Janet Varney

Present Tense

Jaz Garewal

Gabriel Diani, Janet Varney

'Present Tense' is a time-travel comedy short that takes place during the wedding of Alex and Cynthia. Things quickly spiral out of control when the groom's future-selves start popping in to ruin the nuptials. Soon, the bride and groom are watching in horror as their big day is destroyed by a chapel-to-shrapnel laser gunfight and an overabundance of genre conventions.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour Live

Neil Mahoney, Aaron Ginsburg

Paget Brewster, Paul F. Tompkins

A concert film designed to bring the live Thrilling Adventure Hour experience to those unable to attend a recording of the show was filmed, as a result of the $165,000 that was raised through the show's Kickstarter campaign.

Back to Norm

Bruce McCulloch, Michael Dimich

Norm Macdonald, Роберт Майкл Шнайдер

TV pilot for a sketch comedy show starring Norm MacDonald

Dante's Inferno

Sean Meredith

Dermot Mulroney, James Cromwell

A darkly comedic travelogue of the underworld - set against an all-too-familiar urban backdrop of used car lots, gated communities, strip malls, and the U.S. Capitol. And populated with a contemporary cast of reprobates, including famous - and infamous - politicians, presidents, popes, pimps. And the Prince of Darkness himself.

Injustice

Matt Peters

Justin Hartley, Anson Mount

When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse

Etta Devine, Gabriel Diani

Gabriel Diani, Etta Devine

A struggling comedy duo discovers that surviving the apocalypse is almost as difficult as surviving in Hollywood.

The Selling

Emily Lou

Gabriel Diani, Janet Varney

For most people affected by the recent housing market crash, the impact was financial. Super nice real estate agent Richard Scarry has an additional burden: the paranormal. This startlingly funny debut feature takes many of the tropes of haunted house films and employs them to exciting, witty, and original ends.

RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013

Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy

Watch Mike, Bill, Kevin, and an all-star crew of hilarious guest riffers take on seven classic less-than-educational shorts, filmed LIVE onstage at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre in January of this year, in all its gritty, low-light, shakey-cam glory! Show includes: Welcome Back Norman Perc! Pop! Sprinkle! - with Cole Stratton (Pop My Culture Podcast) and Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra) Choking: To Save a Life - with Kevin McDonald (The Kids in the Hall) Cooking Terms More Dangerous Than Dynamite - with Adam Savage (Mythbusters) If Mirrors Could Speak - with Kristen Schaal (30 Rock, Bob’s Burgers, Flight of the Conchords) At Your Fingertips: Cylinders - with Paul F. Tompkins (Best Week Ever, Mr. Show, Tangled)

Drillbit Taylor

Steven Brill

Owen Wilson, Ле́сли Джин Манн

Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the playground bully, not realising he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.

Best Player

Damon Santostefano

Jerry Trainor, Jennette McCurdy

After his parents decide to move to a retirement home in Florida, professional gamer Quincy “Q”Johnson (Jerry Trainor) must find a way to raise 175,000 dollars to buy his family home. After hearing about a tournament for the game “Black Hole” with a grand prize of 175,500 dollars, Quincy enters the tournament, only to be faced with a new problem. An equally skilled gamer named Chris Saunders “Prodigy” (Jeanette McCurdy) has become the one block in Quincy’s plan, defeating him at every turn. So he teams up with his friend Wendell (Amir Talai) to try and find ways to stop Chris from entering the tournament.

RiffTrax Live: Day of the Shorts: SF Sketchfest 2019

Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy

Bill and Kevin are joined onstage by the great Paul F. Tompkins, and together they host and riff an amazing set of bizarre short films. The shorts cover every subject under the sun (y’know, because “Day”), from workplace safety to childhood safety to sentient talking pillow safety. And that’s not all - we’ve got more guests, riffing teams and legends galore! John Hodgman, Frank Conniff & Trace Beaulieu, Cole Stratton & Janet Varney, and Bridget Nelson with Sean Thomason, RiffTrax Senior Writer, making his live riffing debut.

Rifftrax live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015

Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy

Mike, Kevin, and Bill take on some of the funniest, most unbelievable vintage shorts we've ever found, live in the beautiful Castro Theatre with a crew of hilarious guest riffers! Shorts performed during this event include One Turkey Two Turkey, Setting Up a Room, Writing Better Social Letters, Live and Learn, Making Sense with Sentences, and Safety - In Danger Out of Doors.

Rifftrax live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016

Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy

Mike, Kevin, and Bill were joined onstage at SF SKetchfest Live 2016 by very special guest riffers Bridget Nelson, Mary Jo Pehl, Cole Stratton, Janet Varney, Adam Savage, Paul F. Tompkins, and John Hodgman including a gigantic, possible world record TEN PERSON riffing grand finale!

Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega

Cosmo Segurson

Nic Puehse, Tristan Puehse

A day in the life of 10 year old skateboarding twins

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

John Schultz

Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham

Third-grader Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life.

Catwoman

Pitof

Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt

Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she's resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat — and she's eager to use her new skills... as a vigilante. Before you can say "cat and mouse", handsome gumshoe Tom Lone is on her tail, fascinated by both of her personas.