WRITING TEAM:

Allison Cavanagh

Melissa Claire

Daniel Keenan

Melanie Marshall

Jessica Martinez

April Pascua

ACTING TEAM:

Andrew Chung

Alisha Ehrlich

Vince Faso

Julie Kuwubara

Mike Newman

Isabel To

Director: Nicole Odell (she/her)

Nicole is a director, actor, writer, and improviser. A Bay Area native , she earned her B.A. in Drama from SFSU and completed the Conservatory program at Second City Hollywood. She has appeared in comedy festivals around the country and on stages throughout the Bay. She first began working with KML in 2015 as an actor and writer, and began her role as Artistic Director in 2021. Nicole maintains that after this process she is totally fine, in actuality she is 2 Blessed 2 B Stressed, and she resents you for even asking.

Head Writer: JB (hey/them)

JB is a musician and funnymaker who’s jazzed you’re here for this wet, hot, weird summer Sketch on Speed! They serve as co-director of KML Writing Education and have written on Pride Inside, Good Grief, The Skin We’re In, and the original speedy-experiment Lobster Boil. This is their headwriting debut and it feels a lot like going to summer camp: a wild adventure with silly pals--plus eating so many marshmallows they’ll probably yak at the talent show.

Stage Manager: Dani Lancaster-Spinks (she/her)

Dani is the Founding Artistic Director of Dreams on the Rocks in addition to the CoFounder of Eclectic Box. She is also a Special Effects Makeup Artist. Dani is thrilled and grateful to be working with Killing My Lobster and the the talented group of performers and writers.

Andrew Chung (he/him)

Andrew Chung works at UCSF by day and occasionally performs at night. Since joining the KML roster in 2018, he has performed in J'Accuse!, Model Minority Report, and Triple Feature. Nobody's ever accused him of being particularly speedy, but he'll do his best.

Alisha Ehrlich (she/her)

Alisha has been a Lobster since 2019, and before starting in sketch comedy, she acted in so many plays where she had to cry onstage. With like, real tears. Now, she savors the opportunity to make people laugh for a change. In her life outside KML, she's taken up working on stained glass projects, binging and then rewatching the latest Taskmaster season (series), and attending lots of trivia nights.

Vince Faso (he/him)

Vince was part of the original lobster boil and is thrilled to be sketching on speed once again. As a theatre artist, he most enjoys working with theatre companies who push the boundaries of theatre and comedy, treat their performers fairly, and walk the walk when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion (like KML!). He hones his sense of humor and humility teaching theatre and public speaking to middle schoolers in Oakland, CA.

Julie Kuwubara (she/her)

Julie kuwabara (she/her) is an actor, and comedy sketch writer/performer. She has been a member of Granny Cart Gangstas since 2014. Her work as a writer and performer has been featured at SF SketchFest, UCB Filipino AF (LA), Femprovisor (Sacramento), Femmefest (SF), and Killing My Lobster. She received the 2021 KML New Voices in Comedy Writing Fellowship. Hugs to her husband (Chuck #1 Fan Lacson) family and friends for all their love and willingness to support all the weirdness. Keep up with Julie on Instagram @jularie and @grannycartgangstas.

Mike Newman (he/him)

Mike spends most nights as an emergency room nurse in San Francisco, and that’s like 87% of his personality. He has an MFA from USD, which he uses to make sketch comedy videos with his little blue cat puppet, Kickey, and he also likes horror movies, bicycles, making art, and making more art. He most recently performed with the fabulous Mighty Real crew at the 2025 Sketchfest, and this is his first adventure with Killing My Lobster. Let’s DO this!

Isabel To (she/her)

Isabel is an actor and singer and loves being silly. Past KML shows include Model Minority Report, Let’s Do the Sex, Freddy Krueger’s Day Off, and The Skin We’re In. Isabel is also a PlayGround SF company member and appears regularly at Monday Night PlayGround, another day-of, script-in-hand venture but not as FASTFUNNYFEARLESS! Other selected credits: Tea Party (One Of Our Own Theater), The Jersey Devil Play (Awesome Theatre), and Avenue Q (New Conservatory Theatre Center). www.isabelanneto.com

Allison Cavanagh (she/her)

Allison is a writer for KML and lover of comedy. She performs improv anywhere that’ll take her, which has included SF Sketch Fest, Sacramento Femme Fest, Endgames Comedy Festival, and even a show once that had a one-person audience. Outside of comedy, Allison has recently gone too deep into an obsession with Love Island. By the time you read this bio, it will have been nearly a fortnight since the finale. She is re-integrating into society and trying to remember what to talk about besides Love Island. Please have grace with her during this difficult time. <3

Melissa Claire (she/her)

Melissa is an actor, writer and artist support advocate, and has been a KML company member since 2018. Shows include Pride Inside, Freddy Kruger's Day off, and Mythed Opportunity. She's also a costume and prop designer and puppeteer who in the last year alone has worked on a giant alien, giant T-rex, and plain old giant, but also got to operate a pretend rat in Alien Romulus. Melissa is proud to be a Red Nose Doctor with Healthy Humor. Come see her fully nerd out onstage in Legends and Laughter, the next KML show.

Daniel Keenan (he/him)

Daniel has been writing and performing comedy for 12 years in San Francisco and his native Ireland. He's been featured at 3 SF Sketchfest shows and 5 family barbeques, where he was shortlisted for Funniest Child and won the Most Likely to Watch SNL prize. In his spare time, he can be found writing unfilmable screenplays and playing fetch with his dog, whose energy knows no bounds.

Melanie Marshall (she/her)

Melanie Marshall is a Jack of All Lobsters; since joining in 2015, she has worked as an actor, writer, teacher, choreographer, and Giving Tuesday Program Manager. One time she got nominated for a Theatre Bay Area Award for a KML show, and that was pretty cool. She doesn't believe in actually running anywhere, unless she's going to miss her BART train, and even then, it's not that likely. But she did metaphorically run here—taking the day off from rehearsal for her next show, Alabaster, playing at Town Hall Theatre in August.

Jessica Martinez (she/her)

Jessica is a writer of plays, screenplays, children's books, and most famously, this bio. Her satire on public school teaching "Schooltown Funk" had a sold-out run at the SF Fringe Festival. She self-publishes a series of zines about how to get over a breakup using quotes from Wayne's World and is currently at work on her first novel. https://www.amazine-jess.com/

April Pascua (she/they)

April was awarded the New Voices in Comedy Fellowship in 2022 and since then has gotten to write for shows like Let's Do the Sex, J'Accuse, and Bad Lobster. When she's not writing, you can find her lying on her rug, in a rocking chair, or frenetically switching between various hobbies. Find her on IG @aprilpascua