Last Word Comedy Festival: Waffle Party

Waffle Party presents The Party, in which we meet a bunch of different characters at the same event at the same time, juggling life, love and way too many banana daiquiris. Carla Cackowski, Craig Cackowski, Chris Alvarado, Jessica Lowe.

Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. He was involved with the iO and iO West theaters from 1992-2018, and was the three-time winner of the Del Close Award as Teacher of the Year at iO West. As Orange Tuxedo, he and his wife Carla have played numerous improv festivals around the US and Europe. While in Chicago, he appeared in 5 revues for The Second City, and helped create such improv forms as JTS Brown and Close Quarters. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as Community, Veep, Drunk History, and Sex Lives Of College Girls.

Carla Cackowski is an improviser, writer, and master thrifter. She toured all over Europe, Alaska, and the Caribbean performing comedy with The Second City. She has done voiceover work on shows for ABC Family, TBS, and Disney. Carla has written on children sketch shows for PBS Kids, Dreamworks TV, and MGA Entertainment and is currently in development on an animated comedy pilot.

Chris Alvarado has been performing and teaching improv for over 25 years. He trained at The Second City Chicago, iO West, and UCB LA, and has been a part of the improv community in Los Angeles for much of his career.

Jessica Lowe is a writer and performer best known for her role as Bambi on Minx (HBO Max/STARZ)…more

PASS REQUIRED. This performance is part of The Last Word Comedy Festival, four days of shows, workshops, and receptions featuring improv and stand up comedy acts from around the country. Get your Festival pass for access to 19 comedy showcases. Check out the full schedule and purchase tickets now at lastwordfestival.com.