Vest Of Friends Podcast

Together Chelsea Larkin and Susannah Kiernan form sketch duo L’il RasGALS, and one regular sized human (almost). Combined they have almost 30 years of improv and sketch comedy experience. Chelsea graduated from the Comedy Writing and Performance Program at Humber College, Second City Conservatory and Masters Class, and has trained and performed with Bad Dog theatre and Impatient Theatre Company. Susannah is also a Second City conservatory grad and former cast member of the Second City Sunday company the Bench, and has trained extensively and performed at the Groundlings (L.A.) and Upright Citizens Brigade (N.Y.). The L’il RasGALS have been performing regularly together as a duo all over Toronto for years, with highlights including Montreal and Toronto Sketchfests, the SheDot Festival and being nominated for Now’s Best Sketch Troupe. Facebook Twitter Chelsea's Twitter Susannah's Twitter

Bryan O'Gorman is a professional weirdo who has headlined comedy shows all over the world in dozens of countries including England, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, Australia, Romania, Serbia and the USA to name eight. This year he plans on playing in every country on earth, plus the moon (if the spaceship he's building works). Last year, Bryan's second album opened at number one on iTunes comedy charts and remained there for several hours. A live performer since childhood, this joke of a man honed his stand up skills in the legendary Toronto comedy scene and has refined them on stages throughout the galaxy. Catch him now before he dies in a feeble attempt to make it to the moon in a homemade rocket. Of his many credits, a few include being featured on MTV, Much Music, The Comedy Network, Sirius-XM Radio, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival,The Melbourne Comedy Festival, National Lampoon Radio, JFL-42, the Montreaux comedy festival and the CBC. Twitter: @BOG_416 Instagram Buy his album "The BOG LP" on iTunes

Chris Wilson is one half of 3-time Canadian Comedy Award winning sketch duo Peter n' Chris. Together they have contributed sketches to College Humour, CBC's The Irrelevant Show and are writers for the web comic White Ninja starring Paul Scheer. Chris can also be seen as a regular cast member on CBC's Royal Canadian Air Farce. Watch the short film Grocery Store Action Movie and get your butt to Cloud Comedy (a monthly stand up show he runs with comedian Jordan Cohen) at Jfl42 on Sept 28th. Peter n' Chris on Twitter Chris Wilson on Twitter The Irrelevant Show PeternChris.com White Ninja Grocery Store Action Movie

Seven years of innovative sketch writing and teamwork have propelled Fratwurst to realize their greatest feat of hilarity: Dan's Inferno. After a resoundingly successful run of their 2014 "Choose Your Own Adventure," sketch show, You Detective (Toronto Fringe Festival), and regular festival dates in New York, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, Fratwurst has decided to break from sketch comedy to focus on the world of theatre by crafting their first original play. Facebook Fratwurst.com

Soul Decision is made up of Kevin Vidal and Christian Smith. They were recently named the "Best of the Fest" for the Toronto Sketch Comedy festival (2017) and performed in the "Best of the Fest" show in the Montreal Sketch Fest (2017). Christian is a Second City alumni of their House Company and understudies for their Touring Company. Kevin is an alumni of the Second City Mainstage in Toronto. You can catch him on CBC's Workin' Moms and Kim's Convenience. Both are actors and writers but most of all they're nice boys. Soul Decision on Facebook Soul Decision on Instagram Soul Decision on Twitter

Ned Petrie is a writer, actor, and 6-time Canadian Comedy Award nominee. Currently, he is a regular on the upcoming TV seriesBlindSighted (AMI / Breakthrough) and Gary & His Demons (Blue Ant Media). Ned was previously a writer and co-star on the animated series Night Sweats (Teletoon) and the creator of The Panel Show (CBC Radio). He has been featured at such live comedy festivals as Just For Laughs Toronto, Sketchfest NYC, NXNE, Chicago Sketchfest, Montreal Sketchfest, and Toronto Sketchfest. You can check out his writing on The Beaverton, CBC Comedy and Twitter @NedPetrie.

