Tom Flanigan (writer)
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Tom Flanigan is an American actor, writer and comedian.
Biography
[edit]Flanigan grew up in Eden, NY, south of Buffalo in western New York state. He attended the University of Iowa where he majored in Biomedical Engineering[1] and was a member, director, and producer of the improvisational comedy troupe IC Improvs. Flanigan graduated with a B.S. in 1996 and moved to Chicago,[2] where he was employed by Andersen Consulting. He attended classes at The Second City and was later hired as a member of the Training Center faculty.[3]
In 1998, Flanigan (with Ronnie Feldman and Matt Hovde) co-founded Galileo Players, a sketch comedy troupe inspired by science.[4]
Between 2008 and 2010, as a member of The Second City e.t.c. ensemble, Flanigan helped create[5] the revues "Campaign Supernova",[6] "Brother, Can You Spare Some Change?",[7] "Studs Terkel's Not Working",[8] and "The Absolute Best Friggin' Time of Your Life"[9]
Flanigan was hired as a writer for Season 36 of Saturday Night Live in August 2010.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "SNL hires another Second City performer :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Stage". www.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120315005455/http://www.galileoplayers.com/tom.html
- ^ "The Second City - 50 Years of Funny - Training Center - Faculty". www.secondcity.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120310225753/http://www.galileoplayers.com/cast.html
- ^ "About Us - News & Events - The Second City - 50 Years of Funny". www.secondcity.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-10.
- ^ http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/2639040,CST-FTR-ebrief26.article [dead link]
- ^ "Review: Brother, Can You Spare Some Change?/Second City e.t.c. | Newcity Stage". 8 December 2008.
- ^ "Review: Studs Terkel's Not Working/Second City e.t.c. | Newcity Stage". 20 July 2009.
- ^ "The Absolute Best Friggin' Time of Your Life".
- ^ "Saturday Night Live snags another Second City member | Comedy | the A.V. Club Chicago". www.avclub.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28.
External links
[edit]- Tom Flanigan at IMDb