammer. What is he doing with that thing anyway, hammering his spokes out of shape?

Previously on Uptown Almanac: 

New Sketch Comedy From Wobbly H: "Roommates"

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

If you're into longer, darker sketch comedy, Wobbly H, fronted by local comedian Corey Loykasek, is a group worth looking into.  While some of their earlier sketches had some funny gags but not much follow through, their more recent videos do a great job exploring characters on the brink of insanity and individuals whose narcissism is based purely on mediocre accomplishments.  Yes, I know having to spend five to eight minutes on any one video is pure torture, but you actually sat through Jackass 3D the other day, so I think you can manage.