2 Humans (toronto) Friday May 6th, 10:30 PM @ Montreal Improv Theatre 2 Humans are a sketch troupe made up of two humans, Natalie Metcalfe and Michael Mongiardi. Their sketches are designed to show who they are as people, with what appears to be loosely scripted dialogue. They take regular every day situations and explode them into the absurd, with twists and turns that sometimes even the actors don’t see coming. They have been featured in Sketch Festivals all over North America including Toronto, Philadelphia, Montreal, Boston and most recently Chicago. In 2014 they were nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund, in partnership with The Second City. And in 2015 were named runner up for Toronto’s Best Sketch Troupe, by NOW Magazine.
Allana Reoch (toronto) Friday May 13th, 7PM @ Comedy Church! Allana Reoch’s solo sketch work earned her a Canadian Comedy Award nomination and a spot in JFL42’s New Faces Characters show in 2015. Her captivating characters and ridiculous monologues are an inspired take on humanity. Oh, the humanity.
beans on toast (montreal) Tuesday May 10th, 8PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine 4 stand up comedians (Scott Andrew Carter, Tommy Marshall, Brad MacDonald & Shawn Stenhouse) got together to make art at last year’s Montreal Sketchfest. Now after a year of serious arting, they’re back to art again. We’re talking word art. Plus these dudes are handsome, and artists.
Beggar’s Canyon (toronto) Saturday May 7th, 10:30PM @ Montreal Improv Theatre Featuring multiple Canadian Comedy Award nominees Peter Hill and Ian MacIntyre, Beggar’s Canyon delivers clever, fun sketches featuring references to all things pop culture. Basically, if you get the “Beggar’s Canyon” reference, these guys will be right up your alley.
big mall (montreal) Tuesday May 10th, 8PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Big Mall is Sehar Manji and Vance Gillis: sketch comedians, improvisors, humans, Olsen twins fans (half true). They perform at Sketch Republic and Joketown and recently were named Best Local Meatball Sub (Runners Up) by the Houston Chronicle*. *=possible error
bridge & tunnel (new york) Friday May 13th, 9PM @ Comedy Church! & Saturday May 14th, 8PM @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Bridge & Tunnel is an NYC-based sketch group that performs monthly at the Peoples Improv Theatre. Bridge & Tunnel has appeared at festivals like New York Comedy Festival and Montreal Sketchfest, where, in 2014, they won Yelp Audience Choice and Best Newcomer. Members have written for Someecards, Splitsider, and the Onion and have appeared on Netflix, Adult Swim, IFC, and The Best Show with Tom Scharpling.
cash grab (toronto) Wednesday May 11th, 8PM @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Cash Grab is a ragtag group of comedians from all over the Greater Ontario Area, from Tillsonburg to Belleville. They are a bridge mixture of smart, silly and plain absurdist humor that all graduated from the Humber Comedy Program in 2012. Since then they have performed in Toronto, Montreal, Milwaukee and several small towns in Ontario. Also they are handsome and 2/5th single. chocolate feelings (montreal) Saturday May 7th, 9PM @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine After a giant spider fight determined the fate of the world’s economy and brought on Ragnarök, Chocolate Feelings is back to lay bare a series of ancient prophecies which foreordained this entire festival. Matt Enos, Anton Golikov, Alex Botros & special guests.
clench! (montreal) Tuesday May 10th, 8PM @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Clench! is an airborne troupe set to crash land in your pappy’s barn this Sketchfest. A rugged unit assembled of Improv players, we conjoined spontaneously mid-air in freefall over the wild blue yonder of Theatre Ste. Catherine’s stage. Admiring each others’ cuts of jib we stayed together, extracting that pure situational comedy hooch into sequences of distilled mirth. The Plan is to spin up a radiant arc of electrostatic situational comedy magic and blow your pappy’s barn doors into superposition. cousins (montreal) Friday May 13th, 9PM @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine A cousin is a child of one’s uncle or aunt. A Cousins is a sketch troupe made up of Emery Fine, Andrej Gomizelj, D.J. Mausner and Kevin Shustack. We’re so happy you’re home. When you’re here, you’re family!
dink floyd (montreal) Wednesday May 11th, 10PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Dink Floyd is a sketch comedy group based in Montreal, Quebec. They comprise of David, Jiva and Lar and can be found performing at the Montreal Improv Theater as well as other venues across Montreal.
dominant wolf (toronto) Wednesday May 11th, 8PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Dominant Wolf is what happened when Cassie Barradas punched Amanda McQueen in the boob but before Amanda retaliated. As seen in Sketch Com-Ageddon, Better Late than Never, Home Sketch & their original sketch revue, I Was There.
