James Thomas Bailey
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James Thomas Bailey is Artistic Director of the National Comedy Theatre
and ComedySportz
Los Angeles, the longest running show in Los Angeles.
In addition to ComedySportz
, Mr. Bailey has produced more than fifty shows in Los Angeles, most recently Kitty Carlisle Hart
in her one-woman show, My Life on the Wicked Stage and the west coast premiere of Robert Fulghum
's All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
. He has appeared on The Drew Carey Show
and Tuesdays with Morrie
, a film starring Jack Lemmon
, based on the best selling novel. He was also a regular on the nationally syndicated television show Quick Witz and can currently be seen on World Cup Comedy on the PAX network. In addition, Mr. Bailey has served as a creative consultant/trainer for Universal Studios
, Walt Disney Feature Animation
, ABC
and Coca-Cola
, among others. He has served on the boards of the Theatre League Alliance of Los Angeles (Theatre LA), the California Educational Theatre Association (CETA), West Coast Ensemble Theatre and the advocacy committee of the California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE). He also received the professional Artist Award from the California Educational Theatre Association and was inducted into the California Thespians Hall of Fame.
National Comedy Theatre
National Comedy Theatre was founded in Los Angeles in January 2000 by several owners of ComedySportz franchises.In July 2000, the name was extended to an association of theaters across the United States, including locations in San Jose, Kansas City, Indianapolis, San Diego, New York and Austin, Texas...
and ComedySportz
ComedySportz
ComedySportz is an improvisational comedy organization started in 1984 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by a group of local comedians including Dick Chudnow, Bob Orvis, Brian Green and many others.-Format:...
Los Angeles, the longest running show in Los Angeles.
In addition to ComedySportz
ComedySportz
ComedySportz is an improvisational comedy organization started in 1984 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by a group of local comedians including Dick Chudnow, Bob Orvis, Brian Green and many others.-Format:...
, Mr. Bailey has produced more than fifty shows in Los Angeles, most recently Kitty Carlisle Hart
Kitty Carlisle Hart
Kitty Carlisle was an American singer, actress and spokeswoman for the arts. She is best remembered as a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth. She served 20 years on the New York State Council on the Arts. In 1991, she received the National Medal of Arts from President...
in her one-woman show, My Life on the Wicked Stage and the west coast premiere of Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum
Robert Lee Fulghum is an American author, primarily of short essays.He has worked as a Unitarian Universalist minister .During this same period he taught drawing,...
's All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten is a book of short essays by American minister and author Robert Fulghum. It was first published in 1988....
. He has appeared on The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....
and Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie is a 1997 non-fiction novel by American writer Mitch Albom. The story was later adapted by Thomas Rickman into a TV movie of the same name directed by Mick Jackson, which aired on 5 December 1999 and starred Jack Lemmon and Hank Azaria...
, a film starring Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts , Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925June...
, based on the best selling novel. He was also a regular on the nationally syndicated television show Quick Witz and can currently be seen on World Cup Comedy on the PAX network. In addition, Mr. Bailey has served as a creative consultant/trainer for Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California. The studio, founded in 1923 as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio by brothers Walt and Roy Disney, is the oldest subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
, among others. He has served on the boards of the Theatre League Alliance of Los Angeles (Theatre LA), the California Educational Theatre Association (CETA), West Coast Ensemble Theatre and the advocacy committee of the California Alliance for Arts Education (CAAE). He also received the professional Artist Award from the California Educational Theatre Association and was inducted into the California Thespians Hall of Fame.