Orange Tuxedo (Los Angeles, CA) is a 2-person improv show featuring Craig and Carla Cackowski, a husband and wife team. They perform “Close Quarters”, with a focus on creating grounded relationships formed by eccentric characters, all in one location at the same time. If you like comedy, you may have seen Craig wear various mustaches and costume pieces on Comedy Central’s Drunk History. If you like drunken history, you may have seen Carla drink various beers on Instagram.
National shows and workshops include: Austin for the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival (2015), SF Sketchfest (San Francisco 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), The Backline Omaha, NE (2016), WIT Washington, D.C. (2016), Phoenix Improv Festival (2016, 2020), Del Close Marathon (NYC 2016), Stumptown Improv Fest (Portland 2016, 2017), Detroit Improv Festival (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022), IF Cincinnati (2016), Denver Improv Festival (2016), Providence Improv Festival (2017), Orange County Improv Fest (2017, 2018), San Francisco Improv Festival (2017), Improv Utopia Yosemite (2017-2024), OC Improv Festival Fullerton, CA (2017, 2018), Seattle Festival of Improvisation (2018), Camp Magnet, NY (2018), Sarasota Improv Festival (2018, 2019, 2023), Unscrewed Comedy Theater (Tucson, AZ 2019), Rise Comedy Festival (Denver 2022, 2025), ImprovCity Fest (Tustin, CA 2023), Last Best Comedy Fest (Bozeman, MT 2023) and Last Word Comedy Festival (Williamsburg, VA 2024, 2025). International shows and workshops include: Free Association in London, UK (2016), Vancouver International Improv Festival (2018), Improv Utopia Dublin, Ireland (2018), Copenhagen International Improv Festival (2019), Warsaw Improv Festival (2019), Das Improv Fest in Berlin (2023).
Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles. As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as Community, Veep, Drunk History, and Sex Lives Of College Girls. Look for him in the new shows Hysteria! on Peacock and The Pitt on MAX, as well as the upcoming film Magazine Dreams. As Orange Tuxedo, he and his wife Carla have played numerous improv festivals around the US and Europe. The three-time winner of the Del Close Award as Teacher of the Year at iO West, he is currently teaching at WGIS (World’s Greatest Improv School), online and in person in LA. He may be heard frequently on podcasts such as The Thrilling Adventure Hour and his own podcast Craig’s List, in which he makes Carla watch his 100 favorite movies.
Carla Cackowski is a writer, improviser, and teacher. She toured all over the world performing comedy on cruise ships with The Second City. When they’re not touring their two person improv show Orange Tuxedo, she and her husband Craig co-host a podcast called Craig’s List. In 2024, Carla wrote and produced a true crime parody podcast called, “Episodical: The Search for Bebe Kimball”. It’s filled to the brim with her funny friends and can be listened to wherever you get podcasts. She taught improvisation and directed sketch shows at The Second City Hollywood for ten years before moving to Portland to become the Co-Artistic Director at Curious Comedy Theater for a year. She is also the former Artistic Director of Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater and currently teaches one of the improv drop-ins at WGIS in Hollywood. http://www.carlacackowski.com
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