Special GuestsLaura Hall and Rick Hall
Back by popular demand after her popular musical improv showcases at our 2024 festival is Laura Hall, joined by her husband Rick Hall!
Laura Hall is best known as the improvisational pianist and Musical Director on all 21 seasons of the hit TV show, “Whose Line is it Anyway”, with bot...Back by popular demand after her popular musical improv showcases at our 2024 festival is Laura Hall, joined by her husband Rick Hall!
Laura Hall is best known as the improvisational pianist and Musical Director on all 21 seasons of the hit TV show, “Whose Line is it Anyway”, with both Drew Carey and Aisha Tyler hosting. Laura has toured extensively with “Drew Carey and the Improv All Stars” and performed with “Whose Line Live” at the Adelphi, the Palladium, and Royal Albert Hall in London. She is currently touring with “Whose Live Anyway”.
While at The Second City, Laura was Musical Director and Composer for the Jeff Award winning E.T.C. revue, “Channel This!” She has composed original musicals with The Annoyance Theater and Theater-A-Go-Go, and has composed scores and songs for several indie films.
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Rick Hall was a founding member of Chicago’s Improv Institute. At The Second City he created and performed in two Main Stage shows, “John Paul Sartre & Ringo” and “Catch 27”. Rick uses his improv skills as a host/presenter at meetings and corporate events, as well as auditions, television s...Rick Hall was a founding member of Chicago’s Improv Institute. At The Second City he created and performed in two Main Stage shows, “John Paul Sartre & Ringo” and “Catch 27”. Rick uses his improv skills as a host/presenter at meetings and corporate events, as well as auditions, television shows and commercials.
Rick was a series regular on the improv-based TV show “The Factory”. He played Agent Johnson on 28 episodes of the hit Disney show “KC Undercover”, and has been on many other television shows including “NCIS”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “24”, “The Middle”, “Key & Peele” and “Seinfeld”. He's been in commercials for AT&T, Centrum, Sabra Hummus and many more. Recently, Rick can be seen on the indie film circuit as Detective Chowder in “The Long Isolation”, written and directed by Deb LaCusta and Dan Castellaneta from The Simpsons.
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