A child of deaf adults, and one of America’s funniest ASL comedians. Keith tours around the ASL Nation performing both of his one man shows “Watching Two Worlds Collide” and his K.I.D.S. show. He is also part of the ASL COMEDY TOUR He also performs as a Storyteller for Festivals featuring family and children stories in ASL. He is also involved with Flying Fingers, a camp for Deaf and Koda children.
Keith often performs as a stand-up Comedian in New York at the Comic Strip.
Keith has gone Hollywood and was filmed in some PEPSI commercials to build hype for the "Bob" SuperBowl commercial. He has also been on a few TV shows as an extra, including Law and Order and Court TV and also appeared in Mosdeux's Resonare as the Demented Apple Farmer... and just finished filming another film playing a deranged prison convict in the film How I Killed My Girlfriend's Cat, which will play at the Sundance Festival 2009.
Keith just finished working with SIA on a great video and ASL project which will be coming out soon!
Keith is working on a collection of stories for a book and also teaches workshops for interpreters to analyze lyrics and ASL, the journey to certification, and Improvisation for ASL students. Keith has worked solo and in collaboration with other great ASL artists bringing to stage Coda stories, Deaf culture, Improv, Sketch comedy, workshops, keynotes, presentations, and ASL student bashing.
Keith lives in Brooklyn, NY and works as an interpreter, certified CI CT and NIC:Master. Keith completed the Juilliard program on interpreting Broadway plays and has interpreted 39 Steps, Hamlet, and Little Shop of Horrors.
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Upcoming Keith Wann shows and workshops (tentative) 2008 August 30 - Kentucky Deaf Festival SHOW September 13 - Sacramento, CA SHOW & workshop September 14 - Visalia, CA ASL COMEDY TOUR October 2 - Chicago SHOW October 18 - West Palm Beach Florida SHOW November 1 - Jacksonville Florida SHOW November 14 - Las Vegas, NV TERPexpo November 15 - Greenbay, Wisconsin SHOW November 16 - Madison, Wisconsin SHOW November 21, Rocklin, CA "Sierra College" SHOW
Keith Wann is no longer under contract with ASL EXPO and will not be performing at any of their events.
2009 January 22-24 - Austin, TX TERPexpo February 19-21 - Baltimore, MD TERPexpo March 19-20 - St. Louis, MO TERPexpo March 21 - Lincoln, NE SHOW March 28 - Southern California "Lou Fant" Emcee March 30, 31 - Boise ID ASL COMEDY TOUR April 3 - Seattle, WA TERPexpo June 25-27 - Florida SILENT WEEKEND July 9 - Gallaudet University KODA September 19 - Erie, PA SHOW For Additional dates that may include Keith Wann check out www.ASLComedyTour.com
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