Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Websites
Affiliations
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Kate Frisbee & Tom Fonss

Kate Frisbee & Tom Fonss

North Hollywood,CA

Summary

A husband & wife team with decades of professional experience in the entertainment industry, specifically in sketch comedy (writing & performance), TV & film, commercials, and digital media. They have their own production company 'Dread & Circuses,' focusing on horror & comedy content. Tom & Kate first met in their sketch comedy group 'Big Boss Comedy' in 2007 and have been together ever since.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Improv Teacher

The Groundlings Theatre & School
Hollywood, CA, CA
06.2013 - 09.2019
  • Taught Teen improv workshops ages 10-19yrs old
  • Taught Adult Basic & Intermediate classes
  • Kate & Tom are both alumni of The Groundlings Sunday Company where they performed brand new sketches they wrote for a live audience every Sunday night.

Actor

SAG/AFTRA
Hollywood, CA
06.2009 - Current
  • Kate & Tom have been co-star/guest-stars and/or series regulars on the following shows: 2 Broke Girls, The Comeback, Community, The Big Bang Theory, Austin & Ally, Quick Draw on Hulu, Hawthorne, The Crazy Ones, The Middle, Zoey 102, and many more.
  • Tom has been in numerous comedic commercials. Most notably as Progressive's "Baby Man" for 7 years.
  • Kate has also appeared in numerous commercials.
  • Tom was a host & writer for Cinefix, a Youtube channel focusing on entertaining expert analysis made for the modern cinephile.
  • Tom has starred in several live theater productions, including 'Bunny Bunny' at The Gary Marshall Theatre alongside Brendan Hunt ('Ted Lasso') & Erin Pineda ('Physical')

Writer

Various
Hollywood, CA
01.2014 - Current
  • Kate is an established comedy writer. She has written for TV, sketch comedy, copywriting for TV/Film, has had screenplays optioned, has done script coverage and analysis, etc

Director

Self Employed Web
Hollywood, CA
09.2022 - Current
  • Tom & Kate both directed/produced under their production company "Dread & Circuses"
  • Kate has directed many live theatre sketch & comedy shows as well as shadowed notable TV directors.
  • Tom has shadowed notable comedic commercial directors.

Voice-over/Animation

SAG/AFTRA
Hollywood, CA
02.2012 - Current
  • Kate has voiced characters on the stop-motion barbie cult hit The Most Popular Girls in School and other animated shows and commericals & ADR.

Education

Sunday Company - Sketch Comedy & Improv

The Groundlings Theatre
08-2014

Bachelor of Arts - Theater, Film & Television

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
07-2006

Skills

  • Sketch comedy writing & performance
  • Writing, acting & directing for camera
  • Script analysis
  • Navigating the entertainment industry
  • Digital content creation
  • Production coordination
  • Curriculum development
  • Classroom management
  • Lesson planning
  • Team building
  • Media production
  • Team collaboration
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Empathy and patience
  • Feedback delivery
  • Collaborative learning
  • Adaptability
  • Cooperative learning experience
  • Assigning and grading work
  • Performance assessments
  • Motivating students
  • Student engagement

Accomplishments

  • Various award from numerous festivals, most recently The Hollywood Fringe Fest "Spirit of the Fringe" & "Platinum Award"

Affiliations

Musicians: Tom (guitar), Kate (bass & piano), urban gardening (Tom), pottery/ceramics (Kate), carpentry (Kate)

Timeline

Director

Self Employed Web
09.2022 - Current

Writer

Various
01.2014 - Current

Improv Teacher

The Groundlings Theatre & School
06.2013 - 09.2019

Voice-over/Animation

SAG/AFTRA
02.2012 - Current

Actor

SAG/AFTRA
06.2009 - Current

Sunday Company - Sketch Comedy & Improv

The Groundlings Theatre

Bachelor of Arts - Theater, Film & Television

University of California, Los Angeles

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