FRIDAY MAY 8, 2015

6:30 SHOW – House/Bar opens at 6pm

Featuring Glory Haim, Goose Guice, Puny Humans, Debaser
Scroll down for more info about this show’s teams and performers

$10 CASH cover (reg $25) includes 1st round from bar
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Executive Producer: Walt Frasier; Artistic Director: Patrick Reidy

MAY 8 LINE-UP

(Some performer bios can be found below team list)

Puny Humans

CAST: Arthur Tarley, Sam Evans, Matt Aromando, Fareeha Khan and Dan Lee

Puny Humans is an indie improv team based out of New York City, comprised of students at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/pages/Puny-Humans/363657720485179 Twitter: https://twitter.com/punyhumanstweet

Goose Guice

 HONK!

CAST: Lee Apotheker, Justin Han, Adam Lurie, Renee Mariotti, Nathaniel Moore, Polo Tate, Eddie Dougrou and Lisa Tanisawa

http://gooseguice.improvteams.com/

GLORY HAIM

CAST: Paul Ketterman, Chris Caron, Caitlin Dullea, Justin Freidus, Stephen Mack, Bill Buckendorf, Bryan Radtke, Shannon Mann

http://gloryhaim.improvteams.com

https://www.facebook.com/gloryhaim

DEBASER

CAST: Liz Arcury, Jess Adamiak, Arti Gollapudi, Jonathan Noggle, Nick Pearl, Frank Marasco, Ryan McCormack

Performer Bios:

William Goulet Kean – Master of Ceremonies – grew up in Savannah, GA attending a private school and going through the ranks of Cotillion (manners school). He then went to NYU:Tisch where he received a BFA in acting after studying at the Strasbeg and Stonestreet Studios. Since then, he has been a working actor in the city (see resume). In his spare time he studies singing at the Flaherty Opera Studio as well as Improv at UCB and the Magnet. His indie musical improv group Big D and the Closers performs at numerous improv festivals as well as at the PIT, Magnet, and paid gigs at the Broadway Comedy Club. They are currently developing a web series together. Although quite a sweetheart, he tends to play mostly ‘bad boys’ or guys with some edge. http://www.williamgouletkean.com/

Artistic Director, PATRICK REIDY is an actor, comedian, musician, and improviser in NYC.  He can currently be seen as a host and improv comedian at the Broadway Comedy Club for the Eight Is Never Enough and LMAO-NYC Interactive Comedy Shows as well as touring with their family friendly cousin, Improv 4 Kids.  He is also an established improv teacher, having taught for the Comedy Hall Of Fame and independent residences throughout the five boroughs.  As a sketch writer and performer his work has been featured on Funny Or Die, College Humor, and the Absent Minded Comedy Show.  He is a graduate of Salem State University and has studied improv, sketch-writing, stand-up, and screenwriting at the Upright Citizens Brigade, The Peoples Improv Theatre, and The Annoyance Theater.  Yes, and he would love to help you with your next artistic project!

Catch Walt Frasier this Spring on TruTV’s “Friends Of The People” now in their 2nd season. Go to Netflix – RIGHT NOW!!! – to see Walter in Lilyhammer (Season 3, Episode 8) as the American comic performing at Steven Van Zandt’s Norwegian club. Also now on Netflix – Blue Bloods (Season 3, Episode 8) see Walter in spandex body suit in first 5 minutes as Arnie the Homeless Avenger. Royal Pains (Season 6 Episode 3) as the Choking Victim. Past credits include sketch bits on Letterman (9 episodes), Stankervision (MTV2), Naked Brother’s Band (NICK), Hair Trauma (WE) and numerous commercials including Dr. Oz’s Fat Pants. Theater Credits include Off Broadway, Touring and Regional Theater plus over 4000 professional Improv Comedy Shows with EIGHT IS NEVER ENOUGH (AKA LMAO Off Broadway. Improv 4 Kids, Improv 4 Teens, Absent Minded Comedy).

 Jess Adamiak – One step closer to being Beyonce’s backup dancer.

Liz Arcury – Liz currently performs in New York with her improv dream team, Debaser. She started when she was eighteen with Boston University’s long form improv group Sons of Liberty, which she performed with all over the northeast for four years at The National College Comedy Festival at Skidmore College, Improv Boston, and the Del Close Marathon. She has studied under Nicole Drespel, Brandon Gardner, Silvija Ozols, Patrick Noth, Caroline Martin, Caroline Cotter, and Anthony Apruzzese. She has also been lucky enough to do intensive workshops with Don Fanelli, Lydia Hensler, Neil Casey, Chelsea Clarke, and Armando Diaz. Find out more at lizarcury.wordpress.com.

