About Us

Clive started performing stand-up comedy in 2006 and moved mostly to performing improv in 2011. He graduated from the training programs at ComedySportz, Improv Broadway, IO Chicago, and Second City. He has performed throughout the US including Boston, Chicago, New York, and Salt Lake City. You can see him perform with Last Laugh Improv, ComedySportz Provo, and Improv Salt Lake (ISL). His ex-wife wants you to know that he is unlovable.

Director's Note: He is loveable.

 Heather started her improv journey in 2018 when she wanted to be better at sales. Turns out she liked improv, improv liked her, and she's been performing ever since (sales, not so much). She grew up in the sunny state of California and has since made Utah her home. To really get her yapping ask her about Antarctica, Muay Thai, or if blood letting makes you more or less susceptible to a vampire attack.

Jesse Parent first started performing improv in the 1990s at Worcester Polytechnic Institute with his college improv troupe, Chain Link Fence. He has performed improv consistently since 2001, traveling to perform, learn, and teach at dozens of improv festivals, mostly as part of the duo JoKyR & Jesster. He has taken classes with instructors from iO, Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, and the Annoyance Theatre. He has also taught and coached groups in Utah, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Massachusetts, Chicago, Florida, North Carolina, and in several other locations. Jesse is the creator of the slam poetry/improv fusion format, The Hook, which earned him the honor of being named an artistic associate of the prestigious Chicago Improv Festival in 2006. He is a current cast member of Utah’s longest-running improv show Laughing Stock, a current cast member of the musical improv group ImprovBroadway, a current cast member of the Improvables, a world-renowned slam poet, an internationally ranked Toastmasters public speaker, a father of three, and the husband of a very patient wife. 

Jady has had a crush on improv since her junior year of high school, and two decades later, still feels lucky. She’s been acting in Salt Lake City for the past ten years and has had the pleasure of performing scripted works, improvised shows, and a mix of the two. She’s taken the stage at the Salt Lake Fringe Festival, Wasatch improv Festival, Femme Fest, and Trolley Brawl in Salt Lake City, and performed at festivals in Chicago, Arizona, NYC and the Bay Area. It’s been a lovely adventure since that first high school crush. Theater is already wonderful; but improv is magic.  

Joseph Kyle Rogan (JoKyR) has been improvising since 1996, when he founded the award-winning KYSOff Improvised Productions. Although he has performed with many groups, he is most well-known for his work in JoKyR and Jesster (with fellow slam poet Jesse Parent), Fleecy Bits (with Muppeteer Stacey Gordon), and Debbie Downer Dead Parent Show (with Calvin Dittmore). During the day, he teaches high school theatre, film, and stage combat, and at night he hosts pub trivia and designs board games. 

Bryce joins the Last Laugh ensemble after a hiatus from improv. He is passionate about versatility, pretentiousness, and dance. Bryce earned a BFA in musical theater at BYU. His acting began at six years old for community theater, and since then he's performed in many genres, as well as a singer, voice teacher, and occasional instrumentalist. Utah credits include Pioneer Theatre Company, Hale Center Theater, Utah Shakespeare in the Park, various short films, and BYU. DC theater credits include Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Imagination Stage, Source Theater, and the Strathmore. DC film credits include Investigation Discovery, nonprofit promotionals, and Bravo TV. Bryce enjoys playing with literary archetypes, dialects, inaccurate deep-cut references, and over-written monologues. He thinks he's way smarter than he is.

Brett Merritt is a veteran improviser and actor thrilled to be with Last Laugh Improv. He has a history of both short-form and long-form improv, which he performed regularly from 2001 to 2019. Brett first trained in improv with ComedySportz Provo and has a Bachelors in English from UVU. Brett co-founded and served as Artistic Director for The Thrillionaires Improv Theatre. Under his direction, the company performed weekly shows of improvised plays and musicals, and ran workshops for beginning and veteran improvisers and the community. Beyond improv, Brett has worked extensively in regional theatre in Orem and Provo, with favorite roles including The Baker in Into the Woods and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. His credits include film, commercial, and television work, including a part in the HBO series Mosaic. He is represented by Talent Management Group.

When he’s not performing, you can find Brett honing his skills as a "don't punch me in the face" boxer who also enjoys watching movies and traveling.

Kayt has been involved in improv, theatre, and sketch comedy for over 20 years. She started taking classes in 2001 while still in high school. After high school she pursued a degree in Theatre Arts and English Literature. She studied improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York while attending NYU. After returning to Utah she taught Theatre Arts and English Literature classes for 3 years before moving to Washington to attend law school. In Washington she performed, taught, and directed shows with The Blue Door Theatre and worked as their Community Education Director. Kayt returned to Utah in 2015 performing with many local improv and sketch comedy groups, including CK Dos, Girls Aren’t Funny, and Sasquatch Cowboy. She defines her full-time career as “being a failed comedian.” In her (limited) free time she enjoys traveling, reading, Muay Thai, and anything that allows her to bring her better half and her 4 dogs along! 

Chris is the artistic director of Last Laugh Improv. He has been an ensemble member and teacher at Seattle's Unexpected Productions (2016-2020). He also played with ImprovBroadway (2021-23), Comedy Sportz Provo (2021-23), the Improvables (2024), The Chicken Eagles (2023), and D'arcy (2024). He taught improv classes for Regalo Theater (2023), and he is currently teaching improv with the Actors in Action Conservatory. He started Last Laugh Improv to create a top notch environment where he and other bold and passionate improvisers could take their craft to the next level. Besides improv, Chris loves acting and music. He is also the proud father of three awesome teenagers that are actually pretty decent people (despite being teenagers). Chris is a ginger, which he is not self-conscious about even though he has to tell that he's not self-conscious about it (when you didn't even ask).