Founded Serious Comedy Theatre in Beacon, NY. He coaches, teaches ands perform improv, stand up, acting & sketch comedy.
Joined before July 2023
Serious Comedy theatre was founded by Chris Fontakis, so he could make friends. For real.
He grew up in New York City, but performed shows in Los Angeles for 10 years at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, iO West (formerly Improv Olympic), and Groundlings. He also performed on the main stage at The Comedy Store, and countless other stand-up venues.
Besides spending years coaching and directing improv and sketch shows on various stages in LA, Fontakis also performed in sketches online for College Humor, Funny or Die, and Break. He wrote for numerous internet-based comedy shows, ranging from nerdy video game sketch shows like Game Stain on Mondo, to make-over shows, like Fashion Remix for Seventeen Magazine's YouTube Channel.
Back in New York and new to Beacon, Fontakis created Serious Comedy Theatre in 2019 with his roughly 15 years of improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy experience. And now he has made so many new friends!
Serious Comedy Theatre is currently run by the dynamic duo Chris Fontakis and Eli Barrett and has a host of amazing teachers.