TwoSon are tiny Canadians trained in sketch and improv through Toronto's Second City Training Centre and Bad Theatre Company. Devon Henderson and Jackie Twomey met in the Second City Writing Program where they bonded over their love of emotional distance and Shonda Rhimes television programs. They've been performing together ever since. TwoSon has headlined SketchFest Seattle and performed at Vancouver Sketch Comedy Festival, Montreal Sketchfest, SheDot Festival, and Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, where this past year they won The Understudies' Memorial Award for Sketchiest Sketch Troupe. TwoSon has performed improv at the Detroit Improv Festival, District Improv Festival, and the Vancouver International Improv Festival. Devon and Jackie were part of the 2016 International Ensemble at VIIF. TwoSon Twitter Twoson Facebook TwoSon Instagram Jackie Twomey Twitter Devon Henderson Twitter

Allison Price is a Canadian Comedy Award winning and Dora nominated actress and an alumni of the Second City, where she wrote and performed in four critically acclaimed Main Stage sketch revues. Recently for Second City, she performed alongside Sean Cullen and Patrick McKenna in Twist Your Dickens and with Colin Mochrie in the North American tour of The Second City Guide to the Symphony, which received it's US premier at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. She is the co-creator and co-star of the unscripted web series Slumber Party with lifelong BFF Gwynne Phillips. As half of the award-winning sketch duo Haircut, Allison has performed in Chicago, Toronto and as a part of Just For Laughs. She is the star of the dark indie comedy Everything is Fine with Sandra and Jeremy and the screen adaptation of Miranda July's short story Roy Spivey You can catch her improvising as a regular cast member of Theatresports at The Bad Dog Theatre. For some of her dramatic work, look for the remount of the Fringe hit pool (n

Palcoholics are Matt Nadeau and Aaron Peever, a couple neat best friends who use sketches to piss each other off on stage and give audiences a good time. A bit of sketch, a bit of Improv, kinda drunk, kinda funny! Palcoholics on Facebook

Ladystache is a sketch comedy duo from Toronto, consisting of Steph Tolev and Allison Hogg. They have traveled all across the world performing in festivals such as: Edinburgh Fringe Fest, San Fransisco Sketchfest, LA Comedy Fest and Montreal Sketchfest. They have a fast paced brand of comedy full of energy, physicality, bizarre characters and an occasional wolf hat. Their sketches twist, turn, offend and delight. Steph currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Allison lives in a two hundred year old house in Toronto that is most definitely haunted. LadyStache.com Instagram Twitter

As a member of the sketch troupe the Imponderables, Eric was named by Variety Magazine as one of their top 10 comics to watch. His troupe appeared at the Just For Laughs Festival (Chicago, Toronto, and Montreal Gala Series on CBC), two Canadian Comedy Award Specials on the Comedy Network, and in the CBC special: Sketch with Kevin McDonald from the Kids in the Hall. They've played to sold-out houses in Toronto (Rivoli, Second City, Massey Hall), New York (UCB, PIT) L.A. (ACME, UCB), and Chicago (IO Theatre). After writing and starring in an Imponderables’ pilot for MTV in the US, Eric began writing, producing and starring in the IPF funded, multiple award winning original series, Bill and Son’s Towing. From there, he’s gone on to write for the Ron James Show (CBC), Still Standing (CBC), Kim’s Convenience (CBC), Gaming Show in My Parent’s Garage (Disney/Family), Odd Squad (PBS, TVO), and two seasons of the Just For Laughs/CW Network Talk Show in an Elevator starring Nick Thune and Pete Holmes. After turning

Carson Pinch is a Toronto-based award-winning comedy writer and performer. Carson has performed all over North America and currently writes and performs a brand new show at Comedy Bar every week with Toronto comedy legacy troupe The Sketchersons (Sunday Night Live), who are now in their 13th year. Carson is also a writer and performer with the multiple award-winning sketch comedy troupe O DAT DUM. Twitter Instagram His sketch troupes: Sketchersons Twitter Instagram O DAT DUM Twitter Instagram

Live Dudes is a sketch comedy trio comprised of Tyler Morgan, Andrew Harris, and Cameron LaPrairie. They met through the Second City and have since gone on to perform improv, sketch and stand up all over North America. Bringing talent from all corners of the country, these boys ride the razor’s edge of controversy while maintaining their impish nature. FB: @TheLiveDudes Instagram: livedudescomedy YouTube: Live Dudes

