"Andrew Moskos is the cofounder and artistic director of Boom Chicago--the first ever English-language improv comedy theater in the Netherlands. Andrew also works on major business events and cowrote Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's ""most successful speech ever."" Pep Rosenfeld is the cofounder and director of content for Boom Chicago. He received an Emmy nomination for his writing on Saturday Night Live's 2000-2001 season. Rosenfeld is also a stand-up comedian who got a laugh out of Barack Obama, and a public speaker known for his humorous TED Talks and interviews with thought leaders like Malcolm Gladwell. Matt Diehl is a journalist and author renowned for his contributions to the New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Interview, among others. Diehl has also written/coauthored nonfiction books such as Notorious C.O.P. (with Derrick Parker), Drinking with Strangers (with Butch Walker), and My So-Called Punk, as well as publishing essays in anthologies spanning The VIBE History of Hip Hop to The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Saskia Maas is the CEO of Boom Chicago and the founder of Inter-Acting--an Amsterdam-based organization which helps autistic teenagers develop social confidence utilizing improvisation techniques."
"Praise for Boom Chicago: ""The Groundlings. The Harvard Lampoon. Second City. These comedy institutions have been supplying Hollywood with a steady stream of talent for decades. Well, there's another name--almost as influential--that you've never heard of: Amsterdam's Boom Chicago. Huh?""--GQ ""A small theater in Amsterdam became the most influential American comedy factory you've never heard of . . . Boom alums have had a significant hand in many of the shows that defined the past two decades of comedy."" --New York"