Cast-and-Crew-etc

MEGHAN BABBE
(She/Her) is originally from Rapid City, South Dakota. She is an alum of the Comedy Studies program and has performed across the country with Second City’s National Touring Company (RedCo 4ever). She performs sketch and stand-up across Chicago but mostly with her comedy soulmates The Late 90s at Logan Square Improv. You can occasionally catch her at Paper Machete. She is a contributor to Reductress and The Onion. But most importantly she’s Oscar’s mom. Follow her at @mbabbe

TERRENCE CAREY
(He/Him) is an actor, comedian, filmmaker, fiance and father. He’s been seasoned in Chicago for over 13 years, but originally from the glorious southside of Madison WI. Terrence is grateful to be back outside and out here in another ETC revue! He’s ecstatic to be surrounded
by such a talented, funny and sexy ensemble! If he looks familiar, you might’ve seen him in one
of the previous ETC revues such as, Great Altercations, or Eat, Prey, Bigfoot in Love. If not, maybe on TV in FX’s The Bear, Showtime’s The Chi and Work In Progress, NBC’s Chicago
Med, MAX’s Southside, BET’s Holiday Heist, or That one Snickers commercial where he had a whistling nose featuring Mainstage Alum EJ Cameron and 49er’s #1 Wide Receiver Deebo Samuel. Follow the shamann’s journey on IG @t_papa_the_shamann and @CareWhyMedia. All my love to the Mann Carey family, and my Cassandra and Amadi.

JENELLE CHEYNE
(She/Her) originally hails from Vancouver, Canada. She is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago and Comedy Studies. She has performed in The Holy F*** Comedy Hour and Trigger Happy at The Annoyance, improvised on a number of teams at iO, and currently performs every week at Logan Square Improv with her team Real Angels. While working at The Second City she has sailed the seas, toured the country, and is now thrilled to be a part of The Second City’s 48th ETC Revue. She is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency and you can find her on social media @jamealchameal.

JAVID IQBAL
(He/Him) is writing this about himself. Javid is an incredible talent, an angelic singer, a gifted actor, a flawless dancer, a brilliant mind, and a humble soul. He wishes to send endless love and thanks his family for the sacrifices they make in order for him to selfishly pursue his dreams and passions. Special shout out to Jamil and Jamilah! Javid is represented by the great folks at Paonessa Talent.

CLAUDIA MARTINEZ
(She/Him/whichever you see) is a proud ensemble member of previous e.t.c revues Oh The Places You’ll Glow, Eat, Pray Bigfoot in Love, and Great Altercations and very honored to join Best Kept Secret. She’s a simple gal who loves camping in National Parks, Celine Dion and dogs. You can follow her on Instagram @Claudboom but don’t expect much. A huge thanks to all my comedy heroes my family and to stillness and quiet, in it I have found all the words I want to say. And to you, the lovely human reading this. Grateful for your energy and laughter and honored that you stoped in to join us tonight. ❤️

TIM METZLER
(He/Him) is from Onalaska, WI and represented by the wonderful Paonessa Talent Agency. An alumni of the Second City National Touring Company (BlueCo), he debuted as a resident stage ensemble member in 2023 in “Oh, The Places You’ll Glow!” He can be seen in Deli Boys (Hulu), Mr. Throwback (Peacock), Hot Mess Holiday (Comedy Central), and upcoming feature films American Schemers and Once Upon A Christmas Wish. He spends his free time with his perfect wife and son, Beth and Harlan. Follow @timmy_the_metz

DANIELA AGUILAR
Roles of Claudia Martinez (she/her) is a writer and performer originally from Denver, Colorado. She is a Colorado State University Creative Writing alum and a 2020 Second City/NBC Universal Bob Curry Fellow. You can catch her performing weekly in Logan Square Improv’s Thursday Show with her improv duo, Women of a Certain Age.  All her love to Andrew, Jelly, and her family for their support.

E.J. CAMERON Roles of Terrence Carey (he/him) is an alum of Second City’s etc (Grinning from Fear to Fear and The Best Decision You Ever Made) and the Mainstage(Do The Right Thing, No Worries If Not.). He’s also performed and trained at: iO and ComedySportz. He is an avid pro-wrestling fan and his favorite color is purple! If you enjoyed his performance his Venmo is @EJ-Cameron and if you didn’t he’ll use the money to get better!

