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!
"Hands-down our favorite of the evening…literally made us laugh until we cried."
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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,"
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Sketchfest’s Creativity Puts ‘SNL’ to Shame - Chicago Tribune
"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
"These sharp performers can claim one of the most thought provoking (and yet still funny) sketches of the festival…"
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"Prominently funny…very good comedic chemistry and timing…"
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Southern Mothers finally returns to the cradle with their newest and truest ode to Tracy Letts—“The Superior” Big ups to music producer Doug Fischer and dp/editor Marcus Ricci, fantastic and brilliant men all around. Huge thanks to oracle and gear supplier Rakesh Baruah.
“This is some amazing comedy” - Film News Briefs
The folks at FNB recently selected me as a “Filmmaker to Watch” which is pretty krunk. They saw The Troutsman, maybe you should too?
The inexhaustable Sean Taylor hosts his annual 31 Days of Pizza…and sometimes he runs into street chatter, say, around the 2:28 mark.
Kanellis & Armstrong in Charleston Comedy Festival!
Helluva week for comedy festivals! So geeked to be heading down to my dad’s hometown to do some comedy he wouldn’t approve of! Nah, sike. He cool.
