Courtney Hope Therond is a writer, director, and queen of sass who graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where her film Sex & German Grammar won awards for screenwriting and cinematography. After NYU she completed a Cinereach Film Fellowship focusing on social justice storytelling. Courtney has written and directed short films which have screened at several film festivals including Palm Springs, Indie Memphis, Sidewalk, St Louis, and Citizen Jane. She was a finalist at the Austin Film Festival and Screencraft with her web series script Between Us Girls, and winner of the 2017 Cinestory web series category. Her latest short film Desert Prayer is currently in post-production. When not writing or directing she can be found assistant directing (#TypeA), scheming with friends about future projects, or gawking at strangers’ dogs.

Paige VanTassell has watched 30 Rock start to finish probably 20 times, so you know she has good taste. She has spent a ridiculous amount of time doing improv comedy over the past three years, first starting at Charlotte Comedy Theater in her native state of North Carolina, and then taking classes at Upright Citizens Brigade and iOWest (R.I.P.) after moving to Los Angeles last year. She is currently on an independent team, Cancun!, that plays weekly at the indie theater The Clubhouse. Paige's sitcom pilot was a Semifinalist at the Austin Film Festival in 2017, and her Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt spec script was a finalist in the 2017 Cinestory Foundation Television Competition.

Courtney and Paige met in a romantic fashion: fireside in Idyllwild, California, at the Cinestory writers retreat. There, they talked about their dreams and wondered what they’d be serving for dinner. While they can’t remember what dinner was, they do remember the start of an awesome partnership and a silly joke shared on the drive back from the retreat that slowly evolved into what is now Comedic Timing.

Colin Trevino-Odell is a multipotentialite living in Los Angeles. He received a BA in theater and film from Humboldt State University where he was the Producing Artistic Director of Improv Anonymous and first learned the importance of comedy. Above all else, Colin is a fan of comedy. As a graduate of The Second City conservatory in Chicago, iO Chicago, and UCB LA, he has devoted much of his life to this artform and the idea that comedy is a force for good in this world. As a producer, he strives to bring funny people and projects to their full potential, and to tap into the particular capacity of comedic works.

Allison Powell grew up in Apex, NC where she would perform any place, any time. Since moving to Los Angeles, Allison has expanded her work to include both producing and writing as creative outlets. Her recent short film BLACK WIDOW: ORIGINS got rave reviews from Movie Pilot News and is touring the country with Geek Film Fest. Recent producing credits include BnB, +, and Another Round. In February she completed her first feature, Banging Lanie, as producer/director/lead. 

Cheryl Beadling loves velociraptors, Good House Keeping magazine, and Will Ferrell. When she's not trying to crash Wine Mixers in Catalina, you can find her in front of a computer screen either writing, editing, or watching The Office for the 17th time. Cheryl graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Cinema and has been working in   post-production ever since. She's worked on a number of TV shows whose content runs the gambit from travel shows filled with slow-mo beach shots, to building shows where tattooed   badasses make sofa canopies for kittens. Although she's worked on projects and shows across various genres, she always seems to find her way back to her one true love: comedy.

Haley Weaver is an artist based out of Seattle, WA. She has shared over 400 drawings on her Instagram account @haleydrewthis and has been featured on accounts including New York Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Beautycon.