This week, the second annual Sacramento All Sketch Comedy Festival rolls, and roles, into town (see what I did there?). It’s the brainchild (or something less intellectual and less offspringy) of two of Sactown’s most creative and twisted (in a good way, none of that M. Night Shyamalan crap) minds: Sid Heberger and Keith Lowell Jensen. As well as founding the Festival, Sid and Keith are the founders of the local comedy troupe I Can’t Believe It’s Not Comedy (apparently they like to found). Sid is also the manager of the beautiful and historic (and heroic champion of K Street’s economy) Crest Theatre and Keith is a local comedian, filmmaker (Why Lie I Need a Drink), author (The Atheist

Derek Byrne is a new student to the art of improv. Below he shares his experiences with acting, comedy and what it's like to learn improv from Brian Crall at The Comedy Spot. I've taken classes and workshops, but the bulk of what I've been doing recently is with Brian Crall at Sacramento Comedy Spot on Broadway. Most of my studying has been there. I just came to Sacramento go to college and ended up staying. I've been here for 18 years, since 1990. I've been doing acting for the past 8 eight years. Mostly dramatic stuff commercials, six or seven plays, a few local films, Elsa Letterseed, Bad Faith, Dreams Awake, Make it Happen, I do voice overs and industrials. I've always had an intere