Greg Burke
Gregory Burke has appeared in featured roles on NBC's Law and Order, Third Watch and FOX's New York Undercover and can be seen as various characters on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He also spent six years portraying Ben Reade on CBS' The Guiding light. In 2006 he co-starred in the film Checkout, directed by Dan Eckman, which won Best College Short at the 2006 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Other credits include numerous childhood exploits on Saturday Night Live and The Late Show with David Letterman. He is a founding member of the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz. He has studied improv under Matt Besser, Michael Delaney, Billy Merrit, Seth Morris and Jackie Clarke. Greg is also a member of the prestigious First Look Theatre Company at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Greg is repped by Don Buchwald Commercial Management (212 867 1070)
Dan Gregor
Dan Gregor is a sketch, standup and improv comedian from New York City. Currently he is in development to write, produce and act in an original TV pilot for Touchstone Pictures with his comedy trio, Chubby Skinny Kids. In the past he’s performed improv on resident house ensembles at the UCB Theater, Magnet Theater and as a founding member of New York University's longest running troupe, Dangerbox. Gregor has studied comedy under Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Matt Besser, Armando Diaz, Ali Farahnakian, Christina Gausas, Jake Fogelnest and others. He has worked in production on Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, The Late Show with David Letterman, FHM, and on a Robert Smigel movie that was never finished; additionally he has worked in HBO's Comedy Development department on such shows as Real Time with Bill Maher, One Night Stand, Da Ali G Show and many others. Gregor is repped by Del-Rea Management (310 440 5780) and Creative Artists Agency (Andrew Miller- 310 288 4545)
Doug Mand
Doug Mand currently is in development to write, produce and act in an original TV pilot for Touchstone Pictures with his comedy trio, Chubby Skinny Kids. He has appeared on MTVU’s “The Freshman”, as well as the short film Granted, an official selection of the Rhode Island Film Festival. He was also selected to perform in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with the play “Fires In The Mirror.” He has studied improvisation at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater under Owen Burke, Paul Scheer, Seth Morris, and Jackie Clarke. He has studied voice and speech with Beth McGuire and technique with Ellen Novack and Per Brahe. Doug is repped by Del-Rea Management (310 440 5780), Ellen Novack (212 431 3939), and Creative Artists Agency (Andrew Miller- 310 288 4545)
Lou Perez
Lou Perez is a graduate of the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU. He's co-starred in the film Checkout, which won Best College Short at the 2006 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Best Narrative Film at the Tartan Road Film Festival, and Best Film at the New Haven Underground Film Festival. He has also appeared in the films Granted, Blue Ribbon, I Am Nigel Cook, Flux, and Can We Be Honest? Lou has also been performing improv and sketch comedy for over four years, three of which at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NYC. He's been seen on MTV-U's The Freshmen: Musicology 101 and The Discovery Channel's Go Ahead Make My Dinner. Apart from performing, Lou reads submissions for the podcast program, Voices Radio, and is currently working toward an MFA in Fiction at CCNY.
Eliza Skinner
Eliza Skinner is a producer, writer, performer, lover and fighter in New York City. She is a member and co-creator of a tiny musical improv group, "I Eat Pandas", and a kick-ass all-girl experimental coverband, Stickerbook. She is also a member of the New York cast of Baby Wants Candy and a frequent performer at NY's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Eliza has appeared on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy", MTV's "Damage Control", and she is the voice of "Chick" in So! Animation's Faminals shorts. Eliza also produces videos and writes a lot for HelloHilarious.com, and in her own blog, www.elizaskinner.net. Eliza is repped by the Luedtke Agency (212 765 9564)
AJ Morales Director / Co-Writer
AJ Morales is the Emerging Comics of New York's Best Director for 2005, and the proud founder / director of the Wicked Wicked HammerKatz. Hailing originally from Arizona, he began his sketch comedy career with the legendary Arizona State University group Farce Side, where he performed and wrote for their widely attended weekly show and received five audience choice awards for his writing. Over the past eight years he has directed over 35 theatrical productions, and has studied improv under Dannah Feinglass, Michael Delaney, Jackie Clarke, and Dyna Moe. He also performs regularly with HammerKatz Improv and the new group Best Boy, which specializes in the improvised movie form. AJ received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University, and currently designs and writes dialogue for the video game company Longtail Studios, a subsidiary of Ubisoft. This Fall he will be directing the two man show The Next Big Thing featuring Greg Burke and Lou Perez.
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