One of the most influential voices of comedy in the 1980s and 90s, Albert Brooks is coming to San Francisco in January’s SF Sketchfest.
Making his first public appearance in the Bay Area in decades, Brooks, 77, will sit down for a conversation with San Francisco’s Kevin Pollak as the comedy festival pays tribute to the comedic legend at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on Jan 21.
Brooks isn’t the only star coming to Sketchfest this year, as the festival will also feature a 20th reunion for the cast of “Napoleon Dynamite,” a conversation and tribute of Tim Curry, a musical performance by Bill Murray, an interview with Kathryn Hahn and dozens of stand-up, sketch and improv performances.
Now in its 22nd year, the festival of laughs will take place Jan. 16 through Feb. 2 and will include 190 shows altogether.
Brooks first found fame in the late 70s as a recurring guest on Johnny Caron’s “Tonight Show” and earned a Grammy Award nomination for his comedy album “A Star is Bought” in 1975. He was a major contributor to the first season of Saturday Night Live that same year. And in 1976, he made his motion picture debut in Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver.”
He went on to write, direct and star in dozens of films, notably earning an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in “Broadcast News” in 1987.
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Also at Sketchfest, “Napoleon Dynamite” will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a live read featuring Jon Heder and a majority of the original cast at the Great Star Theatre on Jan. 19.
Food enthusiasts will appreciate the live podcast recording by the Doughboys, a food podcast hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger, who will perform at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on Jan. 25.
Later this year, the festival also plans to pay tribute to San Francisco Giants broadcasters Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper, who will appear live at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on May 15.
Tickets for all the festival’s shows are on sale now at sfsketchfest.com.
