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A six-episode crime comedy. Writer / Director / Producer. In post-production.
ProjectFilms, series, writing, and research shaped by performance, status, timing, and social behavior.
I began as a dancer and actor and started performing stand-up at thirteen. That experience still shapes how I think about timing, blocking, vulnerability, and what an audience notices.
I am interested in the private logic that makes a character's behavior reasonable to them. Comedy can reveal the hierarchy in a room, the rules everyone understands, and the moment somebody stops following them.
Directing practiceA six-episode crime comedy. Writer / Director / Producer. In post-production.
ProjectA dark-comedy short. Director / Cinematographer / Producer. In post-production.
ProjectA two-season comedy web series. Director / Co-writer / Executive producer / Co-editor / Actor. Released.
ProjectA dark-comedy feature in development, with a 2025 proof-of-concept short in post-production.
ProjectSketch comedy is another part of my comedy work.
My book Behind the Laughter: History, Writing, and the Production of American Comedy was published by Kendall Hunt in 2025. It connects comedy history, joke and sketch writing, production, and cultural analysis.
My teaching has included comedy writing, comedy production, television, web series, and media industries. My research considers digital humor, class, regional identity, platform culture, and audience circulation.