The problem with a “fest” of any kind is the quality-to-crap ratio,
but the good folks at SketchFest have done the work for you, curating
an evening of comedians who specialize in self-contradiction: All
American Push Up Party (Dusty Warren, whose comedy grows from the
tension between his grumpiness and his goofiness), Becky and
Noelle (featuring Becky Poole, whose comedy grows from the tension
between her peppy attitude and her macabre mind), and an NYC-based
group called Sidecar (a mystery). Hosted by David Cope, the world’s
meanest, most sardonic harp player. (Annex Theatre, 1100 E Pike
St, 800-838-3006. 8 pm, $15, all ages.)

Brend an Kiley has worked as a child actor in New Orleans, as a member of the junior press corps at the 1988 Republican National Convention, and, for one happy April, as a bootlegger’s assistant in Nicaragua....