A.d.d. Comedy With Dave Razowsky

Bernadette Birkett. Bernadette is an Emmy-award winning actress who has been on Cheers, The Larry Sanders Show, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, Taxi, The Jeffersons, and St. Elmo’s Fire. Bernadette, the wife of George Wendt, is a Second City alum and a member of “Off the Wall” improv group.

Sam Pancake. Sam was in “Arrested Development,” “Will & Grace,” “Lovespring Interantional,” and “Kitchen Confidential.” He was in the films “Legally Blonde 2,” “Win a Date with Tad Hunter,” and “A Lot Like Love.” Sam wrote "Space Station 76,” which is being released by Sony in September, and he’s a recurring character on the internationally popular web-series "Where The Bears Are." 

Pat Towne. Pat was nominated for an Ovation award for his direction of Frank Zappa’s “Joe’s Garage,” as well as “Gorey Stories.” He’s a founding member of Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre, originating the role of The Clown in their cult classic “Coed Prison Sluts.” Pat also originated the role of Greg in Annoyance’s production of “The Real Live Brady Bunch,” and he’s currently in “Stoneface” at Pasadena Playhouse. Pat’s a teacher at The Second City, and has been in “Eagleheart,” “Boston Legal,” and “Desperate Housewives."

Scott Lowell. Scott has been on “Bones," on "American Dad!,” “Heroes,” “CSI,” and played Ted Schmidt in the groundbreaking Showtime series “Queer as Folk.” In September Scott will be heading to Broadway where he’ll be in “The Elephant Man” starring Bradley Cooper.

Marc Warzecha. Marc is a Second City alumni, and is currently the Associate Artistic Director of The Second City Hollywood. Marc was in six resident companies at Second City, and his satirical writing has been featured on ABC's "Nightline,"Newsweek magazine, and the Washington Post. Marc's been a guest on CNN's "Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" and NPR's "All Things Considered." He directed the Center Theatre Group's production of "The Second City's Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, starring Dan Castellaneta (FOX's "The Simpsons") and Larry Joe Campbell (ABC's "According to Jim").  

Sam Bennett is the author of “Get it Done: From Procrastination to creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day.” Sam’s also a teacher, and an actor who got her start at Second City. Sam's worked with ComedySportz, LA TheatreWorks, and The Open Fist Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Sam’s company “The Organized Artist Company," is dedicated to “helping creative people who’d like to be more organized and organized people who’d like to be more creative."

Ben Davis. Ben has been in “Parks and Recreation,” “How I Met Your Mother,” "Six Feet Under,” “Gilmore Girls,” and “MADtv.” Ben is a voice actor in “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,” “Red Dead Redemption,” and is a sought-after acting coach and teacher at Ivana Chubbuck Studio in LA.

Dave Koechner. Dave has been in "Saturday Night Live,” “The Office,” “American Dad,” and “Reno 911.” He was also in both “Anchorman” films, “Talladega Nights,” “Thank You for Smoking,” and “Get Smart."     

Stephen Kearin. Stephen is an improvisor, a director, and a voice-over actor featured in DreamWorks “Kung Fu Panda,” “ Kung Fu Panda 2,” two of the “Madagascar" films, “Monsters vs. Aliens,” and “Megamind.” Stephen is a founding member of 3 FOR ALL, and Impro Theatre, famous for their improvised Jane Austen, “Twilight Zone,” Stephen Sondheim, and Shakespeare productions. 

Ron West is a alum of Second City, and has directed numerous resident company revues (including a number with Dave). Ron has been an actor and a consultant on “Whose Line is it Anyway,” has been in “Seinfeld," “Anger Management,” “Key and Peele,” and was a recurring character on “3rd Rock from the Sun."

Paul Dooley. Veteran actor Paul Dooley has been in the Robert Altman's films “Popeye,” “The Player," “A Perfect Couple,” “A Wedding,” (opposite Carol Burnett), and “Health,” a film he wrote with Altman. He’s been in “Waiting for Guffman,” “16 Candles" and “Breaking Away.” On television his career spans from “Get Smart” to “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Mike Hagerty. Mike has been in “Austin Powers,” “Wayne’s World,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “The Mindy Project,” "Glee,” “Friends," “Deadwood,” and dozens more television series and movies. Mike is an alum of Chicago's Second City. 

Cindy Caponera. Cindy is a comedy writer, author and performer. She wrote on among other shows "Saturday Night Live,” and Showtime’s “Shamless” and “Nurse Jackie.” Her solo shows have played in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and at the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen. Cindy is a Second City alum, and an author whose book “Triggered Her Bully” is a best-seller on Amazon, and will soon come out in paperback.

Barb Wallace. Barb is a Second City Mainstage and ETC alum, having worked with Michael Myers and Bonnie in numerous reviews. Barb won a  Joseph Jefferson Award for her direction of Second City’s We Made A Mesopotamia, Now You Clean It Up, a review Dave was in. Barb has written and created network shows for CBS, NBC, HBO productions. On location in Chicago.

Laura Krafft. Laura is a IO and Second City alum. She has written for "Crossballs: The Debate Show," "The Wanda Sykes Show," and "The Colbert Report."

John Rubano. John has been in “Seinfeld" and “According to Jim.” He has done voice over work for “Pinky and the Brain,” “Superman,” “The New Batman Adventures,” and “Rugrats.” He is an alum of The Second City, having worked with Dave, Steve Carell, and Amy Sedaris.

Alexandra Billings. Alex is an actress and singer who has been in “Eli Stone,” Nurses,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “ER.” She has been in productions at Steppenwolf Theater, and is a teacher for Steppenwolf Theatre West in LA. She was the first Transgendered Female to play a Transgendered Female on television. 

Jon Barinholtz. Jon has been on “Parks and Recreation,” “Outsourced,” and “Happy Endings” on ABC. And, with Rob Belushi, is the other half of “Barinholtz & Belushi,” an improv duo that’s recently sold out their Chicago Improv Festival shows at Second City. Jon and Rob are also in “Pie Guys,” a Comedy Central digital series premiering in May of 2014.

Faith Soloway. Faith is a founding member of Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre, the former music director for Second City, and, with her sister writer, Jill Soloway, created Annoyance Theatre's cult classic “The Real Live Brady Bunch.” Faith is currently writing for “Transparent," Jill's original series on Amazon."

Rick Hall. Rick is a Second City alum. He has been in “Key and Peele,” “The Middle,” “Arrested Development,” “Seinfeld,” “According to Jim,” and “24.” Rick’s one-man show “Pig Boy” played two sold-out performances at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and his short “Slice of Pie” has won nine national film festival awards.