- Roman Danylo
Roman Danylo (born Calgary,
Alberta ) is a Canadiancomedian , improviser andactor based out ofVancouver ,British Columbia . He currently stars in theCTV television network show "Comedy Inc."Career
As a teen, Danylo ran a weekly sketch review show as a student at
Sir Winston Churchill High School in Calgary. Among the skits he performed was the recurring "Studs are us!" which he created with his friendPeter Oldring .Roman then went on to study with
Keith Johnstone at theLoose Moose Theatre in Calgary (Loose Moose is where Theatresports originated and is often credited as being one of the founding institutions of humorous improvisational theatre). He also worked in several local comedy clubs with friends Oldring,Albert Howell and Graeme Davies and performed withTheatre Calgary . He participated in variousCBC Radio dramas as well.He has performed at the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado and Montreal's
Just for Laughs Festival and also starred in theUPN series "Off Limits" withAisha Tyler . Danylo has been featured onNBC 's "Late Friday", "Jeremiah", "The Outer Limits" and "Sliders".However, Roman is best known in Canada and has appeared in several Canadian series, including CBC's "Comics", "These Arms of Mine", "Made in Canada" with
Rick Mercer , the "Just For Laughs Improv Championships", "Slightly Bent" onThe Comedy Network and "Corner Gas" on CTV withBrent Butt .In 2002, Danylo joined fellow comedians
Jessica Holmes and Kurt Smeaton as a writer and cast member on "The Holmes Show". Following the show's cancellation, he was offered a starring role in "Comedy Inc." while he was inLos Angeles during pilot season."Comedy Inc." recently wrapped production on its fourth season. Some of his recurring characters include "Vlad, the Russian Romantic", "Tantric Sex Master" and "Ken Shawn of WFTO-TV News" (usually paired with
Nikki Payne as WFTO's long-suffering weathergirl).Co-stars on "Comedy Inc." include
Aurora Browne , Jen Goodhue, Terry McGurrin,Winston Spear , Jenn Robertson, Gavin Stephens, Ian Sirota and Albert Howell. The series recently won the Gold Medal Award for "Best TV Variety Program" at the New York Festivals for the second year in a row and was picked up by the U.S. cable networkSpike TV in April 2005. "Comedy Inc." was also nominated for a 2006 Canadian Comedy Award for best writing in a television series.For his performance in CBC's "Western Alienation Comedy Hour", Roman won a Leo Award in 2004 for excellence in British Columbia film and television. That same year, he was nominated for a Gemini for his work on "Comedy Inc.".
Danylo also performs with the Canadian improv troupe "Urban Improv" in Vancouver.
elected filmography
External links
* [http://www.romandanylo.com/ Official web site]
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20030923/ComedyInc-castbio/20060627/ Biography on Comedy Inc. website]
*imdb name | id=0200715 | name = Roman Danylo
* [http://comedynightlife.com/index.php/Roman_Danylo Roman Danylo on ComedyNightLife.com]
* [http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=3361 Comedy Inc. on The Comedy Network]
* [http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/C/Canadian_Idol/2003/10/11/734821.html Canoe JAM] - Article about Roman Danylo.
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