“THE FEST OF THE FEST” Mile End IMPROV X The Montreal FRINGE! June 5 – 14

For the second consecutive year, an improv festival is taking place within the 2025 St Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival! The comedic heads at Mile End Improv are programming some of our biggest and best shows, featuring six different shows, six different concepts and six different casts. Mama mia!

THURSDAY, June 5 / 8:30 pm – HELL YEAH FUCK NO

A Mile End Improv over-the-top, nutso show where host Marc Rowland stops our intrepid improvisors’ scenes midway through and asks the audience if the scene in progress is a hit…or shit. If they vote HELL YEAH!, the scene continues, if they vote FUCK NO!, the scene ends there and we all try to forget about it. An energetic and fast-paced comedy show that’ll have your head spinning and your sides splitting!

FRIDAY, June 6 / 8:30 pm – FRIDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT

Oh yeah! It’s the long-awaited return of this classic show where performers are pitted against one another, scene by scene – all the while taunted and cajoled by host James McGee until the final moment when one team is awarded the championship belt! There’s no other show like this in town!

SATURDAY, June 7 / 8:30 pm – VIDEO VORTEX

From the people that brought you FILMS IN FOCUS, a brand new cinematic journey,
reaching deep inside the video cassette vault for the titles you ignored, disregarded or were just too scared to rent. VIDEO VORTEX brings a series of lesser known B, C and D films to life!

THURSDAY, June 12 / 8:30 pm – THE DIRTY THIRTY

Our cast will embark on an exciting sprint to achieve one of improv’s most elusive accolades – completing THE DIRTY THIRTY! They will have 60 minutes to perform 30 scenes before the clock runs out, with each scene ranging from weird to wild. Will they rise to the challenge? One thing is for sure. Things are going to get dirty.

FRIDAY, June 13 / 8:30 pm – THE PHANTOM FILES

Two experts in the supernatural improvise spine-tingling mysteries never before seen for mortal eyes. Using a series of slides they’ve never seen before as backgrounds to scenes, they weave together the most mind-bending narratives that are worthy of a Stephen King bestseller spine-tingling

SATURDAY, June 14 / 8:30 pm – EASY ACTION

If you’ve never experienced the magic that is the duo of Marc Rowland & Brent Skagford’s EASY ACTION, you’ve yet to experience the highest level of improv comedy! If you have seen them, then you know: EASY ACTION is an improvised tale created in the moment by Brent Skagford and Marc Rowland. They combine precise physical work, child-like play and high emotional stakes to create stories to delight every single audience member.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.mileendimprov.ca