Joined by Smells Like the 80s and Templeton Philharmonic, the Approximately 3 Peters return to headline this laugh spectacular with a bunch of brand new material.

In true Aint It Cool fashion, we can reveal some spoilers about the new Peters material:

• The Peters will ASSEMBLE in their opening credits sequence.
• Something is living in the walls.
• A full moon will threaten someone’s cover.
• The Empire has a problem with religious tolerance.  And they have a solution.
• Flashbacks to 1992 and 1998 will clearly date the Peters.
• Rick Santorum got some help from a dubiously higher power.
• The curtain call – like the closing credits of a Marvel movie – does not mean the show is over. 

Join the Peters, the Templeton Philharmonic, and Smells Like the 80′s this Saturday, May 19 for THE SKETCHIEST SHOW!

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Register your Troupe Now!

You are not alone!

The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival is hosting its first ever Sketchy Singles Night, a social for people who want to do sketch comedy but don’t have anyone to do it with.

Join us Saturday May 12th at 10:30pm in the Comedy Bar cabaret space for a singles bash that may just transform your performance career forever!

This comes one month before our 2012 Sketch Com-Ageddon, where your future new troupe could win $480 and a guaranteed spot in the 2012 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.

Everyone who attends gets a snazzy name tag. Also, put your name and email down on our contact sheet, which will be emailed to everyone on the list. That way you can easily contact the people you want to work with. It’s easy networking!

All you need to join the fun is a $2 donation at the door to the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, a registered charity that wants to get you on stage!

Submissions for the annual Seattle Sketch Comedy Festival are now OPEN!

Seattle SketchFest is  waiting with bated breath to see what kind of wonderful feats of comedic genius you have in store for the Emerald City. Visit the application page to submit and if you have any questions, you can contact them here!

Congratulations, Seattle on 14 amazing years!

Applications close on MAY 13th at MIDNIGHT, so be sure to get your very best material together in time for the deadline!

Apply Now!

Westjet’s Fun ‘n Festivals contest asks Canadians the simple question, “What’s your favourite festival?”  You and I know that the answer is, The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, so let’s band together and vote, vote, vote.  Each vote enters you in Westjet’s contest, that’ll see 5 lucky winners enjoy a festival getaway experience at one of Canada’s favourite festivals.

Check out TOsketchfest’s feature page – where you can VOTE DAILY!  You can also upload pics of your TOsketchfest experience, and share your thoughts about why TOsketchfest is your favourite festival!

Catch some amazing encore presentations, full length shows and hone your sketch comedy craft – all for one exceptional low price.

A limited-availability weekend pass for true comedy nerds. This pass includes single admission to any two shows in the Best of the Fest Encore Weekend plus enrollment in one of the comedy workshops. (Please note that participation in Falcon Powder’s workshop, Playing the Scene Inside the Premise, is limited to individuals with some experience and/or training in sketch or improv comedy.)

Just $55 (Plus HST)

Comedy Short Workshop Series
Part I: The Content – Developing the Concept

What makes a great concept for a web short?

It’s the first in TOskethcfest’s Comedy Shorts workshops series in conjunction with Charles Street Video.

Getting the content right is the first step in creating a truly great web short. You can have the best quality vid, with impecable sound, but those tools are wasted on a poorly conceived concept and bad writing. In this seminar, students will engage in discussion and analysis of screened samples and will learn the importance of translating stage language to film language. Students will be asked to bring in a completed scene they’d like to see as a web short for discussion.

WORKSHOP TO BE RESCHEDULED

Falcon Powder: Playing the Scene Inside the Premise

Last year’s Best of the Fest winners Falcon Powder teach a workshop on taking scenes past their premise by focusing on dialogue and the creation of characters with clearly defined opinions, wants and needs. The emphasis will be on moving away from sketches that simply state their premise and execute it, towards discovering and playing internal beats that ground even the craziest scenes in realistic and relatable emotional arcs. Taught by Jim Annan, Scott Montgomery and Kurt Smeaton.

Some sketch and/or improv training and experience is required (equivalent to Second City Level E training or one year of performing experience). Inquire at info@torontosketchfest.com if you are uncertain of your eligibility for this workshop.

Sunday, April 15th – 3-6pm
The Second City Training Centre – 70 Peter Street (Lower Level)
This venue is not wheelchair accessible. Please enquire upon arrival for the specific studio number for your event.
Workshop: $45.20 (Price includes $5.20 HST)

Peter ‘n Chris teamed up with Toronto duo The Templeton Philharmonic to create this twisted scene while in Toronto for TOsketchfest in November 2011.  If you like seeing these two handsome dudes all terrified and such, you’ll love them at The Best of the Fest Encore Weekend as they perform a set at the Best of the Fest Encore Show, and their full length production of “Peter ‘n Chris and the Mystery of the Hungry Heart Hotel.”

BEST OF THE FEST ENCORE WEEKND
April 12 – 15th – The Second City / Lower Ossington Theatre
Tickets on sale April 1st!

Tickets on sale April 1st!