Peoples Sketch Revue

Kevin Scott began performing and creating comedy while at the legendary Harry S. Truman High School in Levittown PA (profiled in Drama High and the inspiration for NBC’s Rise). He received his comedy training in Chicago in the 1990s from the Second City. He then performed with Bang Bang (which also featured Tracy Letts, Kate Walsh and Michael Shannon). In New York he has performed with Burn Manhattan and Centralia two ensembles he co-founded to explore the boundary’s of theatrical improv and comedy. Centralia has recently marked its 17th year of performing. He’s also been a regular performer and teacher for The Peoples Improv Theater since it was founded. He’s taught continuously since the ’90’s for the Second City, Gotham City Improv, The People’s Improv Theater and for various other groups and organizations. His students have gone on to work in TV and movies (Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, The Office and more) Kevin is also a filmmaker and director. His credits include Video Director and consultant for Marc Maron’s Jerusalem Syndrome. He has developed and directed comedy TV pilots for Viacom and Fremantle Media. He co-created and/or directed several Web series including: Succesorize w/Matt Oberg, TMI featuring Ellie Kemper, Law & Order: Interns featuring Grace Helbig and has had his work shown on the Sundance Channel and Comedy Central.

‘Kevin Scott is funny, attentive and smart. Having him teaching and performing at our festival was a great enrichment. He is an open, warm and inspiring person. A true delight to work with.”

–Luisa Winkler, Würzburger Improtheaterfestival

“We took the Comic Devices-workshop and couldn’t be happier. Kevin gave us some great practical tools which directly improved our scenes.”

–Andries Tunru, Artistic director Flunknarf The Netherlands

“Kevin Scott is a very attentive and methodical teacher. He knows what he wants to give to you and does his best to deliver. If you really want to dive into a certain topic – I’d recommend taking his workshop. I’m glad I did!”

–Rahel Otsa, Director TiLT Improv Festival Tallin Estonia

“My team came to Kevin Scott when we were a few years into my improv career and needed to be recharged, reinvigorated and re-inspired. Kevin’s instruction did just that. He grounded my team and I with exercises we knew but then added a library of tools that guided our playing style for years and continues to inspire me today. Kevin reminded us to not just play but taught us that we can also be actors and artists while doing it.”

–Will Luera, Director of Improvisation at Florida Studio Theatre, Big Bang Improv, Artistic Director Emeritus of ImprovBoston

“Kevin Scott has a brilliant comedic mind, honed from years of practice, performance, and pedagogy. Whether performing with Centralia or teaching Comic Devices, Kevin’s improvisation has amazed me for nearly a decade.”

–Noah Levin, Founder Barcelona Improv Group

”Kevin Scott is a brilliant encouraging teacher with great knowledge about improv comedy. He makes the students feel safe and comfortable to explore and learn. I highly recommend Kevin to anyone who hasn’t had the privilege to work with him yet.”

–Victoria Bang, boss GBimpro Sweden

“Kevin is a perceptive and caring teacher with a rare depth of knowledge. There is no bullshit, no ego, just practical, useful material, smartly presented”

–Jules Munns, The Nursery London UK

Sean Christian Taylor @schristiantaylor started producing original work with the renowned narrative theater group Voices of the South in Memphis, TN.

For 10 years the Peoples Improv Theater (New York, NY) has been home.

Sean received his BFA from the University of Memphis, where he teaches as a guest artist.

As a director and producer his work includes, Love is Live! NY’s newest hit dating show w/ Producers and Hosts Mackenzie Jaquish Erin Gonyeau and Olivia Benedict., Cantatore & Allen A Comedy Cabaret  staring Seann Cantatore & Reagan Allen, the solo show Kid In Church created by Timmy Hart Barron which has received critical acclaim at NYCSketchFest, Chicago Sketchfest and the LookOut Series at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.

He is one former producer of Old School Sketch Show! one of the  longest running sketch shows in New York – with a rotating cast of New York’s best comedians.

Also as an artistic team member of The PIT, Sean’s focus is original Pit Programming like 2 Min Drill! Tv Sketch Show Audition Show, Unfinished Business, Free POC Series, Wolfs Lair, Characters, Characters, Characters! PITizens Showcase, Fresh Faces and Duel with founder of The PIT and Ali Farahnakian.

Director credits include, resident Sketch House Team – RunDMV. Guest Director of Road Pizza, Old School Sketch Show, TreeHaus: A Latent Coming of Age Story, Virginian Brides, and Back Door BBQ.

