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The Transformers History The Transformers began performing in the fall of 1991 at the former comedy club "Upfront Comedy" in Santa Monica, CA. The idea was to create a new form of improvisation that didn't rely upon standard game formats or long form structures that had recently become popular and which they'd already been doing for years. The idea of doing transformations as a non-stop, half-hour performance structure was finally settled upon and has been the format for The Transformers ever since. Along the way notable personalities such as Cynthia Stevenson ("Happiness" and "Oh, Baby"), and Lisa Kudrow ("Friends" and "Opposite Sex") were regular performers with the group. Four current members are writer-producers for film and television; John Stark (Drew Carey), Jay Kogen (Frasier), John Frink (The Simpsons) and Scott Wainio (SNL). Chris Ellis is a director, writer and film editor (currently working on Movie Magic for Universal Studios). Mike Castagnola is a writer and actor who has appeared in a number of "B" movies. Harry Hannigan has written and performed a one man show and also appears in several national commercials. Ted Michaels is a writer and film actor (And God Spoke, Shooting Lily, Courting Courtney). Their director, Stan Wells is the creative director of the EMPTY STAGE Theatre and Improv School and co-writer of the play "Three". |
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