Sketchworks Comedy is Atlanta’s premiere live sketch comedy company featuring some of Atlanta’s top working comedic actors and writers.
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NewsBrake: September 5th, 2023
Labor Day is over. The unofficial end of summer has passed. Let’s face it – the fun is over. Time to sigh and get back to the drudgery of daily life. But here’s something to lift your spirits – another episode of Sketchworks NewsBrake! Put down the tools of your trade and enjoy our clanging coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: August 22nd, 2023
Sketchworks Comedy is off to New York City this week to perform Vape The Musical for three shows this weekend, but we also know we have a duty to bring you our take on world events. So step back from the subway tracks and enjoy our coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: August 15th, 2023
Okay okay, everyone is talking about indictments, and to be honest we do too, but we also mention reptiles. And at this rate, every week could be an Indictment Edition, so we have to get creative. Warm up your cold blood and enjoy our scaly coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: August 8th, 2023
It's hot enough outside to drive everyone a little loopy. Which is fantastic for us, since it gives us lots of things to talk about. So put some ice in your shorts and enjoy our cool coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: July 25th, 2023
We hope you enjoyed our last two scintillating Sketchworks NewsBrake episodes because Brian is back this week bringing his merely moderately scintillating energy. But as usual, we bring you our coverage of everything that happened in the world last week with free shipping! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: July 18th, 2023
Brian Troxell is still away but Allie, Babs and the Millard Man carry on with the show. Plenty of stuff happened this week. You need to know about it. This is us telling you about it. Sketchworks NewBrake - The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: July 11th, 2023
Brian is off this week, which means that Sketchworks NewsBrake was filmed and edited in a timely fashion for a change! Enjoy watching us shine daylight on every single thing that happened in the world last week while it’s still daylight! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: June 27th, 2023
Lots of things happen in New York but the most exciting news is that Sketchworks Comedy is going there in August to perform Vape the musical. Watch for coverage of that and all the other things that happened this week. NewsBrake - the News Stops Here. -
NewsBrake: June 20th, 2023
With every passing week, it gets more difficult to write these blurbs. While we could make more of an effort, instead we're gonna phone it in. As you watch the show, check out the new mic Trox is using! NewsBrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: June 13th, 2023
It's Pride Month, and Sketchworks NewsBrake has never met a celebration we won't join, drink too much, and embarrass ourselves at, so Happy Pride Month. Be sure to enjoy our usual vibrant coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: June 7th, 2023
Sketchworks NewsBrake always drops on Tuesday, which is why we call it Tuesday News Day. But we were so busy on Tuesday in rehearsal for our new live show Sketchy Solstice, which opens on Friday, that we didn’t finish editing this week’s episode in time for a Tuesday release. Instead, enjoy this special Wednesday Nens Day episode. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: May 30th, 2023
Somewhere in this episode of Sketchworks NewsBrake, we have subtly and cunningly hidden an image of a beaver. If you spot it, you could win a fabulous prize! While you're keeping an eye out, make sure to pay attention to our usual dammy coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: May 23rd, 2023
The ceiling takes us away to where we’ve always heard it could be. Sketchworks NewsBrake is a dream and the wind to carry you. Get caught up in the reverie of our tranquil coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: May 16th, 2023
Swimming pools are now open across the country so Sketchworks NewsBrake is exposing our flabby out-of-shape news carcass whether you like it or not. Slather on some sunscreen and stare at our hot and humid coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: May 9th, 2023
Trox is on vacation this week but he timed it poorly so we forced him to anchor this week’s episode Sketchworks NewsBrake anyway. Crack open a tasty beverage and laugh at our brisk yet flavorful coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: May 2nd, 2023
The writers have gone on strike, but we wrote this week's episode before it started, so we're good. But wait, we wrote this blurb after the strike started. Do blurbs count? While we consult with our blurb lawyers, enjoy Sketchworks NewsBrake's usual coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: April 25th, 2023
Today's events are so ridiculous, so absurd, so dumb, sometimes all you can do is stare out the window. Sketchworks Comedy NewsBrake: The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: April 18th, 2023