Sean also has developed new material for, Timmy Barron (Chicago, IL @timmyhartbarron), PitTv, Jen Clark’s Mein Kunt Kult and BoomShot Productions (New York, Ny, Nashville, Tn).

He is a founding member of improv and sketch groups Vivian Delano, OSSS B-Sides, Food Fight, Caldwell & Taylor, Blonde Roast, and RunDMV.

Seeking to amplify voices, and be an asset to developing new work!

Ali Reza Farahnakian was born in Esfahan, Iran in the fall of ‘68. He came to America in the summer of ‘69. He is an immigrant. He is not eligible to seek the office of the presidency in America and is therefore a second class citizen in this country. Maybe that’s why he got into “comedy”. His teachers include Michael McCarthy, Charna Halpern, Del Close, Maryanne Thebus and Wynn Handman. He is an alumnus of ImprovOlympic, The Second City Chicago and SNL. He was a founding member of UCB and The PIT. He has acted at The Steppenwolf, BAM, and Playwrights Horizon. He has been in numerous TV shows, commercials, films and voiceovers. He has been doing this work for over three decades because he loves it and because it doesn’t seem like work. We started The PIT in 2002 in New York City.

You can check out his website at www.AliRezaFarahnakian.com.

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Sophia Giovanis is a Minnesotan raised, Greek blooded actor who is based in NYC.

Beginning improv at Huge Comedy Club in Minneapolis with her first group, The WonderKidz, Sophia quickly fell in love with the spontaneity and community comedy and theater seemed to bring. After graduating from St. Paul School of Performing Arts (SPCPA) in 2019, Giovanis headed east where she earned her BFA in Acting (Meisner) from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 2023.

Sophia continues to bring her quick wit, sharp comedic timing, and infectious energy to the The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT) in NY, where she is thrilled to have been indoctrinated into season 3 of the Pit Sketch Review!
She also performs and writes with her original sketch group Yelling at Pigeons (@yellingatpigeonscomedy).

Straight outta Birmingham, Alabama, Jack Dominick traded sweet tea for skyscrapers and now calls Harlem home. By day he’s looking for the right Tupperware lid and by night he turns on the lights. You can continue to see his work in the People’s Sketch Revue at ThePIT or in various shows across the city.

Daniel Oakes is a New York native actor, singer, and dancer based in Manhattan. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Arts in Theater and Biology from Swarthmore College and has participated in many theater productions through their theater department including playing Robert in Betrayal by Harold Pinter and Roy Cohn in Angels in America by Tony Kushner. Additionally, he has experience in the Philly Fringe Festival, on film in student films at Swarthmore and the New York Film Academy, and has choreography and theater tech experience. He is incredibly excited to be a part of PSR 3 with some of the funniest people he’s met and he hopes you enjoy the show!

Trained at “The American Conservatory Theater” in San Francisco for two years and performed in many classical, contemporary, and Shakespeare plays in the Bay Area. From “The Glass Menagerie” “Black Odyssey” and “Hamlet”. You can also see Julian in The PIT’s resident improv house team The 1% Julian is excited to be performing with the peoples sketch review, and is ready to make you feel!

Christina Hart is an actor and comedian based in New York City, Originally from Detroit, Michigan. She is very excited to perform with PSR3!

Christina graduated from Marymount with a degree in Theatre Performance and
Musical Theatre.

You can see her perform around New York, and on her Instagram @itschristinahart, which was featured in PopSugar and CHICKS online for her characters and impressions. She is also in the sketch comedy group Side of Ranch.

Kate is so freaking excited to be apart of the People’s Sketch Revue with all of these incredible humans! She is a midwestern gal from Aurora, Illinois who has been living in the big apple for 3 years. One thing about Kate is she looooves to laugh. Kate holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University (go orange!) and her previous theatrical credits include THE OFFICE A MUSICAL PARODY (Pam/Erin, Off-Broadway), LIKAH! A PUPPY MUSICAL (Likah, DEEP Arts), THE WIZRAD OF OZ (Dorothy, Syracuse Stage) LEGALLY BLONDE (Pilar, The Alhambra). Host of the podcast “What’s That From? Exploring Musicals We Don’t Know, But Probably Should” on the Broadway Podcast Network. Project Coordinator at Next Stop
Creatives. She has enjoyed making an absolute fool of herself since her rise to fame performing full-blown shows in her cousins’ basement during holidays. Not much has changed since then, but instead of family basements now it’s just the basements (or in this case the PIT Loft) of New York City!