ANGEL INVESTORS

The public stopped funding us a while ago, but these folks stepped up and helped us stay open.

Jordan Haynes
(creator/writer/performer)

Jordan Haynes is an Arkansas native who recently moved back to Fayetteville, AR after 5 years in the Chicago comedy scene. During that time, Jordan wrote and performed sketch with Phat Beethoven, improvised with Torque at The Playground Theater and Nancy at iO Theater, and did various corporate gigs for Second City Communications. Since returning to Arkansas, Jordan and his wife Hope created and hosted the first annual Huge Lightning Comedy Festival, which featured local, regional, and national improv groups, stand-ups, artists, and musicians. They're doing it again soon, so keep an eye out for info at www.hugelightning.com.

Charles Pettitt
(creator/writer/performer)

Charles Pettitt is a proud native of Shreveport, Louisiana. He got his start in comedy at Whole World Improv Theatre in Atlanta, GA before graduating from The Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011. He then moved to Chicago and has worked with Second City Theatricals aboard the NCL Gem, and now tours with The Second City National Touring Company’s RedCo. When he is not on the road, you can see him in Chicago at The Annoyance Theater in the house ensemble: Fire & Beer, iO Theater, and at Flat Iron Comedy. Check out some of his sketch team’s work HERE. Off the stage, he is a contributing writer for the board game Utter Nonsense, and a writer and The Narrator for The Koch Brothers Mystery Show.

Daniel Shar
(creator/writer/performer)

Daniel Shar grew up in North Carolina, devoted himself to comedy in Chicago, and now writes TV/film scripts in Los Angeles. SCRAPS, his feature debut as a writer and director, is available on Amazon Prime Video.  He also co-created and co-starred in the web series projects Pickle Pranks, We Have To Move & Weird Copcept Album. Shar has sold jokes to Funny or Die and The Onion, and his solo sketch shows have appeared at Comedy Central Stage in LA, SF Sketchfest, St. Lou Fringe, and more. His other points of pride include writing and directing a one-act play called Improvised Whose Line Is It Anyway?, directing Dave Maher Coma Show (This American Life), and working at a sex shop while still a virgin. Say hi at www.danielshar.com.

Justin Cunningham
(writer/performer)

Justin Cunningham is an actor, improviser, and Arkansas native. He graduated from the University of Arkansas theatre program, worked professionally with TheatreSquared in Arkansas, and received his MFA in acting at Juilliard. He recently co-starred in Ava DuVernay's Central Park Five series for Netflix, and he is one of the stars of the upcoming NBC half-hour comedy Grand Crew.

Sarah Hoffman
(writer/performer)

Sarah Hoffman is a Los Angeles-based performer and writer with Virginia roots. She’s performed with Second City Theatricals throughout North and South America, with Disney in Tokyo, and with PBS Kids off-Broadway. Her rap persona, Lady Loose Juice, is featured on many albums by producer Brad Kemp, and her musical and sketch material has appeared in the NY and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals as well as in Chicago with the Annoyance, iO Chicago, Comedysportz, and Porchlight Music Theatre. She improvises with SHEBEAST and Baby Wants Candy. Find her online at www.sarah-hoffman.com.

Nicole Bishop
(producer)

Nicole Bishop is a producer based in Chicago, IL. She has produced various comedic projects ranging from live sketch shows to web series and video shorts to a feature-length film. She has produced work for The Second City, Broadway Video, and a number of independent passion projects just for the heck of it. She was lucky enough to be invited to Just For Laughs Montreal as part of their “From Set to Screen” contest in 2015, and the web series she produced, “We Have To Move,” was nominated for 10 awards at the 2016 LA Web Fest.

Marty Schousboe
(director/editor)

Marty Schousboe is a movie guy currently living in New York by way of Chicago. Marty wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the feature film Party Time Party Time, which played and won awards at several festivals around the country and is now available on Amazon, iTunes, and DVD. Recently, Marty directed "Joe Pera Talks With You" for Adult Swim, the Christmas special “Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree” for Adult Swim, and “Sunset Peak,” a web series for Comedy Central. To see some of these things, please visit www.martyschousboe.com.

We here at the station also want to thank the following folks for their help:

Hope Haynes, Todd Haynes, Leann Haynes, David Hudson, Lana Hudson,
Greg Worsley, Matt Barbera, Morgan Hicks, Morrilton Country Club, Ryan and SJ,
Captain and T, Mimi, Buster, Roscoe, and Kobe, Morgan Lord,
Marty’s Dad, Cigarette Sandwich, Andy Miara, Mike Malarkey, Mike Klasek,
Shane Simmons, John Shaw, Tim Joyce, Derek Cox, Cj Finkle-Stanks,
The Mayor, The Van, Rocky the Donkey, and Toilet Mouse.