Schadenfreude
In 1997, I co-founded the comedy group Schadenfreude. We recently staged a fake mayoral campaign in the City of Chicago, positioning the fictitious 53rd Wards’ Alderman Ed Bus against Rahm Emmanuel. Check-out the web series at www.53rdward.com. Chicago’s NBC-5 even listed Alderman Bus with 1000-1 odds.
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I currently direct for The Second City’s shows aboard various ships on the Norwegian Cruise Line, and have directed for Second City’s National Touring Company and Second City Communications. Here’s a review of a recent show.
Read more »Shiny People
Shiny People is a pilot show I co-created alongside Brian d’Arcy James. Produced and shot by NYC’s Silent Crow Arts and directed by Matt Bennett, Shiny People is all about the world of industrial theater, in which companies hire actors to help promote their products at private events. 30 Rock’s Don Scardino signed on as executive producer, and calls the show “a look at what actors have to go through and how humiliated they can be.” (Wall Street Journal, 2009).
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