Personnel
Ben McKenzie
Ben McKenzie. Photo by Robert Young.
Ben McKenzie – actor, comedian, improviser and Graeme Garden look-a-like – started Shaolin Punk in 2004 to produce his own work. His writer/performer credits include the ultra-geeky Dungeons & Dragons show [intlink id="223" type="page"]+1 Sword[/intlink], comedy science lectures as “the Man in the Lab Coat”, Museum Comedy shows in Melbourne and Sydney, Channel 31 variety show Planet Nerd, hit sketch stage show The Anarchist Guild Social Committee, and the short dark comedy play [intlink id="20" type="page"]A Record or an OBE[/intlink]. He occasionally performs stand-up around Melbourne, most often at the political stand-up room Political Asylum. An experienced improviser, Ben is co-devisor of the impro formats Set List, Dungeon Crawl and McGuffin. Ben’s performances have featured in arts festivals, short films and Science Week, and he also works as a presenter and voice-over artist.
He sometimes blogs at labcoatman.com.au, where you can also find out more about his performance and writing careers. His favourite dinosaur is Stegosaurus.
Gail Elliott
Gail Miller
Gail Elliott assists with production work for some of Shaolin Punk’s projects, mostly the nerdy ones. She describes herself as a nerd and a geek, both in her professional and private lives.
Gail writes a blog about her experiences playing World of WarCraft, the “Non Elitist Raiding Diary” (note the acronym), and shares what she’s learned about leadership playing the game at MMO Leader.
Friends of Shaolin Punk
These people are frequent collaborators and or creative inspiration for the shows we present here at Shaolin Punk.
Sean Fabri – improviser extraordinary. No web site yet, but his future projects may be produced by Shaolin Punk.
Scott Gooding – actor, director and teacher. Scott’s company is Vicious Fish Theatre.
Karin Muiznieks – “way funnier than Brahms.” Composer, musician, and star of Melbourne cabaret.
Dan Walmsley – “putting the nerd in comnerdedy.” Uber-geek and creator of Planet Nerd.
Robert Young – photographer and all-round nice guy.