SKetch Night
Hey, all you sketchy people!
There are now more ways than ever to get involved with sketch comedy at Mockingbird Improv. You can attend a show, submit a sketch, sign up to perform, or participate in our monthly Sketch Actor Jam!
ATTEND Sketch Night shows
Mockingbird hosts a live monthly sketch comedy show! Writers write sketches that actors rehearse and perform on stage. Our monthly show is approximately one hilarious hour long, and you can fuel your laughter with snacks and drinks available for purchase on-site. Tickets are available online in advance at a discount, or at the door for full price.
Special Scheduling Notes:
In May we’ll have FOUR special performances for the San Diego Fringe Festival: Saturday, May 16, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 21, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 23, at 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Get tickets for our Fringe Festival shows here: https://sdfringe.org/events/writers-wing-sketch-comedy-2/
Don’t forget to add a Fringe tag!
We’ll have our usual third Saturday show in June, on June 20, at 10 p.m.
Then we’re taking July off to transition to our new show schedule: the first Saturday of the month, starting on Saturday, August 1, at 10 p.m.!
Upcoming Show Dates:
Special Fringe Festival performances: May 16 at 10:30 p.m., May 21 at 7:30 p.m., and May 23 at 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
June 20—back to our regular 3rd Saturday schedule for one show!
August 1—starting our new 1st Saturday schedule!
Submit A Sketch
The writing team, “Writers Wing,” is the main source of sketches for the show. However, outside writers may also submit sketches! We’re seeking comedic sketches, five pages long or shorter, that can be performed live on stage. We welcome submissions from San Diego community members.
If your sketch is selected, you can work with Writers Wing to cast and direct your sketch or request that Writers Wing cast and direct it. Please review the “Submit Sketches Here” link below for more information.
Now you can also participate as a writer in the Sketch Actor Jam! Just bring printed copies of your sketch to the jam (bring one copy per character, plus a copy for stage directions), and actors will do a staged reading of your sketch!
JOIN WRITERS WING
Writers Wing is a small but mighty team of San Diego comedy writers. We meet weekly to provide feedback on team members’ sketches, as well as three times during show week to rehearse, direct, and produce our monthly Sketch Night show.
If you’re interested in being considered for the Writers Wing team, keep an eye on this page. We’ll announce when applications are open for the team.
In the meantime, we encourage you to attend a show to see what it’s like. Feel free to chat up the Writers Wing team members after the show!
You can also submit a sketch to be considered for an upcoming show (use the Submit Sketches Here link on this page).
If you like being on stage, sign up to be a sketch performer (use the Apply to Perform link on this page) and bring our words to life!
sign up to be a Sketch Performer
The Sketch Performance Team is a roster of actors from which the Writing Team casts roles for the monthly live show. We welcome returning actors as well as new actors! All actors must sign up each month in order to verify availability for rehearsals. Whether you want to take on lead roles or small roles, we’d love to see you on stage!
To be considered as a performer for our upcoming show, please apply by clicking the button below and filling out the application form. Please note that we’ll next be seeking actors for our June 20 show.
Come To The Sketch Actor Jam
Practice your stage acting skills at our monthly Sketch Actor Jam! Give sketch comedy acting a try by jumping into staged readings of original scripts from Mockingbird’s Writers Wing. No experience necessary and no memorization at all! Just be willing to get on stage and have fun!
The Sketch Actor Jam is FREE and open to all skill levels. It’s held on the 4th Thursday of every month at 8:30 p.m. at Mockingbird Improv Theater. No need to sign up. Just show up!
Writers, you can participate by bringing copies of your sketch! See “Submit a Sketch” on this page for details.
Upcoming Sketch Actor Jam Dates:
May 28
June 25
July 23
