Comedy

SAN FRANCISCO

Amnesia Tues.: Troubled Comedy Showcase. 7 p.m. Free. 853 Valencia St., S.F. 415-9700012. www.amnesiathebar.com BATS Improv Fridays through Jan. 25: “Jackpot!” The audience provides suggestions and the Jackpot supercomputer ramdoly decides the scene type and how it will unfold. 8 p.m. Saturdays through Jan. 26: “The Day Of...” An improvised movie based on a National Day of something that occurred the previous week. 8 p.m. $17-$20. Bayfront Theater, Fort Mason, S.F. 415- 474-6776. www.improv.org

The Beer Basement Thurs.Sat.: The Setup with Richard Sarvate and Abhay Nadkarni. 7:45 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; 9:45 p.m. Sat. $15-$25. 222 Hyde St., S.F. setupcomedy.com

Cobb’s Comedy Club Today: Sketchfest presents Brunches with Funches with Ron Funches. 10 a.m. $60; Sketchfest presents Kondabolu Brothers Podcast. 1 p.m. $25-$35; Sketchfest presents Haha... WOW! with Taylor and Eva. 7:30 p.m. $20-$30. Tues.: Sketchfest presents Oh No, Ross and Carrie! 8 p.m. $25$35. Wed.: Sketchfest presents The Greatest Generation. 8 p.m. $30. Thurs.: Sketchfest presents We’re No Doctors. 8 p.m. $25-$35. Fri.: Sketchfest presents Fake Ted Talks. 7:30 p.m. $25-$35; Sketchfest presents Bubble. 10:30 p.m. $25-$35. Sat.: Sketchfest presents Doughboys. 1 p.m. $25-$35; Sketchfest presents Jon Glaser Loves Gear. 4 p.m. $25; Sketchfest presents Threesome. 7:30 p.m. $25-$35; Sketchfest presents Set List. 10:30 p.m. $25-$35. Next Sun.: Sketchfest presents Improv4Humans. 1 p.m. $25-$35; Sketchfest presents Dead Pilots Society. 4 p.m. $25-$35; Sketchfest presents Joel Kim Booster’s Joy F*** Club. 7:30 p.m. $22-$32. 915 Columbus Ave., S.F. 415-928-4320. www.cobbscomedyclub.com Masonic Auditorium Sat.: Lewis Black. 8 p.m. $39.50$79.50. Next Sun.: Sketchfest presents Schitt’s Creek: Up Close and Personal with Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy, Emily Hampshire and Noah Reid. 8 p.m. 1111 California St., S.F. sfmasonic.com

Milk Bar Tues.: Tuesday Night Comedy with Andrew Holmgren. 8 p.m. Free. 1840 Haight St., S.F. 415-387-6455. www.milksf.com

Neck of the Woods Today and next Sun.: #HellaFunny Sundays. 7 p.m. $15; Turn Up Sundays. 9 p.m. Free. 406 Clement St., S.F. 415-387-6343. www.neckofthewoodssf.com PianoFight Today: Sketchfest presents Reductress. 1 p.m. $60; Sketchfest presents Traumatized with Erin and Jason. 5:30 p.m. Free; Sketchfest presents Spooky Dookie, Nipsey and Secret Family, Andie Main. 7 p.m. $15; Sketchfest presents Deep Night with Dale’s Vortex Variety Hour. 8 p.m. $15; Sketchfest presents Greetings From Queer Mountain with Michael Foulk. 10 p.m. $15. Tues.: Open Improv. 7 p.m. Free. Wed.:Sketchfest presents The Normal Show. 7 p.m. $15; Sketchfest presents Don’t Watch This Show Live with Chase Brockett. 8 p.m. $15; Missed Connections. 9 p.m. Free-$10. Thurs.: Sketchfest presents The Comic Thread, Living Impaired, Mike Lane. 7 p.m. $15; Sketchfest presents Harmon Leon Infiltrates Trump’s America/Clap Trap. 8 p.m. $18. Check websigte for more shows. 144 Taylor St., S.F. 415-816-3681. www.pianofight.com

Punch Line Comedy Club Today and next Sun.: S.F. Comedy Showcase. 8 p.m. $14-$16. Tues.: Sketchfest presents Real Live Comedians. 8 p.m. $18. Wed.: Sketchfest presents The Mission Position. 8 p.m. $20. Thurs.: Sketchfest presents Standup Spotlight with Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Maggie Maye, Charla Lauriston, Alexandria Love. 8 p.m. $22. Fri.: Sketchfest presents Max Silvestri, Nick Youssef. 8 and 10:15 p.m. $24. Sat.: Sketchfest presents Caitlin Gill, Langston Kerman. 7 and 9:15 p.m. $24; Sketchfest presents The Daily Zeitgeist. 11:30 p.m. $25. Next Sun.: Sketchfest presents Jordan, Jesse, Go! with Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris. 1 p.m. $28. 444 Battery St., S.F. 415397-4337. www.pun chlinecomedyclub.com

S.F. Sketchfest Sketch and standup comedy from prominent local and national artists. See website for schedule. Through Jan. 27. Various locations in S.F. www.sfsketchfest.com

