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Dec 31st (Wed)

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• Onassis / Big Business

  Friday, Oct 12, 2012 9:30pm
  $8 / $45 (FESTIVAL PASS)
  
  Originating as a house sketch team at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Onassis has gone on to win acclaim as one of the best comedy groups in New York City and was recently named Best Sketch Team at the Friars Club 2011 Sketch Competition. This past October saw the sold out, world premiere of their 22-minute television pilot during the annual Friars Club Comedy Festival. Onassis was also included as part of November's annual New York Comedy Festival in their Best of NY Sketch showcase. This December they performed as part of the Upright Citizens Brigade's Best of 2011. Onassis is Mike Scollins, Frank Hejl, Alex Scordelis, Paul Briganti, Emily Altman, Jason Saenz, Lauren Conlin Adams, Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe, Ben Rameaka and Rob Michael Hugel | Web site AND Big Business is a PIT house sketch team featuring some of the theater's best and brightest actors, writers and directors, who collaborate to bring you their own sweet brand of sketch comedy. Big Business is Brigid Boyle, Ryan Farrell, Jo Firestone, Monique Moses, Jerry Mouse, Steve Siddell, Jared Mark Smith (actors); Alex Estrada, Nicole Pasquale,  Jeff Salter, Janet Silverman, Lisa Vikingstad (writers). Head writer/director: Jen Curran | Web site Please note: The PIT Underground is not wheelchair accessible. Please contact us at 212-563-7488 with any questions.

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