{"id":13480,"date":"2026-04-03T15:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theatresaintecatherine.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=13480"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T19:02:08","slug":"montreal-sketchfest-with-tandem-jump-montreal-big-ol-mess-denver-co-jon-blair-toronto","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/theatresaintecatherine.com\/en\/event\/montreal-sketchfest-with-tandem-jump-montreal-big-ol-mess-denver-co-jon-blair-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"MONTREAL SKETCHFEST WITH TANDEM JUMP (MONTREAL), BIG OL&#8217; MESS (DENVER, CO), &#038; JON BLAIR (TORONTO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<br \/>\nTANDEM JUMP (MONTREAL)<\/p>\n<p>Tandem Jump are Montreal-based dirty rat people who eat garbage and dirt. They have been seen at the Just For Laughs Festival and selling out their variety show Tandem Jump and Friends at Theatre Sainte-Catherine. At Montreal Sketchfest they have received the Best Local Troupe award twice in 2023 and 2025. They hope to make you proud.<\/p>\n<p>BIG OL&#8217; MESS (DENVER, CO) <\/p>\n<p>Big Ol\u2019 Mess is a sketch comedy group from Denver, CO, but a Big Ol\u2019 Mess show is not your typical sketch show. Their performances range from smart to dumb, leaving audiences cackling and enamored. Each show is carefully curated with original soundtracks and transition music \u2014 all created by the performers themselves \u2014 yet the vibe stays fun and loose, as these veteran improvisers welcome discovery and hilarious chaos within every sketch. 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