Who are The Union?
The Union is Corey Rittmaster and Monique Madrid, a Chicago-based sketch and improv comedy duo, who also happen to be husband and wife. Their shows have been featured throughout Chicago at such places as The Annoyance Theater, Laugh Out Loud Theater, iO Chicago, The Playground Theater and Second City's Donny's Skybox, just to name a few. They can also be seen all over the country in festivals and more.
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When Monique isn't performing with The Union, she’s working on one of her many other projects. From improv to sketch, script and blog writing, directing and producing shorts to teaching and more; she likes to stay busy. Having been in Chicago since 2004, she’s performed at iO Chicago, The Annoyance, ComedySportz and Laugh Out Loud. She also had the privilege of performing with The Second City on board The Norwegian Star, Pearl and Pride of America. As a writer, she has contributed to such critically acclaimed groups as Schadenfreude, Best Church of God, The Paper Machete and McSweeney’s. She also enjoys working as a freelance writer for HomeRun.com, PoCampo bags and Levitate Media as well as the Chicago Comedy Company. She can be seen in industrial films, on the award winning children’s show Green Screen Adventures and if you don’t blink too fast, on the History Channel in “The Devil in the White City.” Monique is also a licensed hair and makeup artist, having worked on numerous commercials, television shows and films. moniquemadrid.com |
Corey Rittmaster is an actor and comedian originally from Overland Park, KS and attended the University of Kansas. He has been performing improv and sketch comedy since the early 90’s, first in Kansas City and now in Chicago, as well as for hire throughout the country. Most recently he toured Alaska, Hawaii and the Caribbean with The Second City on board Norwegian Cruise Lines. When on dry land, Corey is an ensemble member of Laugh Out Loud Theater where he also tours, teaches, and writes corporate comedy. In addition he has performed at such Chicago theaters as Donny’s Skybox, The Annoyance Theater, The Playground, iO, ComedySportz, and has written and appeared on The Paper Machete, the critically acclaimed Chicago live magazine show. He’s also been fortunate enough to perform at comedy festivals across the country, including the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, the Kansas City Improv Festival and the Milwaukee Comedy Festival. Corey has also appeared in numerous television commercials, hawking everything from lottery tickets to culinary school, so if you’re thinking “Hey, is that the guy who…” well, it probably is.
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