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Festival Award Winners

Posted on: November 14th, 2011 by psnepsts 1 Comment

Another TOsketchfest in the books. Big thanks to all of our volunteers and staff for another great year. And a special shout out to you, Toronto! And now, your award winners:

The Second City Best of the Fest Award: Falcon Powder

NOW Audience Choice Award: Peter ‘n Chris

Steam Whistle Brewing Producers’ Pick Award: Vest of Friends

We’ll see you in February for The Best of the Fest Encore Show!

LIVE Streaming TONIGHT!

Posted on: November 11th, 2011 by psnepsts No Comments

Here’s a treat for all you TOsketchfest fans far and wide. TONIGHT ONLY – we’ll be streaming LIVE from The Lower Ossington Theatre. On tonight’s lineup:

6pm – Picnicface: The Making of a Sketch Sensation
8pm – 2010 Best of the Fest Winners Falcon Powder with The Williamson Playboys
10pm – Seattle’s Charles and Montreal’s Uncalled For

Go to our FACEBOOK page and LIKE TOsketchfest to catch the live stream!

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Troupe of the Day – Uncalled For

Posted on: November 10th, 2011 by psnepsts No Comments

Each day leading up (and during) to the 2011 Festival, the TOsketchfest Blog will feature one of our 40+ awesome comedy troupes.

Today’s troupe of the day is Uncalled For.

2008 Best of the Fest Award Winners, Uncalled For take the stage TONIGHT at The Second City with their hit comedic play “Hypnogogic Logic.” This stream of consciousness comedic adventure won the Just For Laughs Best Comedy Award, Montreal Fringe 2010. This past summer, they relaunched their website www.weareuncalledfor.com with a slew of web shorts for your viewing pleasure.

Fun Fact: Anders Yates and Dan Jeannotte were founding members of the comedy-dance tribe Dance Animal. They were dancers and writers for the Montreal-based company. Dance Animal’s debut show “Dance Animal presents: Dance Animal” won the Just For Laughs Best Comedy Award and broke the Montreal Fringe’s box-office record (a record previously held by Uncalled For).

Hypnogogic Logic returns to Toronto TONIGHT AT THE SECOND CITY!

Troupe of the Day – British Teeth

Posted on: November 9th, 2011 by psnepsts No Comments

Each day leading up (and during) to the 2011 Festival, the TOsketchfest Blog will feature one of our 40+ awesome comedy troupes.

Today’s troupe of the day is British Teeth.

Earlier this week, British Teeth became only the second sketch troupe to win the coveted Tim Sims Encouragement Award. This prestigious honor is bestowed upon the hottest new comedic talent on the scene in Toronto. The award is named after the late Tim Sims and was presented during Cream of Comedy gala at The Second City.

I had the honor of being one of the judges for this year’s award, and while the competition was fierce, British Teeth earned full marks for their sharp wit, dense dialogue, intense character work and of course, hilarity.

Fun Fact: Among their biggest fans are the likes of Air Farce dame, Luba Goy and fashion icon, Jeanne Beker! Maybe you’ll see them at the show?

Their meteoric rise continues TONIGHT at Comedy Bar.

Troupe of the Day: Tony Ho

Posted on: November 2nd, 2011 by psnepsts No Comments

Each day leading up to the 2011 Festival, the TOsketchfest Blog will feature one of our 40+ awesome comedy troupes.

Today’s troupe of the day is Tony Ho.

Looking for that warm, fuzzy feeling? Keep looking!

Tony Ho is the darkly strange comedic trio of Roger Bainbridge, Adam Niebergall and Miguel Rivas. Their work on stage and off mixes their theatre and film school chops with a point of view all their own. Their subject matter is strange and intriguing while their style and tone evoke images of Royston Vasey. If you’re a fan of dark comedy, this is your ticket.

Fun Fact: We wanted to feature these fellas on Halloween. But today they launched their new website – www.tonyho.ca. Jump on over there and check out some of their short films.

Check out their troupe profile to find out when they are playing, and to grab your tickets.