And by "no regrets" we mean "regrets." The entire Sketchworks NewsBrake News Team shares their innermost, deepest regrets this week. Including some of our jokes as we once again bring you our usual coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: April 11th, 2023
Reflection on what's going on around us can lead to wisdom and insight. Sometimes, that insight is that what's going on around us is stupid. Sketchworks NewsBrake once again brings the stupid with our usual coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: April 4th, 2023
It’s Stress Awareness month and hooboy there’s plenty of stress to go around these days. Fortunately, there are some very successful ways to relieve stress. One of those ways is to watch Sketchworks NewsBrake make fun of everything that happened in the world last week. So do it! Sorry, we didn’t mean to yell at you. The News Stops Here! Sorry, we yelled again. -
NewsBrake: March 28th, 2023
We debut a brand new music video by Princess Allie this week on Sketchworks NewsBrake to kick off our format change from covering the news to covering today's hottest hits. The Tunes Stop Here! -
NewsBrake: March 21st, 2023
Calendar gimmicks keep popping up on Tuesdays and Sketchworks NewsBrake is here for it. Today’s date is 3-2-1-2-3 so we are counting down and then counting up everything that happened in the world last week. It’s all a bit nuanced, so just watch. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: March 14th, 2023
Sketchworks NewsBrake is not above latching on to cheap calendar-related gimmicks, so May the Fourth be with you as you enjoy some 420 on this Pi Day. Sink back into your chair and enjoy our usual crusty coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: March 7th, 2023
The first NewsBrake edition of March 2023 comes roaring in as Allie O'Neill assumes host duties whilst Brian Troxell is on assignment. But there's no need to fear - Allie is here. Want to know about everything that happened in the entire world last week? We gotcha covered! Sketchworks NewsBrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: February 28th, 2023
There are so many calendar-related issues to worry about this time of year spring forward, spring cleaning, and spring chickens it can be a little confusing. What's not confusing is Sketchworks Newsabrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: February 21st, 2023
Is it just us or did Tuesday come and go in a flash this week? All good things come to those who wait and so does Sketchworks NewsBrake. This week we see farewell to The Village Theatre, our comedy home for the last 8 years. Plus, coverage of everything else that happened in the world. -
NewsBrake: February 7th, 2023
Sure, the "big game" and the State of the Union are happening this week but nobody cares about those. They care about Chinese spy balloons. And Sketchworks NewsBrake will jump onto any bandwagon that rolls by. Sketchworks NewsBrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: January 31st, 2023
It's the last day of January! So what better time to start that Dry January thing everyone has been doing (almost everybody. Not me.) Sketchworks NewsBrake will see you on the other side after mixing up a potent cocktail of our usual shaken not stirred coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: January 24th, 2023
[REDACTED][REDACTED][REDACTED][BLAH][BLAH][BLAH] Classified documents are all over the place these days, and quite frankly so are our jokes. Sketchworks NewsBrake once again brings you our [REDACTED] coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: January 17th, 2023
It was a wild week. And NewsBrake correspondents were there capturing some of the wildest moments of this wild weekend. If it's happening and you need to know about it, we are THERE. If "there" happens to be a place to get food and beverages, all the better! Sketchworks NewsBrake - the News Stops Here. -
NewsBrake: January 3rd, 2023
We've put a brand new coat of paint on this rusty NewsBrake ship and it's smooth sailing on the seas of stupidity for a new year. Sketchworks Comedy NewsBrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: December 20th, 2022
Hopefully 2023 will barge in like the Kool-Aid Man screaming OH YEAH and ending this streak of garbage years we find ourselves in. Until then, we have one more task, and that is to get through the holiday season. Sketchworks NewsBrake is here to help bring your family together with our usual merry and bright coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: December 13th, 2022
It’s the app that has taken over social media! We fed the events of last week into an AI and it immediately threw up and then shut itself down. Well done, humanity. The dirty work has been left to Sketchworks NewsBrake to choke down our bile and bring you our usual chunky coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: December 6th, 2022
Georgia's Senate runoff election is today - which turned into more of a sewage runoff than anything else. Regardless, Sketchworks NewsBrake rolls up our sleeves and holds our nose as we bring you our coverage of everything in the world last week. The news Stops here! -
