Splatter Theater 2024

Anthony Rossi is a comedian, actor, and producer from Upstate New York. He currently plays with the iO house team Big Deborah and the esteemed indie team Grandma's Favorites. He produces the monthly variety show Brutal at The Lincoln Lodge and his recurring pop up character show Good Luck With That throughout the city. He has recently performed at Fun and Dumb Festival in Brooklyn, Detroit Improv Festival, and Flyover Festival in St. Louis. He is honored to be a part of this cast of killers and is proud of all his sweet and funny friends! Go Knicks!

Carson Bartholomew is a comedian, writer, and actor who has been performing sketch comedy and improv in Chicago since 2017. She has performed at iO and The Second City, and is the producer and co-host of the variety show Billion Dollar Telethon. She is originally from Santa Clarita, California.

Chris Laychak is here to stay.

Francesca Bucci (she/they) is a Chicago comedic actor with a BFA Acting degree, graduate of The Second City Conservatory and iO theater, and local producer/director. She has performed at Chicago Women’s Funny Fest, Chicago Sketchfest, iO’s Bentwood Festival, and Annoyance Theater. Currently a member of Icarus, iO resident Harold team, and main cast member of Annoyance’s Holy Fu*k Comedy Hour, Francesca produces improv shows, sketch shows, and variety shows around town. Most recently, she produces and hosts Meet Cute: A Comedy Dating Show at The Den Theater. Her friends describe her as “Italian asf and won’t let you forget it.”

Jake Klingensmith is a comedian, writer, and actor from Topsfield, Massachusetts. Jake has been writing and performing in Chicago since 2017, and is the producer and co-host of the variety show Billion Dollar Telethon. He is thrilled to be making his Annoyance debut in Splatter 2024!

Lucas is stoked to be part of this cast and crew! If you enjoyed the things I did you can see more in Lil'Sluggers and Voila at the IO theatre. Cheers! 👯‍♂️

Max Kantor is an actor, writer, and comedian originally from Atlanta, Georgia. A student and graduate of the Second City Conservatory and Annoyance Class Program, Max can be seen performing weekly in the Holy F*ck Comedy Hour and around town with his improv duo M&M and comedy group Chicago Live Improv Club. Max is repped by Grossman & Jack Talent. Also, he’s a huge fan of the Miami Dolphins and his favorite food is the sandwich!

Rey Tang is a Chicago-based writer, photographer, filmmaker, and performer. She performed stand-up in the 2024 SNL Showcase at the Annoyance Theater and sketch as part of Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running Asian-American comedy troupe. Her open mic "Pizza Mic", which had been written up by the New York Times Travel section. She's also done stand up in venues such as Laugh Factory, Zanies, and Hollywood Improv. Rey is currently represented by Stewart Talent Agency Chicago.

Born and raised in Chicago, Sabrina is thrilled to make her scream queen debut. In addition to being Shelley Duvall's long-lost child, Sabrina has trained and performed at numerous famous comedic institutions across the country, including The iO Theater, The Second City Chicago, Upright Citizens Brigade, The Pit, and The Annoyance. A graduate of the Second City Director's Program, she also Assistant Directed the hit show 'Dance Like There Are Black People Watching' (2023), the 2022 Bob Curry Fellowship, and 4-time Jeff-nominated 'Do The Right Thing, No Worries If Not' (2022) at Second City. She performs weekly with her resident longform improv team, Stank! You can follow her on IG at @sillygalbribi.

Sarah has been performing sketch and improv in Chicago since 2015. She is a member of 'Lil Sluggers, an iO house team, and has been on the indie team, Breastmilk, since 2016. She is so excited to be in this year's cast of Splatter!

Thomas Kelly is a very accomplished and talented actor. He received a degree in theater from Rhodes College and attended a two year Jacques Lecoq inspired physical theater and devising course at the London International School for the Performing Arts. In his seventeen years in Chicago, he’s studied and performed with iO, the Annoyance, Second City, and the Neofuturists. He can be seen performing live in the Holy F*ck Comedy Hour in Chicago and around the world with the award winning improv ensemble, Sand. He can be seen on TV on shows like Showtime’s Work In Progress, NBC’s Chicago Med, NBC’s Shrink, Monuments, and in the stop motion short, Sleepy Steve. He is represented by Paonessa Talent LLC.