Matt Fotis
Matt Fotis is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Albright College, where he teaches improvisation, comedy studies, and writing for performance. He is the author of Satire & The State: Sketch Comedy and the Presidency (2020), Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy: The Harold (2014), and co-author of The Comedy Improv Handbook (2016). He has published or presented on various topics, including improvisational theatre, new play development, political theatre, solo-performance, comedy...See more
Matt Fotis is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Albright College, where he teaches improvisation, comedy studies, and writing for performance. He is the author of Satire & The State: Sketch Comedy and the Presidency (2020), Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy: The Harold (2014), and co-author of The Comedy Improv Handbook (2016). He has published or presented on various topics, including improvisational theatre, new play development, political theatre, solo-performance, comedy studies, folklore studies, popular culture and more. His work has appeared in Theatre Journal , Theatre Topics , Theatre/Practice , The Journal of American Drama & Theatre , Academic Minute , The Encyclopedia of Humor Studies , The Encyclopedia of American Studies , McSweeney's , and MLB.com, among others. He is an award-winning playwright and the co-founder and co-executive director of The First Thursday Comedy Series in Reading, PA. See less