THE JOSH AND TAMRA SHOW is an award winning comedy duo from Los Angeles, originally from New York City. Josh and Tamra have been performing their unique brand of long-form puppet improv comedy since 1999. Josh Cohen, a Muppeteer for the Jim Henson Company, and Tamra Malaga, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater NYC headline comedy festivals coast to coast. Most notably, Chicago Improv Festival 10, The Seattle Festival of Improvised Theater, Toronto Improv Festival and The North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, to name a few. The duo won the "BEST COMEDY" Award at the New York Television Festival, for their original puppet sitcom pilot, "APARTMENT 413" and were featured on Variety.com. Most recently, they received an award nomination from The International Academy of Web Television for their ground breaking live streaming web TV show, "MONKEY NEWS SOURCE", which airs exclusively on, TheStream.tv. (
www.TheStream.tv/monkeynewssource). The Josh and Tamra Show can be seen featured on the main stage at Improv Olympic West, and are currently producing a sketch show and comedy shorts for
www.JoshAndTamra.com.
Names of Members
Josh Cohen
Tamra Malaga
Awards
Nominee for "Best News or Politics Web Series", "MONKEY NEWS SOURCE" Streamy Awards 2009 by The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV)
WINNER "BEST COMEDY" for "APARTMENT 413", from the New York Television Festival 2007
To see more of
The Josh and Tamra Show
www.JoshAndTamra.com
www.JoshAndTamraShow.wordpress.com
www.TheStream.tv/monkeynewssource
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Review quotes:
"The Josh and Tamra Show's "Apartment 413" nabs pilot prize, clearly the best of the best"
--VARIETY.COM
"An interesting twist on standard improv...puppets interact on stage...to hilarious effect."
--INDYWEEK.COM
"A uniquely hilarious show, I have yet to see a puppet-improv show match them!!"
--TIME OUT CHICAGO
"The Josh and Tamra Show, truly stand out."
--IMPROV BOSTON COMEDY THEATER
"A hands down winner."
--CHICAGO IMPROV FESTIVAL
"...I was Blown away!!"
--SEATTLE FESTIVAL OF IMPROVISED THEATER
