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World's Biggest Improv Tournament (Round 1)

  • Social Capital Theatre (map)

Eight Improv Teams perform seven minute sets, at the end of the night, the audience helps decide who advances to the $1000 prize

Toronto is the home of the largest improv tournament on earth.
Watch as 136 teams of two are widdled down until one is left as champions to have their names burned onto the (very very prestigious) Frank McAnulty Cup!

Tonight Featuring

Suzie! - Andrea Marston, Tom Hearn
Dumpster Humans - Connor Low, Alex Kolanko
Thirst Trap - Cydney Connell, Rhys Naylor
Isaac & Matthew - Erik Bell, Bryan Weiser
The Not-Not Best Friends - Yaw Attuah, Manny Mangat
The pope - Glenys Marshall, Jack Pocaluyko
Faerewells - Andie Wells, Velvet Wells
Pinky & The Brian - Alaric McKenzie-Boone, Brian Edwards

Rules:
*Each team will have 6 or 7 minutes of performance time (tech instructed to look for blow lines at 6 minutes)
*8 teams per show, 4 advance
*Two advance based on audience vote, one advances based on host selection, one advances based on guest judge suggestion
*Each audience member is allowed to vote for two different teams

Prizes
1st Place: $1000
2nd Place: $250
3rd & 4th Place: $150
5th through 8th Place: $100

Earlier Event: January 31
After Hours
Later Event: February 18
Team Purple: The Engagement Show