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SF Sketchfest's closing show at Cobb's on Saturday night was an interesting night of comedy and Bingo, topped off with comedian-donated prizes and hosted by Bobby Tisdale. The grand prize was a good back-cracking from Andy Richter, which was hilarious. The recipient was the large guy pictured at left, and apparently, his back actually did crack.
Zach Galifianakis stole the show, first with his nasally one-liner: "I'm Harvey Chocolate Milk, and I'm here to hydrate you." Then he awarded $100 out of his wallet to the lucky winner of the second round. The recipient's friend tried to take a picture, which is a strict no-no. We wonder if she got kicked out, like Cobb's management threatens.
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Jon Hamm made a surprise visit and read off the Bingo numbers during the last round. We heard whispers throughout the club from men and women alike, "Don Draper." He didn't do any comedy, so we don't know if he's funny. But he does seem really nice -- when we had our picture taken with him, he was very cordial and asked our name (and we are still giddy!).
A few comedians opened the show with stand-up: Paul F. Tompkins' off-the-cuff jokes went over seamlessly. (We do love him on Best Week Ever. The old format was better though, of course.) Andy Kindler was too self-deprecating. There's always a fine line. Kindler later had to "hover" in the audience during the Bingo. Chris Hardwick got big laughs too. That Attack of the Show is growing on us.
All in all, it was a fun night.
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I'm saddened by seeing you comment on this show. I was there. It was the SINGLE worse comedy (if you can call it that) show I have ever seen. And I have seen Chris Tinkle half a dozen times.
You are telling me that they had Zach Galifianakis listed as a headline and he did ONE joke. And you Bob Tisdale host it? His only joke was saying "test" for 6 minutes. Then, you bring out Andy Richter without him telling a joke.
I was about to go demand a refund. However, I understand that you are taking a risk at all shows and that not everyone will find everything funny. But that show was horrible, no way to sugar coat it.
Yeah, I left the show kind of disappointed as well (notice I said "interesting" concept), but when I started writing this review I realized there were plenty of funny parts and it all suddenly seemed a lot funnier to me. But as a whole, I hear Gameshow Explosion was a lot better.
After going to a few of these shows, I've realized that the ones with such a huge line-up are often a bit of a letdown. Probably better to go to the straight-up stand-up nights.
This show was completely lame. I too wanted my money back. I can't believe this review is so positive. Zach Galifianakis and Bob Odenkirk were the headlining names that got people to pay $25 for tickets. Zach did not perform really, especially as a headlinger. And Bob was on the stage for a total of 30 seconds. Playing Bingo was a clever way to waste time and thats about it. A friend of mine actually spoke to the manager afterwards but he claimed Cobbs wasn't responsible for anything Sketchfest does. LAME.
My wife and I flew from the east coast last Friday for one reason: to see Zach Galifianakis perform stand up. We had tickets to see him in Arizona but he apparently canceled to play this gig. I don’t think I’ve ever felt more ripped off in my life. The creators of SF Sketchfest are crooks and I hope they burn in hell. Bob Tisdale is a joke as a comedian and no one in their right mind would pay money to see him. I assure you that 99% of the crowd was their to see Zach or Bob Odenkirk perform standup. I hope those of you who were there last Saturday night vote with your wallets and boycott any future events planned by these scumbags.