Tim Honker
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| Primary Theater | ColdTowne Theater |
| Years Active | 2008-Present |
Tim Honker is an improviser and sketch writer/director/actor in Austin, Texas. Tim has been performing improv and sketch comedy in Austin and around the country since 2008. As a ColdTowne Conservatory graduate from March 2009, Tim currently performs improv with Nice Astronaut and Stool Pigeon. He also co-created the sketch comedy troupe Townsville with Nicole McCracken. He has performed at the Chicago Improv Festival, the Del Close Marathon, the Charleston Comedy Festival, and Out of Bounds. Tim co-developed and directed Arthur Simone’s (Best Actor – Austin Chronicle, 2009) one-man sketch show Dear Frailty. He also wrote and performed with the sketch group UpTowne and has performed with the ColdTowne Touring Company.
Tim got started in improvised comedy by performing in improvised narrative short films in junior high with his friends under the name "FAS Productions". FAS Productions continued through high school and on into college when his friends became film students at the University Of Texas. Tim graduated from the University of Texas in 2006 with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. Tim, along with Nicole McCracken, have had a long running affinity for referencing the science fiction show Stargate SG-1 in their improv scenes together.
Active Troupes & Shows
- Nice Astronaut - improviser & sketchprov
- Townsville - writer, co-director, actor, producer
- Stool Pigeon - improviser
- First United Methodist Church of Plano Youth Group Improv - improviser & troupe creator
Former Troupes & Shows
- Uptowne - sketch writer/actor
- ColdTowne Tour Co - improviser
- Total Panic - improviser
- Murphy Power Hour Sketchprov - writer/performer
- Dear Frailty - director, co-writer, tech
- Varsity - improviser
- ColdTowne All Stars - improviser
