About The Show

The Tim Sims Encouragement Fund (TSEF) and The Second City are proud to present the 20th - and final - Cream of Comedy show on Monday October 26th, 2015.

Hosted by Tim Sims Encouragement Award alums Debra DiGiovanni (Just For Laughs, Last Comic Standing) and D.J. Demers (Conan, 2014 Just For Laughs Homegrown winner), the 20th Anniversary gala will forgo its usual competition element to celebrate two decades of Cream of Comedy performers.  The All-Star line-up of performers, includes:

Marty Adams (The Second City Proejct)

Ryan Belleville (Satisfaction)

Andy Boorman (The Returned)

Aurora Browne (Baroness Von Sketch Show)

Zabrina Chevannes (Yuk Yuk's)

Gavin Crawford (22 Minutes)

Mark DeBonis (Just for Laughs)

Laurie Elliott (Camp Lakebottom)

Nigel Grinstead (On the Rocks Comedy Tour)

Becky Johnson (Space Riders: Division Earth)

Andrew Johnston (Video on Trial)

Caitlin Langelier (Winnipeg Comedy Festival)

Craig Lauzon (Air Farce)

Chris Locke (Cock'd Gunns)

Kayla Lorette (The Second City Project)

Nugmutter (Nug Nahrgang, Dark Rising & Perry Perlmutar, Life Unjarred)

Kathleen Phillips (Sunnyside)

Ron Sparks (22 Minutes)

Gavin Stephens (Comedy Inc.)

Pat Thornton (Sunnyside)

Dawn Whitwell (Baroness Von Sketch Show)

7 Minutes In Heaven (Laura Cilevitz, SketchersonsTV, & Josh Saltzman, Dr. Dimensionpants)

Monday October 26th at 8pm.   Tickets $35.

The Second City Theatre - 51 Mercer Street, Toronto

Established in 1995 in memory of comedian and Second City alumnus Tim Sims, the TSEF and promotes promising comedic performers in the early stages of their careers.   For 20 years, the TSEF and its annual Cream of Comedy showcase have produced countless notable alumni, including Jessica Holmes (Air Farce), Graham Wagner (The Office), Nathan Fielder (Comedy Central's Nathan For You), Katie Crown (Total Drama, Kroll Show), Levi MacDougall (Conan), Craig Lauzon (Air Farce), and Gavin Crawford (22 Minutes).