Isaac Kessler (Cast)

Isaac KesslerMuch like Ken, Isaac is also an accomplished comedian, improviser, actor, performer and writer.

Isaac Kessler is the “Michael Jackson” of improv, minus the bad stuff.  His theatrical journey began at the Second City with Kate Ashby, which led to his eventual graduation from the Second City Conservatory program.  He has also trained at the Bad Dog Theatre, and performs there with his Harold team, “Away From The Numbers”.

Isaac teaches and performs improv at the Impatient Theatre Company.  You can see him on stage weekly with his fast and furious ITC Harold team “Standards & Practices”, who recently did their thing in front of a sell out crowd at the Chicago Improv Festival.

In 2008, Isaac performed with his sketch troupe “Toronto On Top” in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival – the world’s third largest comedy festival.  He also performs sketch comedy with Etched In Sketch on a bi-weekly basis opening for The Sketchersons’ “Sunday Night Live” show at The Comedy Bar. In one of his more revealing moments, Isaac starred in “Sprout This!” – An improvised short film directed by Brian Smith that his garnered almost 200,000 views on the website Atom.com. Throughout the years, Isaac has been privileged to study under improv luminaries such as:  Jerry Schaefer and Sandy Jobin-Bevans (Second City), David Shore and Lisa Merchant (Bad Dog Theatre), Bill Arnett (iO Chicago), Porter Mason (UCB NY), Craig Cackowski (iO West), Armando Diaz (Magnet Theater), Rich Talarico (SNL, Mad TV), Dave Razowsky (Second City Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre), Kevin Patrick Robbins (ITC), and Todd Stashwick (The Riches, Hot House Theatre).  He has also studied at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago under improv masters Susan Messing, Rich Sohn, Rebecca Sohn, Mark Sutton, and Mick Napier.

E-Mail: ikessler@rogers.com
Phone: 416-854-5338