We're back in action for the very first time in 2009! (Ch-check that rhyme! [And that one too!] Double brackets!) And lemme tell you kids, it's a doozy.
The Second City Presents: CLASS WARFARE March 26th @ 10:30pm
"Student comedy troupes from around the city will be competing on Second
City’s mainstage to see who has what it takes to win the crowd, win a
cash prize and an opportunity to present a full-length show at The
Second City!
A combination of audience voting and celebrity judging will determine the winner.
Colleges and Universities from the GTA including York, Humber, U of T, and Ryerson will be represented.
Tickets are only $5!"
If in fact you're a student (with valid student ID), you can also check out the brand new (four-star) SC show 0% Down, 100% Screwed before taking in CLASS WARFARE for just $15 per person.
That's two doses of comedy for less than the price of one!
Boooooooooossshhhh! (Say it out loud -- makes way more sense. C'mon, you know you're excited!)
See you on the flip-side March 26th @ 10:30pm! Don't hate - participate! Your votes can help us become rich beyond our wildest dreams! And don't kid yourself -- that's all this is about.
Ps. Tickets are already on-sale.
BUY ADVANCE TICKETS HERE
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LEAVING ON A JET PLANE
added Dec 17/08, 2:13am
With heavy hearts and optimism we here at KTO would like to announce the departure of original 6 KTO member Adam McNamara. Adam leaves behind some awesome KTO memories, and takes with him such memorable sketches as "Just For Laughing Gags", "Modris", as well as many others.
We wish him all the best in his future endeavours -- His talents will surely be missed by team KTO. All is not lost, however, as you can still catch Adam performing regularly with recent Steamwhistle Arbitrary Award winners and fellow sketch troupe Statutory Jape.
Peace out old chum!
Adam McNamara 2003-2008
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LATE ADDITION SHOW!
added Nov 20/08, 3:58pm
Thanks to everyone who braved our first taste of old man winter last night, and supported our silly asses at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival! Everything went amazing, and the crowd came ready to laugh. (Fingers crossed for an award?) Awesome night. Thanks to Girls Gone Funny and The Polecats for rocking out with us, and putting up with our mess backstage.
In the meantime, KTO has been added to a very special politically-themed showcase called "The End of An Error", directed by our dear friend Derek Forgie!
It happens Friday November 21st, at 11pm @ The Diesel Playhouse!
" This year at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, an international
collection of sketch troupes are putting together a salute to all the
comedy the Bush administration has given us 'lo these 8 heady years.
From hanging chads to freedom fries it's time to celebrate: "The End of an Error."
Tickets - $12"
Don't miss out on anything Sketchfest related! This year is HUGE! 4 more days to go!
Facebook event link HERE
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KTO RADIO INTERVIEW!
added Nov 16/08, 3:48pm
Catch KTO members live across the airwaves in Toronto!
KTO will be interviewed by 96.3 Classical FM and AM 740 on Tuesday Nov 18th, sometimes shortly after 9am!
Remember when you listened to the radio? Well it's making a comeback!
Listen for free anywhere in the world ONLINE! Or watch the LIVE studio webcam!
Click the logos below to check them out!
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SKETCHFEST IN LESS THAN A WEEK!
added Nov 13/08, 5:14pm
We're less than a week away from KTO's sketchparty at the Diesel Playhouse as a part of the 2008 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival!
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19th, 7PM @ the DIESEL PLAYHOUSE
We hope you'll join us, as well as the POLECATS & GIRLS GONE FUNNY
for a mega-powered showcase in Toronto, rivalled only by that of
Wrestlemania 6's main event featuring none other than Hulk Hogan and
the Ultimate Warrior in a multi-title bout.
Get your tickets HERE
before they're sold out! Last year we packed the place wall to wall,
and this year should be no different! Don't miss it! Seriously! Don't!
You'll beat yourself up over it forever knowing you missed what is sure
to be the feel-good-hit of the fall!
