The Imponderables
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The Imponderables is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe based in Toronto. They are the 2005 winners of the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Sketch Troupe, for which they were also nominated in 2004 and 2006.
The troupe originated in Hamilton, Ontario. Its members include Dave Brennan, Eric Toth, Jon Smith and Tony Lombardo.
In March 2004, the Imponderables were the first independent comedy troupe in The Second City's 30-year history to headline their own show on the theatre's mainstage.
Other notable appearances include the New Year's Eve Comedy Extravaganza at Massey Hall, Talk of the Fest at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival, opening for the Rheostatics at Horseshoe Tavern, the Chicago Improv Festival, two episodes of The Toronto Show and as headliners for the first annual Toronto Sketch Festival. In 2005, the troupe was featured in the 2005 CBC TV special Sketch with Kevin McDonald.
The Imponderables are the resident sketch troupe at the Sketch Comedy Lounge at The Rivoli in Toronto.
The Toronto Star has compared the Imponderables to SCTV and Monty Python: "Like SCTV, their humour springs from the broad, perfectly honed characters and, like Monty Python, their comedy has an obtuse point of view punctuated by manic physicality."
