ABOUT
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Jonny Nelson is an actor and comedian who is based in Chicago and tours the country performing, teaching, and recording his podcast. He teaches improv at The Second City and Comedy Sportz. He graduated from Grand Valley State University with a double major in Philosophy and German.
Jonny performs has been performing improv and sketch comedy for 15 years. He has performed musical improv with Second City's house team Infinite Sunday's, long form improv with the ensemble of Juneboy & Beserker at the iO theater Chicago, short form improv at Comedy Sportz Chicago, improv/sketch/video with Eisbär a two man show, his solo show Social Science at iO, improv for children with The Greatest Story Never Told. He has also taught improv workshops for business such as Linkedin, The Federal Passport Agency, Dev Boot Camp, and Cannon Ball Productions.
Mark Meyer
Mark Meyer
Mark Meyer
Principal
PHP Commercial, Double talk
PHP Where do babies come..
PHP Foreign Language
What the Sell?!
Punch Films
Punch Films
Punch Films
Leftfield Productions
Improvisation
Tru Bangerz
Comedy Sportz
Infinite Sundays
Juneboy
Caliber
The Kickback
Battleprov
Berserker
Eisbär
AHMP
Clusterschmuck
C. U. P.
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
iO Harold Team
Comedy Sportz - Professional
Second City's Donny Sky box
iO Harold Team
Comedy Sportz Chicago
Studio Be, Stage 773
Comedy Sportz Chicago
iO Harold Team
CIC, Gorilla Tango, Studio Be
Stage 773, Playground
CIC, Donny’s Skybox, Playground
Master’s Arts Theatre
Theater & Sketch
Youth Group
A Plague of Their Own
Cootie Shot
Monomyth
Elf Wanted
The Art of Motivation
10 Things I Hate About You
Social Science (Solo Show)
People are Strange
Baby Pat
Public Speaking Inc.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Elf
Ensemble Ensemble
Jonny
Ensemble
Ensemble
Jonny
Goon
iO Theater
Second City's de Maat
Second City's Skybox
Public House Theater
Comedy Sportz
Stage 773
de Maat & Studio Be
iO Theater Chicago
Donny’s Sky Box SC
Donny’s Sky Box SC
Dog Story Theater
Master’s Arts Theatre
Education & Training
The Second City
iO Theater
The Green Room
Private Coaching
GRCC
Conservatory, IFA, Writing
Conservatory, Musical improv
Sean Bradley, David Murphy, Matt Amador, Sarah Charipar, AJ Links,
Kurt Naebig, Matthew Miller
Special Skills
Improvisation, dialects, speaks German, rock climbing, mountain biking, cycling, running, walking on hands, really good whistling.