YEAR IN REVIEW 2023

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE TIME? IT’S DECEMBER ALREADY! IT’S TIME FOR MY ANNUAL YEAR IN REVIEW. I’VE BEEN WRITING THESE FOR SIX YEARS NOW, AND COMING UP WITH A WITTY INTRO KEEPS GETTING MORE DIFFICULT AND MORE DIFFICULT! SO LET’S JUST JUMP IN:

I STARTED THE YEAR WORKING AS AN AUDIENCE COORDINATOR FOR 1IOTA, SPECIFICALLY WORKING ON CBS’ THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT AND ABC’S THE VIEW. IN APRIL, WHEN THE WRITER’S STRIKE HALTED ALL PRODUCTION, I MADE A PIVOT AND BEGAN TO WORK IN ADVERTISING SALES AT OMD, BUYING LINEAR AD SPACE ON BEHALF OF COMPANIES. I BEGAN THE YEAR WORKING ON THE ANCESTRY.COM ACCOUNT AND IN OCTOBER WAS MOVED TO THE PEPSICO PORTFOLIO. SINCE THE STRIKES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED I AM ACTIVELY LOOKING TO RETURN TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THIS YEAR I SIGNED WITH MY FIRST AGENT (COMMERCIAL, INNOVATIVE ARTISTS). WITH THIS CONNECTION, I HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY AUDITIONING FOR COMMERCIALS AND BOOKED MY FIRST IN JULY – A NATIONAL BROADCAST COMMERCIAL FOR TIDE LAUNDRY DETERGENT. I HAD THE HONOR OF SPILLING QUESO ON MYSELF AND ACTING OPPOSITE THREE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES FOOTBALL PLAYERS. YOU CAN WATCH THE SPOT HERE. I AM ACTIVELY AUDITIONING AND CURRENTLY SEEKING REPRESENTATION FOR FILM/TV, VOICEOVER AND COMEDY.

SPEAKING OF COMEDY, I SET OUT THIS YEAR WITH A GOAL TO PERFORM AS OFTEN AS I COULD IN AN ATTEMPT TO BEAT STAGE FRIGHT. AFTER DOING 40 SHOWS THIS YEAR, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE ON STAGE THAN I EVER HAVE. THIS YEAR I STARTED CO-HOSTING A MONTHLY CHARACTER SHOW WITH MY HILARIOUS PAL SLOAN BRETTHOLTZ (THE CHARACTER ANNEX AT THE PIT), JOINED THE BOOGIEMANJA SKETCH COMEDY TEAM BOTH HANDS, AS WELL AS CONTINUED PERFORMING WITH MY SKETCH TEAM ENEMIES TO LOVERS AND SKETCH COLLECTIVE SPONSORED BY:. THIS YEAR I WROTE AND PERFORMED 27 NEW SKETCHES AND CHARACTERS, SETTING A NEW HIGH. SOME OF MY FAVORITES INCLUDE NAME THE SUN, DRUGS FOR KIDS, GODFATHER CAT, FAMILY FEUD WITH CONFIRMED FACTS AND YANKEE CANDLE MANAGER WHO EATS THE CANDLES. THIS YEAR I ALSO STARTED DOING STAND-UP COMEDY. I HAVE GREATLY ENJOYED PERFORMING AM VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUE. STAY TUNED FOR MORE PERFORMANCES IN THE NEW YEAR, INCLUDING MY FIRST OUT-OF-TOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL FOR STANDUP (!!) AND OF COURSE CONTINUING TO DO TOO MUCH SKETCH AND CHARACTER.

WHILE THIS YEAR INCLUDED MANY HIGH POINTS, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY THAT THERE WERE MANY LOW POINTS AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING YEAR, BUT I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR IT ALL, AND AM SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE WHO MADE IT WHAT IT HAS BEEN. THERE’S A LOT OF NEGATIVITY IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE SURROUNDED BY POSITIVE PEOPLE. IF YOU EVER NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO, OR HELP WITH ANYTHING AT ALL, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO REACH OUT.

I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A VERY JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON AND MAY YOUR 2024 BE FULL OF SMILES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES.