What is Preston and Volpe?
At it’s most
fundamental, Preston & Volpe is Paul Preston and Karen Volpe, a
comedy duo based in Los Angeles. What they deliver is original comedy
material for performances at any event - corporate events, meetings, parties and schools. A Preston & Volpe show guarantees inventive
improvisation and comedy sketches, plus material can be suited to any event
or party and the results are always hilarious.
Paul and Karen came together in 1991 when they realized they had a strong love of the same thing - comedy. They were inspired by the works of Gilda Radner and Steve Martin, Monty Python and Nichols & May. Together they began writing original material, quite often with Karen providing outrageous ideas, and Paul scripting them into funny sketches. They’ve worked together in this way for over 10 years.
In 1992, they performed in the Regional Showcase at the Lucille Ball Festival of New Comedy to great response. That success led to other shows in Western NY, where they began their career. They performed in Buffalo, Fredonia, and at comedy clubs, colleges, homecomings and town festivals.
They soon expanded their performing countrywide. Their original comedy show 'Dial 10-10-Y2K' has performed in both Chicago and New York City. They've also performed at the Arlington Summer Kick-Off, The Playground and corporate events including Amoco Chemical and The Chicago Association of Media Professionals all over Chicago. They are both established actors keeping themselves busy onstage (including an 8 month stint with Disney Cruise Line) as well as in front of the camera and have brought their experiences to schools in workshops varying from acting and improvisation to music and Shakespeare. In the fall of 1998, they participated in a residency at Jamestown Community College where they taught acting, improvisation and directed a student performance.
Now they live in L.A. and bring their talent to all sorts of projects - Film & TV, movie premieres, live events, plus they MC and/or DJ all across town. Not to mention continuing to take their ever-evolving show out of town numerous times a year.
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