About this Event
KUMITE IMPROV: Toronto's Comedy Champions is back! Join us Saturday, November 21 at 8 PM at The Assembly Theatre (1479 Queen Street West, Toronto) for a night of side-splitting laughter and world-class entertainment, right in the heart of Parkdale!
Toronto's best improvisers will team up and battle it out in a series of improv challenges to see who will come out on top as the ultimate KUMITE CHAMPION. You won't want to miss a single moment of the action as they spin your suggestions into hilarious on-the-spot improv comedy.
MEET YOUR COMPETITORS!
TEAM A
KAYLA LORETTE (New Eden, Black Mirror)
NAOMI SNIECKUS (Mr. D, Saw 3D, Baram & Snieckus)
TEAM B
KRIS SIDDIQI (Law & Order Toronto, Second City)
ALASTAIR FORBES (Second City Mainstage, Canadian Comedy Award nominee)
TEAM C
JAN CARUANA (Because News, Kim's Convenience)
ROB BAKER (Director of The Second City's brand-new Mainstage revue 100% Real Human — which you should absolutely go see!)
SPECIAL GUEST JUDGE
DAVID SHORE (Founder of the award-winning Monkey Toast)
HOSTED BY
JAMIE CAVANAGH
Three teams. Four rounds. One champion. And the audience helps decide who comes out on top.
Join us for KUMITE 30, our final showdown of 2026!
Event venue & nearby stays
The Assembly Theatre, 1479 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada
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