TICKETS ONLINE
[or in person at the Second City, Diesel Playhouse, or Comedy Bar.]
Check out the full 2008 Sketchfest Calender HERE.
KTO @ Sketchfest Facebook event HERE
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KTO STRIKES BACK!
added October 29/08, 2:11pm
:::::UPDATE:::::
KTO will perform WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19th, 7PM at the Diesel Playhouse!
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As previously announced, KTO will be returning to defend it's title as
NOW Magzine Audience Choice Award winners at the 2008 edition of the
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival! Dates and times of our show are still
tentative; we'll get them to you asap!
<<Official Press Release, courtesy of FLIP publicity>>
THE 4th ANNUAL TORONTO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL
November 18 - 23, 2008
The Diesel Playhouse, Second City and Comedy Bar
The
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival (SketchFest) is pleased to announce the
side-splitting lineup for 2008! The largest independent comedy festival
in Canada, the 4th annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival is even bigger
this year; with the addition of a third venue most troupes will have
the opportunity to perform two shows over the six days.
Festival
founders, Julianne and Paul Snepsts - members of the critically lauded
comedy group Boiled Wieners - have gathered more than 30 of the most
inventive, hilarious and warped sketch troupes in North America for the
Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.
While the majority of acts are
from Toronto, (28/37), the remainder hail from as far and wide as St.
John's, Dance Party of Newfoundland; Halifax, Picnicface, New York, A
Week of Kindness, Drop Six, Free Love Forum, FUCT; Cleveland, Last Call
Cleveland; Chicago, OneTwoThree; and Montreal, Uncalled For.
Returning
this year are previous SketchFest award winners: Second City Best of
the Fest Award, Dance Party of Newfoundland 2007and Drop Six 2006; NOW
Magazine Audience Choice Award, Kathleen Turner Overdrive 2007, Frenzy
2006; The Steam Whistle Brewing Arbitrary Award Of Merit Shame is Right
(2007); and the first Sketch Com-Ageddon champions, The Riot.
Performers scheduled to appear include creator of Owl and the Man, Pat
Thornton (The Sketchersons, Hawkmail), Gemini-nominated actors Inessa
Frantowski (Bull Hooey, The Sketchersons), and Jonny Harris (Dance
Party of Newfoundland), Second City alumni Paul Bates and Doug Morency
(The Williamson Playboys), and current contenders for the coveted Tim
Sims Award: 7 Minutes in Heaven.
The full Toronto Sketch Comedy
Festival lineup: 7 Minutes in Heaven (Toronto), A Week of Kindness (New
York), Accidental Company,(Toronto), Approximately 3 Peters (Toronto),
Bull Hooey (Toronto),Dance Party of Newfoundland (St. John's),Death Ray
Cabaret (Toronto),Dinkus (Toronto),Drop Six (New York),Free Love Forum
(New York),Frenzy (Toronto),FUCT (New York),Gypsyslick
(Toronto),Hawkmail (Toronto), I Hope It's Potatoes (Toronto), Kathleen
Turner Overdrive (Toronto), Keys to Invincibility in Verbal
Argumentation (Toronto), Last Call Cleveland (Cleveland), L'Brondelle's
Edutainment (Toronto), My First Crush (Toronto), OneTwoThree (Chicago),
Out of Line (Toronto), Parker and Seville (Toronto), Picnicface
(Halifax), The Polecats, (Toronto), Press, Release, Repeat (Toronto),
punchDRYSDALE (Toronto), Shame is Right (Toronto), Smells Like the 80s
(Toronto), Statutory Jape (Toronto), The Boom (Toronto),The Remainders
(Toronto),The Riot (Toronto),The Sketchersons (Toronto),The
Understudies (Toronto),The Williamson Playboys (Toronto), and Uncalled
For (Montreal).