downtime (montreal) Friday May 6th, 8:30PM @ Montreal Improv Theatre Based on a semi-improvised “pilot,� Downtime is a 20-minute scripted sitcom about three roommates (Paul Solomon, Kate Bradley & Theresa Knowles) navigating work and love while living in an apartment in such disrepair that it might as well be haunted.
flo & Joan (toronto/uk) Thursday May 12th, 8PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Flo & Joan (Nicola and Rosie Dempsey) are a British musical comedy duo and womb-mates (sisters). Their witty, wordy songs make for an oddly charming experience for the ears, nose and throat.
forever dog (New york) Friday May 13th, 7PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Forever Dog Productions is an independent comedy company known for the ambition, scope, and quality of its projects. In 2015 alone, they produced over 40 original live shows, including their 12-hour, 50 character, 600 pagelong play, Volcano Town.
get off the stage (montreal) Friday May 6th, 10:30PM @ Montreal Improv Theatre Get Off The Stage (Kyle Allatt, Tim Diamond & Francis Martins) spent the first 37 months of their existence splitting their time between playing Operation and working undercover at an American Apparel sweatshop, until deciding to pursue Sketch Comedy in 2013. Their favourite color is Taupe.
get some (toronto) Friday May 13th, 9PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine GET SOME is a Canadian Comedy Award winning sketch group (Best Sketch Troupe, 2015). Often called “The Broken Social Scene’ of Canadian comedy, Get Some is a supergroup of the best sketch comedians Canada has to offer; including members of PicnicFace, Peter N’ Chris, Tony Ho, The Second City, The Sketchersons, and This Hour has 22 Minutes. The list of their names reads like a fantasy sketch troupe draft.
Guy Beaujolais (montreal) Thursday May 5th, 8PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Guy Beaujolais is a showbusiness professional who is virtually unknown all over the world. He has written such major songs as “Love Crazy Girl”,“You’re Never Gonna Get Your Way”, and “Mary Mary” which have never charted on the radio, nor exist in any recorded form anywhere. Classic songwriting is his genre - like the tears of a heartbroken lover, a well worn pair of jeans, or the satisfaction of a mid-priced whiskey and a borrowed smoke - these are the landscapes he roams. Accompanied by the capable band “The Sad Truth” featuring The Scorpion on keys, Chaz DuMaurier of the 4 string, and Bucky, the drummist.
ladies & gentlemen (montreal) Thursday May 6th, 8PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine & Friday May 13th, 7PM @ Comedy Church! Chris Sandiford & Daniel Carin. Stand Up, Sketch, Writing, Acting. Vancouver Sketch Fest. Toronto Sketch Fest. 2014 Best Local Troupe Montreal Sketch Fest. Mothers, Fathers, Politicians, Poets, Best Friends, And So On.
laugter (montréal) Vendredi le 6 mai, 20h @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Laugter, c’est une troupe issue des impros du lundi. C’est du rire en boîte guaranteed. C’est du T.S.C. pedigree qui depeint l’univers absurde montrealais, tsé.
les bunheads (montréal) Vendredi le 6 mai, 22h @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Les Bunheads sont le duo ultime d’humour de bouffonnes dominantes, mis en scène par James Keylon de l’École de Clown et Comédie Francine Côté. Leur comédie burlesque pleine de précision, compétition, et dynamisme est toujours divertissante! Choréographes and interprètes: Vanessa Kneale & Janie Pinard LES CHIENS (montrÉal) Vendredi le 6 mai, 22h @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Les Chiens: post-apocalypse punk rock cloune anti-théâtre. Performé majoritairement en québecois. “AC/DC + Chaplin” - Mehdi El-Yousfi
Les épatantes aventures radio-romanesques (montréal) Lundi le 9 mai, 20h @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Les Épatantes Aventures Radio-Romanesques : Alexandre Forest, Coco Belliveau et Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais présentent un spectacle à la manière des émissions de radio d’autrefois présentant des aventures rocambolesque avec des personnages intrépides.
les lundis (montrÉal) Lundi le 9 mai, 20h @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine La célèbre troupe d’improvisation maison du Théâtre Sainte-Catherine vous invite à une soirée spéciale Sketch.
