Ken Cosby
Ken Cosby has been writing and directing since 1991. He attended Howard University and was a member of the historical Howard Players. He has a BFA in film and a MFA in Dramatic Writing, both from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Ken is one of the founding members of the Absolute Theatre Company in New York and was worked as a lighting designer and videographer at La Mama E.T. C.. In Los Angeles, Ken was a member of the Blacksmyths Playwriting Fellowship at the Mark Taper Forum when it was under the direction of Crossroads Theater Founder L. Kenneth Richardson. He was also managing director of the Jewel Box Theatre Center where he directed several projects including Yasmine Rana's "M" as well as performing as the choreographer and one of the writers for the sketch comedy group LIVE!LIVE!NEWS!NEWS!
As a stand up comic, Ken has performed at The Boston Comedy Club, The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, Ha Ha Cafe, The Comedy Union and at The Improv. He frequently hosts and performs with several members of the L.A. Burlesque society including The Hollywood Burlesque Tour. He can be seen in the documentary How To Make It In Hollywood Before You Make It, produced and distributed by Odom Entertainment.
He has acted in commercials for Nike, Budweiser, and McDonald's and can be seen in the PSA for credit scores entitled "Creditfairy". Ken has appeared on the The Shield, How I Met Your Mother and Girlfriends. Ken currently teaches screenwriting at the University of Southern California and acts as the Associate Artistic Director of Write Act Rep where he wrote and co-produced the sketch comedy groups 3rd Degree Burn and The Deuces Wild Duo with Jackie Marriott.
For more on Ken visit his website at KenCosby.com
As a stand up comic, Ken has performed at The Boston Comedy Club, The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, Ha Ha Cafe, The Comedy Union and at The Improv. He frequently hosts and performs with several members of the L.A. Burlesque society including The Hollywood Burlesque Tour. He can be seen in the documentary How To Make It In Hollywood Before You Make It, produced and distributed by Odom Entertainment.
He has acted in commercials for Nike, Budweiser, and McDonald's and can be seen in the PSA for credit scores entitled "Creditfairy". Ken has appeared on the The Shield, How I Met Your Mother and Girlfriends. Ken currently teaches screenwriting at the University of Southern California and acts as the Associate Artistic Director of Write Act Rep where he wrote and co-produced the sketch comedy groups 3rd Degree Burn and The Deuces Wild Duo with Jackie Marriott.
For more on Ken visit his website at KenCosby.com
Jackie Marriott
Jackie currently resides in Los Angeles, CA and is a member of Write Act Repertory Theater where she currently performs, co-produces and co-writes. Currently she is producing and co-writing The Deuces Wild Duo Sketch Comedy Show and 3rd Degree Burn Sketch Comedy Group. Jackie is originally from North Carolina and has worked for 17 years as an actor with various regional and professional theater companies including Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern, Man Bites Dog Theater, Raleigh Little Theater , Raleigh Ensemble players, The Justice Theater Project and Playmakers Repertory Theater. Jackie was the public relations director and co-founder of New Traditions Theater group which promotes non-traditional casting and was a development vehicle for original works. Jackie, an Equity Candidate member,has trained with tony award winner Trazana Beverley. Performances include: Ariel in "The Tempest", Pat in "The Story", Ruth in "A Raisin in The Sun", Lyubov in "The Cherry Orchard".
