A Week of Kindness
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A Week of Kindness, or AWOK, is a sketch comedy
troupe in New York City
. Since the troupe's formation in Spring 2005, it has produced eight sketch revues and performed at numerous New York City comedy venues, including the Peoples Improv Theatre and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.. AWOK's videos have been featured on Collegehumor.com, Bestweekever.tv, and Myspace.com.
Cast members include Nate Kushner, Dan Hopper, and Mike Still. Former members include Devin T. Quin, Allysha Powanda, and Erica Harsch.
In March 2005, the group's blog received some attention when member Nate Kushner published transcripts of chats he had with an undergraduate college student he renamed "Laura K. Krishna", who solicited him to write a college paper for her about "something Hindu". Kushner wrote a paper that was obviously falsified and plagiarized and set her up to get caught by her school.
Allysha Powanda,
Erica Harsch,
Becky Yamamoto,
Chris O’Connor,
Shayna Ferm,
Clayton Dowty,
Pam Feicht,
Angelique Gray,
Patrick Mescall,
Kendrick Strauch,
Daniella Walls,
Zach Worden,
Cody Lindquist,
Ben Black,
Ian Ljungquist,
Nick Turner,
Beth Peters,
Sarah Hughes,
Ben Kintner,
Kevin Haulihan,
Phillip Lamplugh,
Matt Little,
Mia Leopardi,
Dave Zigerelli,
Kris Goldhair,
Sarah Engelke,
John Constantine,
and a cat named Jasmine
http://www.secondcity.com) in Toronto, Canada.
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
troupe in New York City
New York City
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. Since the troupe's formation in Spring 2005, it has produced eight sketch revues and performed at numerous New York City comedy venues, including the Peoples Improv Theatre and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.. AWOK's videos have been featured on Collegehumor.com, Bestweekever.tv, and Myspace.com.
Cast members include Nate Kushner, Dan Hopper, and Mike Still. Former members include Devin T. Quin, Allysha Powanda, and Erica Harsch.
In March 2005, the group's blog received some attention when member Nate Kushner published transcripts of chats he had with an undergraduate college student he renamed "Laura K. Krishna", who solicited him to write a college paper for her about "something Hindu". Kushner wrote a paper that was obviously falsified and plagiarized and set her up to get caught by her school.
Collaborators and Contributors
Devin T. Quin,Allysha Powanda,
Erica Harsch,
Becky Yamamoto,
Chris O’Connor,
Shayna Ferm,
Clayton Dowty,
Pam Feicht,
Angelique Gray,
Patrick Mescall,
Kendrick Strauch,
Daniella Walls,
Zach Worden,
Cody Lindquist,
Ben Black,
Ian Ljungquist,
Nick Turner,
Beth Peters,
Sarah Hughes,
Ben Kintner,
Kevin Haulihan,
Phillip Lamplugh,
Matt Little,
Mia Leopardi,
Dave Zigerelli,
Kris Goldhair,
Sarah Engelke,
John Constantine,
and a cat named Jasmine
Appearances
In November 2008, A Week of Kindness are scheduled to appear at the 4th Annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival http://www.torontosketchfest.com, the largest independent comedy festival in Canada. The festival was founded by Julianne and Paul Snepsts of the comedy troupe Boiled Weiners and takes place over 6 days and 3 venues (including The Second CityThe Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
http://www.secondcity.com) in Toronto, Canada.