Melissa Breslow aka Meliss FX is a woman of many talents with her most recent endeavor being long form improv. She has joined an alley team at MI’s Westside Comedy after finishing their training program and is thrilled to hit the stage. She loves performing as a vocalist and DJ, spinning house music all night long. Melissa is also an aromatherapist, yoga teacher, sound and energy healer, animal rights activist, festival promoter and is the founder of the nonprofit Open Eyes Foundation.
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David Doman
David is an actor, writer, improviser. He hails from Budapest,
Hungary and has also lived in London, Cleveland, and New York
before realizing that Los Angeles was the place he belonged. He
is a graduate of IO West (I will never forget you!) and M.I.’s
Westside Comedy Theater. David enjoys acting, writing, playing
soccer, and any activity that’s adventurous. He is proud to be
on the famous ‘Rules of Thor’ Alley Team.
Michael Kim
Michael is an actor, improvisor, and stand-up comic living in Los Angeles. After graduating college and working marketing jobs that sucked the soul out of his being with a straw, he decided to trade it all for the pursuit of happiness. He is happy. He is unstable. He is Hunstable. Goosfraba.
Instagram: mike.j.kim
Vickie Eisenstein
Vickie Eisenstein is an actress, comedian, videographer, filmmaker, and former D-list celebrity in South Korea. She fell in love with performing while on a South Korean talk show. Having grown weary of pretending Kimchi was simply too spicy to eat, she returned to her hometown of Chicago to study at Second City’s Conservatory and iO’s training program. She performed all over the city with teams such as Improvised Jane Austen and created a comedy YouTube channel. She went on to win YouTube’s NextUp program, as well as YouTube and WhoHaHa’s Women In Comedy program.
Having moved to LA, she’s excited to perform at Westside Comedy!
If you just can’t get enough, follow Vickie on IG @VickieIronStone or search her name on YouTube!
Jaime Moyer
Jaime Moyer is an alum of The Second City-Detroit, currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, and is a proud member of the acting unions SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Look for her in season two of the Hulu series Future Man, premiering in 2019. She also recently appeared on two episodes of Modern Family as neighbor Mrs. Pasternak. Jaime has also had guest starring roles on Parks and Recreation, 2 Broke Girls, Jennifer Falls, Detroiters and had a recurring role on Disney’s hit show KC Undercover. Jaime is the creator of the viral hit “Fancy Catz” which can be see on YouTube at the Second City Network, and has appeared in several short and feature length films. Jaime appeared onstage in “Twist Your Dickens” at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and at The Portland Center Stage, in Portland, OR. She has taught improvisation and performed all over the country, including workshops at Washington Improv Theater, Dallas Comedy House, Asheville Improv Collective, The Arcade Theater, Dosage Improv Workshops, Unscrewed Theater, The Siren Theater, Planet Ant Theater, Camp Improv Utopia, Angel Comedy in the U.K., ICC Theatre in Denmark, and many others. Jaime was awarded the sole prize of Maestro at The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas in 2011. She can be seen performing improv at The Second City Hollywood, Westside Comedy, The Pack, and more around Los Angeles, CA. Follow her on Twitter @Jaime_Moyer.
Maya Crosman
Maya Crosman is an improviser, artist, and intergalactic event creator from Los Angeles. She performs at the Westside Comedy Theater on House Team Nights with Big Kids (2nd and 4th Monday of every month). Maya is also the graphic designer and brand manager at Westside Comedy.
Sara Mears
Sara Mears is originally from Iowa, and moved to Los Angeles in 2015 with her husband and began to pursue a career in voice acting. Since 2015 she has been creating energetic, compelling, and unique voices for video games, animated shorts, and podcasts.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Humboldt State University and is a graduate of improv from Westside Comedy Theater. In her free time, you can find Sara hanging with her husband and 2 cats, singing karaoke, or playing video games. You can connect with Sara via her website www.saramears.org
Sarah Colmaire
Sarah Colmaire is an improviser and actor who trained in M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater’s improv program. She has also trained at The Pack Theater and The Idiot Workshop. Sarah studied The Deconstruction while attending Camp Impov Utopia and completed a musical improv boot camp. She has performed at multiple locations, including the Westside Comedy Theater, Improv Space and The Pack Theater. She has been a part of various alley and indie teams, and currently performs with indie teams “Squid Family Robinson” and “Vanguard Improv”. She can also be seen performing with the Westside Alley Team “Kitty Glitter”. Sarah is beyond grateful to be part of the amazing Westside community.
Brian Shortall
Brian is a Second City and iO alum with nearly 20 years experience performing, writing and teaching comedy and improvisation. Brian has appeared in feature films including Blockers and television shows such as Key & Peele. He’s written for Girl Boss on Netflix and can be seen performing in Delicious Moments here at Westside!
Carla Cackowski
Carla Cackowski is a writer and improviser living in Los Angeles. She regularly tours across the country with her two person improv show, “Orange Tuxedo”. Carla toured on boats with Second City and performed on Harold Teams at both iO West and UCB Los Angeles. She directed the International Ensemble at the Vancouver Improv Festival in the fall of 2018 and has traveled all over the world teaching and performing in comedy festivals. Carla is an improv teacher at The Second City in Hollywood and is the Training Center Director at Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica.