About Craig Cackowski: Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. He was involved with the iO and iO West theaters from 1992-2018, and was the three-time winner of the Del Close Award as Teacher of the Year at iO West. As Orange Tuxedo, he and his wife Carla have played numerous improv festivals around the US and Europe. While in Chicago, he appeared in 5 revues for The Second City, and helped create such improv forms as JTS Brown and Close Quarters. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as Community, Veep, Drunk History, and Sex Lives Of College Girls. He may be heard frequently on podcasts such as The Thrilling Adventure Hour and his own podcast Craig’s List, in which he makes Carla watch his 100 favorite movies.

About Carla Cackowski: Carla Cackowski is an improviser and teacher living in Los Angeles. She regularly tours across the country with her two person improv show, “Orange Tuxedo”. Carla toured on boats performing sketch and improv with Second City and performed on mainstage Harold Teams at both iO West and UCB Los Angeles. She directed the International Ensemble at the Vancouver Improv Festival and has traveled all over the world teaching and performing in comedy festivals. She was an improv teacher at The Second City in Hollywood for twelve years, is the former Artistic Director at Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica and the former Co-Artistic Director at Curious Comedy Theater in Portland, Oregon. Some recent improv Das Improv Festival (Berlin), Copenhagen International Improv Festival, Detroit Improv Festival, Sarasota Improv Festival, Last Best Comedy Fest (Bozeman, Montana), and The Last Word Comedy Festival (Williamsburg, Virginia). You can currently see her performing monthly at Outside In Theater with her four person team, "Weird Tuxedo" (Craig Cackowski, Bob Dassie, and Stephnie Weir). www.orangetuxedoimprov.com www.carlacackowski.com