Resume

Jon Desjardins
248 - 906 - 8304
LifeintheJon1 @ gmail .com | Address: Troy, MI | @catofthegarden 

 

 Writing

 TV

• Wolf Man Mac's Chiller Drive In-  Staff Writer
• Switchplay TV- (sketch comedy) Staff Writer

Web Shorts

•  Child Hunger PSA

Stage

• Second City's Idiot Box in High Def
• Switchplay TV - Laughter 4077

Print

• Humor Cake (Humor Magazine)- Founder/Editor in Chief (1 yr/4 issues )
• Life in the Jon (humor zine)- Founder/Editor in Chief (7yrs/30 issues)
• Scrap Magazine (College Literary Magazine)- Founder/Editor in Chief (2yrs/8 issues)
• Student Life Magazine-  Editor/contributor (news & humor articles)
• Numerous poetry magazines- contributor

 Acting

Film

• Purgatorium (short film) - Lead

 Web Shorts

•  Mother Daughter- Daughter
• Child Hunger PSA- Spokesperson 
• To Catch a Predator (Parody)- Criminal
• MTV's Made (Parody)- Wannabe Murderer
• Switchplay:  various roles- President Bush, Steve Erwin, Woody Allen, Osama Bin Laden, etc.

Stage

• Switchplay TV - Laughter 4077- Lead: Osama Bin Laden, Gollum, etc. 
• Fantasticos- Improv ensemble  
• Raggedy Ann & Andy and the Camel with the Wounded Knee- Mr. Stringy 
• Witch's Words- Lead- Numerous characters 
• The Outsiders- Extra

 Skills 

• Improv
• Impersonations
• Accents: English (proper, cockney), Irish, Texan, Southern
• Fast-speaking
• Standup 

Education

• Second City: Improv & Comedy Sketch Writing
• Goddard College: Creative Writing (MFA)
• Eastern Michigan University: Creative Writing and Electronic Media & Film Studies (BFA)