Originally from Boston, this comedy collective has been creating live shows/short films together for over six years. Some of their past projects include a monthly sketch show, a broadcast length script parody of the 2021 Academy Awards, and even a sketch comedy pilot that you can watch HERE.
MEET BIG TOBACCO
BRAD BEIDEMAN
WRTER/PERFORMER
Brad Beideman is a writer, performer, and some other stuff-er living in Los Angeles. He has sold a screenplay to the Bazelevs production company, as well as written for the Pack Theatre sketch shows 1000 Years of Cinema and SNL 2. He is a creator, writer, actor, graphic designer, and editor of the scripted podcast Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective, which won a gold award from the Hear Now Audio Fiction Festival as well as Outstanding Audio Comedy at the New Jersey Web Fest. Last year he was a finalist in both the Austin Film Festival and ATX Television Festival pitch competitions. In his free time Brad, enjoys going to Staples and sitting on all the chairs.
Brian Fitzgerald
WRITER/PERFORMER
Brian is an LA based writer and performer. His work has been featured in The Hollywood Fringe Festival, Sketch Fest Seattle, San Francisco Sketchfest, as well as a number of regional festivals. He's written and performed for multiple sketch shows including 1,000 Years of Cinema, Goldbaby, and SNL2. He has been characterized by many as "unexpectedly tall."
Lyndsey Kempf
WRITER / PERFORMER
Lyndsey is a writer and performer in Los Angeles. She has written for the Pack Theater shows 1000 Yers of Cinema and SNL 2. She is a former finalist at the Austin Film Festival for screen writing. She has received critical reviews for her Instagram of poorly drawn celebrities (in the sense that the reviews have been critiques).
Eli Lutsky
WRITER / PERFORMER
Eli Lutsky is a comedian and writer from Los Angeles. He has been doing stand up for nearly 10 years and has performed at the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Flyover Comedy Festival, Beast Village Comedy Festival, and others but I’m trying to keep it brief. He has written for the Pack Theater show 1000 Years of Cinema and was a finalist in the 2021 BlueCat Screenwriting Competition. There is nothing you can say to hurt his feelings so don’t even try.
