{"id":596821,"date":"2026-04-11T10:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/596821\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:33:10","slug":"montreal-sketchfest-is-back-the-montrealer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/596821\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Sketchfest is back! – The Montrealer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get ready for the ultimate celebration of \u201cscripted\u201d sketch comedy in our beautiful & hilarious city! Montreal Sketchfest is back and bigger than ever in 2026 for their 19th year, featuring top-notch artists and performers from across North America. This year\u2019s festival promises to be jam-packed with laughs and non-stop entertainment that you won\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no better way to shake off the winter blues than this riotous celebration of comedy in the heart of Montreal. Hot weather is on the horizon and hot comedy is coming your way\u2026<\/p>\n

An unforgettable festival experience that\u2019s sure to leave you in stitches<\/p>\n

The Montreal Sketchfest is an annual celebration of sketch comedy produced by Le Nouveau International, a not-profit arts company that resides at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Ste-Catherine. Since its inception in 2006, the festival has welcomed over 300 troupes from all over the world.<\/p>\n

The festival features an exceptional line-up of local and international talent:
All shows are at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Ste-Catherine, unless otherwise listed.<\/p>\n

\"MontrealThursday, April 30 at 8:00pm
MTL SKETCHFEST OPENING NIGHT with LEGITNESS (MTL), TONY MCINTYRE (MTL), A.C. BIRCH (TO) and HOT METAL PLAYGROUND (TRAVERSE CITY, MI)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 1 at 8:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with FUNNY, I\u2019M HOME! (MTL), KATIE LEGGITT (MTL), and CAM WYLLIE (TO)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 1 at 10:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with LAURA BUCHANAN (MTL), ABBY LONG (MTL), SARAH CONWAY (TO) and SMALL FISH (OTT)<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 2 at 8:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with ANDERS YATES (TO), CARMINA BERBARI DAOU (MTL), ISAAC KESSLER (MTL) and BURNT TOAST (NYC)<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 2 at 10:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with JONAH BORDER (MTL), SOLLY KP (MTL), and DUMPTRUCK (NYC)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 5 at 8:00pm
MTL Sketchfest x JUST FOR LAUGHS CHARACTERS SHOWCASE<\/p>\n

\u00a0Wednesday, May 6 at 8:00pm
MTL Sketchfest SOIR\u00c9E FRANCO avec JOE ET JEAN-PAT (MTL), \u00c9DITION SP\u00c9CIALE (MTL), SUDISTES HUMORISTES (MTL), JEANNE ET JEANNINE (MTL) et MONSIEUR MOH ET MICHEL (MTL)<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 7 at 8:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with BONUS FEATURE (LOS ANGELES, CA), LOU LAURENCE (MTL) and SUMMER DAD (TO)<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 7 at 8:00pm @ Montreal Improv Theatre
MTL Sketchfest with PUN INTENDED! (MTL), CHEAP WINE (TO) and THE UNDERSTUDIES (TOR)<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 7 at 8:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with GREASE TRAP (MTL), BOOBIE TRAP (NYC) and TIYAWNDA (TO)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 8 at 8:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with AMANDA XELLER (NYC), AVERY & SABRINA (DALLAS, TX) and MADARLINGS (MTL)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 8 at 8:00pm @ Montreal Improv Theatre
MTL Sketchfest with PORTMANTEAU (MTL), 24 DOUBLE B (TO) and TIK TOK BOOM (TO)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 8 at 10:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with TANDEM JUMP (MTL), BIG OL\u2019 MESS (DENVER, CO) and JON BLAIR (TO)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 8 at 10:00pm @ Montreal Improv Theatre
MTL Sketchfest with BEACON OF HOPE (MTL), 2 SAME GUYS (VAN) and SARAH BENNETT (TO)<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 9 at 7:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with THE PERHAPS (MTL), NKASI OGBONNAH (TO) and POTATO POTATO (TO)<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 9 at 9:00pm
MTL Sketchfest with SHE\/THEY (MTL), JACKED TO THE TITS (TO) and TOM & ERICA (TO)<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 9 at 11:00pm
BEST OF THE FEST
Closing out the fest in true Montreal Sketchfest tradition will be a BEST OF 2026, showcasing the picks of the litter of the year! 10 of the festival\u2019s top troupes perform one sketch each in this rapid-fire explosion of sketch comedy. The Best of the Fest show sells out every year, so don\u2019t wait to get your tickets.<\/p>\n

April 30 to May 9, 2026
To purchase your tickets, visit:\u00a0www.montrealsketchfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready for the ultimate celebration of \u201cscripted\u201d sketch comedy in our beautiful & hilarious city! Montreal Sketchfest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":596822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-596821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}