Whose Idea was This anyway? Improvised Comedy
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Billy Martinez
Billy, one of the founding members of WIT Improv, has been performing for over 29 years. Film, television, radio and stage have all been venues for the Tampa native, both as an actor and a musician. As a founding member of the Gorilla Theater, the Public Domain comedy troupe, the Animal Spirits Show Band (a Blues Brothers tribute act) and Whose Idea was This anyway?, laughs have always been a driving force in his life. Doing stand-up, sketch comedy and improv in New York in the '80s and in Tampa in the '90s - not to mention 15 years at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay - has honed his skill and craft. He considers himself fortunate to be in the company of the tremendous talents of the rest of the WIT Improv troupe, and he is thankful to be a part of what he calls the "Dream Team" of local improv comedy

Scott Swenson
Scott is one of the founding members of Whose Idea was This anyway? (AKA WIT Improv).He studied at the Goodman School of Drama and holds a BA in acting and directing from Northern Illinois University. After graduation, Scott studied improvisational comedy with Chicago's Second City and Jim Belushi. While still in Chicago, Scott was the Associate Artistic Director for Chi-Town Puppet Theater, which gave him the opportunity to represent the United States at an international pupperty festival in the former Soviet Union. Scott's puppetry skills can also be seen in the now obsolete video/computer game series Computersmarts and on the now cancelled All New Captain Kangaroo. Rounding out his resume', Scott has performed at both Busch Gardens theme parks, in several television commercials and training films, and live theater productions from schlock to Shakespeare. Currently, Scott is the Director of Creative Services at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Working with the WIT Improv company is one of the most rewarding and invigorating theatrical experiences of his career.

Jill Revelle
How ironic is it that the "straight man" of the WIT Improv gang is...a woman? As the most recent addition to the WIT family, Jill has introduced the formerly all-male group to a whole new world of female-anatomy humor and OB-GYN jokes. As a respite for her college journalism classes, Jill studied acting, directing and playwriting at the University of Missouri, where she was a member of The Living Dead improv and sketch comedy troupe. A prolific character actress (the "always the bridesmaid..." of the theater world), Jill has portrayed a variety of motherly types, knocked-up princesses, dead grandmothers and ditzy blondes with the Loose Change Players, Stage Door, the Village Players, Spanish Lyric Theater, the Salerno Theater Company and Murders She Wrote, and lent her voice to CrossGen Comics' Video Comics on the Web project. By day, she is the Senior Public Relations manager for Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and a humor/lifestyle columnist for Hatch Magazine.

Alex Crow
Alex has an eclectic performance background including television performer, live theater actor, costumed character, stilt walker, video game tester, rock concert tour dude, and human tattoo display. He holds an undergraduate degree in Theater from USF and is currently an Entertainment operations manager at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

Eric Hughes
Eric has an extensive background in stand-up and sketch comedy. He teaches English as a second language at U.S.F. and moonlights as an educator at Busch Gardens Tampa. Eric's clever wit and startling intellect bring a high level of "geek chic" to the team.

Seth Keith
Seth and his keyboard provide the underscore to the silliness on stage. His musical talent and technical expertise have raised the WIT Improv performances to the next level.
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Whose Idea was This anyway? Improvised Comedy
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