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 Josh Cohen and Tamra Malaga first met in 1999 at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in New York City, where they performed as members of the house Harold teams Team C.H.U.D, The Joe Ross Tribe, and My Kickass Van.
It in the winter of 2001, Josh and Tamra opened Freaks Local 413 Storefront Theater, a comedy theater devoted to the NYC underground comedy scene. FL 413 was the birthplace of Josh and Tamra's comedy collaborations. Mixing their long-form improv with the puppetry skills Josh developed as a Muppeteer , with The Jim Henson Company, NYC’s only improv puppet comedy duo was born.
The Josh and Tamra Show perform their unique brand of comedy coast to coast. Over the past seven years, they have been featured at a variety of different venues and festivals, including The Bass Red Triangle Comedy Tour, Improv Boston, The Toronto Improv Festival, The Del Close Marathon (NYC), The Los Angeles Festival of Improv Comedy, The Chicago Improv Fringe Festival and The Seattle Festival of Improvised Theater. When not performing in their on-line sitcom APT. 413, The Josh and Tamra Show continue to perform live in New York City and beyond.
 Mark Sutton is a founding member of The Annoyance Theater and has been performing, teaching, writing, and directing comedy in Chicago for the past 15 years.
Mark has appeared in several independent films including Fatty Drives the Bus, Waiting For The Man, Watch, and a starring role in the upcoming comedy Penniless: One Man's Crusade. He has appeared in over 65 shows at The Annoyance Theater including "Co-Ed Prison Sluts", "Manson: The Musical", and "The Real Live Brady Bunch".
Mark is a member of the faculty at both The Annoyance and The Second City. He is a former director of The Second City National Touring Company, and directed the Canadian premiere of "Co-Ed Prison Sluts" for Second City Toronto.
Joe Bill is one half of the Nationally Touring, Real Time Improv show, BASSPROV (along with Mark Sutton) and is one of the co-founders of Annoyance Theater, where he performed in and/or directed over 50 productions from 1987-2000. Credits include the smash hits " Co-ed Prison Sluts", "The Screw Puppies", "The Real Live Brady Bunch", "Manson: The Musical", "That Darned Antichrist" and "Donkey Improv". He taught improvisation from 1993-2001 for Annoyance. Joe also tours "SCRAM!", his 2 person show with Minneapolis’ Improv Lady Genious, Jill Bernard.
Joe has coached and performed with numerous ensembles at IO (formerly Improv Olympic) from 1985-1987 and 1995-present. Highlights include Inside Vladimir, The Lottery & Georgia Pacific with whom he developed the innovative, lights out longform “The Bat”. Currently Joe performs with Improv Supergroup, Weasiliscious. He teaches in the IO Training Center, and he plays in "The Armondo Diaz Theatrical Experience and Hootenanny" when he’s in town. Joe teaches as a Guest Artist in The Second City Conservatory.
 Comprised of rockstar improvisors from Los Angeles and New York, Darby Lane has toured the nation. Favorites at last year's festival, they return to TCIF by popular demand.
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