About Us
Mary Grill
Mary Grill writes and performs sketch comedy with New Excitement. She is an improviser, and has performed her solo comedy show “Mary Grill Scary Thrill” throughout New York and Chicago. Originally from Chicago, Mary improvised with “The Second City House Ensemble,” and was a sketch comedy writer/performer with “Self Centered Girl” at The Second City. She holds a BFA in acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University, and has trained with Paul Sills, The SITI Company, The Second City Conservatory, The Peoples Improv Theatre, and Upright Citizens Brigade.
Chris Roberti
Chris Roberti writes and performs sketch comedy with New Excitement. He is a member of a house team at the People’s Improv Theate and performs clown and dance throughout the city. Chris teaches theater and creative writing in NYC public schools.
Matt Hobby
Matt Hobby is a writer and performer in New York City, currently creating sketch comedy with “New Exc!tement” and improv with “Borealis” and “HugeTown. Matt has appeared on The Onion’s Sportsdome on Comedy Central and has put his voice in some commercials. He has trained in improv and comedy writing at the UCB, the PIT and Magnet theaters in New York and graduated from Florida State with a degree in Theatre.
Chris Manley
Chris Manley is a writer and performer with New Excitement. Chris has trained as a clown with Eric Davis since 2007. He is a founding member of the theater company Fools on Fire and a creator/writer/performer in the devised theater piece “Kill Me Loudly: A Clown Noir.” Other New York credits include performing in “The Octoroon: An adaptation of the Octoroon Based on the Octoroon” at PS 122, “Waltz” as a part of the Bring a Weasel and a pint of Blood festival at East Thirteenth Street Theater, and reading at the series “Paper Beats Rock.”
Randy Pearlstein
Randy Pearlstein lives in New York City and can currently be seen in “New Exc!tement: Really Good News” which he also directed. He was a regular on the series Chappelle’s Show and is now a cast member on the new Comedy Central show Michael and Michael Have Issues. He teaches writing at Rutgers University, The PIT and at colleges across the country. Randy’s writing credits include the Lionsgate film Cabin Fever.
