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Comedy shows and classes at Danforth & Broadview.
Brought to you by the founders of Bad Dog Theatre.
Drop-in classes from $25 · No experience needed · Just show up and play
Live on the Danforth
Upcoming shows
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Upcoming drop-ins
September at SoCap
Meet people this Saturday. Or learn with the same group for eight weeks.
Three beginner-friendly ways in, depending on what you want right now. No previous improv experience required.
Try one Saturday
Improv for New Friends
A low-pressure improv social for adults who want a more natural way to meet people in Toronto. Come alone. No experience or pressure to be funny.
Asha Vijayasingham
Saturdays / 6:00–8:00 PM
Join any Saturday
Eight-week beginner course
Fundamentals 1 with Gord
Start improv from the beginning with an instructor who has taught in Toronto for more than 20 years and a group that learns together.
Gord Oxley
Mondays / 7:00–9:00 PM
September 14–November 2
Eight-week beginner course
Fundamentals 1 with Lisa
Build listening, spontaneity, and scene skills with a Second City senior faculty member and four-time Canadian Comedy Award winner.
Lisa Merchant
Sundays / 3:30–5:30 PM
September 6–October 25
Classes
Learn improv with us.
Two ways to start, plus everything you need to know before you walk in. Improv classes for every level on the Danforth.
Casual classes
Drop in for a single night. No experience, no commitment — just show up and play.
Improv courses
A multi-week term with the same group, beginner to advanced. Build real skills, scene by scene.
FAQs
New to improv? Straight answers to everything first-timers ask before their first class.
Faculty
Meet the teachers — working Toronto improvisers and Bad Dog / Second City alumni.
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Conversations, comedy, and behind-the-scenes from the SoCap stage.
Rentals
Looking for space?
We have some. And if you need a cigarette, you can lick the nicotine-stained walls. The SoCap rooms on the Danforth are available for shows, classes, rehearsals, weddings, and wakes. Yes, you could put the "fun" in funerals at SoCap.