Stageworthy

About This Episode In this episode of Stageworthy, host Phil Rickaby speaks with Virginia Woodall, producer at the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival. With the festival entering its 21st year, Virginia shares the story of how she moved from volunteer to producer, how 164 submissions become a 12-day lineup of 78 troupes, and why sketch comedy deserves recognition as its own artistic discipline. In this episode: The evolution of the Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival How the programming committee evaluates 160+ submissions Why sketch comedy is a distinct art form — not just “theatre adjacent” Community-building within the sketch scene The role of monthly comedy cabarets Why Virginia calls Sketchfest “Comedy Christmas” And more! Guest: