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Drew has been a member of The Comedy Project for 6 years and is the senior member of the troupe, along with friend and fellow improviser Josh Hurley (currently performing with Macguffin in New York City). He has done theater for 21 years, first hitting the stage as a curious little boy in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Even then, he forgot his lines and had to make them up on the spot.
He has been a member of the ISU Theatre Program, an on-again-off-again player with Off The Cuff when he visits Utah (and when they'll have him), and frequently teaches improv workshops on the high school, college, and professional level. Drew has studied improvisation from The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Improv Olympic, and Charna Halpern. He has performed at the Toronto Improv Festival, The Chicago Improv Festival, and has travelled to perform in over a dozen states. He also loves Spider-man.
He has been a member of the ISU Theatre Program, an on-again-off-again player with Off The Cuff when he visits Utah (and when they'll have him), and frequently teaches improv workshops on the high school, college, and professional level. Drew has studied improvisation from The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Improv Olympic, and Charna Halpern. He has performed at the Toronto Improv Festival, The Chicago Improv Festival, and has travelled to perform in over a dozen states. He also loves Spider-man.
Born in the Philippines, Ted Bonman’s entire life has been a gradual westward journey, culminating (for now) in Pocatello, Idaho, where he currently lives with his lovely wife, Trina. His life has also been a gradual journey from the tropics to the desert, so it’s important for Ted to moisturize.
Ted is proud to be a member of the Comedy Project since its 2006 relaunch. He’s grateful to have had the opportunity to perform onstage every week for the last four years, in addition to the opportunities to attend and learn from prestigious improv festivals. Most importantly of all, he’s pleased as punch to have performed beside many wonderful friends over the years.
Aside from the Comedy Project, Ted enjoys pursuing his hobby of becoming involved in too many projects at once. He’s a graduate student in Idaho State University’s English department, and frequently participates in local community theatre productions.
Ted is proud to be a member of the Comedy Project since its 2006 relaunch. He’s grateful to have had the opportunity to perform onstage every week for the last four years, in addition to the opportunities to attend and learn from prestigious improv festivals. Most importantly of all, he’s pleased as punch to have performed beside many wonderful friends over the years.
Aside from the Comedy Project, Ted enjoys pursuing his hobby of becoming involved in too many projects at once. He’s a graduate student in Idaho State University’s English department, and frequently participates in local community theatre productions.
Three men were walking along the bank of the Allegheny River. "Hey, what do you know about John Severs?" said the first, who's name was Ronald Kinsley. "Well, he's been a member since of the Comedy Project for nigh on five years now." Said his friend Joseph "Joe" McClutchy. "I wish you guys wouldn't talk about stuff like this, we've only got an hour for lunch and you waste it talking about improv comedians." This came from the third member of the group, Bill Reiger. Bill was younger than the two men, and had only been working at the steel mill for 4 years. "Relax man, we're just talking. Did you know he was born in Nebraska?" Ron liked Bill, but sometimes felt him impetuous. Sure, they could talk about cars, sports, women, but wasn't the hectic, madcap world of improv comedy far more interesting. "See, that's the kind of thing I find fascinating. You think he eats a lot of corn?"
"Nah," said Joe, "I heard he likes southeast Asian food, and I don't think there's a lot of corn in that diet." Bill spat at the ground. It wasn't that he didn't like a good laugh every now and again, but what was there to laugh about now? The mill was laying off workers every month, Sally kept badgering him whenever he got home, and the kids didn't seem to care that he was alive. To top it all off, the Pirates were the joke of the National League. "He's fine I guess, I kinda prefer the tall guy though."
"He's alright," said Joe, "but man, there's just something about a funny fat man I like." Ron chuckled, as he carried quite a bit of girth around his waste himself, but then turned pensive. "Do you think he likes it, being up there on the stage, no script, no idea of what's going to happen, with just his wits to keep him going?"
Bill thought about the past due mortgage on his house. He thought about Sally, who'd be asleep after he got done working a double. He thought about Jack and Katie, neither of home had been able to pull a B average in 7th or 5th grade.
"Yeah, I bet he does."
"Nah," said Joe, "I heard he likes southeast Asian food, and I don't think there's a lot of corn in that diet." Bill spat at the ground. It wasn't that he didn't like a good laugh every now and again, but what was there to laugh about now? The mill was laying off workers every month, Sally kept badgering him whenever he got home, and the kids didn't seem to care that he was alive. To top it all off, the Pirates were the joke of the National League. "He's fine I guess, I kinda prefer the tall guy though."
"He's alright," said Joe, "but man, there's just something about a funny fat man I like." Ron chuckled, as he carried quite a bit of girth around his waste himself, but then turned pensive. "Do you think he likes it, being up there on the stage, no script, no idea of what's going to happen, with just his wits to keep him going?"
Bill thought about the past due mortgage on his house. He thought about Sally, who'd be asleep after he got done working a double. He thought about Jack and Katie, neither of home had been able to pull a B average in 7th or 5th grade.
"Yeah, I bet he does."
The first thing you need to know about Jordan is that he is a small child trapped in the exquisite body of a man. Van Halen’s “Jump” was #1 on the Charts the day that he was born, which happened to be leap year ‘84. He is an Idaho Native, but not Native American, although he is an American. He likes fast cars and freckles but has neither. Jordan is the epitome of the quote unquote Renaissance-man in that he loves art, theatre, music, and foregoing a shower here and there.
At the Comedy Project’s Friday night shows, you will see him improvising with his super-talented Improv Associates as well as flexing his musical know-how running music and playing synth to add to the rocking ambience of the show. Jordan has been with the Troupe as long as Keith has… Supposedly the magic happened the summer of 2007. He loves long form Improv. Last year he went to the Chicago Improv Festival, and later in Cedar City got to take a workshop from Charna Halpern, and occasionally Jordan drops names. Just saying. Jordan encourages you to look at his sexy pictures that he can’t show on this website… ok… truthfully, his artwork can be seen at www.jordanclinger.com
At the Comedy Project’s Friday night shows, you will see him improvising with his super-talented Improv Associates as well as flexing his musical know-how running music and playing synth to add to the rocking ambience of the show. Jordan has been with the Troupe as long as Keith has… Supposedly the magic happened the summer of 2007. He loves long form Improv. Last year he went to the Chicago Improv Festival, and later in Cedar City got to take a workshop from Charna Halpern, and occasionally Jordan drops names. Just saying. Jordan encourages you to look at his sexy pictures that he can’t show on this website… ok… truthfully, his artwork can be seen at www.jordanclinger.com
Keith, or Keither has been with The Comedy Project for 3 years, and is the co-creator of the two man troupe Zygote with Tracy, and is in a long term relationship with fellow TCP member Ashley. He is currently attending Idaho State University as a full time theatre student, to pursue the elusive dream of acting. He is always looking for the next challenge, and never wants to fall into complacency. Keith loves to create, and always has some half finished concept brewing in his brain parts. He has taken to a recent fascination of puppetry, and hopes to further his skills in the future…be afraid world….be very afraid.
Between work, school, theatre, and the Comedy Project, he keeps pretty busy and like his other Comedy Projectors, he also finds that he barely has time to eat and sleep. He sometimes wonders if the rest of the troupe is made up out of some disturbing yet profound hallucination caused by sleep deprivation. Oh well, he thinks. They are a very nice hallucination.
Between work, school, theatre, and the Comedy Project, he keeps pretty busy and like his other Comedy Projectors, he also finds that he barely has time to eat and sleep. He sometimes wonders if the rest of the troupe is made up out of some disturbing yet profound hallucination caused by sleep deprivation. Oh well, he thinks. They are a very nice hallucination.
Popular to contrary belief…Toya did NOT start the underground railroad…she’s old, but not THAT old…Hailing originally from the West Coast, Toya is a graduate of such elite institutions as “Ma’ Nellie’s Hair School” (1952-1954) and “Toni’s Bartending Academy”(1938-1942) but after a brief stint in jail for separate hair drying and alcohol poisoning incidents, Toya decided to go a different route in her life. She tried so many different things to entertain people, from joining a dance group (she has no rhythm) to joining an acrobatic team (she’s completely unbalanced) she even joined a mime squad (but was abruptly kicked out because of the way she used her hands to mime to people). She finally joined a vaudeville theatre group in San Diego (1978-1982). Putting on mostly melodramatic plays, Toya finally found her calling. But unfortunately it wasn’t exactly what she was looking for…she knew that she wanted to be on stage but wanted something a little bit different, something a little against the norm…Toya wasn’t meant for memorizing lines and blocking scenes (she has a horrible memory anyway…it took her 2 ½ years to finally remember how to spell Pocatello…and she STILL has trouble) she needed to move and speak freely and openly.
