Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

05/20/2026

Think you know your comedy?

Enough to win a grand prize comedy pack valued at over $400??

Let's find out!

Comedy Trivia 🍿 TOsketchfest fundraiser night!

🗓 June 17 at 7pm
📍 Rivoli
🎤 With your host Taylor Hreljac

🎟 Tickets PWYC starting at $20 - grab yours now: https://torontosketchfest.com/2026/05/19/comedy-trivia-fundraiser-june-17-2026/

05/08/2026

Feeling mystified about how to apply for funding for your sketch comedy project? 👇

Come get demystified.

💻 Join us on June 9 for a FREE Webinar on how Canada Council for the Arts applications are assessed, what makes a project compelling, and how comedy can position itself within these programs.

🗓 June 9 at 12pm ET
✏️ Register now at https://torontosketchfest.com/2026/05/07/comedy-and-the-canada-council-webinar-june-09-2026/

05/07/2026

📼 Bad Dog Theatre & S*x T-Rex's Blockbuster Week is coming up MAY 11-16 at VideoCabaret!

TOsketchfest is delighted to present two events as part of the festival, in association with the Toronto Improv Community:

🍿 COMEDY PRODUCERS SNACKS 'N CHATS
🗓 May 12 at 5pm
Come meet the comedy producers in the community! Have some snacks! Have some chats!

🎤 COMEDY TECH WORKSHOP
🗓 May 13 at 5pm
Learn some tech basics with the best comedy tech in the biz, Seann Murray!

👉 More info + full line-up at https://baddogtheatre.com/blockbusterweek26

04/10/2026

📣🍿 Happy Friday y’all! We are GIVING AWAY free tickets to a special early screening of , the untold story of the legend behind Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels!

SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING:
🗓️ Monday, April 13 at 7:00pm
📍 Cineplex Cinemas Varsity and VIP in Toronto

To snag your FREE TICKETS:
1. Subscribe to TOsketchfest’s newsletter at TorontoSketchfest.com
2. Leave a comment below!

We have up to 10 PAIRS of tickets to give away thanks to our friends at ! See you at the movies 🎥

From Morgan Neville, Academy Award-winning filmmaker of 20 Feet from Stardom and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, comes Lorne, an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations. The documentary features exclusive footage, archival treasures, and candid interviews with the show’s most iconic cast members and writers including Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock and many more.

04/08/2026

03/25/2026

✏️ GET A LITERARY AGENT! One more Learning + Fun offering coming up next week with Neha Kohli!

🗓️ Monday, March 30
💻 6pm ET | Online

Join Neha Kohli for an honest, industry focused session on getting representation and working as a screenwriter in 2026. Learn how literary agents operate, when to seek one, and how to build a sustainable comedy writing career in today’s evolving TV landscape.

👉 Register for just $20 at https://shorturl.at/AFndk