Meet Your Ringmaster Chase Jeffels
How Embracing "Playful Failure" Can Transform Your Teaching
Chase Jeffels is an actor and comedian based in Toronto, celebrated for his innovative approach to improv teaching techniques. A graduate of George Brown Theatre School, he further honed his skills in France at the prestigious Ecole Jacques Lecoq, where he studied creative theatre and trained under the renowned clown master Phillip Gaulier, who has also taught luminaries like Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter.
In the vibrant comedy scene of the city, Chase performs improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy. He shares his unique brand of humor through various platforms, including his Instagram (@chase.jeffels), YouTube (@chase.jeffels), and TikTok page (@chasejeffels).
Chase’s work has been showcased at the Toronto Sketch Fest and The Great Canadian Comedy Film Festival, where he won the 'Audience Choice' award in 2020 and was honored as 'Best Actor' in 2021.
Through his engaging work in clowning, improv, and what he affectionately refers to as “Goofing,” Chase teaches individuals across different fields—ranging from educators to lawyers to healthcare professionals—how to embrace playful failure as part of their professional development for educators. His workshops emphasize learning through play, enabling participants to discover what is genuinely real and human in their work.
Things which do not grow and change are dead things.
Louise Erdrich
Warning: This Workshop May Permanently Change How You Teach
Discover how the principles of improvisation can help you think on your feet, build confidence, respond to the unexpected, and create learning experiences students will remember long after class ends.
✨ Join professional comedian Chase Jeffels for this one-of-a-kind educator workshop.