NewsBrake: November 29th, 2022
So many things happen across the world every week that it's hard to put them all into a cohesive picture. Sketchworks NewsBrake has done the math and it adds up to about five minutes this week. Sketchworks NewsBrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: November 22nd, 2022
There’s a lot of corruption in sports, but it’s hard to top FIFA and the World Cup for sheer awfulness and villainy. That’s all we got for this week’s blurb. Sketchworks NewsBrake scores a goooooooooooooal with our usual offside coverage of everything that happened in the world last week! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: November 15th, 2022
Elections aren’t like they used to be. Mostly because they used to be all wrapped up on Election Day. As the world laughs at our tabulating tomfoolery, Sketchworks NewsBrake mails it in with our usual coverage of everything that happened in the world last week! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: November 8th, 2022
You know the drill - IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT VOTE EVER! DEMOCRACY IS ON THE LINE. Until the next election when we play the game all over again. Sketchworks NewsBrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: November 1st, 2022: Halloween Edition
Halloween is over and something even scarier is a week away the Midterm Elections. Sketchworks has you covered with coverage of everything that happened in the world last week. -
NewsBrake: October 25th, 2022: The Babs Edition
Sometimes people need to take a break. When that occurs, John D. Babcock III is there to pick up the slack. And he does so this week, in his own slacker way. Watch Babs report on every single thing that happened in the world last week (well, maybe not EVERYthing). NewsBrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: October 18th, 2022
Sketchworks NewsBrake is climbing up in the polls of favorite fake news parody shows on college campuses! Which is a thing we just made up. But our fictional goals produce the true effort, so enjoy our usual orange coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: October 11th, 2022
The weather is nice so Sketchworks NewsBrake heads outside this week to bring you our usual woodsy coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: October 4th, 2022
"Vape The Musical" makes its grand return to the stage this weekend at The Village Theatre, so this week’s Sketchworks NewsBrake comes to you from there with a live studio audience! Which is just Babs. Grab your vape and enjoy our coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: September 27th, 2022
When we saw the phrase “mystery leaks” in the headlines today, we immediately had awful flashbacks from last weekend. But shopping for a new mattress won’t stop Sketchworks NewsBrake from giving you our usual drippy coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: September 20th, 2022
News travels fast. Brian Troxell also travels. Which is why he is off this week. But fear not, we have Infinite Jester Allie O'Neill commenting on every single thing which happened in the world this past week. Plus, Tim Millard didn't want Brian to be the only one who travels. Tim files his report from South Carolina! Sketchworks Comedy NewsBrake - the News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: September 13th, 2022
It’s true! Sketchworks NewsBrake won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series If All Other Comedy Series Are Unavailable and we couldn’t be prouder or happier. Bask in our excellence and watch our usual outstanding coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week! -
NewsBrake: September 6th, 2022
The end of summer may be unofficial, but this week’s Sketchworks NewsBrake counts in the record books as an official episode. Even though, like those hot dogs on the grill, it’s mostly filler. Join us for a look back at summer and one more out-of-town escapade. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: August 30th, 2022
It’s Brian’s birthday this week, so all of the US gets a three-day weekend. You’re welcome. During your bonus free time, watch Sketchworks NewsBrake’s latest celebratory coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: August 24th, 2022
Did you know that the Cleveland baseball team almost chose the Cleveland Rocks as their new name? You didn’t, because we just made that up. What else is Sketchworks NewsBrake making up? Watch our weekly groverific coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week and find out! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: August 16th, 2022
One of the best shows in television history came to an end this week, but other best shows in television history, such as Sketchworks NewsBrake, are still chugging along. In color even! We’re here again with our usual slippin’ coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week! The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: August 9th, 2022
Monday was International Cat Day so the Sketchworks NewsBrake cats bring you this week’s episode along with Allie O’Neill. Take a break from coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week and spend some time with Hank, Malachi, Noah, Noodle, Razzy, and Winston! The News Stops Here! Meow! -
