“Succotash, the Comedy Soundcast Soundcast” | SF Sketchfest

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SF Sketchfest 2026 (Jan. 15-Feb. 1)

SF Sketchfest 2026 is bringing over 200 shows to 13 venues across San Francisco for 18 days from January 15 through February 1, 2026. Now in its 23rd year, the multi-day comedy festival brings major comedy stars and the best up-and-coming comedians together for over two weeks of all-star reunions, tributes, sketch, stand-up, alternative comedy, music, live podcasts, improv and more.

2026 SF Sketchfest
Jan. 15 – Feb. 1, 2026
See the full 2026 SF Sketchfest schedule and tickets and list of performers.
Tickets for individual shows start at $30

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• Special Events & Live In‑Person Tributes
• Film & Television Events
• Music & Comedy
• Podcasts
• Sketch & Improv
• Stand‑Up Comedy
• Theater
• Clowning
• Variety & Game Shows
• Kids Shows
• Workshops
• Emerging Improv, Music, Sketch, Solo and Stand‑Up Performers

SF Sketchfest 2026 (Jan 15–Feb 1) is packed: Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy 30th anniversary live read, Brian Henson’s Puppet Up! Uncensored, tributes to The Women of SNL, Elizabeth Banks & Randall Park, stand-up from Maria Bamford, Janeane Garofalo & Natasha Leggero, Futurama reunion, Doug 35th anniversary, improv with The Groundlings & UCB, music from Guster, plus Shamilton, Drunk Shrek, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, and more.

Sunday, January 22, 2017
SF Sketchfest 2026 (Jan. 15-Feb. 1)

Succotash, the Comedy Soundcast Soundcast is a show that features other comedy soundcasts (AKA “podcasts”) and in an effort to not only expose audiences to the wide range of comedy offerings available, but also to broaden the appeal of podcasts in general.

Hosted by Marc Hershon, whose background in the worlds of comedy, writing and product naming gives him the chops necessary to come off sounding like a blustering know-it-all.

Performers

Bill Heywatt
America’s Second Favorite Assistant Booth Announcer – is proud to have been a part of Succotash from the “get-go”. Bill’s resume reads like a road map of small-town USA, spending decades filling in for the pros at stations like KHIH-AM in Honolulu, HI, KCUF “The Boss 690” in Crescent City CA, WKKK-TV in Montgomery AL, KSDC-TV in Grand Forks ND, and WJJP-TV in Joplin, MO to name but a few.

Cole Stratton
Cole Stratton wears a lot of hats. Not literal ones, as he has a tiny head and it just doesn’t look right. He is the co-founder of SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, a month-long annual event highlighting the best in improv, sketch, stand-up, TV and film comedy.

Marc Hershon
Marc Hershon, host and executive producer of Succotash, the Comedy Soundcast Soundcast, likes to think of himself as a Renaissance Man minus the Black Plague. He tends to do a number of things concurrently which is how he’s managed, in the past 30 years, to be a radio announcer, produced live comedy shows, writes comedy, performs and teaches improv, draws a weekly editorial cartoon, has written TV movies for the Hallmark Channel, authored a business book (I Hate People), has performed a half dozen weddings, and is a branding professional who has helped to bering to life such memorable names as BlackBerry, Swiffer, and Dasani.

Paco Romane
Paco Romane’s authentic, engaging, and unpredictable style has established him as an audience favorite. His act is a “mashup of all things funny – stand up, sketch, improv, you name it” – and with his experience in improv and sketch comedy he’ll regularly spin any live moment with the crowd into his act. Paco has appeared on Comedy Central, is a frequent guest on The Todd Glass Show and was twice voted Best Comedian in San Francisco.

Wayne Federman
Wayne Federman is a comedian, actor, and writer. He has been touring clubs, colleges, alternative rooms, and theaters for over 30 years. He has performed on “The Tonight Show” starring Jimmy Fallon and has his own stand‐up special on Comedy Central. Wayne has appeared in over twenty films including “Knocked Up,” “Step Brothers,” “The 40‐Year‐Old Virgin,” “Legally Blonde,” “50 First Dates,” “Funny People,” and many more.

Will Durst
Will Durst is an Emmy nominated political comic, nationally syndicated columnist, author, one- man show performer and sworn enemy to all tyrants foreign and domestic. Heis a 5 time Emmy nominated political satirist, 7 time nominee for Best Male Stand- Up of the Year, a nationally syndicated columnist, author of 4 books, has released 5 CDs and is sworn enemy to all tyrants foreign and domestic.

Please note, this show is partially seated; arrive early to guarantee seating.

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