TEAGAN EARLEY
Roles of Jenelle Cheyne (she/her) Teagan Earley is a Chicago-based storyteller, ecstatically to be back at Second City! Favorite credits include Sing Out! & Queer Eye (at Second City), Ilse in the ASL-Integrated production of Spring Awakening at Skylight Music Theatre, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Stadium Concert Tour), Connie in Come Blow Your Horn (at the New Theatre alongside Sally Struthers and Hal Linden), Chicago Shakespeare’s Parks touring company, and playing Athena on the #2 Billboards Charts Album of EPIC the Musical. She has also been seen onscreen in Chicago Fire, as well as in a variety of independent films. She just released two debut EPs, titled TAROT, UPRIGHT and TAROT, REVERSED, under the stage name TE/MO. She would like to thank her sister, the funniest person she knows, and Gray Talent Group. For more information, go to www.teaganearley.com

BRI FITZPATRICK
Roles of Meghan Babbe (she/her) is originally from Seattle, WA, and holds a BA in Theatre from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. She graduated from Second City’s Conservatory and Musical Conservatory programs, and she performed in Second City theatricals Deck The Hallmark and Temple of Geekdom. Recent television credits include Chicago Fire (NBC), Sventoonie (MeTV), and Hot Date (Pop TV), and yes, you might just recognize her as “that mom” from “that commercial for a budget Midwestern brand”. Bri performs regularly as a member of High Stakes Productions with Clued In and Hitch*Cocktails, and sometimes she even belts out a jaunty, little tune with Baby Wants Candy:The Improvised Musical. Lucas (her child), Rodney Tuffo (her other chil- excuse me, pug), and Jack (the father of said children) are perfect, and she won’t hear otherwise. You can follow her on the handle @bri_fitz_p on most platforms where handles are a thing.

ALI KAHN
Roles of Javid Iqbal (he/him) is an actor, comedian, and filmmaker from Seattle, WA. He is an alumni of
The Second City Chicago’s inaugural Victor Wong Fellowship in 2023, and an ensemble
member of Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest running Asian American comedy group. He’s
also a member of Birdlady, an iO Theater House Team.

BETH KUHN
Roles of Meghan Babbe (she/her)

RUDY MENDOZA
Roles of Javid Iqbal (he/him) is a performer and producer at Logan Square Improv, an improv teacher at CIC
Theater, and the founder of Antojitos Fest: Chicago’s Latin American Comedy Festival, which
aims to build community across international borders. He also works as a bilingual comedy
copywriter at BarkleyOKRP and as a teaching artist with Laughing Together, a non-profit that
leverages improvisation in school-based mental health programming.

PATRICK NEWSON JR.
Roles of Terrence Carey 
(he/him) Patrick Newson Jr. is a Chicago born, Jeff Award-winning actor. 

Chicago Credits include: Tambo & Bones (Refracted Theater); Alaiyo (Definition Theater); East Texas Hot Links (Court Theater) The October Storm (Raven Theater); The Singularity Play (Jackalope Theater)

TV/Film credits include: Liz Here Now; The Chicago Code (FOX); Chicago Fire/Chicago Med (NBC); Shining Girls (Apple TV+); The Chi (SHOWTIME); South Side (HBO MAX) and more. 

He is represented by Gray Talent Group.

RYAN NOLAN
Roles of Tim Metzler 
(he/him) is a comedian, actor, and writer who hails from the suburbs of Chicago.
Ryan has trained and performed all over Chicago at the Annoyance, iO, and Second City. You can
also see Ryan perform with his improv team, Birdlady, and his sketch comedy troupe, Late Night
Shenanigans, which was voted Chicago Reader’s Best Sketch/Improv Troupe. He would like to
thank his family and friends for being the chocolate to his milk. Follow him at @ryguy_714 and
@_late_night_shenanigans.

ROGUE SCHMIDT
Roles of Claudia Martinez (they/she) is a queer comedian and actor repped by Grossman and Jack Talent
and winner of Chicago Reader’s Best Comedian. Her solo show, “The Locker Room” sold out its
run in Chicago, and continued at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024. Rogue is a frequent
contributor to The Paper Machete at The Green Mill, The Lesbian Lodge, Brutal Sketch Comedy
at The Lincoln Lodge and is the lead of Melanie Field’s short film, Best In The World.
Instagram/TikTok: @rogueschmidt

C.J. TUOR
Roles of Tim Metzler 
(he/him) has been an understudy for SC ETC for the last two shows. Writer for Jackbox Games. Founder of Hitch*Cocktails and Clued In. Lover of fine cheeses.