Coaches

Bill DiPiero

Hi! It's me, Bill DiPiero, a guy who'd love to coach your team! For 7+ years, I've studied and performed improv at the PIT, UCB, Washington Improv Theater (WIT), and iO Chicago. I have 3+ years of coaching & teaching experience. I currently teach Levels 1 and 2 at the PIT. At WIT, I taught th...
Schedule updated 2 days ago

Ian Herrin

Hey gang! Let's work together! I am a current UCB teacher and former UCB house team performer. My show The Ian Herrin Improv Hour has been running for 9 years at both PIT and Magnet Theaters. I also served as the Academic Director for The Greenhouse, an improv guild that offered affordable cla...
Schedule updated 2 days ago

Chris Bouknight

Current Magnet & Armory House team member. Improv is play! I wanna get your team up and at 'em with that style/sense of play. We should be having fun, right? Big fan of working with brand new teams searching for their team voice and building group dynamics. I love working on forms such as Spokane...
Schedule updated 4 days ago

Brandon Dzirko

Hello! Let's have a great practice! In terms of experience, I've been coaching since 2016 and currently perform on ASSSSCAT, Rumpleteaser, and Harold night with The Prophecy. I also coach Harold team Christopher Basketball. I was previously on Harold night with Game 7 and Lloyd with Bounce House ...
Schedule updated 6 days ago

Rachel Taenzler

Hello! I'm Rachel, and I've been improvising in NYC for over a decade. I currently perform at UCB on Harold Night with The Library and around NYC with my indie team Mercy Santos. I’ve previously been on the UCB house teams Christopher Basketball, Judy Big Mouth, Statham, and Dog People, and I’ve ...
Schedule updated 8 days ago

Shane Nielsen

I'm currently a member of Asssscat; Raaaatscraps; the musical improv team Rumpleteaser; and the UCB Harold Team The Prophecy. I was previously on the UCB Harold Team Game 7 and the UCB Lloyd team The Outlaw.
Schedule updated 10 days ago

Michael Hochman

I would love to share my training and point of view with your team. 20+ years of improv experience with core training from The Magnet (NYC) & The Philly Improv Theater (Philly), and countless workshops through festivals [Ireland Improv Fest '24, Belfast Improv Fest '24, IO Fest '24, NCCAF '11 / ...
Schedule updated 13 days ago

Matt Aromando

Hello, fellow comedians! I coach both improv and sketch comedy. In improv, I focus on listening, relationships, game, and keeping scenes grounded. I can help practice forms such as the Harold, Spokane, monoscene, La Ronde, deconstruction, slacker, montage, free-form, and more. For sketch comedy, ...
Schedule updated 13 days ago

Frank Angelini

Hi, I'm Frank! I started improvising in 2007, was a teacher at The Annoyance Theatre NY until its closing and was also the creator and artistic director of The Queen's Secret Improv Club (The QSIC.) I'm have been on house teams Sick Passenger at The PIT, Detention and Salt at Annoyance, Attack H...
Schedule updated 15 days ago

Jessika Stocker

Jessika has been performing improv and sketch since 2005. She's a former megawatt teams Boy-Girl Party and Macbeth. Currently, she's on Armory house team NO Shots! She's also on indie teams BBGT, Turnstile, and Bangin'. She's trained at Magnet, UCB, Annoyance, completed the Second City Conservat...
Schedule updated 18 days ago