Some kids say they want to be a fireman or an astronaut when they grow up. I said a comedian. I started with plays & musicals and eventually found myself in improv and sketch comedy. I love making people laugh.
SKETCH: Mustachio, The Second City at Summer Arts, Evil Empire Comedy.
IMPROV: Mustachio, The Second City at Summer Arts, Evil Empire Comedy, CSUEB, Streaking Chickens.
All of my comedy videos are hosted at:
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Ellis Island (JUNE 2007)
A sketch from the 2007 Second City at Summer Arts in Fresno. Students are taught improv and sketch comedy by Second City alumni in a two week intensive. The second week is dedicated to writing and performing sketch comedy. Written by the lovely Wendy Penrod. Sorry the quality ain't great, it is a recording from someone in the audience.
SKETCH COMEDY
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The Second City at Summer Arts
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CSU Summer Arts
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Writer/Actor
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CSU Summer Arts is a program setup by the California State University system that brings dedicated students together to be taught by industry professionals for two weeks with a final outcome performance. I took the class foucsing on improvisation and sketch writing, taught by Second City LA Training Center's Artistic Director, David Razowsky and other Second City Alumni. At the end of the two week intensive, we performed a show with all original material.
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EEC: Hits Berkeley (in the face)
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Impact Theatre
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Founder/Actor
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Impact Theatre invited EEC for a summer run at their theatre in Berkeley. For this Evil Empire show, we edited GENESIS to give the show a better flow, took out the sketches that didn't work, and added a few new gems to have a tighter show.
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Evil Empire Comedy: GENESIS
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CSU East Bay
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Founder/Actor
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Evil Empire Comedy is a comedy group from Hayward that a few friends and I started. We wrote, directed, and acted in original sketch comedy and improv. We had two nearly sold out weekends for our first show, GENESIS.
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IMPROVISATION
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The Second City at Summer Arts
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CSU Summer Arts 2007
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Student
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CSU Summer Arts is a program setup by the California State University system that brings dedicated students together to be taught by industry professionals for two weeks with a final outcome performance. I took the class foucsing on improvisation and sketch writing, taught by Second City LA Training Center's Artistic Director, David Razowsky and other Second City Alumni. The training was based around realistic charecters and true relationships. |
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Evil Empire Comedy
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CSU East Bay
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Founder/Improviser
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While I was with EEC, we performed shows in Hayward and Berkeley. For the shows, we either played improv games with the audience or had sketchs with improv sections. We also held improv workshops at CSUEB and taught improv classes to local high schools.
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Improvisation A & C
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CSU East Bay
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Student
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College courses with the final being an improv show for the public. Training was based around teamwork and unity within groups.
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Improv for Beginners
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Horner Jr. High
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Teacher
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I taught a 10 week course at a local junior high school. I prepared a curriculum for my class each week ranging from basic rules, the history of improv, basic and complex games, and team building.
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Streaking Chickens
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Irvington High School
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Team Captain
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I was captain for my high school's improv competition team. We hosted shows versus other schools and went to drama competitions. We placed third at the Ohlone High School Theatre Festival in 2004.
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PLAY EXPERIENCE
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One Act Fusion 2005
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CSU East Bay
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Bill & Marcus
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East Bay has an one act festival every year in which final year directing students get to direct their own one act. I was cast in two, Sure Thing and The Philadelphia. I was nominated for the Irene Ryan Acting Award at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for The Philadelphia.
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The Wizard of Oz
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Irvington Conservatory
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Cowardly Lion
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I got to take a fun character and have fun with it for a kids show. "PUT 'EM UP! PUT YOUR DUKES RIGHT UP! PUT 'EM UP AND FIIIIGHT!"
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Peter Pan
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Irvington Conservatory
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Smee
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The musical version of this show kinda forgets about Smee. I made sure he stood out from the crowd of pirates! I was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by American Musical Theatre in 2003.
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