Sketchfest at Alamo Drafthouse Tues.: Riffer’s Delight with Kaseem Bentley, Nato Green, Natasha Muse and Baron Vaughn: “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” 7 p.m. $15. Fri.: Anthony K, Becky Braunstein, Chelsea London Lloyd, Florentina Tanase, Hannah Einbinder, Kevin O’Shea, Matt Lieb, Mike Hartford, Pedro Gonzalez, Stuart Thompson. 9 p.m. $18. Sat.: Alex Price, Alyssa Westerlund, Annick Adelle, Carter Anderson, Davea Nihill, Devon Walker, Ify Nwadiwe, Julie Shiplett, Maria Wojciechowski, Nasser Khan. 9 p.m. $18. Next Sun.: Abhay, Bethany Van Delft, Brandi Brown, Drew Harmon, Molly Sanchez, Opey, Richard Sarvate, Sara June, Wendy Wroblewksi. 7 p.m. $18. 2550 Mission St., S.F. www.sfsketchfest.com

Sketchfest at Brava Theater Center Fri.: Charla Laurison. 8 p.m. $20; The Art Critique Comedy Show with Jeremy Talamantes, Jordan Cerminara, Kiry Shabazz, Maria Wojciechowski, Mark Smalls. 10:15 p.m. $15; Audible presents Bad Reception with Betsy Sodaro, Dan Lippert, Eric Martin, Jessica McKenna, Justin Michael, Lauren Lapkus, Marissa Strickland, Mary Holland, Paul F. Tompkins, Zach Reino. 7:30 p.m. $25; Workjuice Improv with Annie Savage, Busy Philipps, Craig Cackowski, Hal Lublin, Janey Varney, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Paul F. Tompkins. 10 p.m. $30. Sat.: Sudden Pirate: A Comedy Show Benefit for Mikey Walz with Aviva Siegel, Francesca Fiorentini, Gabby Poccia, Jesse Hett, Mikey Walz, Natasha Muse, Samantha Gilweit, Walker Glenn. 8 p.m. $20-$50; Improv Night with The Ballroom, Bear Supply, Spunky Moms. 10:15 p.m. $15. See website for other shows. 2781 24th St., S.F. www.sfsketchfest.com

Sketchfest at Cafe du Nord Fri.: The End of the World with Josh Clark, or How I learned to Start Worrying and Love Humanity. 8 p.m. $32; Resistance is Fertile with Genevea RustOrta, Nicole Calasich, Pallavi Gunalan, Stef Dag, Wanjiko Eke. 10:30 p.m. $20. Sat.: Facial Recognition Comedywith Fizaa Dosani, Jennifer Jolly, Neel Nanda, Pallavi Gunalan, Priyanka Wali, Shanti Charan, Zahra Ali. 8 p.m. $20; We Got This with Mark and Hal featuring Hal Lublin, Laraine Newman, Mark Gagliardi. 10:30 p.m. $25. 2174 Market St., S.F. www.sfsketchfest.com Sketchfest at Castro Theatre Today: The Benson Movie Interruption: “Fifty Shades Freed.” 4:20 p.m. $25; The Roast of Peaches Christ. 8 p.m. $30-$75. Mon: Carol Burnett in conversation with Wendy Malick. 8 p.m. $55-$75. Thurs.: Stuff You Should Know with Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark. 8 p.m. $32. Fri.: Jdge John Hodgeman. 7 p.m. $35-$100; Found Footage Festival vs. Everthing is Terrible! 10 p.m. $23. Sat.: Best In Show screening and reunion. 4 p.m. $45-$55; Big Terrific eith Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman, Max Silvestri. 8 p.m. $35-$45. Next Sun.: Local Hero with Peter Riegert. 12:30 p.m. $20; RiffTrax: Day of the Shorts. 4 p.m. $35; Who’s Laughing Now: An Evening with Bruce Campbell and “Evil Dead II.” 8 p.m. $35-$45. 429 Castro St., S.F. www.sfsketchfest.com Sketchfest at Gateway Theatre Today: Pardon My Tangent. 1 p.m. $25; Not Too Deep with Grasce Helbig. 4 p.m. $30; Quiz-o-tron. 8 p.m. Tues.: Manon Mathews. 8 p.m. $25. Wed.: Talking Simpsons with Allie Goertz, Julia Prescott, Bob Mackey, Henry Gilbert. 8 p.m. $15. Thurs.: Rhea Butcher. 8 p.m. $25. Fri.: Asian AF with Andrew Ti, Dan Lee, Dhruv Uday Singh, Eugene Cordero, Joel Kim Booster, JR De Guzman, Sarah Claspell, Will Choi. 8 p.m. $25; Off Book: The Improvised Musical with Jacob RussellSnyder, Jessica McKenna, Sean Cullen, Zach Reino. 10:30 p.m. $25 .Sat.: Movie Crush with Chuck Bryant, Busy Philipps. 1 p.m. $25. See website for other shows. 215 Jackson St., S.F. www.sfsketchfest.com Sketchfest at Marines’ Memorial Theatre Today: Story Pirates with Dave Foley. 11 a.m. $25; W. Kamau Bell in conversation with Hari Kondabolu. 4 p.m. $25-$35; We Bare Bears IRL. 7:30 p.m. $25-$35. Thurs.: Julie Klausner in conversation with Tom Scharpling. 7:30 p.m. $25-$35. Fri.: Busy Tonight with Busy Philipps, John Michael Higgins, Marc Evan Jackson. 7:30 p.m. $25$35. Sat.: Celebrity Autobiography with Cristela Alonzo, Dayle Reyfel, Ed Begley, Jr., Eugene Pack, Jennifer Cooledge, Laraine Newman, Michael Hitchcock, Michael McKean. 7:30 p.m. $50. See website for more shows. 609 Sutter St., S.F. www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com

