Writers
Posted by gluvox on March 6th, 2007
Erich Eilenberger
Erich is a graduate of Vassar College, where he was a member of the No Offense comedy troupe. He has worked on television shows in New York and Los Angeles for CBS, Fox, ABC and Showtime. He was also a Creative Consultant for Spike TV’s “Guys Choice Awards” and is a Head Writer for Top Story! Weekly.
Jacob Harper
Jacob Harper is a writer, actor and teacher from the Missouri Ozarks who now lives in Hollywood. As a writer Jacob’s essays, features and profiles have appeared in Go Magazine, 417 Magazine (where he once spent a day shadowing a wary Yakov Smirnoff) and on Fox Digital’s comedy website MadAtoms. He writes sketches for the iO West showcase Sketch Potluck and the comedy group Guffton and is a head writer for Top Story! Weekly. As an actor Jacob has appeared at Second City Hollywood, iO West and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater with his group Guffton; in the St. Louis International Film Festival selection Princess; and in a recurring role on YouTube-partnered sketch channel Pop Friction. He is also a graduate of the iO West Training Center. Before all of this writing and acting business Jacob made pizzas, ran a vintage clothing store and went to a whole bunch of college for a very long time.
Matt Manser
Matt Manser is a writer, actor, and stand-up comic. Matt has written for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, is a contributor to the comedy website MadAtoms.com, and was the head writer for Premiere Radio Networks’ Punch Line Live. He can also be seen on episodes of “Players,” “Funny or Die Presents,” and “Californication.” Matt is also a member of the sketch group Bonafide, which can be seen almost every month at UCB LA.
Phil Ranta
Phil Ranta spent years of his life as a new media executive by day and comedian by night. In the corporate world, he is currently the CEO of the new media company Comedy Podcast Network, where he develops and distributes original audio content. Before that, he spent four years as the Executive Producer at Viva! Vision, which produced and distributed original content to three Verizon V-Cast channels and dozens of other cell phone media products worldwide. He also wrote, directed, and produced the original web series Party Animals, which was sold to Turner’s SuperDeluxe.com. As a comedian, Phil has performed across America as a stand up, sketch, and improv comedian. Highlights include performing with The Second City on companies aboard multiple Norwegian Cruise Line ships, weekly shows at Second City Hollywood with his comedy group Bro Squad 5, and writing for the award winning weekly sketch comedy show Top Story! Weekly.