 Arti Gollapudi – A lady in the streets and very sleepy in bed.

Frank Marasco – Frank has snuck Haribo gummy bears into Clearview Cinemas for most of his life. He (me) feels no remorse. He also once had a job as a pizza delivery man where he would often use his bare hands to fix pizzas that got jumbled during transit.

 Ryan McCormack

 Jonathan Noggle – From Wikipedia: [Jonathan Noggle] (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Dirty Dancing. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the latter. She is also known for her 2010 victory in season eleven of the American version of Dancing with the Stars.

 Nick Pearl – Nicholas “Nick” Pearl is a writer/performer from NY. He is the founder and creator of TurboSpeak©, an experimental constructed language/energy drink. All inquiries regarding TurboSpeak© should be addressed to Mr. Pearl. In his spare time, Nick enjoys going to Best Buy and reading the descriptions on the back covers of DVDs of movies he will enjoy watching later that night on the Internet.

 Bill Buckendorf – film music improv food drink sleep

 Caitlin Dullea – a bard, of sorts

 Paul Ketterman – Paul Ketterman has studied improv under Owen Burke, Dannah Feinglass, Michael Delaney, Ian Roberts, Leslie Collins, Kevin Cragg, Micah Sherman and Mark Grenier. He loves dogs, tacos and rock n’ roll.

 Stephen Mack

  Shannon Mann – I moved to New York one hot summer in 2013, and haven’t been evicted yet. You can see me on the Lifetime Movie Network, killing my BFF’s, playing princesses or painting faces. I studied at UCB and am now taking class at the Annoyance in Brooklyn. www.shannonleighmann.com/url

 Bryan Radtke – A middle aged middle child from a middle class family

Arthur Tarley is a writer, improviser and comedian based out of New York City. He has been studying improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre since June 2014. Arthur performs regularly with his indie improv team, Puny Humans, and looks for all the opportunities he can to put his work up on stages around town. You can find Arthur on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/arthur.tarley, Twitter https://twitter.com/arthurtarley, and a bench somewhere eating a sandwich.

 Matt Aromando is a comedian living in Brooklyn. On stage, he performs improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy and has been a part of the Del Close Marathon, Boston Comedy Festival, and NYC Sketch Festival. Online, he produces sketch videos with Horseshoe & Hand Grenade Productions on YouTube and regularly writes on his website mattaromando.com.
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mattaromando
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattaromando

Sam Evans is a New York based actress from Philadelphia who received her Acting degree from Emerson College. She has done comedy, theater, commercial, voice-over, web series and promotional trailer work in Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Her New York credits include improvisation, sketch and stand-up comedy at Upright Citizen’s Brigade, People’s Improv Theater, Annoyance Theater, Magnet Theater, Treehouse Theater and Triple Crown. samantha-evans.com

Fareeha Khan

Fareeha Khan is an improvisor and writer based in NYC. She has been studying at the Upright Citizen Brigade Theater since August 2014. She’s been taught by Natasha Rothwell, Aaron Jackson, Jackie Jennings, Ben Rameaka, and Frank Garcia Heijl. She writes about weird human and hip hop stuff at chaiandchats.wordpress.com. You can follow her on twitter @FareehaMKhan.

Dan Lee

Daniel Lee is an improviser based in New York City. Previously, Daniel was a performer at the Washington Improv Theater (WIT). He has also trained with members of the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) and iO. You can see him performing around New York City with his improv team Puny Humans.

Want to perform?

– This is a booked show. Email us at eightimprov@gmail.com and let us know which Fridays you are available (Usually 4-6 weeks out), TEAM Name, Cast list, Mini Blurb about show, TEAM LOGO/PHOTO and link to website or team page on Facebook etc.
– Sketch and other acts welcome but primary focus is long-form style Improv

WHAT DOES THE RED ROOM OFFER?

– Medium stage in a 70-seat theater with basic lighting and sound
– Grand Piano on stage so GREAT for musical acts
– Moderate Priced Food & Beverage – higher than local pub, average for Tiems Square location, cheap compared to other comedy clubs (Usually requires 2-drink min for prime time shows).
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