Acme Comedy Theatre 20th Anniversary Celebration: Mr. Media Audio Interview

Funny is as funny ages: Mr. Media celebrates 20 years of Acme Comedy Theatre!

M.D. Sweeney founded what would become the ACME Comedy Theatre in 1989.

In 2004, ACME Comedy Theatre came under the direction of Travis Oates, a long-time ACME Main Company Member and the director of the ACME School for the previous two years. In 2007 he was joined by improv and sketch company member Dan Kane to oversee the operations and technology enhancements that continue to set ACME apart from any other theatre of its size.

There are six main-stage companies: On the improv side, the ZEBRA COMPANY delights with their antics on Friday nights at 9:00 pm, with the YANKEE COMPANY following them at 10 and X-RAY COMPANY at 11 pm. All specialize in long-form narrative improv. On the sketch side, ACME Company performs a brand-new sketch show every week featuring a different celebrity guest star on Saturday nights at 8 pm. BRAVO Company brings a new sketch show every Friday at 8 pm, and junior company CHARLIE offers new material every month at 10 pm on Saturdays.

The ACME COMEDY SCHOOL offers a very popular course in Stand-up Comedy.

ACME Players have won nine Emmys, two Peabody awards and an ANNIE.

In 1997, RITA WILSON & TOM HANKS discovered NIA VARDALOS performing her one-woman show MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING for a delighted ACME audience, and the rest is cinematic history.

ACME shows have featured the talents of Wayne Brady, Adam Carolla, Bryan Cranston, Kel Mitchell, Sean Hayes, Ryan Stiles, Charlene Tilton, Fred Willard, Wil Wheaton, and many more.

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