Bios

KEVIN FARLEY

Kevin was born June 8th, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin. He has 3 brothers and sisters--Barb, a nursery school teacher; Tom Jr., who works for a marketing firm; and John, who is also trying his hand at acting. His parents are Tom and Mary Anne. He majored in business at Marquette University in Milwaukee. After graduation, for six years he sold asphalt for his father's company, Scotch Oil. However, he was soon convinced to try show business. Kevin first went on stage at Chicago's ImprovOlympic. He has also been in several major motion pictures including Joe Dirt and Tommy Boy and has made numerous appearances on The Best Damn Sports Show Period.

PAUL PRESTON

Paul has performed comedy across the country and has worked with The Second City and Tony 'n Tina's Wedding in Chicago. Also in Chicago, Paul played Ringmaster Zackary P. Scott in The Center Ring Circus with Chicago Childrens Theatre, and co-created, directed and performed in 'Knight vs. Dey', an improvised political election, at ImprovOlympic. He has performed with his wife, Karen, at the Lucille Ball Festival of New Comedy in Jamestown, NY, the 20-Minute Play Festival in Chicago, plus many clubs, parties, schools, and corporate and special events. Paul more recently performed aboard The Magic and The Wonder ships of the Disney Cruise Line in the comedy clubs, as part of a joint venture with Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. He has appeared on film and TV on General Hospital and Project VIPER on the Sci-Fi Channel. He is a SAG/AFTRA actor in L.A. with numerous commercial and voice-over credits. He has also founded his own successful video production company, Digital Mind Productions. Paul was trained in improvisation at The Second City in Toronto and Chicago, as well as ImprovOlympic, and is a B.F.A. graduate of the State University of New York at Fredonia. For more information about acting and the theatre, visit your local library.

KAREN VOLPE

Karen got her first taste of improvisational comedy while attending Jamestown Community College (as if that isn't comedic enough). It was during a choir trip to Toronto that she saw The Second City for the first time. After that she was hooked. She transferred to Fredonia State University where she graduated Cum Laude with a BFA in Musical Theatre. While at Fredonia, she met up with a comedy partner and future husband, Paul. They began performing their own two person sketch/improvisational shows and studying at The Second City in Toronto. Together they were hired by The Astors Beechwood in Rhode Island and The Pocono Renaissance Faire and eventually moved to Chicago to continue their study of improvisation at The Second City and Improv Olympic. In Chicago, Karen played a bridesmaid in Tony 'n Tina's Wedding and "Unpacked her Adjectives" in Schoolhouse Rock Live! Karen has also performed with Second City Communications and Disney Cruise Line. More recently, Karen performed at the Cinegrill in the famous Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard in the three-girl singing group musical 'The Taffetas' as well as the long-running original musical Bark!. She has provided voices for the audio dramatization of the best-selling novel 'Tribulation Force'. When Karen is not busy making other people laugh, you can find her laughing at her husband.