Dana Jay Bein

Dana Jay Bein has been performing stand up, improv and sketch comedy for over ten years. Hundreds have learned his approach to stand up comedy at ImprovBoston and the Boston Center for Adult Education where he has implemented his stand-up comedy curriculum. His unique marriage of improv skills and stand up techniques sets his performance and teaching styles apart from the industry standards. In the spring of 2008, Dana was selected as a comedy coach for an episode of MTV's reality show Made. ImprovBoston has known Dana since 2001, where he began performing improv in the Micetro/UnNatural Selection cast on Thursday nights. He has been a cast member in ImprovBoston Showcase shows such as Quest, Action Comix, Felt, In the Garage, GoreFest IV and V, Dana and Steve Do It, Law and Puppet, Fort Awesome. His one man show The UnNatural Nature of Nurture was picked up as a Hump Show to be produced and performed at ImprovBoston in 2009. Every Friday night, you can catch him performing in ImprovBoston's Friday Night Faceoff improv ensemble. Every Sunday night, you can see him hosting, performing and co-producing ImprovBoston's Stand Up Sundays with co-producer Maria Ciampa. Dana's comedic talent has been chosen for comedy festivals locally (Lowell Comedy Festival, MA), nationally (DC Comedy Festival) and internationally (Toronto International Improv Festival) and his stand up classes were tapped for Camprov 2009. For more information, follow Dana on Facebook (facebook.com/danajaybein) or Twitter (@danajaybein).