The 4th Annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival
November 18 - 23, 2008
The Diesel Playhouse, 56 Blue Jays Way: Box Office     416.971.5656 , www. dieselplayhouse. com
The Second City, 51 Mercer Street: Box Office: 416..., www. secondcity. com
Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor West: Box Office TBA, www.comedybar.com
Single Tickets: All shows $12
Festival Passes: Available IN PERSON ONLY at all box offices
4-Show Pass - $36 - valid for one ticket to any four shows
See attached for full schedule. All programming subject to change.
For more info visit www.torontosketchfest.com
On another note, Sketchfest is great for everyone performers and
audience alike, so KTO encourages you to get involved too! Volunteering
for Sketchfest is a lot of fun and gets you all kinds of free access to
shows and swag. Visit the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival website for
more information on how you too can get in on the fun!
TORONTO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL
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FRESH MEAT SHOWCASE!
added Sept 23/08, 1:43pm
Last night at the Second City was so massive, and we want to thank
everyone in attendance! Being selected to be a part of the FRESH MEAT
showcase was honour enough, but actually performing alongside some
amazing acts, for an amazing cause (the incredible TIM SIMS
Encouragement Fund) was utterly dumbfounding. Fingers crossed we make
it to the next round! Regardless, it's been a trip!
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THE FRINGE HANGOVER!
added July 25 /08 3:51pm
Special thanks to everyone who came out and supported KTO in it's
various incarnations over the last little while. We've played some
random venues, and some crazy shows, and had a great reuniting
experience. Like all relationships, KTO has it's ups and downs -- we
had such a refreshing experience at Fringe it reminds us why we're
still in it to win it. So kudos to you, and thanks to Paula @ Fringe, and Gary & co. @ Comedy Bar who've had us out lately.
On another note KTO's own Jamie-Lee & Johnny are branching out into a new experiment tonight (July 25th) at Bread and Circus in Kensington Market. As a part of the already awesome Mattimae experience (if you haven't yet had it, you need to), JL & John are set to debut their new project with the likes of Sara Hennessey (hot off her hit Fringe show), Kayla Lorette, and more! Czech it out and PWYC!
MATTIMAE: Comedy Bursts Forth!
w/ We'll Do It Live (KTO side project)
Bread & Circus (193 and a half Baldwin St)
Doors @ 9pm PWYC
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SKETCH BATTLE ROYALE!
added June 11 /08 2:11pm
We're officially on the Road to Fringe 2008!
Our show is written and goes into production this coming week. Join us
on the party trail, culminating in our summer show extrordinaire!
We've got our Street Team working around the clock, on an Olympic-sized world tour to spread the word! Recent stops have been India, with France up next!
Street Team India! Send us your own Street Team International Photos! We'll post em!
However, the first official KTO pit stop on the Road to Fringe is none other than... SKETCH COM-AGEDDON!
Hellfire and brimstone will rain as the Comedy Bar opens it newly
installed doors June 19th-21st, for a barrage of sketch fury! From the
same great folks at the Toronto Sketch Festival comes a comedic battle royale! Get all the details here, and cheer on your favorite sketch troupe!*
*that means us, jerk.
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DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
added May 5/08 11:26pm
...Cuz we've been here for years! KTO has taken a bit of time off to
get our creative minds back in the right place and produce some really,
really great new material. We're writing feverishly and eating copious
amounts of souls to bring you nothing but the best in the near future.
To tide you over accept these 3 secret tokens of our love:
*KTO has been added to the 20th annual Fringe Festival line-up in full sketch effect! Stay tuned for the super-duper announcement as details emerge.
*KTO is going to be collaborating with the fine chaps of Statutory Jape to produce a monthly improv and sketch sampler for the summer at the Bad Dog!
*Some of KTO jammed out with Pauly Shore this past weekend, keep our fingers crossed for a collaboration? (Cross 'em. Cross 'em. We've got phone calls to make!)
Stay frosty summer lovers, and visit our STREET TEAM page for wrap up on
Operation: Bollywood!
