Mark moved to NYC in search of himself and happiness. He pursued Theatre at The American Academy of DramaticArts, joining ” The Company” after graduation. Soon after, Mark stumbled upon Stand-up comedy and found success as a storyteller, performing throughout New York City, and on the road. Mark also performs for Armed Forces Entertainment and has entertained U.S. and U.N.Troops worldwide, performing all over the globe and across The United States.

Outside of comedy, Mark is an accomplished actor and writer. Most recently Mark has a lead role in the feature film “Days of Power” and was a contributing writer for Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update”, Columnist and Travel writer for “Today’s Man” Magazine”, Wrote and Directed “Radio Gods” television Pilot, starred in “Game Night” (Winner of the International Film Festival NYC) been seen on AXS TV’s “Live at Gotham”, FOX’s “Laughs”, heard on Sirius XM and Bob and Tom, and also has a hit Podcast “Drinks Jokes and Storytelling” which now has its own channel on Twitch.tv/drinksJokesNStorytelling. They recently broke a world record for Longest Stand Up Show.

Whether he is working with The Amoralists Theatre Company (In the acclaimed hit “Happy in the Poor House”), Angry Shih Tzu Productions or on tour with Stand-Up, Mark continues to climb the ranks. He is a gifted storyteller, with a charisma that makes you feel like you’ve known him forever, unique delivery, signature voice (that has landed him several commercials), and likability; you will see why he is a favorite at clubs and theatres everywhere.

Mark’s latest albums “If Tom Brady”, & “It’s All Downhill From Here” is currently through Realize Records and can be heard on Sirius/XM and Recently produced the film “Dark State” which is premiering at AMC Theatres March 19th.

Having dipped his toes in just about every comedic pool—from stand-up to television to playwriting to screenwriting—Gotham TV writing teacher Jim Mendrinos has found there is more than just one path to being funny.

Officially, Jim began performing stand-up comedy at the age of nineteen. Before long, Jim performed stand-up at the fabled Catch a Rising Star in New York City. As luck would have it, the producer of Hee-Haw saw one of Jim’s shows in Nashville and hired him to write one-liners for the television show. Throughout his career, Jim has worked for David Letterman, The Tonight Show, The Chevy Chase Show, Head of the Class, Roseanne, and Saturday Night Live. In addition, he has been staffed on nine TV pilots and optioned eleven pilots.

“Your reputation is currency,” Jim stresses. “I’ve never missed a deadline in television, which is rare. I get calls because they know by hook or by crook, it’ll get done.”
Jim has also dallied in political humor as a frequent guest on Fox News’s Strategy Room.
He produces the New York City Underground Comedy Festival, which has helped at least 70 comedians get on television for the first time. He says, “I wanted to help people in the same way that my mentors helped me.”

Sheila has an extensive creative career that encompasses many genres. Her first film short, REPRIEVE was accepted to the New Filmmakers Winter Film Series, an Official Selection for NYC Filmmakers Festival, NY , International Film Festival (LA) and The REAL You Film Festival.

Aside from writing the graphic novella REPRIEVE is based on, she has written directed and produced other film projects , including A LOTHARIO’S LAMENT, which is her second short film that she has written, directed and produced. It won an Official Selection in The Short Film Corner- Court Metrage at Cannes, The New York City International Film Festival, The Hoboken Film Festival and Manhattan International Film Festival, International Film Festival Manhattan, as well as a few selected screenings.

Some of her Acting credits include 30 ROCK, HBO’s The Vagina Monologues and All My Children. Sheila has also performed in various Stage productions both on and off -Broadway, including Intimate Apparel, by Lynn Nottage, The Screw Tape Letters by C.S. Lewis and Spell # 7 by Ntozake Shange.

Film credits include 2 Marys, Lover Man, Sing Me To Sleep, two versions of Doubt, first as Mrs. Mueller, then Sister Aloysius, and The Chair Lady which is the first American Frum film to be subtitled into Hebrew for screenings in Jerusalem. Yes, Sheila did a film that was truly Kosher!
Sheila is now is in production for her online police procedural that she wrote, directs and stars in entitled, BLUE WALL: THE SERIES. The show will be airing on VHX in the Fall.

Born in Brooklyn, Rob is best known for his 31-year tenure with the Imus in the Morning Program, providing many of the show’s most popular characters. In the early 1980’s he was one of the three members of the Improv Group, The Identical Triplets, with Eddie Murphy, and when the group went their separate ways, he began a 10-year career as a National Stand-Up Comic Headliner.

He made his Broadway debut as author and star of More to Love, A Big Fat Comedy’, with Dana Reeve, and his many Broadway roles include Mushnik in the Original Broadway Cast of Little Shop of Horrors, Amos Hart in Chicago, Speed in The Odd Couple with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, and the dual character roles of ‘Mr. Twimble’ and “Wally Womper” in the Broadway Revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with Daniel Radcliffe.

Off Broadway, Rob won a Drama Desk Award for his role in Tabletop. Along with appearances on The David Letterman Show, and Late Night With Conan O’Brien, Rob won Two Emmy Awards for his Not For Profit Television Special and had recurring Television roles as Troy, the Security Guard in ABC’s Ugly Betty, Defense Attorney Milton Schoenfeld in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC, Bond Attorney Bernie Bucovitz on the last season of the hit CBS drama The Good Wife, and Guest Starred in a five-episode story arc on Elementary as Captain Dwyer.