Second City Promotes New Talent With John Candy Box Fest
A brand new initiative from Toronto’s Second City is honoring one of its most beloved alums. The John Candy Box Series will recognize outstanding work in Toronto’s comedy community and take place at the John Candy Box Theatre. The series will run for ten days in November from the 2nd through the 12th, with eight talent packed shows that are a mix of highlights of Toronto’s 2017 Fringe Fest, seasoned performers and up and coming comedians.
The John Candy Box Series lineup includes:
32 Short Sketches About Bee, a 2017 Second City Outstanding New Comedy Award Winning Show from the Toronto Fringe Festival. Taking place on Thursday, November 2 at 9:15pm, Saturday, November 4 at 8:30pm and Sunday, November 5 at 7pm, this show started out as a bet: could this team put together a sketch comedy show with thirty two sketches about bees – any kind of bees, from honey bees to the letter B to Bea Arthur – in sixty minutes? Turns out, they could! B++++++ Written and performed by Andrew Bushell, Leigh Cameron, Claire Farmer, Jessica Greco, Shannon Lahaie, Chris Leveille and Cameron Wyllie.
Alone in This Together plays on Thursday, November 2 at 10:45pm and Sunday, November 5 at 8:30pm. Alone in this Together is a sketch comedy show: whether you’re in your 20s, 30s or 40s, the grass is always greener in a different decade. Written and performed by King Chiu, Shohana Sharmin, Jennifer Ashleigh, Anne McMaster, Katherine Fogler, Sam Burns, Chris O’Neill and Nico Rice.
Murder in the Cottonwoods 2, which you can check out on Saturday, November 4 at 7pm and Sunday, November 5 at 10pm, brings back the cast of the Toronto Fringe Festival hit Murder in the Cottonwoods (Best Ensemble/Now Magazine) for a brand new sketch comedy revue, * Murder in the Cottonwoods 2 ! *This show is in no way affiliated with Murder in the Cottonwoods. Written and performed by Paul Aihoshi, Guy Bradford, Christy Bruce, Lance Byrd, Alexandra Hurley, Matthew Nadeau and Colin Sharpe.
Check out Shakespeare’s Ghostbusters on Saturday, November 4 at 10pm and Sunday, November 12 at 7pm. Imagine if the original Ghostbusters movie had been written by the Bard? Well, imagine no more, because The Coincidence Men bring you this: their 2017 Toronto Fringe Critics’ Pick adaptation of Shakespeare’s definitive version of the cult classic! 80’s nostalgia and Shakespearean text will cross with hilarious results! Starring Kerry Griffin, Rob Hawke, Ralph MacLeod, Gord Oxley, Marcel St. Pierre, Jessica Perkins, Patrice Goodman and Tim Blair.
Songs For a New World Order comes to the Box Theatre on Thursday, November 9 at 10:45pm and Sunday, November 12 at 8:30pm. Songs for a New World Order is an acoustic collection of sharp, witty, and ridiculous songs by Anesti Danelis, that hang in the balance between observational and surreal, while finding the humor in our absurdly twisted world. The songs tackle serious, hard pressing issues such as: slow walkers, falling in love in space, pajamas, role-playing, Mother’s Day, bullies, and the search for humanity – all in one delightfully dark package.
Caitlin & Eric Are Broken Up will be playing on Thursday, November 9 at 9:15pm and Saturday, November 11 at 8:30pm. Caitlin & Eric Are Broken Up is based on the respective real-life (and real-embarrassing!) break-up stories of performers Eric Miinch and Caitlin Robson. Co-written and directed by Jess Beaulieu, and hailed as a “Millennial ‘When Harry Met Sally'” by NOW Magazine, “it’s guaranteed to make audiences laugh, cry and break up in every way.”
Vandad Kardar presents T- Dutty Comedy Show on Saturday, November 11 at 10pm. The most “dutty mandem & greaziest bad biddies” on the Toronto stand up comedy grind are live and direct in the heart of the city! Hosted by the one and only Vandad Kardar, creator of “The Skin of My Nuts Comedy Show“, they’ve got the wickedest line up of home grown comedians. This show is open to everyone, but it’s not for the faint of heart. And yes, they serve alcohol.
Franco and Friends presents My Momma So…. on Saturday, November 11 at 7pm~ Sunday, November 12 at 10pm. Moms…amirite? Inspired by his 2017 Toronto Fringe hit soaring in liquid skies, Franco Nguyen (Second City House Co and Bob Curry Fellow) and a diverse team of comedic voices gather to share the worst (and best!) about their moms. Vote for whose mom is the strictest or most chill. And find out why all moms are the best. Proceeds from this show will support the next iteration of his show, now titled GOOD MORNING, VIET MOM, playing at the Next Stage Theatre Festival in January 2018.
Tickets from $10 available online at secondcity.com/jcbseries or The Second City box office at 416-343-0011
