Shameless Plug: Mike Spiegelman performs at the 2024 21st Annual San Francisco Sketchfest (February 4, 2024)

A Taste of SF Sketchfest

Sunday, February 4th 2024 5:15 PM. $25. All Ages. Buy Tickets Now

A Taste of SF Sketchfest: With Babe MotelThe Great DisappointmentsLady Reboots and Robber Barons: The Sherman Act, Hosted by Virginia Jones 

Colin and Mike of The Great Difficulties

The Great Difficulties aka The Greatles (Colin Mahan and Luggage Tuesdays' Mike Spiegelman)

The Greatles in The Last Satire

movie poster parody for show

The Year: 19Foreventy. 

The time: The future. 

The pitch: The world has lost its sense of humor. And only one man along with another man can unchain comedy and bring back zings to the world (Colin Mahan and Mike Spiegelman of The Great Difficulties aka The Great Disappointments aka The Greatles in case it wasn’t clear). Also, in the future, everyone hates everyone else. And humanity is controlled by a pander-iffic bore-poration that profits off of stifle-shushing and other phrases we make up TBD. Words! Anyway, something along these lines. It’ll be fast-paced. The Greatles in The Last Satire. In the land without laughs, the one-lined man is king!

Sunday February 4, 2024 5:15pm - 6:45pm PST
Marsh Studio 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

This will be Colin and Mike's first sketch comedy performance at the Marsh in twenty years!


Shameless Plug: Mike Spiegelman performs at the 2023 20th Annual San Francisco Sketchfest (February 5, 2023)




Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the first SF Sketchfest with original performers

Sunday February 5, 2023, 8pm
Please Leave The Bronx and The Great Difficulties
Hosted by Matt O'Brien

PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Original SF Sketchfest sketch group Please Leave The Bronx return to the stage, along with OG's Colin Mahan and Mike Spiegelman, aka The Great Difficulties. Hosted by Matt O'Brien. ($25, All Ages)

Purchase tickets here.

Shameless Plug: Mike Spiegelman performs at the 20th Annual San Francisco Sketchfest. Update: Postponed until February 5, 2023

Update: 2022 dates cancelled. Festival to resume in 2023.



Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the first SF Sketchfest with original performers

Sunday January 23, 2022 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Sunday February 5, 2023
Please Leave The Bronx and The Great Difficulties
Hosted by Matt O'Brien

PianoFight Mainstage 144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Original SF Sketchfest sketch group Please Leave The Bronx return to the stage, along with OG's Colin Mahan and Mike Spiegelman, aka The Great Difficulties. Hosted by Matt O'Brien. ($25, All Ages)

Purchase tickets here.

Shameless Plug: Mike Spiegelman performs at the 19th Annual San Francisco Sketchfest

God, I miss that hat.

Mike Spiegelman (of Luggage Tuesdays) and Colin Mahan return to the San Francisco Sketchfest on Saturday, January 26, 2020, at 10 pm at PianoFight. As The Great Difficulties, they will perform with JFLE (Jerome & Jesse LE), Winslow, and Jon Raymond FisherPurchase tickets here.

Shameless Plug: Mike Spiegelman performs at the 18th Annual San Francisco Sketchfest


Mike Spiegelman (of Luggage Tuesdays) and Colin Mahan return to the San Francisco Sketchfest on Friday, January 25, 2019, at 10 pm at PianoFight. As The Great Difficulties, they will perform with Please Leave The Bronx, Butt, and Hayley Benham-ArchdeaconPurchase tickets here.

Shameless Plug: Mike Spiegelman performs at the 17th Annual San Francisco Sketchfest


Mike Spiegelman (of Luggage Tuesdays) and Colin Mahan return to the San Francisco Sketchfest on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at 7pm at PianoFight. As The Great Difficulties, they will perform with Charles, Hot Raw Fire, and Josef Anolin. Purchase tickets here.

Listen to them now, from an August 2017 performance: