Roman Danylo
Roman Danylo (born in
Career
As a teen, Danylo ran a weekly sketch review show as a student at Sir Winston Churchill High School in Calgary.
Roman then went on to study with Keith Johnstone at the Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary (Loose Moose is where Theatresports originated and is often credited as being one of the founding institutions of humorous improvisational theatre). He also worked in several local comedy clubs with friends Oldring, Albert Howell and Graeme Davies and performed with Theatre Calgary. He participated in various CBC Radio dramas as well.
He has performed at the
However, Roman is best known in Canada and has appeared in several Canadian series, including
In 2002, Danylo joined fellow comedians Jessica Holmes and Kurt Smeaton as a writer and cast member on The Holmes Show. Following the show's cancellation, he was offered a starring role in Comedy Inc. while he was in Los Angeles during pilot season.
Some of his recurring characters include "Vlad, the Russian Romantic", "Tantric Sex Master" and "Ken Shawn of WFTO-TV News" (usually paired with Nikki Payne as WFTO's long-suffering weathergirl).
Co-stars on Comedy Inc. include
In 2012 he hosted a gag-comedy show called the Funny Pit with
For his performance in CBC's Western Alienation Comedy Hour, Roman won a Leo Award in 2004 for excellence in British Columbia film and television. That same year, he was nominated for a
Danylo also performs with the Canadian improv troupe Urban Improv in Vancouver.
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Type | Character |
---|---|---|---|
2012 | The Funny Pit | TV series | Host |
2002 to 2007 | Comedy Inc. | TV series | Various |
2002 | The Holmes Show | TV series | Various |
2001 | Seeking Winonas | Film | Smart Guy |
2000 | Improv Comedy Games | TV mini-series | Host |
2000 | Duets | Film | Albuquerque Desk Clerk |
2000 | Happy Birthday | Film | The Boyfriend |
1999 | 10,000 Delusions | Short film | Jehovah's Witness |
1999 | Babette's Feet | Short film | Man Eating Sushi |
1998 | The Improv Comedy Olympics | TV special | Comedian |
1997 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | Film | Pizza Kid |
1997 | Super Dave's All Stars | TV series | Cheerleader |
1995 | The Inner Voice | Film | Sy |
1995 | The Omen | TV pilot | Bob |
References
- ^ "NEW COMEDY SERIES THE FUNNY PIT TO PREMIERE THIS NOVEMBER ON YTV". thunderbirdfilms.tv. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
External links
- Official web site
- Roman Danylo at IMDb
- Roman Danylo on ComedyNightLife.com
- Comedy Inc. on The Comedy Network
- Canoe JAM[usurped] - Article about Roman Danylo.