The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

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The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival is Canada's Premiere independent comedy festival. We're celebrating our 5th birthday in 2009. From humble beginnings, this year's festival promises to raise the bar again, showcasing almost 50 sketch troupes (250 artists) from across North America in 20+ shows over 6 nights to over 2,000 audience members on 3 stages. We’re looking forward to a raucous week of laughs and fun.

Performance Programming		Special Event Programming
Tuesday, November 10
Theatre Passe Muraille (Mainspace)
7:00 pm	SketchFest Toronto Sampler #1 100 and 50 The Serious (Newfoundland) The Lusty Mannequins Big Tease
9:00 pm	SketchFest 5th Anniversary Show & Party! The Understudies She Said What Falcon Powder
The Second City
8:00 pm	The Second City's 64th Revue "Shut up and Show Us Your Tweets" (No passes)
9:45 pm	FREE Improv! Featuring SketchFest artists improvising with the cast of The Second City

Performance Programming		Special Event Programming
Wednesday, November 11
Theatre Passe Muraille (Mainspace)
7:00 pm	SketchFest Toronto Sampler #2 Flamingo Bandit The Boom The Raisin Gang Shoeless
9:00 pm	SketchFest Toronto Sampler #3 Haircut Grade Eight Dance The Local Singles The Majors
The Second City
8:00 pm	The Second City's 64th Revue "Shut up and Show Us Your Tweets" (No passes)
9:45 pm	FREE Improv! Featuring SketchFest artists improvising with the cast of The Second City
Comedy Bar		Comedy Bar
7:00 pm	SketchFest Toronto Sampler #4 Skule Nite The Serious (Newfoundland) Death Ray Cabaret The Chesterfields	9:00 pm	Movieola 48hr Video Challenge Public Event Submission screening and winner selected. Filmmakers were given 48 hours to make a short film conforming to specific rules. Watch all the entries. The audience helps select the winner!

Performance Programming		Special Event Programming
Thursday, November 12
Theatre Passe Muraille (Mainspace)
8:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #2 Kathleen Phillips Approximately 3 Peters Uncalled For (Montreal)
10:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #4 punchDRYSDALE Dinkus Frenzy
Comedy Bar
7:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #1 Fully Insured (London) Deadpan Powerpoint Statutory Jape
9:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #3 Accidental Company Shame is Right! The Riot
11:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #5 7 Minutes in Heaven Death Ray Cabaret Bull Hooey

Performance Programming		Special Event Programming
Friday, November 13
Theatre Passe Muraille (Mainspace)
7:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #6 Flamingo Bandit Oddville
9:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #8 Falcon Powder Deadpan Powerpoint New Excitement (New York)
11:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #10 The Skinny (Vancouver) Kannelis & Armstrong (New York) Skule Nite
Comedy Bar		Comedy Bar
9:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #7 Freelove Forum (New York) Hot Thespian Action (Winnipeg) Approximately 3 Peters	7:00 pm	Some Conditions Apply: A Night of Commercial Parodies Public Event Sketch Troupes clash live before a stellar panel of judges to crown the best commercial parody. Featuring Commercial Parodies by: Accidental Company punchDRYSDALE Shoeless Tang The Understudies The Local Singles Big Tease Approximately 3 Peters
11:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #9 Tang (Los Angeles) She Said What Last Call Cleveland (Cleveland)
The Second City		The Second City
8:00 pm	The Second City's 64th Revue "Shut up and Show Us Your Tweets" (No Passes)	10:30 pm	SKETCHFEST SPECIAL EVENT: FrankenMatt (Los Angeles) w/ guests Uncalled For (Montreal)

Performance Programming		Special Event Programming
Saturday, November 14
Theatre Passe Muraille (Mainspace)		Theatre Passe Muraille (Mainspace)
7:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #11 Fully Insured (London) Last Call Cleveland (Cleveland) Hot Thespian Action (Winnipeg)	9:00 pm	SKETCHFEST SPECIAL EVENT: FrankenMatt (Los Angeles) w/ Guests The Riot
11:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #13 Obliged (Los Angeles) The Understudies Tang (Los Angeles)
Comedy Bar		Comedy Bar
7:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #12 The Skinny (Vancouver) Freelove Forum (New York) Frenzy	12:30am	"The Steam Whistle Sketch-u-bator" SketchFest Troupes and Volunteers Only - Free Admission The good beer folks at Steam Whistle Brewing host our Saturday night hoopla! The Sketch-u-Bator is a late-night party where SketchFest troupes may perform sketches for an audience of each other. Miss that SketchFest show you really wanted to check out? Here's your chance to catch a sampling. Always a blast!
9:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #14 The Chesterfields punchDRYSDALE New Excitement (New York)

The Second City
8:00 pm	The Second City's 64th Revue "Shut up and Show Us Your Tweets"
10:30 pm	The Second City's 64th Revue "Shut up and Show Us Your Tweets"
12:15 am	FREE Improv! Featuring SketchFest artists improvising with the cast of The Second City

Performance Programming		Special Event Programming
Sunday, November 15
Theatre Passe Muraille (Mainspace)		The Second City Training Centre
7:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #15 Smells Like the 80s 2-Man No-Show Oddville	Noon	"The Sunday Grill" SketchFest Troupes Only - Free Admission Not to be missed, the Grill is a panel discussion by Canadian entertainment industry professionals. It's a chance to have some of your burning quesions answered by the people who shape the way Canadians see comedy.
9:00 pm	SketchFest Triple Bill #16 Accidental Company Kanellis & Armstrong (New York) Statutory Jape
Comedy Bar
9:00 pm	The Sketchersons present Sunday Night Live Hosted by Ben Mulroney
The Second City
7:00 pm	The Second City's 64th Revue "Shut up and Show Us Your Tweets" (No Passes)
9:45 pm	FREE Improv! Featuring SketchFest artists improvising with the cast of The Second City

Tuesday, November 10

Wednesday, November 11

Thursday, November 12

Friday, November 13

Saturday, November 14

Sunday, November 15