Mike Funt

Mike Funt is an actor, clown, and director based in Los Angeles. He teaches and appears regularly around the country in his two person clown shows with his partner Julia Davis. He is a company member and executive board member of the LA-based clown troupe Four Clowns and has worked on many productions including That Beautiful Laugh, The Day They Hung the Elephant, Sublimity, and more. Favorite past performances include Jean Lafitte in his original slapstick comedy show Jackson-Lafitte: A Vaudeville, Pantalone in a Commedia dell'Arte version of Androcles and the Lion (directed by Rosemary Newcott), and Orgon in Tartuffe. As a director, Mike has directed many shows utilizing his personal brand of physical performance including Servant of Two Masters, The Importance of Being Earnest, a stage adaptation of the 1971 film Cold Turkey, and his own translation and adaptation of Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid. He has taught Physical Improv at iO West and iO in Chicago. Clown training includes work with David Bridel at The Clown School, Philippe Gaulier, Aitor Basauri, John Gilkey of Cirque du Soleil, Avner the Eccentric, and instructors from Ringling Bros. He formerly taught at the San Francisco Comedy College and served five years as head of the Theatre Department for the Georgia Governor's Honors Program.