Erik Marcisak
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Erik Marcisak was born on March 17, 1978 in Queens
, NY. He is an American
writer, sketch comedy
producer, actor and VIP customer of David Gagnon taxi, based in Charlottetown, PEI. Erik Marcisak was named one of Back Stage
’s Top Ten "Comedy Best Bets" in 2005 for producing the controversial sketch comedy show Saturday Night Rewritten which used the previous night's Saturday Night Live
as a creative jumping-off point for an entirely new sketch show that was written, rehearsed, and performed within 8 hours the next day. Saturday Night Rewritten ran in NYC from 2003-2006.
2004-2006, Erik Marcisak produced & managed the theater company known as Juvie Hall. He produced and helped create several shows such as Sara Schaefer Is Obsessed With You, The Midnight Kalan, and Saturday Night Rewritten. Some comedic writers and performers who did shows at Juvie Hall included Sara Schaefer
, Elliott Kalan
, Brock Mahan, Amanda Melson, Dan McCoy, and Rick Younger
. Juvie Hall received an Emerging Comics of New York Award for "Best Venue" in 2005. He also likes turtles
From 2002-2004, Marcisak ran Above Kleptomania, a theater company devoted to improv and sketch comedy
shows that was in a space known then as Show World. The space changed its name to The Laugh Factory
- Times Square. He and his associate producer Joe Guercio produced more than 700 performances. Above Kleptomania was named by Time Out New York Magazine in their “Best of 2003” issue as “best local development in comedy.”
In 2004 Marcisak was the talent coordinator for the Bass Ale Red Triangle Comedy Tour. He was in charge of their national search for the best improv and sketch comedy teams in San Francisco, Los Angeles
, Chicago
, Atlanta, Boston
, and New York City
.
In 2006, at the Toronto International Film Festival
it was revealed that Erik Marcisak played the role of Eric Rost, a fictional filmmaker in the JT Petty
film S&MAN. The other interview subjects in the mostly-true horror "documentary" were identified accurately. Many early reviews of the film treated Erik Rost as a real person, and not a character.
Since, 2006, he has been a writer at Longtail Studios, a video game company. He's worked on TNA Wrestling (iPhone/ Mobile), Football U (iPhone), Speed Daters (mobile), and an unannounced Nintendo DS game.
Queens
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, NY. He is an American
United States
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writer, sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
producer, actor and VIP customer of David Gagnon taxi, based in Charlottetown, PEI. Erik Marcisak was named one of Back Stage
Back Stage
Back Stage is an entertainment-industry brand aimed at people working in film and the performing arts, with a special focus on casting, job opportunities, and career advice.Back Stage publishes a weekly tabloid-sized trade magazine in the U.S...
’s Top Ten "Comedy Best Bets" in 2005 for producing the controversial sketch comedy show Saturday Night Rewritten which used the previous night's Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
as a creative jumping-off point for an entirely new sketch show that was written, rehearsed, and performed within 8 hours the next day. Saturday Night Rewritten ran in NYC from 2003-2006.
2004-2006, Erik Marcisak produced & managed the theater company known as Juvie Hall. He produced and helped create several shows such as Sara Schaefer Is Obsessed With You, The Midnight Kalan, and Saturday Night Rewritten. Some comedic writers and performers who did shows at Juvie Hall included Sara Schaefer
Sara schaefer
Sara Schaefer is a comedy writer, producer and actor, presently living in New York City , New York, United States. She was raised in Richmond, Virginia, and attended college at William & Mary. After college, she moved in 2000 to New Orleans, Louisiana, participating in the theater scene there...
, Elliott Kalan
Elliott Kalan
Elliott Kalan is an American comedian, and a writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.Kalan grew up in New Jersey where he started his long time friendship with Anne Hathaway and attended New York University, majoring in screenwriting...
, Brock Mahan, Amanda Melson, Dan McCoy, and Rick Younger
Rick Younger
-Career:Rick Younger is a multi-talented performer from Baltimore, MD. Rick got his start in stand-up comedy in the Washington,DC area in 1992 while still in college at the University of Maryland...
. Juvie Hall received an Emerging Comics of New York Award for "Best Venue" in 2005. He also likes turtles
From 2002-2004, Marcisak ran Above Kleptomania, a theater company devoted to improv and sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
shows that was in a space known then as Show World. The space changed its name to The Laugh Factory
The Laugh Factory
The Laugh Factory is a world famous comedy club located at 8001 on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California.-History:In 1979, after a dispute over club owners refusing to pay comedians, a then 16 year old Jamie Masada recognized the need for a new venue for comedians to perform...
- Times Square. He and his associate producer Joe Guercio produced more than 700 performances. Above Kleptomania was named by Time Out New York Magazine in their “Best of 2003” issue as “best local development in comedy.”
In 2004 Marcisak was the talent coordinator for the Bass Ale Red Triangle Comedy Tour. He was in charge of their national search for the best improv and sketch comedy teams in San Francisco, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Atlanta, Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
In 2006, at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
it was revealed that Erik Marcisak played the role of Eric Rost, a fictional filmmaker in the JT Petty
JT Petty
JT Petty is an American film director, author, and video game writer. His films and novels contain elements of the horror genre. He is best known for his writing on the Ubisoft video game, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell...
film S&MAN. The other interview subjects in the mostly-true horror "documentary" were identified accurately. Many early reviews of the film treated Erik Rost as a real person, and not a character.
Since, 2006, he has been a writer at Longtail Studios, a video game company. He's worked on TNA Wrestling (iPhone/ Mobile), Football U (iPhone), Speed Daters (mobile), and an unannounced Nintendo DS game.