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Mike Myers to Headline Gilda’s Toronto Fundraiser at Second City for First Return in Over 30 Years

The comedic icon will participate in an interview-based improv event on May 12, supporting cancer communities through Gilda’s Toronto.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1877 -- Pictured: (l-r) Musical guest Tate McRae, host Shane Gillis, and special guest Mike Myers during Goodnights & Credits on Saturday, March 1, 2025 -- (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Mike Myers will appear at Second City Toronto on May 12 for a special one-night-only fundraiser, marking his first return to the venue in over three decades.
  • The event, titled 'It’s Always Something: Open Mike,' is a benefit for Gilda’s Toronto, a cancer support organization named after SNL legend Gilda Radner.
  • Myers will not reprise his iconic sketch characters but will instead be interviewed by David Shore in the format of Shore’s improvised talk show, Monkey Toast.
  • Veteran improvisers, including Colin Mochrie and Aurora Browne, will create scenes inspired by Myers’s interview responses.
  • The announcement follows Myers’s recent SNL appearances that highlighted Canadian pride, including his “Canada is Not for Sale” shirt and the popularized “elbows up” gesture.