TEN WEST is the Los Angeles based comedy duo of Jon Monastero & Stephen Simon (directed by Bryan Coffee). In addition to receiving standing ovations and critical acclaim at the 2005 LA, Seattle, Portland, NY, and Chicago sketch comedy festivals, Ten West has performed with the renowned Velvet Hammer Burlesque at the El Rey Theater (LA), guest starred on Q Television, and currently has a theatrical run of their show at the innovative Sacred Fools Theatre in Los Angeles. With a unique theatrical style of comedy inspired by vaudeville, commedia and clowning, Ten West is two-man comedy at its most inventive.

Ten West presents a truly unique and creative approach to two-man comedy. They have performed across the USA & Canada and have appeared as a featured act in the following events:

2006 San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival

2005 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

2004, 2005 & 2006 Chicago Sketch Fests ñ Were invited to a special showcase performance for Chicago's famed The Second City in '04 & ë05

2005 Best of the Best Sketchfest in Portland, Oregon where they earned a standing ovation and a wonderful review in the Oregonian

2004 & 2005 Sketchfest Seattle - Winning the coveted "Most Mismatched Comedy Duo Award" in 2004 & "Most Stabbings in a Sketch Award" in 2005

2005 Sketchfest NYC in June, receiving a standing ovation from a sold-out crowd at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater

2003, 2004 & 2005 LA Fests of Sketch

2005 Guest Appearance on QTN's The Jack E. Jett Show

2004-2005 Velvet Hammer Burlesque at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles - Performed regularly as part of this amazing show now located in Berlin, Germany

Ten West has also appeared at The Improv, Olympic West, Sacred Fools Theater, Morgan-Wixson Theater, McCadden Place Theater, Lillian Theater, Tangiers & The M Bar

Obligatory Press Quote:
"Quaint & Sweet... these guys are headed somewhere interesting" - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

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Comedians
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