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Peter ‘N Chris (Peter Carlone ‘n Chris Wilson) are a Vancouver-based comedy duo performing at this year’s Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Their show Peter ‘N Chris Save The World! was selected as a “critic’s pick” (NOW Magazine) at the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival. Here, we chat with the comic twosome about their sketch style, super powers and [...]

Tony Ho: Adam Niebergall, Roger Bainbridge and Miguel Rivas.

Tony Ho believes being unsettled isn’t a bad thing. This darkly hilarious Toronto group (Roger Bainbridge, Adam Niebergall and Miguel Rivas) is performing at this year’s Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Here, we find out what makes them tick.
Theatromania: Describe Tony Ho in one sentence.
TH: Tony Ho is [...]

Paul Bates and Doug Morency. Photo by Christine Latimer.

One day in 2001, while at The Second City, Paul Bates and Doug Morency were
sitting around trying to figure out what kind of sketch they could come up with
using a tuba and a ukulele. The answer was obvious: put on some hats, pretend
to be really old, reminice [...]

Fratwurst is a Toronto-based sketch comedy group consisting of Evan Arppe, Eric Miinch, Josh Murray and Jim Robinson. Robinson is also the creator and host of BeerProv, a Toronto based beer-drinking and improv show, which was featured during the 2010 Canadian Comedy Awards Festival and the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Fratwurst has headlined comedy clubs across Toronto and will be performing [...]

Erin Pallesen and Pat Dwyer.

Kerpatty! is the duo of Pat Dwyer and Erin Pallesen, two Chicago performers who delight in grabbing the zeitgeist and stretching it to its illogical extreme. The funny pair will perform at this year’s Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. Read on to find out what they’re all about.
Theatromania: Describe Kerpatty! in one [...]

Kevin Matviw.

The Really Good Show is a conceptual and character-based one-man sketch comedy show performed by Kevin Matviw. Here, we chat with The Second City comedian about his upcoming appearance at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.
Theatromania: Describe The Really Good Show in one sentence.
TRGS: A dark and surreal solo sketch comedy show that will change [...]

Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring.

It’s that time again — get ready to laugh! The seventh annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival (Nov. 8 to 13, 2011) is just around the corner, and this year’s lineup is sure to bust your guts.
TOsketchfest 2011 headliners include: Picnicface, Scott Thompson and Kevin Macdonald in Two Kids One Hall and Pat Kelly and [...]