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NEW VIDEOS + SHOWS ADDED!
added April 6/08 7:33pm
Our Digital Shorts section is finally up and running, and we've got MASSIVE plans for it! Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel (or Funny Or Die, if you prefer) so you don't miss out on any of the mind-altering action!
Or I guess you could just keep coming back here. Cuz we'll keep posting them. Like here.
Regardless, keep your head up kid, there's more Tyson on the way, as well as a host of others! Check out our VIDEO page for all the details!
In other news, KTO has a couple cool shows coming up we'd love for you to be a part of:
April 3rd @ Rancho Relaxo
This is an new experiment for KTO playing alongside live bands!
Featuring Treestar & Streetlight Light, plus your KTO superstars!
April 12th @ LABSPACE Studio
Even more exciting is our innovative set at LabSessions 3.0: Chemical Nation.
LABSPACE is a great upstart performance studio, featuring nothing but
the best in fresh, experimental art pieces, from stage, to paint, to
music; all in a cozy licensed loft studio on Carlaw. A host of others
perform as well.
Note: KTO is not performing it's standard sketch pieces, but something crazy that you absolutely do NOT want to miss!
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Laugh So Hard You Pixelate!
added Feb 23/08 3:11pm
That's right kids, the full KTO line up is back in action for the first time since our award-winning Sketchfest performance! Think of us as the Spice Girls of comedy!
Check out all-new KTO material performed by your favorite sketch super team! Same childish humour still intact!
The first stop of this mini-tour (and show premiere) is at the very cool, very hoppin', very nicely lit Johnny B's in Whitby. We throwin' it down for you eastbound 905ers!
[Future dates, including Toronto show TBA]
Kathleen Turner Overdrive: Championship Edition Turbo
Wednesday February 27th, 9pm
With Special Guests (announced shortly)
Johnny B's (75 Consumers Drive, Whitby)
FACEBOOK INVITE
KTO FACEBOOK PROFILE
LAUGH SO HARD YOU'LL PIXELATE!
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Viral Videos AND Mouth Sores!
posted Feb 11/08 6:41pm.
Diet KTO has just been invited to do a special guest spot on February 22nd edition of THE CANKER LATE NIGHT SHOW!
"Join [hosts] Daryn [Mcintyre] and Jared [Sales] as they present some
of the best comics in Toronto performing funnies and then answering our
intrusive questions about their personal lives and whether or not they
will become romantically involved with Big Mama."
Also featuring:
Kayla Lorette, Gary Rideout Jr., and Tal Zimerman (presenting some
viral videos with Jared ala NSFW), plus new music from Boyfriends and
Girlfriends!
"And a shitload of new videos, jokes, gags, barfs, cats, scientific
elements (that's right, new science! it's about time, periodic table of
elements!) and an all you can eat salad bar!"
Check it out FEBRUARY 22nd @ 10pm
Unit 102 Theatre (46 Noble Street, Toronto)
FACEBOOK INVITE HERE.
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Groundhog Day!
posted Jan 29/08 5:22am.
Diet KTO is live and in full effect at the Hart House! We're kicking it like a dude's nuts at the annual UofT Drama Festival on Groundhog Day!*
Come watch KTO close out this year's fest with a 25 minute set of crazy
new material, coupled with brand new one act plays by upstart UofT
students!
And that's not all! It's also awards night! Come for the comedy, and stay for the party party party (and not just in our pants this time...we swear)!
Break It Down!
Diet KTO Live @ the UofT Drama Festival 2008
Saturday February 2nd, 7:30pm
$12 ($10 for students and seniors)
Presented by the fine people at:
Hart House Theatre
UofT Drama Coalition
FACEBOOK INVITE!!!
*KTO's Groundhog Day is Andy McDowell free.
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To Bollywood, With Love
added Jan 20/08, 5:14pm.
Two of our dearest KTO family members left this past week, to fly over
to India on a very special mission to work with orphans in need. KTO
just wants to send our love and support for everything you're doing,
not to mention our wishes for you to come home safe and soon. We'll
keep everyone updated on your awesomeness via a special place on the Street Team page.
