BCAF 2017 Workshop: Sketch Comedy Process with Defiant Thomas Bros (CHI)

Workshop description:

The Defiant Thomas Brothers get critical and creative about sketch comedy. Hear how they develop their style, navigate bumps in the road as a team, and refuse to stop learning. Seth and Paul’s specificity and candor have placed DTB in the forefront of Chicago’s comedy scene. From a macro to micro perspective, they utilize different disciplines, constant evaluation, and curiosity to laugh their way to the top. You can too. Bring your burning questions for two premiere teachers and performers in Chicago comedy.

Instructor Bio:

Seth Thomas is a comedian-rapper-teacher and one half of the award winning comedy duo the Defiant Thomas Brothers. As a comedian, Seth has performed in several productions including Tales From The Blackside and Talented Tenth with Congo Square Theater as well as performed stand-up around the greater Chicagoland area. As a rapper, Seth has recorded five solo albums - Patna Music 1-5 - as well as two albums as a member of hip hop duo 8090. As a teacher, Seth works in the Advanced Improvisation and Conservatory departments at The Second City, Chicago. Seth is also a diehard Dixie Chicks fan and a doyen of The Hills.

Paul Thomas is a writer-director-performer and one half of the award-winning comedy duo the Defiant Thomas Brothers. As a solo artist he has performed at San Francisco Sketchfest, the New York Sketch Comedy Festival, SketchfestNYC, Just For Laughs Chicago, the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, and the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. His stand-up character Dan Peff performs regularly around Chicago and his web series Ped Crossing, based off of one of his characters, was featured by the Onion’s AV Club.