Episode 3: Sketch Comedy Director and TV/film crewperson, - Emmy Serviss - 4/18/19

Emmy Serviss is a good friend and fancy pants.  She has experience working on Emmy Award-winning TV productions and indie film in Los Angeles, and she performs and directs improv and sketch comedy for Improv Boston and Comedy Sportz Boston. She has been a member of several sketch groups over the years and is currently performing with her group SUZZY. Emmy was a cast member of The ImprovBoston Holiday Spectacular, Comedy, America!, It's Allston Christmas, Charlie Town!, and Fool Descending a Staircase. She directed Comedy, America, The First and Second Sketchy Holiday HAHA, and is a former producer of LaughterRisk and Battle Royale. Emmy is also a Major League player for ComedySportz Boston. Fancy.

 

Jed Hammel is a Producer/Director/Editor/Event Planner for Volta Visual Video - Producer of Comic-Con Indie Film Festival Best Short, production office crew credits include "ER" and NBC Late Night ("Tonight Show", etc). Directed/edited videos for Techstars US Air Force Accelerator, Alienware & Dell, etc. Founder of the Filmshift Film Festival. Produced or directed indie projects accepted into 100+ indie film festivals.

 

In the event realm, Hammel was head of events at Workbar coworking, putting on a number of tech, social impact, inclusion-oriented, and art events.  

Some of his other event planning experience includes a 250 guest City Awake closing night party, Hammel is a co-founder, (featuring 2 hip-hop artists, a rock band, an a capella group, story slam, art salon, and 2 DJ’s), The Boston Calendar's 200+ guest "Free Boston" events (featuring boozy ice cream, tequila tasting, and an conversation starters), and 8 years of the Filmshift Film Festival (social impact/50% female directors).  

Other events include this one sponsored by Aeronaut Brewery and Startup Institute, and this women in tech event at WeWork Cambridge.