Kenny Taylor is an American

United States

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 filmmaker.

Born and raised in Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon south of Lane County and generally west of the Cascade Range, excluding the southern Oregon Coast. Counties include Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, and Josephine. It includes the Southern Oregon American Viticultural Area, which consists of the...

, Kenny Taylor moved to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 as a teenager, where he began working as an actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

, stand-up comic, and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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Taylor moved to San Francisco in 1998 and gained notoriety in 2002 as the co-creator and co-star of The Ken and Andy Show, a comedic stage play. The Ken and Andy Show had several runs, including a stint at New Conservatory Theatre Center

New Conservatory Theatre Center

The New Conservatory Theatre Center is a not-for-profit theatre company located in San Francisco, California. NCTC showcases an eight-show Pride Season, an In-Concert/Cabaret Series, Family Theatre performances, YouthAware Touring Educational Theatre, and an Emerging Artists program. NCTC also...

 and in the 2002 San Francisco Fringe Festival.

In 2003, Taylor formed illBilly productions

IllBilly productions

illBilly productions is an entertainment company based in San Francisco. Founded by Kenny Taylor and Andrew Bancroft, illBilly productions is responsible for numerous live comedy shows and films that range in subject matter from a rapping jelly donut, to a version of the Angel Gabriel that prances...

 with Andrew Bancroft

Andrew Bancroft

-Films:Bancroft wrote and starred in Evolution: The Musical! which was screened at the 2008 San Francisco International Film Festival. He also wrote, directed and starred in the music video "Maximum Wage".-Features in the media:...

. This San Francisco-based production company

Production company

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 created many short films and several live shows. Their films include "Maximum Wage

Maximum Wage (film)

Maximum Wage is a short film/music video about a disgruntled doughnut shop worker who wants to make "maximum wage". It stars Andrew Bancroft who plays the role of Jelly Donut.-Plot:...

" which was shown as part of the San Francisco Underground Short Film Festival in 2004, and "Evolution: The Musical!

Evolution: The Musical!

Evolution: The Musical! is a short musical comedy depicting the struggle between Evolution and Creationism, through two groups of fictional characters: "The Beasties" and "The Blesseds"...

", which premiered at the 2008 San Francisco International Film Festival

San Francisco International Film Festival

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Taylor and Bancroft were also responsible for "Late Night with God", "Lord of the Drinks" and "Popcorn Anti-Theater", three live shows that ran for several years in the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

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Kenny Taylor has also directed and performed with several other comedy troupes, including Killing My Lobster

Killing My Lobster

Killing My Lobster is a San Francisco-based sketch comedy group and film production company.-KML Sketch Shows:Killing My Lobster is a non-profit arts organization based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1997, Killing My Lobster, known primarily for its sketch comedy shows, also produces...

and at Tourettes Without Regrets, a vaudevillian game show

Game show

A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...

-style MC battle and poetry slam, hosted by Jamie DeWolf in Oakland.