Kurt Braunohler's Stand-up Comedian Profile on Rooftop Comedy

Kurt Braunohler was most recently seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he was nominated (along with Kristen Schaal) for the if.comedy Award's "Best Comedy Show" (formerly the Perrier). He has also performed with Schaal at the Melbourne Comedy Festival (Barry Award Winners), HBO Las Vegas Comedy Festival, Montreal Comedy Festival, and on the BBC. He created and starred in the popular online series Penelope: Princess of Pets which is now being made into a pilot for Channel 4 in London. His TV credits include Human Giant, Whitest Kids You Know, and loads of VH1 talking heads shows. He was also a consultant on South Park, as well as a writer for MTV's Silent Library. He is currently working on a script development deal with Paramount Studios for a network sitcom. Kurt is also a seasoned improvisor, having performed and taught all over the world for the past 10 years. His group, Neutrino, was invited to the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival was awarded "Improv Ensemble of the Year" by the Chicago Improv Festival. Lastly, Kurt is the co-creator and performer of the "street-riot-performance" known as Chengwin. Kurt performs stand-up regularly around New York City and the US.