Past Projects
2025
Foolin' Around
Foolin' Around is The Understudies' second Sketch show! All new sketches written, directed and starred in by Vince, Erik and Sara! The 1.5 hour show included live sketches, filmed sketches and musical numbers. The was a tonne of fooling around in the show!
2025
No Funny Business
No Funny Business is a Sketch Show that The Understudies have written, directed and starred in! The 1.5 hour show included live sketches, filmed sketches and musical numbers. The was no fooling around in the show!
2022, 2023
Mixed Bag
Mixed bag is a community show where the cast was chosen by a random lottery. The understudies have hosted 3 mix bags, giving opportunity to dozens of local improvisers across the city to try out an art form they may not have had the opportunity to otherwise!
2022, 2023
Between the Lines
Between the lines was an improvised comedy show hosted at Elle's Bistro. The show brought inspiration for the improvised scenes from old childhood journal entries read by their authors!
2023, 2024
Comedy Ceilidh at the Carleton
The Comedy Ceilidh drew inspiration from the traditional Irish/Scottish gathering of the same name! The two shows were hosted at the Carleton and had a mix of comedy, music and improv!
2023
Just the Two of Us
Just the two of us was a live recording of the understudies comedy album hosted at the Jitter Bean! Sara and Erik both performed live standup sets which can be found on our YouTube page!
2023
Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes was an improvised comedy show hosted at Elle's Bistro. The show brought inspiration for the improvised scenes from old home videos. The videos were played live in front of the audience and cast and scenes were made in their honour!
2024
Spill the Beans
Spill the Beans was an improvised comedy show hosted at The Glitter Bean Cafe. The show brought inspiration for the improvised scenes from anonymous gossip shared to us over social media! We read out our juiciest gossip and made scenes based on these stories!
2024
Critics Choice
Critics Choice was an improvised comedy show hosted at Elle's Bistro. The show brought inspiration for the improvised scenes from 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 star reviews of local businesses!
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