BRENDAN IRVING: COPYWRITER 203-240-2499
good2birving@ g mail.com
brendanirving.com
35-25 77th Street # B 58 Jackson Heights, NY 11372
PROFILE
Determined, efficient, and extremely creative, with strong interpersonal skills. Eleven years of improvisational experience performing and studying with the Upright Citizens Brigade, many of which were also spent doing stand-up comedy all over the tri-state area. Several years’ experience writing, producing and directing comedic segments for immersive theater, the stage and video. Project-driven and deadline- focused.
EXPERIENCE
Copywriter, Freelance, New York City (2015-Present) Writing B2B, B2C, websites, marketing material, and integrated campaigns for companies such as United Way of NYC, Playtex, Silvon, and Decorative Hardware Studio. Copywriter, The Copy Cats NYC, New York City (2015-2016) Wrote B2B, B2C, websites, and marketing material specializing in Silicon Valley tech companies. Wrote material for Cisco, Kore, Flight by Kanto, and Replenish. Writer, Actor, Accomplice New York, The Village, New York City (2013-Present) Co-wrote and acted in the critically acclaimed show, an interactive live theatrical experience that combines mystery, puzzles, and comedy while taking the audience throughout New York City’s West Village. The show has been praised in Time Out New York, The New York Times, CNN, and The Huffington Post, among other prominent news outlets. Writer, Actor, Accomplice New York, Mystery at the Museum, New York City (2008-2011) Co-wrote and acted in the first live show ever produced in New York’s American Museum of Natural History. The show takes the audience on a mind-bending chase around the museum in an attempt to win the inheritance of a wealthy philanthropist. Writer, Actor, “Hustle, Pick-Up, Shop, Cook, Date,” online TV pilot (2009) “A challenge: In one day, Brendan must hustle for money, pick up a girl, shop for food with the money he hustled, and cook for the girl. Can he do it?” Part 1 / • Part 2 Founder, Writer, Actor, Producer The Mad Dog Tannenz, New York-based sketch group. (2008-Present) http://www.funnyordie.com/themaddogtannenz
ADVANCED TRAINING
Upright Citizens Brigade: Harold Structure - Game of the Scene - Introduction to Improv Vernon Morris: Royal Shakespeare Company: Shakespeare Monologues HB Studios: Stage Combat
EDUCATION
Miami Ad School, Long Island City, New York (2005-2007) Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania (2004) Bachelor’s in Creative Advertising, 3.65 GPA