STAND-UP COMEDY

Linda Smith Linda is a 3 time Emmy Nominee as a staff writer for The Rosie O'Donnell Show. Linda was also a writer and producer on the Caroline Rhea Show. She has written for The Grammy Awards 1999,2000,The Tony Awards1998 and HBO's At the Multiplex with Judy Gold. As a Stand-up comic she has made numerous Television appearances including Late Night with Conan O'Brien, HBO's Women of the night and VH-1 Stand-Up Spotlight and many others.

STAND-UP COMEDY

Brian Kiley is a staff writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and has been writing for the show since 1994. He has been nominated for 8 Emmy awards and has won 3 Writers Guild Awards. Brian's writing credits include The 2002 Emmy Awards and The 2000 ESPY Awards. Two of Brian's jokes were included in GQ Magazine's 75 Best Jokes of All Time. As a standup, he has made numerous TV appearances, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien

STAND-UP COMEDY FOR TEENAGERS

Karen Bergreen has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, New Joke City and Tough Crowd with Collin Quinn. In addition she has appeared in the US Comedy Arts Festival, The Marshall's Women in Comedy Festival and Kennedy Center. Television credits include "Law and Order" and in addition, Karen has appeared as a regular on the Oxygen networks "Can You Tell". She performs regularly at all the major NYC's clubs. Karen has been teaching teenagers Stand-Up Comedy for five years.

IMPROVISATION COMEDY

Nancy Lombardo was a founding member of the improvisational group The First Amendment, which included Bruce Willis. Robin Williams was a frequent guest and performer with her troupe. She has performed on Saturday Night Live, The Colin Quinn Show and PBS. Other credits include writing for John Leguizamo’s HBO special The Talent Pool. She was also a comedy consultant for his Off-Broadway hit Mambo Mouth. Nancy has been teaching and performing improvisation for over 25 years.