Killing my lobster
We make sketch comedy. That’s short, scripted scenes, written and rehearsed in advanced—all to make people laugh. Not quite stand-up, and not quite improv (which is made up on the spot), sketch comedy has a long, proud, and delightfully ridiculous tradition dating back to vaudeville. And no one does it better than Killing My Lobster, who've been killing it (pun absolutely intended) in San Francisco since 1997!
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Sketch comedy
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Est. 1997
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Fast ✶ Smart ✶ Fearless ✶ Inclusive ✶ Sketch comedy ✶ Est. 1997 ✶
writing & acting classes
The KML School of Comedy teaches “how to funny.” Explore our offerings, and learn how to make people laugh!
shows + events
Don’t miss the fun—catch upcoming shows, class readings, fundraisers, community gatherings, and more!
Team building workshops
We help teams collaborate, unlock creativity, and build new skills—making professional development seriously fun!
Next Up: Sketch on Speed - July Edition
Over the course of 12 hours, we are forcing our writers and actors to produce an entire show—potentially blending sketch comedy, improv, crowd work, or maybe even pranks on our performers? We can't know for sure, but no matter what, before that timer is up, it’ll be performed for a live audience.
Join Killing My Lobster as we race toward the finish line and bring you raw, uncut, boundary-pushing sketch comedy that asks the question: "Did you even read to the end of this blurb?"
Every show will be all-new, featuring a different team of artists! Witness the madness, select Saturdays every other month at 9pm.
Our recent karaoke fundraiser was a rousing success!
Killing My Lobster is in our pilot year of a residency at Z Space, San Francisco’s premiere venue for new and original works. This is a partnership wherein we receive subsidized performance space and share fundraising and marketing efforts—but “subsidized” doesn’t mean free!
Together, we organized a karaoke night to raise $2,500 to support both organizations—and between the funds raised at the event, plus more donations from afar, we more than DOUBLED our goal!! This gets us off to a great start with what will hopefully be an expanding and evolving partnership.
If you’d still like to donate to the residency program, you can do so at our GiveButter HERE—and check the link below for more information!
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Get involved
The cool kids who are in-the-know about Killing My Lobster—whether they are an actor or writer in our talent pool, a student, a volunteer, part of our Board of Directors, or one of our amazing audience members—will tell you that the KML community is one-of-a-kind. There are so many ways to become involved; click below to find out more about how you can join the vibrant scene of Killing My Lobster!
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Support Bay Area artists! KML is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit, and all donations are tax deductible.