Toya owes a lot of her acceptance to her dogs Champ and Styx who were her only audience until KC, her boyfriend had enough faith (or pity…) in Toya to email her a link to The Comedy Project Auditions… Joining TCP was one of the best things to happen to Toya since she’s moved to Poky and will continue on as long as they can stand her. Toya’s written 5 biographies about her life so far, none of which have seen the light of day, (ok so maybe they’re more fiction novels, because most of them take place on the SNL stage) But she would like to thank TCP for all their support and patience and will dedicate her 6th book to them…it’ll say “Thanks The Comedy People of Pocajello Iowa – you guys made my 50’s a hoot!”
Toya owes a lot of her acceptance to her dogs Champ and Styx who were her only audience until KC, her boyfriend had enough faith (or pity…) in Toya to email her a link to The Comedy Project Auditions… Joining TCP was one of the best things to happen to Toya since she’s moved to Poky and will continue on as long as they can stand her. Toya’s written 5 biographies about her life so far, none of which have seen the light of day, (ok so maybe they’re more fiction novels, because most of them take place on the SNL stage) But she would like to thank TCP for all their support and patience and will dedicate her 6th book to them…it’ll say “Thanks The Comedy People of Pocajello Iowa – you guys made my 50’s a hoot!”
Andrew is the newest addition to the comedy project. He is a fresh faced young scamp with rosy cheeks and a pocket full of dreams! He is currently studying at ISU majoring in theatre and minoring in dance. He enjoys making silly faces and has an unusually flexible face. Not a believer? Next time you see him run up and pull on his face. Pull hard. He is the proud owner of two cats, Freddy and Velcro, and a ferret, Sergeant Crackers. That should explain the smell.
Andrew is most at home on the stage and his recent credits include: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Rosencrantz), Aliens W/ Extraordinary Skills (Borat), Comedy of Errors (Antipholus of Ephesus), Playboy of the Western World (Shawn), 'Dentity Crisis (Robert), Menaechmi (Menaechmus), Cootie Shots (Various Characters), and Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Picasso). Wow, Andrew does a lot of shows. He is a little tired. He is going to stop writing this bio and work on his lines.
Andrew is also a member of The Old Town Actor's Studio's improv troupe as well as an occasional member of HooHaw, an all female improv troupe. Wait… what?
Andrew is most at home on the stage and his recent credits include: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Rosencrantz), Aliens W/ Extraordinary Skills (Borat), Comedy of Errors (Antipholus of Ephesus), Playboy of the Western World (Shawn), 'Dentity Crisis (Robert), Menaechmi (Menaechmus), Cootie Shots (Various Characters), and Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Picasso). Wow, Andrew does a lot of shows. He is a little tired. He is going to stop writing this bio and work on his lines.
Andrew is also a member of The Old Town Actor's Studio's improv troupe as well as an occasional member of HooHaw, an all female improv troupe. Wait… what?
Ashley takes the adage “don't quit your day job,” very seriously, while in the world of Comedy. She is a full time student and has attended two semesters at Westminster College in Utah, as a pharmacy tech hoping to become a pharmacist. She still finds time however for her first love of theatre, and joined The Comedy Project in the summer of 2008. There are no causes too small for Ashley as she loves people of all kinds, and is always looking for ways to give back to the community.
She is in a long term relationship with fellow TCP member Keith. She is excited to soon be back to her hometown of Pocatello to work on new projects and see what kind of awesomeness she can bring to the world, without having to drive 150 miles every weekend. She also appreciates that the troupes colors are black and pink…since purple is an atrocious color that sucks it...hard.
She is in a long term relationship with fellow TCP member Keith. She is excited to soon be back to her hometown of Pocatello to work on new projects and see what kind of awesomeness she can bring to the world, without having to drive 150 miles every weekend. She also appreciates that the troupes colors are black and pink…since purple is an atrocious color that sucks it...hard.