Judge John Hodgman Let Them Eat Case at SF Sketchfest
Feb 4, 2026
A live SF Sketchfest show featuring courtroom-style disputes about public nasal strip use, the true source of a beloved pumpkin pie recipe, and an improvised 'trial by teppanyaki' pie challenge. A dramatic Mega Justice case centers on a large guillotine project built as a school project and the family's fight over keeping, storing, or moving it.
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Theater Enhances Domestic Disputes
- The show blends playful adjudication with audience spectacle, using props and stunts like trial-by-teppanyaki.
- This format reframes petty domestic disputes into communal entertainment and moral comedy.
Birthday Stakes With Pie Toss
- John staged a live game where a litigant had three chances to catch pie in her mouth to win a Benihana outing.
- The gag served as a playful, performative resolution instead of forcing compliance from an introverted friend.
Pie Cleaved By Guillotine On Stage
- John and the audience watched Jim demonstrate the guillotine by cleanly slicing a pumpkin pie on stage.
- The spectacle underlined both the guillotine's craftsmanship and its impractical household scale.
