A.d.d. Comedy With Dave Razowsky

Mark Sutton is an improvisor, a teacher, and a director, and a founding member of The Annoyance Theater. Mark was the Artistic Director of The Chicago Improv Festival, and has performed in countless improv festivals and venues nationally and internationally in the award-winning comedy BASSPROV with Joe Bill. On location in Chicago.

Kate Flannery played Meredith Palmer in “The Office.” Kate’s also half of “The Lampshades,” a live lounge act she does with Scot Robinson. Kate’s heading to Sundance for the premier of “Cooties,” where she plays Elijah Wood’s mom.

Brendan Hunt is known for his work on We're the Millers, The American Bickman Burger, and Call of Duty: Finest Hour.

Ken Hudson Campbell has been in “Armeggedon,” “Home Alone,” “Groundhog’s Day,” “Herman’s Head,” and dozens of commercial and animation voice overs. He’s also an alum of Chicago’s Second City, and has worked with Bob Odenkirk, Larry David, Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert.

Andy Cobb is a Second City alumni, who has made a name for himself is a satirist whose work has been seen on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, Comedy Central, and many more. Andy’s videos have been seen over 25 million times online. He’s about to start filming the documentary “Welcome to Fort McMoney,” exposing the environmental impact of tar sands mining in Alberta, Canada.

Danny Breen is a Second City alum, a three-time Emmy Award winner, produced “The Wayne Brady Show,” “The Ellen Degeneres Show,” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” He’s been in “Seinfeld,” and was in the cast of “Not Necessarily the News” for eight seasons.

Damien Fahey is a host on Hulu’s “The Morning After,” replaced Carson Daley on “Total Request Live,” was a host on “I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"

Henry Phillips. Henry has appeared on Comedy Central, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, and “Comedy Bang Bang.” He wrote and produced the semi-autobiographical film “Punching the Clown,” which won the Slamdance Audience Award. “Punching the Clown” is available on Netflix.

Dan O’Connor is the co-founder of Impro Theater, co-created NBC’s “World Cup Comedy,” was seen on “Seinfeld,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” and “The Tonight Show.” He was a writer for “The Wayne Brady Show,” and has taught actors in Cirque du Soleil.

Our 100th "ADD Comedy with Dave Razowsky and Ian Foley” interview is Nia Vardalos. Nia is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for her breakout film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” the screenwriter for the films and starring roles in “My Life in Ruins,” “I Hate Valentine’s Day” (which she also directed), and “Connie and Carla,” co-starring Toni Colette. With Tom Hanks Nia co-wrote "Larry Crowne.” She can be seen in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”

Jeffrey Sweet. Jeffrey is a playwright whose works have been produced around the world, and have featured such actors as Nathan Lane, Jack Klugman, William Peterson, Shelley Berman, and scores more. His classic book Something Wonderful Right Away is an oral history of Second City and The Compass Players, and has been mentioned by Charna Halpern and Mick Napier as inspiring them to open up their theaters. On location in New York City.

Larry Hankin. Larry was a cast member in The Second City, as a stand-up he opened for Woody Allen, and he was nominated for an Academy Award,. Larry helped found San Francisco’s comedy troupe, "The Committee,” and in films was in “Home Alone,” Escape from Alcatraz,” and “Billy Madison." On television he's been in “Friends,” “Seinfeld,” and “Breaking Bad."

Mike Bunin. Mike has appeared in numerous commercials, the movie “The Soloist,” and on television has appeared in “Mad Men,” and was a regular on “My Boys” on TBS. Mike’s also a stand-up and an improviser who appears on stage at The Groundlings and iO.

Jeff Michalski. Jeff is stage and film director, and an alumni of The Second City, where he was fundamental in building their famous Second City etc theater. Jeff is also a teacher and writer, and, with his wife Jane Morris run Los Angeles’ “Fanatic Salon."

Josh Funk. Josh is the Artistic Director of Second City LA’s Training Center, a cast member of the all-Detroit improv cast “The 313,” the composer on “Key & Peele,” and a cast member traveling with Jim Belushi in “The Chicago Board of Comedy.”

Austin Tichenor. Austin tours with the Reduced Shakespeare Company and for seven seasons he served as Associate Producing Director of the American Stage Festival in Milford, NH. He also produces and hosts the Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast, "All Things Reduced."

Tom Booker. Tom is a founding member of Chicago's Annoyance Theatre. Tom has appeared in nearly a hundred commercials and co-wrote and co-directed the feature film Kill the Man starring Luke Wilson. Recorded on location in Austin, TX.

Noah Gregoropoulos is a seasoned improviser, teacher and veteran of Chicago's improv world. He teaches at DePaul, and has directed at Second City e.t.c. and The Second City National Touring Company. Noah's written for "Dharma and Greg," and performs weekly at iO Chicago. Recorded on location in Chicago. 

Nyima Funk. Nyima has appeared on MTV's "Wild'n Out", "Key and Peele" and "Whose Line is it Anyway." 

Charna Halpern is the artistic director and guiding voice of iO Chicago and iO West. She, Del Close and Howard "Kim" Johnson wrote "Truth in Comedy," and she and Del are credited with the success of The Harold, The Armando Diaz Theatrical Experience, as well as being creative forces that helped the careers of Tina Fey, Chris Farley, Michael Myers, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, Stephen Colbert and scores more. Charna is also the author of "Art By Committee."