Getting Younger! We now offer classes and camps for Grades 2-4!

A fun filled seventy five minute class designed to introduce your child in the basic improv games used at The Second City. This class helps build your child's creativity and get them accustomed to working and sharing in a group environment. Classes are generally offered in 12-week session that ends with a brief demonstration performance of some skills they've learned! Next session starts in May!

Or sign up for March Break Camp – March Break 2012 dates: March 12-16

Explore the fundamentals of improvisation. Build self-confidence, listening and communication skills and develop creative thinking, team building skills and empathy. Focuses this March Break include character and status, working as an ensemble and creating scenes from scratch. All campers will see The Second City Education Company's newest revue "So You Think You Can Dance, With Wolves," and have a performance of their own on the last day of camp in our John Candy Box Theatre. We encourage new students to improv and experienced students to our March Break Camps!

Support the Petition in Edmonton to Build a SCTV Monument!

Avenue Magazine began a petition in Edmonton to build a monument to the television show SCTV. The idea has been gaining speed over the past two days, and they need your help.

Read this news article about the monument petition and if you support the idea, please sign!

The Second City wins 2011 Canadian Comedy Award

(TORONTO, October 18, 2011) - The 2011 Canadian Comedy Awards were held last night at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto. The Second City is honoured to have received the award for Best Comedic Play, Revue or Series for our recent mainstage revue Something Wicked Awesome This Way Comes..., which set new box office records when it appeared on our stage from August 2010 through February 2011.

The hit production was written and performed by Rob Baker, Dale Boyer, Adam Cawley, Inessa Frantowski, Caitlin Howden, & Kris Siddiqi. The show was directed by Chris Earle, with music by Matthew Reid, as well as Lighting & Sound by Stage Manager Steve Del Balso.

This is the fourth consecutive year that The Second City has won in this category, and tenth Canadian Comedy Award that The Second City has received overall since the annual comedy festival began in 2000.

Other winners included The National Theatre of The World (named 2011 Best Improv Troupe), which is composed of Second City alums Naomi Snieckus and Matt Baram, as well as 2011's Best Male Improviser, Rod Pederson.

The incomparable Jayne Eastwood, another Second City Toronto alumnus, was named this recipient of The Dave Broadfoot Award

We are also pleased that Picnicface, this year's winner of Best Sketch Troupe, will be performing on our Toronto stage on November 11 as part of the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival.

Congratulations to all of this year's winners and nominees!

Toronto Training Centre Open House October 1st!

We're opening our doors for FREE workshops, shows, prizes, food and more!

Have you always wanted to try improv, writing or stand up? Have you ever walked by 70 Peter Street and wondered "What's in the basement of that office building?" Well now you can find out!

We have classes for:
Adults (Improv, Writing, Stand Up, Conservatory, Singing)
Youth & Teens (Winter, March Break & Summer Camps, weekly improv classes, bi-weekly performances in The John Candy Box)
Shows: Every night of the week!

Every 15 minutes there is a show, drop in class, or prize giveaways!

No preregistration required!

There is lots for current students too! Try our Writing for TV class, or our Stand Up Drop In. If you are a current student, bring a friend! If they sign up for a class on Open House Day, you get $25 off your next class!

We'll also be unveiling our NEW merchandise!

See you October 1st!!

Another great review for Toronto's "Dreams Really Do Come True (and other lies)"

Read this recent review from The Globe and Mail, which include highlights like:

"With Dreams Really Do Come True!, a stream of sharp funny presented by a charismatic cast, most all reasonable wishes are granted."

Read the full review

New Second City Toronto Show Opens to Rave Reviews

Second City Toronto's new revue, Dreams Really Do Come True! (and other lies) opened Tuesday and rave reviews are already rolling in. Check out this one from The Toronto Star:

"You're not even a minute into the latest Second City show, Dreams Really Do Come True! (and other lies), when the belly laughs start coming, as they did at the final preview I attended on Saturday night."

and

"The bottom line is that this is a smart, sharp, snappy show with a bite that's even better than its hilarious bark.

You'll laugh your head off while it's on and then you might stay up all night thinking about what you've just seen. That's what Second City comedy at its best can do and that's what Dreams Really Do Come True! (and other lies) accomplishes time and time again."

Read the full review

What All The Kids Are Screaming About

The Summer Intern has spoken! Amanda Brooke Perrin, winner of The Comedy Network's "Best Summer Job Ever" contest, visited The Second City last week to catch a matinee of our summer family show, The Absolutely Positively Made-Up Show, along with 200 enthusiastic boys and girls:

"Audience participation is a huge part of the show... Every kid wanted to be a part of it; a nice change from the too shy or too cool attitude you sometimes get..."

Here's her full report on The Comedy Network

The Absolutely Positively Completely Made-Up Show

On stage every Thurs, Fri, & Sat at 1 pm (through Sept 3rd)

Recommended for ages 13 & under.

Ticket $12, or Family 4-Packs for $40

More Camps Just Added!

More Camps Just Added!

The Second City Toronto just added more sections to Summer Camp!

Kids, ages 10-18, can explore improv, sketch writing and different comedy styles.

All experience levels are welcome. Registration on now! Click here for full camp descriptions.

Send Your Kids to Second City Fantasy Camp – August 1 – 4

This summer, we're excited to bring our summer camp to Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas! For 5 day/4 nights, we're training 11 – 14 in the art of improvisation and helping them to write an original show that's all their own. The Second City Fantasy Camp includes all training & instruction from Second City teachers, lunch for 3 days and an amenity package. Click here for complete details.

Talk to the Hand!

The Second City is proud to present the next series of puppet workshops. This 4 week intensive introduces performers to the fundamentals of hand puppetry and performance techniques used by professionals. Students will learn how to make their puppets come alive and find the characters within. (We provide the puppets)

Recent graduates of our puppet training performed in The Second City Theatricals hit revue Miracle on Mercer Street.

Dates: Saturdays 3-6pm May 7th, May 14th (no class May 21st), May 28th and June 4th

Tuition: $150.00+HST