James Kriz is a comedian, actor, screenwriter, and author, trained at NYU Tisch, UCB, Second City, and the People’s Improv Theater. He’s proud to be a writer on Maude Night at UCB. He’s performed improv and written for/performed in sketch shows at Second City, the PIT, and the BCC. His comedic prose has been published by McSweeney’s and The Weekly Humorist, and his screenplays have been optioned to a number of companies, including Cassian Elwes’ Elevated and former Disney executive Steve Sahlein’s Empire Media Partners.