Sketchfest Announces Round Two Lineup Featuring Judd Apatow, Busy Phillips, The Kids in the Hall, Ron Funches, More

San Francisco’s annual Sketchfest has announced the second round of shows for the 17-day festival’s 18th year.

Said second round features comedy heavy-hitters Kids in the Hall, Puddles Pity Party, comedian-turned producer/writer/director Judd Apatow, and Undateable (and Trolls) star Ron Funches. Cougar Town actress and talk-show host Busy Phillips, feminist stand-up icon Rhea Butcher and the cast of Baroness von Sketch Show will also make appearances, among many others in the lineup.

The festival—the longest-running comedy festival in the U.S.—features more than 200 shows, both with clearly established acts and up-and-coming players to be aware of. Over the two-week run, events including sketch, stand-up and alternative comedy, as well as music, films, tributes, live podcasts, workshops and panel discussions will all be presented.

Previously, the festival announced performers including Carol Burnett, Margaret Cho, W. Kamau Bell and Felicia Day for the first round of shows. The lineup thus far, and ticket options for round one, can be found on the festival’s website. Each show is ticketed separately, with round two tickets going on sale on Nov. 30.

Behind the scenes, e-book giant Audible is again returning as sponsor of the festival, with 826 Valencia, a nonprofit that “provides free writing, tutoring and publishing programs to under-resourced students in San Francisco,” per a press release, returning as a charitable partner.

Revisit previous lineups through Paste’s listing of the shows we were most excited for in 2018 here and the show announcement for 2017 here.

You’ll find the full list of second-round Sketchfest additions below.

– Four Kids, One Dumb Night: SF Sketchfest celebrates the 35th Anniversary of The Kids in the Hall and the release of author Paul Myers’ new biography, “Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy”. Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson join Paul Myers for a conversation about the group’s beginnings, followed by a screening of their cult classic film “Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.”
– Puddles Pity Party: The ‘Sad Clown with the Golden Voice’ brings heartfelt anthems and a suitcase full of Kleenex for a show peppered with a brilliant sense of the absurd, mixing lots of humor with the awkward, tender moments.
– “Crashing” Live with Pete Holmes, Judd Apatow and Madeline Wise: an in-depth and hilarious conversation plus a few surprises with the team behind HBO’s hit show “Crashing”.
– An Evening with Baroness Von Sketch: Spend an evening with Aurora Browne, Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen, members of the award-winning CBC/IFC series “Baroness von Sketch Show” for an inside look at the weird and wonderful world created by this all-female comedy powerhouse.
– Gettin’ Better with Ron Funches: Live podcast taping with actor/comedian/writer Ron Funches
– Brunches with Funches: Giggles & Nibbles: Join Ron Funches and his friends (including Hari Kondabolu) as they perform comedy while you nibble on assorted brunch delectables.

– Busy Tonight: Join host Busy Philipps and her special guests for this very special SF Sketchfest live adaptation of her hit E! talk show “Busy Tonight”.
– Rhea Butcher: Headlining stand-up from the comedian and “Take My Wife” co-creator & co-star.
– James Adomian: Comedian and actor known for his standup, characters and impressions takes the stage for a headlining show.
– Jordan, Jesse, Go!: Live taping of the freewheeling comedy podcast about life in your twenties and everything else with hosts Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris.
– Best of Edinburgh International Spotlight: Gina Yashere, with Karinda Dobbins
– Jak Night & Zack Fox: Cancelled Comedy Tour: Stand up, music and interviews, everything is on the table for this variety show hosted by Jak Night and Zack Fox.
– SF Sketchfest Threesome: Jackie Kashian, Andy Kindler & Kevin Pollak
– Mortified
– Kevin McDonald Improv and Sketch Workshop: Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall brings his sold out workshop back to SF Sketchfest for a 5th year.
– Impro Theatre: Twilight Zone UnScripted with Edi Patterson and more
– The Crossword Show with Zach Sherwin
– THUNDERBULGE: LA’s Most Electrifying Comedy Male Revue
– Greetings, From Queer Mountain with Michael Foulk and more
– Thinkers + Drinkers with Robert Strong
– Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist with Tom Lenk (Second show)