#FIRSTLOOK: THE SECOND CITY TORONTO’S 92ND MAINSTAGE REVUE: “100% REAL HUMAN”

The Second City Toronto, the leading voice in live comedy, presents its 92nd Mainstage revue, 100% Real Human, opening October 6, 2026. Original sketches, musical numbers, and the unpredictable improv Second City is known for give audiences every reason to put down their phones and enjoy a night of live comedy. Real people. In the same room. Laughing together.

“At a time when a lot of platforms are pushing AI content, we’re doing what we’ve always done, making comedy together,” says Etan Muskat, Artistic Director of The Second City Toronto. “Every sketch, song, and character in 100% Real Human comes from hilarious artists bringing their own experiences, ideas, and wonderfully strange brains to the stage. But the real magic happens when the audience arrives.

The suggestions, reactions, and laughter of the audience not only tell us we’re on the right track, they help shape the show into something unique and alive, creating moments that belong to everyone in the room. No AI, just people making people laugh.”

Directed by Rob Baker, with music direction by Steve Cruickshank, 100% Real Human features writer-performers Gillian Bartolucci, Tim Blair, Monica Garrido Huerta, Antony Hall, Chelsea Larkin, and Gavin Pounds. Matt Keevins serves as stage manager and lighting designer. Assistant direction by Hannah Spear.

For 53 years, The Second City has brought Toronto audiences together through live comedy, helping launch the careers of Catherine O’Hara, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Mike Myers, Chris Wilson and Stacey McGunnigle (This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Lauren Ash (NBC’s Superstore), and Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis (The Great Canadian Baking Show), among many others.

Press opening: Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.

Show Timings:

Tuesday–Thursday: 8:00 p.m.

Friday–Saturday: 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Sunday: 7:00 p.m.

The Second City Comedy Theatre, 110 Harbour Street, Toronto

Tickets: secondcity.com, 416-343-0011 or The Second City Box Office