SketchFest Seattle was the first-and-only sketch comedy festival in the world when it began in 1999. 2008 marked Seattle's 10th SketchFest, and once again troupes from across the continent showed for a dense weekend of top-notch comedy. Our mission is to promote sketch comedy as a performing art by providing an opportunity for groups to showcase their work for Seattle audiences to enjoy, and to allow groups to network with other performers, writers and professionals in the comedic arts.

Applications are now being taken for the 2009 SketchFest Seattle Comedy Festival - Our Tenth Anniversary Festival! To find out how to apply to perform, click here.

We are also staging the return of the SketchFest Video Contest, a showcase of some of the best short comedy videos in the nation (with a cash prize!), shown and judged live at the SketchFest Seattle opening gala.

Seattle SketchShop
5-week Summer Sketch Comedy-Writing Workshop:

Sketch writer, director, and half of the internationally acclaimed duo The Cody Rivers Show, Mike Mathieu, will lead a five-week course in sketch comedy writing, culminating in an informal performance of new work.

With 4+ years and 150+ sketches of experience, Mathieu has learned a few lessons about comedy writing that elevate material above the formulaic norm.
       
In this workshop, participants will learn how to brainstorm, write, perform, and tweak a scene while anticipating an audience's needs.
       
Participants are invited (but not required) to bring any new or in-progress scripts for critique, and will be expected to attend every class, generate new ideas, rewrite, and have a good time.
       
Seattle SketchShop Details:

• Classes will be on Tuesday nights, 6pm-9pm, from June 30th through July 28th, at The Seattle Center
• The five-week session will culminate with an informal performance of participants' work on the final night of class
• Workshop fee is $160 per participant (minimum of five participants, maximum of twelve). Payment is due to secure a spot in the workshop
• If you are interested in participating in Seattle SketchShop please send an email to: info @ sketchfest.org
  
  

2009 SketchFest Seattle Comedy Festival
Mon. - Sat., Sept. 21-26, 2009
Theatre Off Jackson [link: www.theatreoffjackson]
409 7th Ave. South

Join us for the 10th Anniversary of the SketchFest Seattle Comedy Festival, the world's first and best sketch comedy festival, which will once again be bursting at the seams with the finest comedy from Seattle and across the continent.
     
Interested in getting involved? Click here!