Toronto Fringe 2026 Picks: Artists who make us laugh
Picks of 2026 Toronto Fringe comedy shows
Comedy & Improv
Comedian Ashwyn Singh: new material + “Desi Translations” = big birthday show!
“If all you see getting attention on your phone are the things you hate, let me show you that the real world is not like that.” ~ Ashwyn Singh
The Things We Learned From Telling Tita Jokes
“Because Filipina life is never just one thing. It’s contradictory, layered, messy, loving, exhausting, generous, and sometimes absurd. And the show had to hold all of that.” ~ Alia Ceniza Rasul
From set to sketch to TO Sketchfest with “The Midnight Snacks”
“The moment we hit the stage and got our first big laugh — at a place we don’t normally get a laugh – I knew we had something. ” ~ Jazmine Campanale
Review: “People of the City” come to laugh-filled life before our eyes
“…let me say that you should be there if you want to watch civic imagination and community coming to riotous life” ~Scott Sneddon
Send in the clowns: “Hansal & Geetal” invite you to share their jokes at TOsketchfest
“As clowns, we love breaking the fourth wall. But here was a delicious challenge: what if we couldn’t?” ~ Sachin Sharma
TOsketchfest’s Cody Sullivan invites YOU to the important insanity of a “Town Meeting”
“I’m using my show about my little town as a way to show the horrific mess that is the federal government, in a digestible way —and as a way for myself as an artist to process my anxieties around the loss of US democracy.” ~ Cody Sullivan
Review: Unpredictable “Invasion: A Christmas Carol” is hilarious and uplifting
“Invasion: A Christmas Carol argues for a different ritual: making space for surprise.” ~ Scott Sneddon
Clowns Glen and Vinny are ready for a surprising Spotlight
“It’s fun to perform as Glen and Vinny because we get to use everything in our toolkit to bring them to life.” ~ Ban Kopp and Calvin Rea
“Making people laugh is an art form”: Andrew Phung is at the Comedy Is Art Festival
“Comedy and making people laugh is an art form. It’s nuanced and difficult, and there’s nothing stronger and more satisfying than a group of people laughing together.” ~ Andrew Phung
It’s here! 14 strange and sweaty young actors plunge into the secrets of “The Ensemble”
“This play is insane in all the best ways, while still having humour and heart.” ~ Aliyah Bourgeault (and Emmet Logue)
