LAURA OBERBECK (writer) as SAM

Laura Oberbeck is a New York City based actor/creator. She attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she trained at The Experimental Theater Wing and Stonestreet Studios. Her one-woman show "LAURA", directed by Annie Donley, was staged at The Annoyance, The PIT, and NY Winterfest. She has been featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Chris Gethard Presents, and in the New York City marathon where she completed the whole thing. She has performed real Shakespeare with The Greenhouse Theater Co. in Missouri and fake Shakespeare at "Cage in the Park" (like Shakespeare in the Park but with Nicolas Cage films). She loves but is very afraid of dolphins. 

DESI LYDIC as ALLY 

Desi Lydic joined The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as a Correspondent in September 2015. She is a professionally trained improvisational and comedic actress who studied and performed at The Groundlings and Improv Olympic. In 2020’s half-hour special, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Remembering RBG – A Nation Ugly Cries with Desi Lydic, Desi explored the remarkable life and legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The special was nominated for a DGA award. Her first one-hour Comedy Central special, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents Desi Lydic: Abroad premiered in May 2019 and received a Writers Guild Award Nomination. Desi also had a starring role on MTV’s hit comedy series Awkward and her other credits include FXX’s The League, Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo, and Jon Stewart’s Irresistible.

TOM CREEL as MR. BAGEL 

Tom Creel has three careers in entertainment. First, as an actor and model, as he has been featured in Difficult People on Hulu, The Colbert Report, and as Congressman Gary Nelson on the Onion News Network.

Second, he is the co-host of the weekly radio show, Wow! I Didn't Know That, where current issues of the day are discussed.

And third, as a lawyer: He is listed in the Best Lawyers in America. This is because of his involvement in some of the biggest litigations you've never of (some would call this entertainment).

JULIAN JOSEPH as JARLES 

Born and raised in New York, Julian has trained at both the William Esper Studio and with Terry Knickerbocker at the TK Studio. He can be seen in shows like Law & Order, CBS Blue Bloods, and NBC The Philanthropist. He made his off-broadway debut in "Bridesburg" (Dir. Jeff Barry), also starring in "The Waiting Game" (59E59). He was accepted into The Sundance Film Lab as an actor, where he helped emerging filmmakers develop their scripts. He has been called "charming" and "movingly naturalistic" by both Theatermania and close friends. 

DIRECTED BY: SEBASTIAN DINATALE

Sebastian currently works as a segment director at The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He recently directed Ronny Chieng's Netflix special and is co-writing a movie with Ronny for Sony Pictures. He has been directing plays, musicals, live comedy, commercials, film, and TV for over 10 years, and his work has been featured on Comedy Central, Netflix, MTV, and in The New Yorker. He performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and has won several Ping-Pong tournaments.

PRODUCED BY: LAUREL KULOW 

Laurel is a director, writer, and producer.  She previously worked as a production coordinator for Viacom Digital Studios where she produced many Comedy Central sketches and a web series. She's an executive producer and co-founder of Let That Marinate Productions. Her work has been featured on Funny or Die and Whohaha. She's produced multiple short films including "The Woods" which premiered at the 2018 Brooklyn Horror Fest.