TOSketchFestBlog
TOsketchfest kicks off the 2027 Learning + Fun Series with an informative virtual presentation with the TOsketchfest team, and guests from Montréal Sketchfest.
Submissions for TOsketchfest27 are open from September 1 – October 15, 2026. Creating a festival submission is a job. Sure, there are the forms and submission fees to navigate, but that’s just the END of a submissions process.
How do you write about your work?
Do you have great photos?
Does your video submission do your work justice?
We thought we’d bring a few festival programmers together to talk a bit about what their festivals are looking for, and to offer tips and insights on what you can do to make your festival submission shine.
WHAT MAKES A GREAT FESTIVAL SUBMISSION?
Date: Tuesday September 22, 6:00-7:30pm Eastern Time
Location: LIVESTREAMING (Zoom)
Program Length is 90 minutes
Cost: FREE
Our Guests
Virginia Woodall
TOsketchfest Festival Producer Virginia Woodall has watched a whole lot of festival submissions! She works closely with our programming committee to help build the annual festival lineup and loves helping comedy artists put their best work forward. Virginia will pull back the curtain on the TOsketchfest programming process, share what our committee is looking for, and offer tips to help your submission show just how funny and wonderful you truly are.
Kristina Guevarra + Deirdre Trudeau
Kristina and Deirdre from Montréal Sketchfest know a thing or two about great sketch! Heading into their 20th season, the festival has seen its fair share of submissions and hilarious acts from Montreal, across Canada, and beyond. Kristina and Deirdre will share their insights into the Montreal programming process, what they’re looking for when reviewing submissions, and what helps an act stand out from the pack.
