ALEX BACH (Producer)
Hometown: Sarasota, FL
Favorite place(s) in your neighborhood: Blue Bottle coffee, 10 Foot Single (vintage clothes store)
Best coffee in NYC: Blue Bottle Coffee
Best pizza in NYC: Paulie Gee's
Best date place in NYC: Chelsea Piers driving range
Favorite subway line: L Train!!
Favorite Stanley Kubrik movie: A Clockwork Orange
Favorite movie with Bill Murray: Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Favorite comedy duo: Romy & Michele
Favorite curse word: FUCK!
Haribos or Godiva? Haribos..... REESE'S
Tatoos? Not yet, but I've got a date to get one in approximately 5.5 years.
Fun Fact: I was once kidnapped for a day by Bill Murray
AARON KHEIFETS ("Mark")
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Best coffee in NYC: Grumpy
Best pizza in NYC: Waldy's. I'm a weirdo but there you go.
Favorite subway line: R
Favorite movie with Juliette Lewis: Natural Born Killers
Favorite comedy duo: Pryor and Wilder
Favorite curse word: Dickface
Haribos or Godiva? Haribos. God help me, but Haribos.
Sunny D or Fanta? Just plain ol' seltzer!
Fun fact: I have a PhD that I will never use!
Aaron Kheifets is a comedian, writer and director. His new web series, Sell Yourself is currently being produced and released on DailyMotion.
AaronKheifets.com
JACOB WARE ("Boy on Bench")
Favorite place(s) in your neighborhood: Anywhere within 2 miles of a CityMD
Best coffee in NYC: Chase Bank on the corner of Graham and Grand
Best date place in NYC: Grand Havana Room. The lighting there makes you look like you own a condo and have good credit.
Favorite comedy duo: Cellino and Barnes
Favorite curse word: Freelancer
Jacob A. Ware is the second youngest of six children. His interpretation of the word "new" is skewed by years of hand-me-down clothing during his upbringing. In 1998 Jacob played The Sergeant of Police in Pirates of Penzance and his mom said he did "a very good job."
Spam me on Twitter @jacobaware
MARK LOGAN ("Peter")
Hometown: Boone, NC
Favorite place in your neighborhood: Citibike Station… to get out of it!
Best coffee in NYC: Stumptown
Best pizza in NYC: NY Pizza Suprema
Best date place in NYC: 675 Bar
Favorite subway line: “5-dollar footloooong”
Favorite director: Christopher Nolan
Favorite comedy duo: Key & Peele
Favorite curse word: ...My mom might read this.
Haribos or Godiva? Let’s just eat real food.
Tattoos? Nope!
Best nicknames: Wolverine and Hulk Logan
I learned to swim before I could walk
CHARLIE GORRILLA ("Charlie")
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Favorite place(s) in your neighborhood: My house
Best coffee in NYC: Stumptown
Best pizza in NYC: Olia
Best date place in NYC: Bin 71 or Stroll the Highline with cup of coffee
Favorite subway line: G
Favorite movie with Seth Green: Can't Hardly Wait
Favorite comedy duo: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
Favorite curse word: Darnit
Haribos or Godiva? Mast Brothers
EDAN LACEY (Director)
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Best coffee in NYC: Qathra, Ditmas Park
Best pizza in NYC: Savario's, West Village (opening 2015)
Best Place in NYC: Dublin 6
Best date place in NYC: Bar Chord
Favorite Director: Woody Allen (the Gordon Willis years)
Favorite movie with Ryan Gosling: every movie with Ryan Gosling
Favorite comedy duo: The Bear Pack
Tatoos? Nope, you can't improve on perfection. facebook.com/EdanLaceyActor
AND, OF COURSE:
FREDDY MEYER (DP)
ALEJANDRO TRAGELLIS (Editor)
JUSTIN KAHN (DP)
NICK HALLBILSBACK (Sound Mixer)
ADAM CHINOY (Light Design)
ANNELISE DEKKER (Producer)
LYNZIE ROGERS (Production Assistant)
CHRISTINA YUGAI (Production Assistant)
CHRIS READE (Production Assistant)
ALEXANDRA KERN (Creator/Writer/Executive Producer, "Alex")
Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH
Favorite place in your neighborhood: The Sweet Little Cafe, Boerum Hill, BK
Best pizza in NYC: Keste, West Village
Best date place in NYC: Royal Palms
Favorite subway line: The F. Duh.
Favorite Jim Carrey movie: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Favorite comedy duo: Nichols and May
Favorite curse word: Fuck, although Motherfucker is hard to beat
Haribos or Godiva: I LIVE for Haribos. Fizzy Cola!
I like to wake up really early to watch movies.
MONICA RACIC (Editor)
Hometown: Carmel, NY
Best coffee in NYC: Homemade cold brew
Best pizza in NYC: Pizza Loves Emily
Favorite subway line: the 4 train
Favorite John Cassavetes movie: Love Streams
Monica is a writer and filmmaker living in Brooklyn. Currently, she works at The New Yorker. (She can also twirl fire. nbd.)
Website: Monica.nyc
JARED NEWMARK (Director) is a writer and director in Los Angeles. He is a founder of the production company Landline TV and has developed projects for People, ESPN, the History Channel, Above Average, Univision and EP'd Reddit's first two video series. Jared has served as a Creative Director at College Humor. He currently writes on the Upright Citizens Brigade Maude Team Legs For Days and has a pilot in development "Waco Valley" at Comedy Central.
MATTHEW CHRISTIAN ("Elliott")
Hometown: Boston, MA (actually the burbs... a little town called Winchester)
Favorite place(s) in your neighborhood: Hot House (best spicy fried chicken!), Dynaco
Best pizza in NYC: Roberta's is pretty great. But let's be real -- I take down 2 Bros $1 slices on the reg.
