John Frusciante is a writer, improviser, and director who has been at UCBT since 1999, and he is proud to serve as the theatre\'s Artistic Associate. As an improviser he has appeared in ASSSSCAT 3000 and on various Harold teams including Badman, where he currently plays. He has also written and performed with sketch comedy groups Blitzkrieg, Gunderson, The Skuntz and Gorilla Gorilla. John\'s other writing credits include the 2003 feature-length independent film Reality and Stuff, and various pieces for the websites CollegeHumor.com, Cracked.com, AmplifierMagazine.com, ToplessRobot.com, and Soundwalk.com. He also writes for monthly sketch comedy show BENEATH GRISTEDES, where he co-wrote the video "BP Spills Coffee" which became the most successful UCBComedy video to date and was seen on every website and blog in the free world and also The Rachel Maddow Show. His directing credits include Rory & Craig: Our Internet Knowledge and Thuder Gulch\'s POP CULTURE APOCALYPSE. He is not the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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