About

Taz VanRassel has been committed to a life of improvisation and comedic performance since 1995 when competing in the Canadian Improv Games.Since then he has gone on to perform with four time Canadian Comedy Award nominees for best improv troupe Urban Improv, as well as securing a mainstage performer position at Vancouver TheatreSports League for the past 7 years.

His biggest accomplishment to date is co-founding the Sunday Service in 2005 and watching it grow into a staple of Vancouver’s comedy scene, culminating in national recognition when they won best improv troupe in Canada in 2012.

Taz has collaborated and performed with the likes of Ryan Stiles (the Drew Carey show), Colin Mochrie (Who’s line is it anyway), David Cross (Arrested Development), Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad), Will Sasso (Mad TV), Scott Adsit (30 Rock), Sean Cullen (Last Comic Standing) Paul F Tompkins (Mr. Show) and Oscar Nunez (the Office[US]).

Follow Taz on Twitter: @Tazvanrassel

Ryan Beil is an award winning actor and comedian born and raised in Vancouver, BC. He holds a BFA in acting from The University of British Columbia. Watch for him in the Upcoming films “Focus” and “Big Eyes” with the latter directed by Tim Burton.  He produces Rapp Battlez Wezt Coazt  and is the President of Baseball Operations at Little Mountain Gallery. As far as Improv is concerned, he’s got that shit covered too. Ryan has performed Improv-comedy  in Berlin, Edmonton, Toronto, Seattle, Chicago, St. Louis, Bellingham, Portland, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, and many other places!

Follow Ryan on Twitter: @ryanbeil

Aaron Read is an improvisor, musician, and visual artist working out of Vancouver BC. His primary contribution is as active member of The Sunday Service. Previous improv experience includes being a founding member of CCA nominated AKA Improv, a main stage player at Vancouver Theatre Sports League and providing live instrumentation for Sister Act Improv. A few notable moments in the improvisor’s young career include winning best improv troupe with The Sunday Service in 2012, a nomination in 2007 for best improv troupe with AKA improv at the age of 18, and performing alongside the likes of Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show), Paul F. Tompkins (Mr. Show), and Mark Chavez (The Pajama Men). With over 9 years of improv experience including training from Alistair Cook (Instant Theatre), David Razowsky (Second City) and Lee White (Crumbs) Aaron has cemented himself as a creative and collaborative force in the improv world.

Follow Aaron on Twitter: @teenfarts

Caitlin has been studying and performing improv for the last fourteen years. She has toured festivals across Canada, performing with some of improv’s finest including The Crumbs (Winnipeg), General Fools (Regina), Rapid Fire (Edmonton), Second City (Toronto and Chicago), Dad’s Garage (Atlanta), The Improfessionals (Paris) and Upfront (Seattle). Recently her teaching has brought her to multiple times to Poland and Paris. She is also the co creator of Ghost Jail Theatre (Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver).

Caitlin wrote and costarred in four critically acclaimed main stage revues at The Second City (Toronto). With a total of thirteen Canadian Comedy Award nominations in four years, four of them are for Best Female Improviser.

Last year, her TIFF debut “Crackin’ Down Hard”, directed by Mike Clattenburg (Trailer Park Boys), was chosen as one of the Top Ten Shorts. You can hear her on CBC radio’s This Is That as well as Same Time Next Week, a new show with with Ryan Beil and Charlie Demers.

Follow Caitlin on Twitter: @caitlinhowden

Kevin Lee is an improvisor, writer and actor from Vancouver, B.C. He’s been performing weekly improv shows as a member of The Sunday Service since 2006. Before that, he co-created the live mixed-media comedy show “The Living Room” with fellow comedian Sean Devlin. It was performed at the Vancouver International Comedy Festival to much (some? an?) acclaim. Kevin continues to perform stand-up, sketch and improv at many venues around Vancouver, including Vancouver TheatreSports, and Bronx Cheer. Frequently collaborating with other Vancouver-based comedians and writers, he expects to continue being an active contributor to Vancouver’s ever-expanding comedy scene.

Follow Kevin on Twitter: @therealkevinlee

Be sure to find your daily inspiration via his derisive adages: lauphorisms.tumblr.com

Follow Emmett on Twitter: @IAmEmmettHall

Mark Chavez (The Pajama Men)
Mark Chavez hails from Albuquerque New Mexico and is a member of the world renowned comedy sketch duo The Pajama Men. When he isn’t touring the world, playing sold out shows to rave reviews, he can often be found sitting in with The Serv throughout the year.

Follow Mark on Twitter: @themarkchavez, @pajamamen