Best date place in NYC: Angel's Share
Favorite subway line: The G (Stockholm Syndrome?)
Favorite movie with Pauley Shore: Encino Man
Favorite comedy duo: Bill and Hillary
Favorite curse word: Motherf***er
Haribos or Godiva? Haribos times one million. Gummy candy is the key to my heart.
Tatoos? No. Sadly, I can't commit.
Fun fact: My last name's Christian, but I'm technically Jewish!
www.matthewlieffchristian.com
KERRY MALLOY ("Patrick") hit the stage for the first time when he turned 9, playing the role of Young Patrick in a local production of Mame. He went on to receive his acting degree from New York University - Tisch School of the Arts, and attended the renowned Stella Adler Studio that boasts notable alumni such as Marlon Brando, Harvey Keitel, and Mark Ruffalo. Kerry has performed with theatre companies including New York Theatre Workshop and The Williamstown Theatre Festival. He has performed in films directed by Academy Award Nominee Stephen Frears and Academy Award Winner Martin Scorcese among others. You can catch him on Netflix's season premiere of House of Cards Season 2. He is one of four children and is the only boy.
DESMOND THORNE ("Ernesto")
Hometown: South Orange, NJ
Favorite place(s) in your neighborhood: El Rey del Taco Truck
Best coffee in NYC: Café Grumpy
Best pizza in NYC: Rizzo's
Best date place in NYC: Governor's Island
Favorite subway line: Q
Favorite movie with George Clooney: O, Brother Where Art Thou
Favorite comedy duo: Abbi and Ilana
Sunny D or Fanta? SUNNY D
Desmond is a solo, sketch, and theater artist living in Astoria. He can be seen co-hosting with Amanda Seals online on BET Digital's "Funny Style".
JOHN JEFFORDS ("Trannie)
JAKE SMITH (Director)
Hometown: Portland, ME
Favorite place in your neighborhood: Sarge's Deli, Daniel's Bagels, and Perk Cafe
Best coffee in NYC: City of Saints
Best pizza in NYC: Grimaldi's
Best date place in NYC: The Spotted Pig
Favorite subway line: 4-5-6
Favorite movie starring Rita Hayworth: GILDA
Favorite comedy duo: Garfunkel and Oates
Favorite curse word: Fuck... for lack of a better word.
Haribos or Godiva? Haribo. Duh.
Sunny D or Fanta? Really? ...fanta.
Tatoos? Not cool enough.
CARL FOREMAN, JR. ("Doug")
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Best coffee in NYC: my Keurig
Best pizza in NYC: Grimaldi's
Best date in NYC: Verlaine in the LES
Favorite Subway line: The F. It takes me home.
Favorite movie with Tupac Shakur: Juice
Favorite comedy duo: Key & Peele
Favorite curse word: motherfucker
My favorite crime is jay-walking.
JASON BEASLEY (Director of Photography)
Hometown: South of Memphis, North of the Gulf, Amory/Smithville in the Mississip
Favorite place in your neighborhood: 3E, the best Thai food
Best coffee in NYC: Blue Bottle
Best pizza in NYC: Rizzo's Pizza
Best date place in NYC: Astor Room, if you're classy
Favorite subway line: N. It takes me home.
Favorite John Cassavetes movie: Shadows
Favorite comedy duo: Andrew McCarthy and a mannequin
Favorite curse word: Fuck.
Sunny D or Fanta? Fanta, Sunny D tried to pass itself off as orange juice when I was a kid. Fuck that. Fanta knows what it is: mediocre and proud.
Tatoos? Nope.
Best board game: Ticket to Ride
I had a xylophone scholarship during my freshman year of college. Because, I'm cool.
ANNA CALLEGARI ("MK")
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Favorite place in your neighborhood: Blue Stove
Best coffee in NYC: Balthazar
Best date place in NYC: Anywhere with a cheese plate.
Favorite Woody Allen movie: Annie Hall duh!
Favorite movie with George Clooney: Batman.
Favorite comedy duo: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
Favorite curse word: Crap
Haribos or Godiva? Haribos
Anna Callegari is a writer/performer on the sketch teams Garlic Jackson and Fonda. Anna can be seen at Cage Match as Bitsy Bradford on the UCBW. She also co-hosts B.Y.O.T at the UCBeast every Sunday night.
@bananascalamari
www.annacallegari.com
ANDREW YURMAN-GLASER ("Simon")
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Favorite place(s) in your neighborhood: Otter Lodge, the only bar in town. Not as filthy or misogynistic as the name implies.
Best pizza in NYC: Smiling, it's next door to my apartment. Support the home team!
Favorite subway line: F, of course.
Favorite Wes Anderson movie: The Royal Tenenbaums
Favorite movie with George Clooney: One Fine Day
Favorite comedy duo: TJ & Dave
Favorite curse word: Fuck
Haribos or Godiva? Godiva, because I don't know Haribos
How I approach first dates: Be as honest as possible. It's scary and fun.
www.andrewyg.com
ANNIE PEARLMAN (Music Supervisor)
Hometown: Johnson, Vermont
Favorite place in your neighborhood: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Prospect Park
Best date place in NYC: Botanic Gardens
Best coffee revelation: almond milk
Favorite subway line: Q (express baby)
Favorite movie with Nicolas Cage: Vampire's Kiss
Favorite new comedy: Kroll Show
My favorite show to re-watch: 30 Rock
I just learned to whistle badly for first time
www.groove-garden.com and anniepearlman.com