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Michael Blieden (Melvin)
- Mike began writing and performing in the live alternative comedy scene
in NY. From 1996 to 2000 he was a correspondent for Comedy Central's The
Daily Show. After moving to LA he worked as a staff writer on NBC's
Everything's Relative, starring Jill Clayburgh and Jeffrey Tambor.
He has developed shows for Fox and NBC with partners Matt Price and Jason
Nash. Blieden has also recently appeared on ER, The King of
Queens, and The Ellen Show. Phyro-Giants! is Mike's
second play. His first, Staged Reading, premiered at the HBO Workspace
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Stephanie Courtney
(Alex) - Stephanie recently performed at the 2001 Aspen Comedy Arts Festival
as a stand-up comedian and as a performer in Those Courtney Girls,
a play she co-wrote with her sister Jennifer. She also recently performed
her stand-up on NBC's Late Friday. Stephanie's mostly glad and
a bit concerned that she reminds Blieden of the person he based Alex on. |
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Annabelle Gurwitch
(Sarah) - Annabelle has co-hosted the very popular Dinner and a Movie
on TBS for the past six years. Television appearances include over 30
Movies Of The Week and episodics including Get Real, L.A. Docs, Seinfeld,
Murphy Brown, and 2 seasons anchoring Not Necessarily The News.
Recent films include Pollack, and Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss.
This winter she co-stars with Jonathan Silverman in The Medicine Show,
a Showtime Premier film. Other upcoming films include Manfast,
co-starring Jeremy Sisto (Six Feet Under), and uh-oh, she stars
with Rodney Dangerfield in The Fourth Tenor. |
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Matt Price (Joey)
- Since moving to Los Angeles two years ago, Matt has appeared on several
TV shows, including The Geena Davis Show, and The Late Late
Show with Craig Kilborn. Look for Matt in the upcoming film The
Perfect You with Chris Eigeman. Matt has been a series regular on
two MTV shows (Apt. 2F and Idiot Savants), and is a 2 year veteran
of the Aspen Comedy Arts Festival where he performed with Blieden and
Nash. His one-man show Little Adults opens at the Groundling Theater
on Monday Oct. 29th, and will play every Monday at 8:00pm through Nov.
19th. |
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Kathleen Roll
(The Waitress) - Kathleen is a founding member of the Anger Management
Improv Troupe. As a stand-up she has opened for Richard Belzer and
Margaret Cho. She also recently appeared in the critically acclaimed Pete's
Garage. Kathleen can currently be seen on the IFC in Amy's Breast
starring Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Kathleen was delirious with joy
when invited to participate in Phyro-Giants!, as most of her other
waitressing jobs have placed too much emphasis on competence and congeniality. |
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Steve Rudnick
(Director) - Steve directed the critically acclaimed productions of "The
Jack Monty Show", "Night and Her Stars" and "Triple Threats", for which
he received an "L.A. Weekly" Awards best director nomination. He is currently
the Consulting Producer for the WB's midseason show, "The Young Person's
Guide to Becoming a Rock Star." Along with Leo Benvenuti, Steve wrote
Walt Disney's "The Santa Clause" and Warner Brother's "Space Jam." They
are presently working on several film projects, one of which Steve is
slated to direct, as well as developing a pilot for Studios USA. |