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'''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 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]].  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.
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.   
 
==Non-comedy==
Tim graduated from the University of Texas in 2006 with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Computer Science.  Tim spent several years working in the defense industry designing and testing weapons as a mechanical, software, test and systems engineer.
 
Tim assisted on design of FASTRAC, the University of Texas's nanosatellite, that was launched into low Earth orbit on November 19, 2010.  He went on to be the structural subsystems lead on FASTRAC's successor, ARTEMIS, which was not launched into space.
 
Tim is also an avid homebrewer, a NAUI certified Master Scuba Diver, and a co-curator of ColdTowne Theater's [[Bad Movie Night]].


==Active Troupes & Shows==
==Active Troupes & Shows==
* [[Nice Astronaut]] - improviser & sketchprov
* [[Nice Astronaut]] - improviser & sketchprov
* ''[[Townsville]]'' - writer, co-director, actor, producer
* [[Townsville]] - writer, co-director, actor, producer
* ''[[Stool Pigeon]]'' - improviser
* [[Stool Pigeon]] - improviser
* [[First United Methodist Church of Plano Youth Group Improv]] - improviser & troupe creator
* [[First United Methodist Church of Plano Youth Group Improv]] - improviser & troupe creator


== Former Troupes & Shows ==
== Former Troupes & Shows ==
* ''[[Uptowne]]'' - sketch writer/actor
* [[UpTowne]] - sketch writer/actor
* [[ColdTowne Tour Co]] - improviser
* [[ColdTowne Tour Co]] - improviser
* [[Total Panic]] - improviser
* [[Total Panic]] - improviser
* [[Murphy Power Hour Sketchprov]] - writer/performer
* [[Murphy Power Hour]] - sketchprov writer/performer
* [[Dear Frailty]] - director, co-writer, tech
* [[Dear Frailty]] - director, co-writer, tech
* [[Varsity]] - improviser
* [[Varsity]] - improviser
* [[ColdTowne All Stars]] - improviser
* [[ColdTowne All Stars]] - improviser
== Festivals ==
* Chicago Improv Festival (Nice Astronaut 2013)
* Del Close Marathon (Nice Astronaut 2009, 2012)
* Charleston Comedy Festival (ColdTowne Tour Co 2010)
* [[Out of Bounds]] (Nice Astronaut 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
== External Links ==
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/timhonker/ LinkedIn Profile]
* [https://www.facebook.com/TimHonk Facebook Profile]


[[Category:Performers|Honker]]
[[Category:Performers|Honker]]

Revision as of 13:05, 10 April 2013


Tim Honker

Tim Honker.jpg

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. 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.

Non-comedy

Tim graduated from the University of Texas in 2006 with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. Tim spent several years working in the defense industry designing and testing weapons as a mechanical, software, test and systems engineer.

Tim assisted on design of FASTRAC, the University of Texas's nanosatellite, that was launched into low Earth orbit on November 19, 2010. He went on to be the structural subsystems lead on FASTRAC's successor, ARTEMIS, which was not launched into space.

Tim is also an avid homebrewer, a NAUI certified Master Scuba Diver, and a co-curator of ColdTowne Theater's Bad Movie Night.

Active Troupes & Shows

Former Troupes & Shows

Festivals

  • Chicago Improv Festival (Nice Astronaut 2013)
  • Del Close Marathon (Nice Astronaut 2009, 2012)
  • Charleston Comedy Festival (ColdTowne Tour Co 2010)
  • Out of Bounds (Nice Astronaut 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

External Links