Hollywood, CA. I’ve been asked to stick around the Groundlings Sunday Company for another six months! It’s a terrific honor, and I’m thrilled. Every six months, the Main Company looks at our work and decides who stays. I won’t pretend I wasn’t nervous, so it’s a real relief to get another round. This will be my third and final six months with the Sunday Company.

It’s such a unique experience. Every week we write a brand-new sketch show from scratch, and every Sunday night we put it up in front of a real live audience. Some weeks it all comes together. Other weeks, a sketch I was sure would kill gets about three polite laughs. Either way, Monday comes around, and we start all over again.

Honestly, the best part is the people. My castmates are some of the funniest, kindest people I’ve ever met, and I get to hang out with them every single week. The teachers and Main Company members have been so generous with notes, too. I’ve learned a ton.

The three seniors in the Sunday Company, Maddie Ballard, Amy Haeussler, and Govind Kumar, all became Groundlings! It’s so exciting. The Main Company (aka The Groundlings) is made up of no more than 40 members at a time. Every one of them came up through the Groundlings School and performed in the Sunday Company before being invited in. They do sketch comedy every Friday and Saturday in the Main Shows, and improv in The Yard, The Crazy Uncle Joe Show, and Cookin’ With GAS. They also teach the classes at the Groundlings School and together serve as the theatre’s artistic director.

Hooray for Maddie, Amy, and Govind!

Below are some backstage snapshots of Sunday Company members in costume, ready to go on stage:

I’m excited for the next six months and plan to soak up every bit of it.