Joel Buxton has provided comedic writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes (CBC) and Because News (CBC Radio 1). He writes for children’s animation, including Inspector Gadget (DHX) and Cupcake & Dinosaur (eOne). He has appeared on television shows such as The Beaverton (CTV) and CMT Select (CMT), and writes for Reader’s Digest, VICE, Frank ‘N Funny Greeting Cards, and CBC Comedy. Joel has performed stand-up comedy at festivals such as JFL42, NxNE, and Field Trip Music Festival. He is an alumni of the award-winning sketch collective The Sketchersons, and also performs sketch with The Junkyard Dukes. Their self-titled album is available on iTunes. Joel recently assistant directed the Second City mainstage’s 79th revue, Everything is Great Again. Joel is also a songwriter and musician with the group Brunswick Project. Their YouTube Channel “Animal Songs” has generated over two million views. Follow him on Twitter @JoelBuxton

Good Game is a sketch and musical comedy trio from London Ontario. The group formed just over a decade ago when Nick Chenosky, David Horn & Craig Scorgie met in a high school drama class. What started as goofy sketches at school talent shows turned into Fringe festivals and comedy venues. They have a headliner series at Comedy Bar and are touring across Canada this year with their new sketch comedy revue “GUNG HO!”. Good Game was recently featured at the NYC Sketch Comedy Festival, and are annual favourites at Toronto's Sketch Comedy Festival. For all things Good Game, check them out at goodgamecomedy.com Website Twitter Instagram Facebook

Allison Hogg is an actor, writer, and comedian. She is currently writing for the award-winning TV show This Hour Has 22 Minutes. She is a founding member of the sketch duo Ladystache, who were winners of the first ever SiriusXM sketch off and nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Sketch Troupe. She is currently the head writer for iconic Toronto sketch troupe The Sketchersons, who perform weekly in Sunday Night Live at the Comedy Bar. Allison is also a member of The Flirty Boys who have recently won the Now Magazine Audience Choice Award at The Toronto Sketchfest. She has performed in a number of festivals including JFL42, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, L.A Comedy Fest, NXNE, Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, Montreal Sketchfest, Del Close Marathon at the UCB, Dirty South Improv Fest, Toronto International Improv Festival, and Toronto Sketchfest. She currently lives in a house in Toronto that looks like it belongs to a witch. @AllisonHogg @Lady_Stache @TheFlirtyBoys @thesketchersons

Parker & Seville is an award-winning sketch duo from Toronto. Previous winners of the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival's "Sketchiest Sketch Troupe" Award. They got their start in 2007 as a vaudeville act, performing Abbot and Costello-like routines before expanding their act to include a variety of different characters. Dave Barclay (Parker) and Matt Kowall (Seville) met at Humber College in 2005 in the Comedy Writing and Performance Program. A few months later they wrote their first sketch together, “Grade Two Boys News”, and have been collaborating ever since. In October 2014, Parker & Seville founded a new troupe with 4 other sketch comedians named O Dat Dum. It has gone on to great success, winning the 2015 Sketchiest Sketch Troupe Award and the 2016 Producers' Pick Award, both at Toronto Sketchfest. Website Buy Their Album

Cameron Wyllie is a sketch comedy hero who has taken a record five troupes through the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, including award-winning troupes "Smells Like The 80s" and "O Dat Dum." He also pumps out projects with John Gape, a collective of comics and filmmakers operating on an out-of-pocket budget. Twitter: @cameronwyllie YouTube Channel: O Dat Dumb and Oops it's Chris and Cam

Hunter Collins is North America's foremost nincompoop comedian. Originally from Montreal, this bilingual performer has graced the stage at countless festivals, including JFL42, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Cottage Country Comedy Festival, NXNE, Icebreakers Comedy Festival, and The Montreal Sketchfest. In addition to having taped a comedy special for iChannel's No Kidding, Hunter has sexed it up big-time on Much Music's hit syndicated show Video On Trial, and CBC Radio's Laugh Out Loud. Website twitter

Flo & Joan are a British-born, Toronto-based musical comedy duo, and sisters Nicola and Rosie Dempsey. The piano/percussion pair has headlined and played to sold-out audiences across North America and internationally including Montreal Sketchfest (Best of the Fest Selection 2016), Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival (Best of the Fest Selection 2016), SheDot Festival, and as part of JFL42. Their debut show Victory Flaps at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016, was a top selection at the Fringe in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards. @FloandJoan Flo and Joan on Facebook YouTube Album: Victory Flaps