Sketchfest at the Speakeasy: An Immersive Comedy Experience Fri.: Blaine Capatch, Bob Odenkirk, Caitlin Afternoon Art: Coffee Filter Sculptures Make colorful abstract sculptures inspired by the glass works of Dale Chihuly using common household items. 1-4 p.m. Sat. Jan. 19. $5-$10. Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, S.F. 415-554-9600. www.randallmuseum.org

Birthday of the Trees Celebration for Families with Young Children Songs, movement, and a holiday story with Rabbi Bridget and musician Joel Siegel, handson craft project, Tu B'Shevat treats, more. 10:30 a.m.-noon Sat., Jan. 19. $5-$12. Epworth Church, 1953 Hopkins St., Berkeley. 510-410-0622.

Breakfast with Enzo Voice, accordion, banjo, jaw harp, percussion and musical saw; sing and dance along fun. 10 and 11 a.m. Thurs.-Fri., Jan. 17-18. $7. At Sports Basement, 610 Old Mason St. in the Presidio, S.F. 10 and 11 a.m. Sat., Jan. 19 at Sports Basement, 100 Vintage Way, Novato. www.sportsbasement.com

El Día de Los Tres Reyes Magos/Three Kings Day Party Noon-5 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. Included with museum admission. Children’s Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. 408-2985437. www.cdm.org

Family ArtBash Sunday: Grow 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. Two free adults accompanying under 18. Contemporary Jewish Museum, 736 Mission St., S.F. 415-655-7800. www.thecjm.org

Family Film: Early Man (2018. PG. 89 min.) 3 p.m. Sat., Jan. 19. Free. S.F. Public Library, North Beach branch, 850 Columbus Ave., S.F. www.sfpl.org

Harlem Globetrotters 2 and 7 p.m. Sat., Jan. 19. $25-$187. Oakland Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland. 510-569-2121. www.harlemglobetrotters.com

Lunar New Year Celebration: Chinese Lion Dance Free. 10:30 a.m. Sat., Jan. 19 at S.F. Public Library, Golden Gate Valley branch, 1801 Green St., S.F. 11:30 a.m. Sat., Jan. 19 at Marina branch, 1890 Chestnut St., S.F. 12:30 p.m Sat., Jan. 19 at Richmond branch, 351 19th Ave., S.F. 1:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 19 at Eureka Valley branch, 1 Jose Sarria Court, S.F. 2:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 19 at Mission branch, 300 Bartlett St., S.F. 3:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 19 at Bernal Heights branch, 500 Cortland Ave., S.F. 4:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 19 at Portola branch, 380 Bacon St., S.F. www.sfpl.org

Marine Science Sunday: Animals of the Arctic Marine mammal feeding focused program. Noon and 2 p.m. classroom programs; 11 a.m. 1, and 3 p.m. guided tours. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13 and Jan. 27. Free. Marine Mammal Center, 2000 Bunker Rd., Sausalito. 415-289-7325. www.marinemammalcenter.org

Melody of Chinese Music Ensemble 1:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 20. Free. S.F. Public Library, Visitacion Valley branch, 201 Leland Ave., S.F. www.sfpl.org

Movie and a Meal: A Wrinkle in Time (2018. PG. 109 min.) 3 p.m. Fri., Jan. 18. Free. S.F. Public Library, Potrero branch, 1616 20th St., S.F. www.sfpl.org

Nature Hike and Crafts Make a craft such as a hanging mobile or a dream catcher to take home using items collected on a kids only hike. For ages 7-11. 10 a.m.-noon Sun., Jan. 20. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. www.hiddenvilla.org

Noisy Machine: Kronos Quartet Three one-of-a-kind, fully acoustic performances, each staged in a different gallery(under the Tinkerer’s Clock, by Tidal Memory, and the Sun Painting areas). Each set will be inspired by the location of the performance, and crafted to captivate listeners of all ages. 11:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. Included with museum admission. Exploratorium, Pier 15, S.F. 415-528-4444. www.exploratorium.edu

Puppet Show: Rumplestiltskin Puppets and scenery by Lewis Mahlmann and Pamela McIntire. 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Sat.-Sun., Jan. 19-20. Through Feb. 3. Included with admission. Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. www.fairyland.org

S.F. Chamber Orchestra