hannah kyle crichton

• Booking guests and interviewees to appear on 40+ podcasts. Facilitating logistics for interviews.  
• In addition, working in podcast acquisitions and festival relations.

• Booking the guests to be interviewed by Doug Benson.

• Sales agents: Paradigm Talent Agency (Ben Weiss, Meghan Oliver, Derek Kigongo)

• Casting Director for a new Netflix stand-up series.

• Film produced by Popmotion Pictures and City Drive Films.

• Traveled to Siberia in September 2016 to explore the aftermaths of the Russian orphanage system. Submitted to festivals in Winter 2019.

• Cast new characters to join the pre-existing cast.

• Scouted, booked, and produced television stand-up sets for the late night talk show.

• Booked talent (in the world of sports) for the newest episodes of Kevin Hart's ice-bath comedy interview series.

• Booked comedians for Comedy Dynamics' video game based show that streamed on Mixer, Microsoft's video platform.

• Found talent for Blue Ant Digital Studios' newest comedy documentary show.
• Produced by Isaac Feder and Dan Lubetkin.

• Worked on projects for Comedy Central, History Channel, Lebron James' SpringHill Entertainment, WNYC Studios (Phoebe Robinson's Sooo Many White Guys & Late Night Whenever with Michelle Buteau), Will Smith's Westbrook Entertainment, and more.

• Was hired for 12 weeks to help launch FoD's new live Twitch.tv channel.
• In addition to Twitch, booked talent for FoD's digital live streams on Facebook, shows on Funnyordie.com, and in-person shows.

• Scouted, interviewed, and cast four comedians who work well together as a touring team.
• Booked comedy tour across North America.

• Scouted nationwide talent to determine the best up-and-coming comedic acts (New Faces Stand-Up, New Faces Unrepresented, and Characters).
• Auditioned candidates; oversaw all showcases in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Handpicked performers; worked one-on-one with talent.
• Consulted on bookings of comedians, solo acts, and concept shows for live shows including Galas, Off-JFL, and more.

• Helped develop content for web, television, and other platforms that Just For Laughs TV produced in 2017.
• Wrote pitch material and content to present to clients.

• Booked, scheduled, and oversaw over 40 big-name comedians.

• Booked the host, presenters, award recipients and comedians for Russell Simmons’ award show honoring diversity.

• Acted as the liaison between the network, EP's, talent, director, reps, and talent producer. Helped solidify artistic vision for the show and articulated that to all involved through one sheet creation, phone calls, emails, and daily updates.
• Made talent booking offers, created lists of potential talent ideas, kept everyone in the loop on the status of talent. Assisted with contract agreements, travel logistics, and song clearances.

• Consisted of writing, preparing, and assembling all supporting documentation needed for the submission of grants for Toronto's 2017 comedy festival, JFL42.

• Booked, scheduled, and oversaw 40 big-name comedians.

• Blocked out a performance schedule along with the JashFesht programming team in accordance with talent availability.
• Booked acts for curated shows. Acted as a liaison between JashFesht producers, festival planners, talent, and talent reps.
• Compiled, organized and relayed information about show details to appropriate parties. 

• Curated, maintained, promoted, and diversified NerdMelt's calendar of nightly comedy shows, screenings, live podcasts, panels, art exhibitions, book readings, film premieres, special events, and fundraisers.
• Supervised 10+ staff members and 15 interns.
• Oversaw general operations including social media outreach, public relations, finances and payroll, marketing, supplies, website maintenance, ticketing updates, and house management.
• Location Manager for Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail: Season 2 and for the Harmontown TV series.

• Researched, identified, and scouted sketch groups and talent on a national level for a sketch comedy pilot for FOX and Sony. 
• Organized submissions and maintained a detailed log. Released breakdowns detailing available roles.

• Booked, scheduled, and oversaw over 50 big-name comedians.

• Acted as liaison between festival producers and talent.
• Managed a 300+ person venue for Austin’s premier comedy festival.

• Managed a 500+ person venue for LA's alternative comedy festival.

• Produced live, improvised stand-up shows that toured worldwide.
• Accompanied the show to festivals and venues such as Upright Citizens Brigade, Maui Comedy Festival, Portland's Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and San Francisco SketchFest. 
• Wrote content for the shows. Aided with production for The Nerdist Channel’s 80-episode 'Set List' web series.

Bellingham, WA

• Cum Laude, President’s List, Dean's List 
• Department Presidential Scholar Award: An accomplished scholar; demonstrated success in furthering multicultural activities; achieved high levels of service to the community.
• (Studied freshman year at Colorado College. Transferred to WWU at the beginning of my sophomore year.)

Europe, Africa, Asia

• Circumnavigated the world while studying in 12 countries. Took classes from Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

• 2017-2019 Council Member - Semester At Sea's Young Alumni Council: Voted to the council by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Serving a three-year term from January 2017 to December 2019. The Young Alumni Council serves as a voice, vehicle, and resource for Semester at Sea alumni.