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Comedy Writing Resume AEA ∙ SAG-AFTRA [email protected] height 6’3” ∙ weight 190lb (248) 431-7009 GREG OTT brown hair ∙ hazel eyes greg-ott.com TELEVISION & NEW MEDIA (selected) “What A Country” Host SAY App Hidden America with Jonah Ray Featured Dakota Films/d. Troy Miller IFC Comedy Crib Principal IFC/d. Mick Napier Lollapalooza Livestream Principal Red Bull Media/d. Peter Gwinn The Second City Network Principal Second City/d. Jeph Porter COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL (selected) Halls Lead Reverse Lowe’s Lead Cap Gun Collective CommunityAmerica Credit Union Lead Cactus Jones Lang LaSalle Lead Omobono Kentucky Office of Highway Safety Lead Doe-Anderson Dish Network Lead MADAY Productions Deloitte. Lead There Media NARRATION & VOICEOVER (selected) HP Narrator Accenture Hallmark Principal Leo Burnett McDonald’s Principal Bernstein-Rein Coors Light Principal Calvary Levi’s Principal APG THEATER (selected) The Second City National Touring Company Ensemble - BlueCo. The Second City (Chicago) The Second City NCL (Breakaway, Pearl & Gem) Ensemble The Second City (Chicago) The Second City’s Good Time Game Show Host/Ensemble UP Comedy Club Death by Evening Ensemble The Second City e.t.c. Shark Tank: The Musical Greg The Annoyance Theatre Fuck Trump: An Evening of Songs Ensemble The Annoyance Theatre OJ Didn’t Do It: What Really Happened Ron Goldman The Annoyance Theatre Big Sausage Pizza: The Musical Mikey The Annoyance Theatre Chris Gaines in… The Life of Garth Brooks Chris Gaines The Annoyance Theatre Sexual Perversity in Chicago Danny Apollo Theater IMPROV (selected) The Second City’s Improv All-Stars Improv Ensemble UP Comedy Club The Second City’s Improv Comedy Hour Improv Ensemble UP Comedy Club The Second City After Hours Improv Ensemble UP Comedy Club The Deltones Musical Improv Ensemble iO Theater Play Ground Improv Ensemble iO Theater Bit Tank Improv Ensemble iO Theater The Cricket Improv Ensemble iO Theater The Moon Harold Team iO Theater EDUCATION & TRAINING (selected) Improvisation iO Chicago Noah Gregoropoulos Improvisation The Annoyance Theatre Mick Napier, Susan Messing Conservatory & Improvisation The Second City (Chicago) Mike O’Brien, Tim Robinson Bachelor of Fine Arts - Acting Central Michigan University Steve Berglund [email protected] GREG OTT 248 431 7009 EXPERIENCE 04/2019 - Present Fox News New York, NY Writer/Producer, Fox Nation’s “Who Could Forget?” • Writing and researching segments for comedic documentary series covering the most newsworthy stories and trends of each year since 1969 • Developing questions and interviewing Fox News personalities • Licensing assets and managing content using tools like iNews and WordPress • Coordinating Adobe Premiere post-production with team of remote video editors Video Producer, Fox News Digital • Producing digital news videos with a rapid turnaround, including breaking news, daily news roundups, viral content, companion pieces for articles, and evergreen content • Sourcing raw, stock, and archival footage from digital storage systems like Ardome • Writing scripts using strong editorial judgment with copy editors and senior producers • Editing videos with Wochit and Adobe Premiere • Publishing SEO-optimized video content to WordPress 03/2011 - 03/2018 The Second City Chicago, IL Actor and Writer, The Second City National Touring Company • Performed scripted and improvised comedy shows using material from a fifty-year archive, including pieces by Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and Tina Fey • Wrote sketch comedy focused on political and social satire • Taught improvisation, comedy, and acting workshops for children and adults • Found bedbugs at the Holiday Inn Express outside Rahway, NJ 05/2018 - 07/2019 Wochit New York, NY Freelance Producer / Content Creator (Remote) • Produced hundreds of YouTube and social media videos for brands like USA Today • Scripted and edited videos using news, stock, and file footage in under 60 minutes • Performed quality assurance checks with team of remote content creators 05/2008 - Present Freelance Chicago, IL / New York, NY Actor and Writer • Writing and producing scripts for agencies and corporate clients, including the American Dental Association and Information Technology Senior Management Forum • Writing hundreds of pieces of original content covering business, news, politics, and technology, for clients like the South China Morning Post • Performing in commercials and digital media as an AEA and SAG-AFTRA actor • Writing, producing, and hosting “The Latest,” a weekly current events podcast featuring expert interviews analyzing O.J. Simpson’s Twitter account 05/2005 - 05/2006 Circuit City Auburn Hills, MI Sales Associate • Sold a digital camera to Marla Maples EDUCATION Made in NY Media Center Brooklyn, NY Podcast Production Certificate Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts: Acting & Directing, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts.
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