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COMMITMENT: AN ANNOYANCE IMPROV WORKSHOP
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5PM FREE IMPROV WORKSHOP W/ SANDI ARMSTRONG
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THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MATT & JACQUIE (PHILLY) BIG MALL (MTL) BEANS ON TOAST (MTL) OKEY-DOKEY (MTL) CLENCH! (MTL)
DOMINANT WOLF (TO KATIE LEGGITT (TO) CASH GRAB (TO) DOWNWARD STREAM
HOST: JUSTIN TRUDEAU
HOST: DAN CARIN
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MANU & MAX (MONTRÉAL) Vendredi le 6 mai, 22h @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Ils s’aiment. Ils se détestent. En couple depuis 10 ans. Ensemble ils conquièrent le monde... Manu Caron et Maxime Vaché
MARGARITA WILSON (NEW YORK) Saturday May 7th, 7PM @ Montreal Improv Theatre Margarita Wilson is an all-female sketch comedy team that believes women can have it all. No, like everything. We write, produce and perform original content in kitchens while vacuuming and thinking about biological clocks and boys.
marv (montreal) Thursday May 5th, 8PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Alex Brown and Mark Rostrup probably would have dated for less than two weeks in high school before realizing they’re better off just being friends. They’ve been performing together since 2014.
marty topps (toronto) Friday May 13th, 11PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Marty Topps is a song and dance man from Toronto. He’s got piercing lips, soft eyes and the voice of angle grinder. He can’t wait to use all of these tools to please you at your earliest convenience.
math, science & the humanities (new york) Friday May 13th, 11PM @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Math, Science and the Humanities is an encyclopedia. They’re also a sketch comedy group from New York City. Zach Kohn, Matt Laud, Martin Nolan, and Heather Potts.
mozart ET fils (montréal) Lundi le 9 mai, 20h @ Théâtre Sainte-Catherine Mozart et fils c’est trois amis d’impro qui ont décidé de créer des sketchs à partir de sessions de déconnages au Théâtre Sainte-Catherine. Drôles, spontanés et bizarroïdes. Reda, Max, et Maïté font un trio d’enfer sur scène.
ned & (toronto) Friday May 13th, 7pm @ Comedy Church! NED & consists of stuff by 6-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee Ned Petrie. Ned has been Featured previously at JFL Toronto, NXNE, and the Toronto, Chicago, & New York Sketchfests. Off-Stage he writes for CBC Radio and “Night Sweats” (Teletoon).
northwest passage (toronto) Wednesday May 11th, 10PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Named after everyone’s favourite Arctic sea route, Northwest Passage (Kat Letwin and Simon McCamus) will take you on an adventure of fun, self-destruction, more fun, terrible betrayal, so much fun, unremitting hardship, and really just the most fun!
o dat dum (toronto) Saturday May 7th, 9PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine O Dat Dum is Canada’s only Sketch Comedy Juggernaut Super Troupe, giving a home to material too dum for anywhere else. Winners of the 2015 Sketchiest Sketch Troupe Award and the 2016 Producer’s Pick at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.
okey-dokey (montreal) Tuesday May 10th, 8PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Jacob Greco’s parents describe his comedy as “The decision that will surely cost him in the long run. We pray that one day he smartens up and switches to math”. Lise Vigneault is desperately seeking validation from her peers at all times. They are performers based out of Montreal and they will do many jokes for you to enjoy.
palcoholics (toronto) Saturday May 7th, 7PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Palcoholics are neat best friends Matt Nadeau and Aaron Peever. They use sketch comedy as a way to mess with each other and have fun on stage. The audience usually likes it. A bit of sketch, a bit of Improv, kinda drunk, pretty funny.
panacea! (toronto) Friday May 13th, 11PM @ Theatre Sainte-Catherine Recently listed as the Top Ten Comedy Shows of 2015 in both NOW Magazine and Torontoist, Panacea! flirts with the boundaries between the dark side of humanity and the hilarious mundanities that go hand-in-hand with being alive. Panacea! can be your cure, a placebo, a placeholder or a very cheap pinot grigio.
parker & seville (toronto) Friday May 6th, 8:30PM @ Montreal Improv Theatre Parker & Seville are an award winning sketch duo (Sketchiest Sketch Troupe at Toronto Sketchfest 2014) from Toronto who like their comedy loose, jokey and silly. They are both founding members of multi-award winning troupe O Dat Dum.
Tall sigh (toronto) Friday May 6th, 10:30PM @ Montreal Improv Theatre Tall Sigh first met in the Second City Conservatory & have been together ever since. Their sketch is described as: “Delightfully absurd vibe” & “The best thing god made after tigers” & “Different sized women” Montreal Sketchfest is Tall Sigh’s favourite thing.
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