NewsBrake: August 2nd, 2022
It is the biggest trading day of the year for Major League baseball. Unfortunately, Sketchworks NewsBrake was unable to upgrade our roster. So we have the usual gang of idiots bringing you our usual idiotic coverage. -
NewsBrake: July 26th, 2022
Esperanto is a made-up language that never really made any sense. Much like how world events these days don’t really make any sense. But not to worry! It’s Mardo Sciigo Tago and Sketchworks NewsBrake porti you our usual miriga raportaro of every single thing that happened in the world last week. La Sciigo Haltigi Tie! -
NewsBrake: July 19th, 2022
It may seem like events have turned the world upside down. Your mind feels flayed trying to make sense of it all. Sketchworks NewsBrake rolls a D20 and critically hits you with our usual vibrant and Charming coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. -
NewsBrake: July 12th, 2022
Like a bodega, Sketchworks NewsBrake is a small operation with colorful characters, tasty treats, and resident cats. We also provide convenience by offering you our usual nonsensical coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: July 5th, 2022
Baby, you’re a firework! Come on, let your colors burst! Just don’t do it too loudly because we may have drunk too many patriotic spirits last night. However, Sketchworks NewsBrake is still here with hangover patches and our usual silly coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: June 28th, 2022
Freedom of choice, or freedom from choice? It’s another Tuesday News Day, and Sketchworks NewsBrake breaks down your choices, or lack thereof, with our usual silly coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: June 21st, 2022
See the paper laying on the sidewalk? There's no need to pick it up and read it because it's Tuesday News Day! Sketchworks NewsBrake makes you feel fine with our usual silly coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. The news stops here. -
NewsBrake: June 14th, 2022
Down, down, down we go! If you buy the dip make sure you don't end up being the dip. Sketchworks NewsBrake brings you cryptic and comedic coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. Sketchworks NewsBrake - the News Stops Here. -
NewsBrake: June 7th, 2022
We’re celebrating diversity and inclusion this week! Sketchworks NewsBrake is here once again with our usual uplifting and celebratory coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: May 31st, 2022
We can’t get a promotion and we won’t retire. And so Sketchworks NewsBrake is here every week with our usual dogfighting coverage of every single thing that happened in the world. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: May 24th, 2022
Decisions, decisions. Whichever you prefer, open a fresh jar, grab a spoon, and spread it wherever you like. We won’t judge. Sketchworks NewsBrake toasts you with our tasty comedic coverage of every single thing that happened in the world last week. The News Stops Here! -
NewsBrake: May 17th, 2022
Brian is off this week, and so is our person who writes these little blurbs. Wait, who’s writing this then? Aliens? Sure, we’ll go with that. Here’s our weekly coverage of every single thing that’s happening in the world – and beyond. The News Stops Here!
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Rich Wives Reunion
In a dramatic sit-down, the Rich Wives have all come together to discuss what you saw, and what you didn't see, during Season 59 of the "Rich Wives." Secrets will be spilled. Friendships will be broken. And lives will be shattered! Because when these ladies get together... I can't. It's a reunion you can't afford to miss. Rich Wives Season 59 Reunion. -
The New Princess
The Disney Princesses are called into a mandatory meeting by the corporate suits to meet (gulp) The New Princess. Directed by Ashlee Heath. -
Larry King Live (80’s Edition)
Larry King interviews Julia Roberts in this classic episode from the 1980s. Performed at The Village Theatre (Atlanta, Ga) as part of the '80s-themed sketch show "The Sketchfast Club." -
House Of Boo
HOUSE OF BOO - A self-proclaimed "progressive" mom visits a haunted house with her daughter. It's a decision she will soon regret. Directed and Edited by Neil Logan Butler. Produced by Sketchworks Comedy. Written by the 2019 Sketchworks Kids Campers. Writer Supervisor John D. Babcock III. -
Office Equality
Office employees Mike and Thomas have some complaints about harassment in the workplace. -
Retirement Community
Eric shares some announcements with the residents of the Setting Sun Retirement Community. -
Theatre Interruptus
An April 1865 evening at Ford's Theatre comes to an abrupt end. -
Cow People
The conversation gets 'woke' out on the prairie. -
A Dangerous Game
Sometimes game night gets a little out of hand. -
Gift Swap
As you gather 'round the tree with your family over the holidays, try not to let slip how you really feel. -
Maybe Baby
A desperate couple has tried everything to get pregnant, so they visit a fertility doctor for help. -
Concealed
Just a normal dinner night for a normal family.