ABOUT
BARAM and SNIECKUS
ABOUT
BARAM and SNIECKUS
ABOUT
BARAM and SNIECKUS
“If the young Gene Wilder had married the young Kathleen Turner, they might have turned out like Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus”.
- Toronto Star
“Baram and Snieckus are the city’s most laughable couple”.
- Toronto Star
HISTORY and MANDATE
HISTORY and MANDATE
Matt and Naomi met at the famous Second City Theatre in Toronto and it was love and first laugh. They wrote and performed 5 shows together and then went on to start The National Theatre of the World with MadTV alumnus Ronald Pederson and firecracker, Kayla Lorette. For 10 years they toured internationally and gained multiple Canadian Comedy Awards. As NTOW, they created legendary hits such as Impromptu Splendour the “Live Improvised Play”, The Carnegie Hall Show, the “Live Improvised Variety Show” that boasted the “Greatest Improvised Scenes of All Time, The 53 Hour Soap-a-Thon, an epic “Improvised Soap Opera, and The Script Tease Project, an improvised play inspired by 2 pages written by an established playwright.
Today, the duo that The Toronto Star called Toronto’s best known and best loved improvisational team have gone off on their own to create the aptly named, Baram and Snieckus.
Baram and Snieckus showcases the unique point of view and chemistry borne from being a real life comedy couple who satirize coupledom in all its complicated splendour.
Whether they are exploring all aspects of the male/female dynamic with their sketch comedy, improvising spontaneous scenes in front of live audiences, or hosting their completely improvised no holds barred comedy podcast, the story of men and women will be told through a satiric lens, allowing our performers to deliver their own personal experiences, fully heightened and explored in a unique and comedic way.
In the tradition of George and Gracie, Nichols and May and Donald and Melania - expert man, Matt Baram and lifelong woman, Naomi Snieckus, come together as a comedy duo fostered at The Second City Toronto and forged in their actual marriage. This ubiquitous comedy team explore the age old male/female dynamic and all things “relationship” from time immemorial.
When Matt and Naomi aren't making people laugh on stage or in their ears, they like to chop and burn things at their cottage, cook healthy food and then have chicken fingers for second dinners.
Twitter: @BaramSnieckus
Matt and Naomi met at the famous Second City Theatre in Toronto and it was love and first laugh. They wrote and performed 5 shows together and then went on to create The National Theatre of the World with MadTV alumnus Ronald Pederson and firecracker, Kayla Lorette. For 10 years they toured internationally and gained multiple Canadian Comedy Awards. As NTOW, they crafted legendary hits such as Impromptu Splendour the “Live Improvised Play”, The Carnegie Hall Show, the “Live Improvised Variety Show” that boasted the “Greatest Improvised Scenes of All Time, The 53 Hour Soap-a-Thon, an epic “Improvised Soap Opera, and The Script Tease Project, an improvised play inspired by 2 pages written by an established playwright.
Today, the duo that The Toronto Star called the city's best known and best loved improvisational team have gone off on their own to create the aptly named, Baram and Snieckus.
Baram and Snieckus showcases the unique point of view and chemistry borne from being a real life comedy couple who satirize coupledom in all itʼs complicated splendour.
Wether they are exploring all aspects of the male/female dynamic with their sketch comedy, improvising spontaneous scenes in front of live audiences, or hosting their completely improvised no holds barred comedy podcast, the story of men and women will be told through a satiric lens, allowing our performers to deliver their own personal experiences, fully heightened and explored in a unique and comedic way.
In the tradition of George and Gracie, Nichols and May and Donald and Melania - expert man, Matt Baram and lifelong woman, Naomi Snieckus, come together as a comedy duo fostered at The Second City Toronto and forged in their actual marriage. This ubiquitous comedy team explore the age old male/female dynamic and all things relationship from time immemorial.
When Matt and Naomi aren't making people laugh on stage or in their ears, they like to chop and burn things at their cottage, cook healthy food and then have chicken fingers for second dinners.
Twitter: @BaramSnieckus
Photo Credit: @LittleBlueLemon
MATT BARAM (CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) (CO-FOUNDER)
Matt is an actor, writer, and director. He’s an alumnus of the legendary Second City Comedy Theatre in Toronto where he wrote and performed in six hit revues, collecting three Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Sketch Troupe and three Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for Best Musical. He portrayed Lemml in the recent Theatre 180 Production of Indecent. Film and TV: Matt was featured in the last season of Supergirl for The CW. He portrays Doctor Robert Kaiko in the Netflix Limited Series, Painkiller starring Matthew Broderick, Detective Bill Hardy in the new Amazon series Cross starring Aldis Hodge, Bud in Season 4 of Umbrella Academy and Prosecutor Tom Radcliff in the new Matlock pilot for CBS starring Kathy Bates.
IMDB Insta: @mattbaram
MATT BARAM (CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) (CO-FOUNDER)
Matt is an actor, writer, and director. He’s an alumnus of the legendary Second City Comedy Theatre in Toronto where he wrote and performed in six hit revues, collecting three Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Sketch Troupe and three Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for Best Musical. He portrayed Lemml in the recent Theatre 180 Production of Indecent. Film and TV: Matt was featured in the last season of Supergirl for The CW. He portrays Doctor Robert Kaiko in the Netflix Limited Series, Painkiller starring Matthew Broderick, Detective Bill Hardy in the new Amazon series Cross starring Aldis Hodge, Bud in Season 4 of Umbrella Academy and Prosecutor Tom Radcliff in the new Matlock pilot for CBS starring Kathy Bates.
IMDB Insta: @mattbaram
NAOMI SNIECKUS (CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) (CO-FOUNDER)
An actor / writer / improviser / producer/director Naomi was a regular for 8 seasons on CBC’s hit comedy, ‘Mr. D’ (two time ACTRA nominated, four time CSA nominated and Canadian Comedy Award winner). She is an alumnus of 'The Second City Toronto' where she wrote and performed in five hit shows. She is a producer and founder of the new podcast Firecracker Department and half of the award winning duo Baram & Snieckus. Her TV and film credits include Designated Survivor, I Martin Short Go Home, ‘Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour’ (co-starring the cast of 'Trailer Park Boys'), ‘The Listener’, ‘Degrassi’, ‘Being Erica’, ‘Wingin’ It’, and ‘Dino Dan’. She is the voice of ‘Aunt Turtle’ on the cartoon ‘Franklin the Turtle’ and ‘June’ on Monsters. She co-created the digital show ‘Doing it With Brian and Darla’ for CBC Comedy and ‘The Casting Room’ Web Series (LA WebFest and CCA winner). Naomi has also won a Canadian Comedy Award in the category of Best Female Improviser. She was a regular on ‘George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight’ on CBC, and is the host of the popular podcast Firecracker Department. She is a founding member and Co-Artistic Director of the five-time Canadian Comedy Award winning troupe ‘The National Theatre of the World. You can see her in the feature films such as : “Disney Zombies”, “Kiss and Cry” , ‘Happily Ever After’ with Alex Kingston and Peter Firth and ‘Two for One’ with Gavin Crawford, “SAW 3D”, “The Swap”, and most recently in ‘Canadian Strain’ with Colin Mochrie. She currently has a show in development with the CBC called “Charlie & Flo”. You can catch her and her comedy partner/husband Matt Baram on their comedy podcast “Baram & Snieckus” @baramsnieckus as well as the engaging and inspiring discussions on her podcast the Firecracker Department.
IMDB Twitter: @snieckus @firecrackerdept www.firecrackerdepartment.com
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