Alan Marriott

Who is Alan Marriott?

Alan Marriott is a Canadian improv comedian, improv instructor, writer and voice actor.

Alan moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1980 to attend the Studio 58 acting school. He left Studio 58 to join the first season of Salmon Arm Summer Stock Youth Theatre and did two seasons with the company. Alan spent four years working with the improvisational theatre group Vancouver Theatresports and also played the character of Aldous Bacon in VSL's original production of Suspect.

Alan moved to London, England to complete his formal acting training at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Upon finishing LAMDA Alan began working in improv once again, starting London Theatresports and creating and playing in numerous different improv formats including Hamlet Improvised, Impro Lear, Impro Lab, The Impro Musical, Lust Boulavarde, and Impropera.

Alan has worked with or taught almost every improvisational theatre group in London including: Grand Theft Impro, Made Up Like Tarts, Scratch, Showstopper, The Comedy Store Players, Dogs on Holiday, Impro Musical, Impropera, Brickbats Volunteers, South of the River and, his own current impro troupe, The Crunchy Frog Collective.