In 2010, the Impatient Theatre Co. introduced Toronto to the Cage Match and many longform improv teams were formed. Some survived and others fell victim to the death knell of the Cage Match buzzer.

Cage Match 2011 Improv Tournament

Cage Match will commence with the first two scheduled teams of improvisers. Each team is given exactly 22 minutes to perform a longform improv set. No more. No less. No short form. No pre-written material. A clock onstage will count down the time and, at the buzzer, the stage will go dark.

The Impatient Theatre Co. will award $1000 in cash to the winning improv team after the final match.

Sixteen teams will enter. Only one will survive.

The Toronto Cage Match is produced under licence by the Impatient Theatre Co. Cage Match was created in Chicago by Kevin Mullaney and has been produced in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Vancouver and Chapel Hill, NC.