SF Sketchfest: Never Not Funny Live – 8/19/11 [Review]

As the biggest comedy festival in San Francisco, SF Sketchfest is an exciting time for Bay Area comedy-lovers. For about two weeks, the country’s best comedians descend upon the city and present stand-up, sketch, improv and alternative comedy. Unfortunately, due to an overly hectic summer schedule, I was only able to catch one performance at The Purple Onion: Never Not Funny Live with Jimmy Pardo, Matt Belknap and Pat Francis.

I know – quite the name.

Broken down, the show was a live taping of Never Not Funny, Jimmy Pardo‘s weekly podcast. For those who don’t know it, Never Not Funny is an open conversation between Pardo, his producer, Matt Belknap, and an alternating third guest. They discuss pop culture, their personal lives, day-to-day events, and really just anything that comes up. Because they are three comedians, it is usually a very funny conversation. For a podcast, it’s an enlightened idea: let funny people just be funny. However, as a live show, it didn’t completely translate.