It also wouldn't hurt for you to hand out a couple flyers for our upcoming shows. Do you have any buttons left? Give them to the orphans. Yeah, then it seems like we're nice too!
Sweet.
I'm having a conversation with myself.
We love you Jenna and Di! Godspeed!
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BOILER ROOM TONIGHT!
added Jan 08/08, 7:55am.
That's right folks! We're kicking off the New Year TONIGHT with a ram
packed show of all-new baby material! Come check out Diet KTO tonight, as they support the Boiled Wieners (fresh from the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival) in their monthy showcase "The Boiler Room"!
The showcase also features the awesomely talented Press, Release, Repeat; super special show host Poppa Proppa, and the musical talents of Scott Baragar!
All for just $5!
Live from the Cameron House (408 Queen St. just west of Spadina) at 8pm. 19+
Click here for the Facebook link/invite.
Click here to visit KTO on Facebook.
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KALAN TAKES A SIDE!
added Nov 28/07, 3:11am.
By now you've surely heard of the bloody Sketch feud between your KTO and The Accidental Company,
which boiled over into multiple confrontations at the 2007 Toronto
Sketch Comedy Festival over the use of KTO's Adam (a former Accidental Company member).
People all over the world have been taking sides and expressing their
support for KTO in this viciously comedic gang-war.
Kalan Porter, former Canadian Idol has spoken: he's selected KTO!
Take that, Accidental Company.
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NOW AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD!
added Nov 20/07, 4:11pm
Like OMG! Because of you, the very awesome KTO Nation, we've been named the winners of the NOW MAGAZINE AUDIENCE CHOICE award at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival!
Thanks so much to everyone who came out (and extra to those who
actually voted for us), as well as all of the troupes involved in the
show. It's been the single greatest experience of our still-brief
career as a troupe.
Because of the win, KTO will be featured alongside the very cool SHAME IS RIGHT, and Best of the Fest prize winners (and all around AMAZING troupe) THE DANCE PARTY OF NEWFOUNDLAND this Friday night on the Second City Mainstage!
Tickets are available here.
Showtime is at 11pm,
KTO is second on the bill, but trust us -- you don't want to miss
anything. The other featured troupes rocked our collective balls off,
and it'll be an honour just to hit the same stage as them.
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SKETCHFEST FAN SUPPORT!
added Nov 9/07, 4:48pm
Hey team! The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival is just a few days away, and we want to you to be there!
This is a gigantic opportunity for KTO and KTO nation to show off for
the world. That being said, we can't do it alone! WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Ways You Can Help!
1. Come to the show!
Kathleen Turner Overdrive (w/special guests Dan D Lyons of Montreal)
Live @ Sketchfest NOVEMBER 18TH, 2007 @ 5PM.
DIESEL PLAYHOUSE CABARET
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!
The
more people we have at the show, the better our presence becomes, not
to mention the great times had by all. Remember to vote KTO at the end
of the show to aid us in winning a super duper prize!
2. Add Kathleen Turner Overdrive on Facebook!
Pretty much everyone has one these days, and what better way to show your support than to flaunt it electronically!
CLICK HERE TO ADD US!
3. Join the KTO Street Team!
Sign up for our KTO street team and come crash Sketchfest and other
high-profile events around Toronto! Free swag and special
opportunitites are in abundance for our very favorite people!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
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SKETCHFEST BOUND
added Oct 18/07, 8:21pm
KTO recieved some awesome news in the form of entrance to the 2007 edition of the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival!
We're immensly excited and honoured to compete and collaborate with the
best in sketch comedy from across North America.
KTO will have their very own showcase on...
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18th at 5:30pm, live from the Diesel Playhouse!
The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival runs from November 13th - 18th, and
features some of the best in sketch comedy, from all over North
America. You should be there!
Stay tuned for some great details, and visit the official
TORONTO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL website for everything else!
Go Ahead...Laugh!
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