Collingwood Improv Artists Recruit Red Green Star Patrick McKenna for Collingwood Night Live
Collingwood Improv Artists (CIA) director Julie LeBlanc is staging the fourth installment of Collingwood Night Live at Collingwood's Simcoe Street Theatre on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. with guest host Patrick McKenna of The Red Green Show and musical guest Shipyard Kitchen Party, CollingwoodToday's Jessica Owen reported on November 12, 2026.
LeBlanc—who first studied improv at Calgary's Loose Moose Theatre in 1991 and co-founded CIA in 2012 with her husband, local radio host John Eaton—revived the troupe in 2026 after an extended hiatus during which several original members formed Shipyard Kitchen Party. After restarting adult improv classes eight months ago, LeBlanc produced the first Collingwood Night Live showcase at Simcoe Street Theatre on August 9, 2026, selling out the venue.
The November 21 show will also be livestreamed on Livil, and LeBlanc confirmed that a fifth Collingwood Night Live edition is already booked for January 6, 2027 with guest host Deb Pierce of OutTV as the group works to build 'Collingwood's version of Second City.'
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