THE NAMESIS PROJECT - Zoo Employee - Toronto
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FATHER FIGURE. This winter Nick Kanellis and I toured over this big continent with our sketch show. We had this dual-monologue sketch about two closeted gay boys from opposite ends of the earth that ended in a musical bit. And…while Nick was in motherfucking show choir and I am not tone deaf, we needed to be whipped into shape on the harmonies. Cue the tremendous Joel Esher, who hooked this up for us. Props to Joel!
Directing Chet Watkins
For the past several months I’ve had the great honor of directing some of the best improvisers in New York City on Magnet House Team Chet Watkins. They’re insanely talented and have been destroying the house on Wednesday nights for a while now. I can’t say I have much to do with it other than getting out of the way but just come see this shit for yourself.
SCREENPLAY: Detroit Gladiators is in the final polishes, so excited about this one. It’s about a group of laid off GM plant workers who start up an underground American Gladiators ring.
4Track in the ATL
The brilliant dudes of 4Track have let me tag along again, this time to Atlanta! We rocked out with the amazing folks at Dad’s Garage and ate grits all day. Church.
New Improv Show
I’m performing with the amazing new Magnet Theater House team, Hench, directed by Armando Diaz. We rock the stage Wednesday nights at Megawatt.
Some great folks I’ve worked with and known basically since I moved to NYC had a little issue…their restaurant sorta burnt down. And tonight, they’re throwing what is going to be one of the greatest parties of all time. I’m performing, probably serving beers and definitely partaking in the dunk tank. Come get down for the cause.
Very excited to be shooting the indie feature “NEW YORK” over the next couple weeks. I’m playing a dude named Derek. Written and directed by Gregory Kohn. Yee-haw!
Aaaaaaaaaand we’re back! Got a new show coming up, Fridays in February at the Magnet with New York City’s best improvisers and your wallet. Very, very excited to get this rocking.
"Hands-down our favorite of the evening…literally made us laugh until we cried."
For the past couple months, I’ve had the pleasure of directing the Magnet Theater’s newest house team, Attack Heart Attack. They’re an awesome and incredibly talented gang of folks who got retired way too soon. James Dean. Big ups and thanks to Frank Angelini, Todd Bieber, Kelly Buttermore, Britt Lower, Emlyn Morinelli, Justin Peters, Luke Ward and Rachel Werbel. I know I’ll see you guys tearing this city a new one for years to come.
As a proud Northwestern alumnus, this almost—almost—makes bearable the pain of that incredible game.
"A hilarious Russ Armstrong of the New York duo Kanellis and Armstrong was one of the few performers to display real acting chops,"
"I’m from Brooklyn, so I’m poor,” says Russ Armstrong, a performer in the sketch group Kanellis and Armstrong. “I’m drinking as many as I can."
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5 minute interview and the one bite they use is the one that makes me sound like a lush…
Behind the scenes at raucous, comedians-only Sketchfest revue - Chicago Tribune
