Born in Princetion, NJ and a graduate of Brown University '92 — lives in Brooklyn. He was a founding member of the sketch comedy troupe, The State, which ran for three seasons on MTV. Michael is also a member of the comedy trio Stella, and, along with Michael Ian Black and David Wain, starred in its eponymous Comedy Central series. Both Stella's full series and national tour are available on DVD. Showalter co-wrote, co-produced and starred in the cult comedy "Wet Hot American Summer." He directed, wrote and starred in the IFC Films romantic comedy, "The Baxter" co-starring Michelle Williams, Elizabeth Banks and Justin Theroux. He has toured the country performing stand-up comedy and his stand-up comedy record, "Sandwiches & Cats" was released in November of 2007 on the JDub Records label. Michael and longtime collaborator Michael Black co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in a well-acclaimed series for Comedy Central, "Michael and Michael Have Issues," newly available on DVD. Showalter also created a popular web interview series on Collegehumor.com called "The Michael Showalter Showalter." Showalter teaches screenwriting at NYU Graduate Film School. His comedic memoir, "Mr. Funny Pants," hits shelves February 24, 2011 and is published by Hachette Book Group.

Wayne White is an American artist, art director, illustrator, puppeteer, and much, much more. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Wayne has used his memories of the South to create inspired works for film, television, and the fine art world. After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, Wayne traveled to New York City where he worked as an illustrator for the East Village Eye, New York Times, Raw Magazine, and the Village Voice. In 1986, Wayne became a designer for the hit television show Pee-wee's Playhouse, and his work was awarded with three Emmys. After traveling to Los Angeles with his wife, Mimi Pond, Wayne continued to work in television and designed sets and characters for shows such as Shining Time Station, Beakman's World, Riders In The Sky, and Bill & Willis. He also worked in the music video industry, winning Billboard and MTV Music Video Awards as an art director for seminal music videos including The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Tonight, Tonight' and Peter Gabriel's 'Big Time.' Wayne White is currently featured in Neil Berkeley's directorial debut, Beauty Is Embarrassing. The documentary premiered at South by Southwest in March and has won two Best Documentary Awards and an Audience Award. Beauty is Embarrassing is now playing nationwide. Visit www.BeautyisEmbarrassing.com for more information and to find the film in a theater near you.

Karen Nichols is a Pet Industry Influencer, Publisher and Multimedia Designer in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has over 15 years of experience in the Internet Industry as a User Experience Analyst and Interaction Design Consultant. She's blogged professionally for eight years and is a respected expert in social media, web analytics, online branding and WordPress design and development. She's a popular speaker at pet industry conferences.In 2012, Karen won the Best Blog Design award for SkeezixTheCat.com, BlogPaws' Nose-to-Nose Awards. She was one of seven finalists in the Purina Cat Chow Correspondent search in 2010. Karen is a member of the Cat Writer's Association, Women in the Pet Industry, The Interactive Design Association and the North Bay Multimedia Association.

Tim League graduated from Rice University in 1992 with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Art/Art History. After a two-year stint at Shell Oil in Bakersfield, California, Tim turned his back on the engineering profession and opened up his first movie theater. An unmitigated financial disaster, the Tejon theater closed in 1995, and he and his wife Karrie loaded a truck with 200 seats, a projector, screen and speakers and headed to Austin to Start the Alamo Drafthouse, where he remains as CEO today. League also co-founded Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the United States and has recently started a Drafthouse branded distribution label which released the critically acclaimed Jihadi-comedy FOUR LIONS in 2010. When asked about his early qualifications for opening a movie theater in the first place, "none, other than really liking movies, which I guess is the most important part."