TUESDAY CAST

BEN TERICH
Ben went to college for part of four different decades to get his degree in communications. Now he does improv.
BRYCE VERKET
Bryce has been improvising since 2018. He’s an avid illustrator, musician, and binge-reader. Somehow, he’s the SECOND saxophone-playing improviser named Bryce on the cast.
CAROLYN HERR
Carolyn’s first and only acting credit stems from a 3rd grade performance as the ‘Tea-Taster’ in a historically inaccurate reenactment of The Boston Tea Party.  She’s a fan of red lipstick and big sunglasses. And she’s ridiculously excited to be part of the Tuesday cast. 
DOMINICK LY
Dominick only knew the wild of the great outdoors before finding civilization at ImprovCity in 2023. Since then, he has sworn to learn the arts of voice, song, and dance. But first, he must master what it means to be a "Capricorn."
ERIK ESCOBAR
Erik Escobar is a comedian who internationally headlines clubs, colleges, cruises, and Midwest basements. You can see him do the comedy on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, his very own TEDTalk, an awkwardly high number of game shows, and Craig’s List.
ESTHER TANG
In times when Esther questions whether humankind is worth saving, she recalls the co-creation that is improv. Here, the whole is far greater than the sum, and it readily welcomes all. In improv, her longing for connection, civil discourse, and inclusionary diplomacy finds hope.
JAMES HOLMGREN
James has been doing improv for over 8 years. He was the captain of UCI's Improv Revolution for 3 years and hosted the OC Improv Fest in 2022.
JARED LOMELI
​Jared has studied/performed at Spectacles Improv Engine, Improv Collective, ImprovCity, The Pack Theater, UCB LA and UCB NY. He is very excited to be a part of the Tuesday cast.
JOHN STREIFEL
Hailing from the frozen tundra of North Dakota, John's interests include comedy, being tall, and the people who shop at Walmart. Odds are, he's already referred to you as a silly goose.
JUSTINE COOPER
Justine is currently a veterinary student studying to get her doctorate in meow, woof, and moomoo medicine. When she’s not crying into her textbooks, you can find her playing board games, starting kid’s coloring books (but never finishing them), and cuddling with her Siberian cat, Tiki.
KIAN MALEKI
Kian had a mid life crisis in early 2023 and has enjoyed improv ever since. He brings decades of experience making up silly songs for his cat, and is the proud father of a son he plans to mine for stand-up comedy material. When he isn’t performing Improv, Kian is a freelance writer and author (cool!) and marketing consultant (lame).
LOULOU ADORA
​LouLou is currently in college pursuing a BA in Theatre Acting. Her favorite part of improv city is the community and family, and cannot wait to share that feeling with the rest of you!
MACY WILLIAMS
Macy tries to immerse herself in improv any chance she gets, from playing TTRPGs with friends or monologuing to herself in the car. Come see her run through every accent in her resume in one show until she eventually has to make one up.
MIKE WHELAN
Mike is originally from NY, and after the Navy moved to California to pursue stand up and acting, performed at The Comedy Store, the Improv and has a terrible movie on Amazon, The Mason Brothers.
NEO PATEL
Neo is often called a modern day renaissance man considering his talents in many different areas, including acting, photography, TTRPGs, improv, magic and hypnotism to name a few. Neo only has one answer to the question of "How many hours of sleep do you get?" - "Yes.".
NICK GARCIA
Nick first got his start in comedy being the class clown in elementary school.  Wanting to make others see the simpler part of life, he’s wandered off into the sunset grasslands of improvising and stand up comedy.  By the way the patchy beard shown above is experimental, he’s feeling the waters with it.
PAULINA AGYEI
[Insert bio that is as funny as it is charming. Mention In n Out, Californians LOVE In n Out.]
RICK MANNINA
​Rick is on a journey to perform whether it is from a script or made up through improvisational comedy. Yes and...he's inspired to play.
TONY PHONETHIBSAVADS
Tony (aka "Dr. T") completed a PhD in Learning Sciences at Indiana University, researching rule-bending in improv. Although a scholar first, he performed improv since 2010 in Indiana and OC.