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LESLIE MITCHELL began her improvisational career in Phoenix, Arizona, where she performed for seven years with the OxyMoron'z and was one of the inaugural members of the Jester'z Improv Comedy Troupe. There she co-founded the hilariously successful sketch comedy troupe, Dry Heat, alongside Matt Higbee. A move to Chicago, Illinois, began another saga of performing with yet another seven-year residence at iO Theater where she was most proud of her team, The Washington Generals. Like every other actor in Chi-town, Leslie worked for The Second City and other productions here and there, and won some international awards writing and performing in the acclaimed sketch comedy show, Girly. In addition, she has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Phoenix Improv Festival, Twin Cities Improv Festival, Detroit Improv Festival, DuoFest, Flyover Comedy Festival, Countdown Improv Festival, Last Best Comedy Fest, Improv Festivus, Omaha Improv Festival, Green Gravel Comedy Festival, Big Des Moines Improv Fest, C-U Improv Festival, Eau Claire Improv Festival, co-headlined the Compass Improv Festival, and was part of Chicago SketchFest. Now residing in Iowa, Leslie is a co-creator & co-founder of Wisenheimer, a former member of ComedySportz, and has successfully ventured into the world of stand-up comedy. In addition, she performed with Forge, Full Disclosure, True Story, It’s Your Fault, Survivor, Galentine's Day, Critical Hit, and was in the international touring cast for Crime Of The Hour while in Scotland. Leslie is a multi-time Improv Comedy DeathMatch 3000 champion, guest performer with The NC-17 Show as well as Chowdown Improv, and is a rotating cast member with Lovesick Comedy. She is also a stand-up comedian who has been on numerous podcasts, and serves as co-host for Wisenheimer: The Podcast.

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JEFF DE LEON studied improvisation with iO Theater, The Second City Conservatory, Annoyance Theater, and The Playground in Chicago. He is a founding member and instructor with the acclaimed national improv touring company, G.I.T. Improv, a co-founder of the sketch comedy troupe, Comedy Thingy, and is in his 28th year with ComedySportz - previously with Quad Cities, and now as a satellite player with Boston. Jeff has performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Detroit Improv Festival, Third Coast Improv Festival, Phoenix Improv Festival, DuoFest, Traverse City Comedy Arts Fest, Twin Cities Improv Festival, Flyover Comedy Festival, Countdown Improv Festival, Last Best Comedy Fest, Improv Festivus, Omaha Improv Festival, Floodwater Comedy Festival, Green Gravel Comedy Festival, Eau Claire Improv Fest, Big Des Moines Improv Fest, C-U Improv Festival, So ILL Comedy Festival, headlined the Compass Improv Festival, numerous ComedySportz World Championships, Chicago SketchFest, and opened for the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company. He was also in the international touring cast for Crime Of The Hour while performing in Scotland. In addition, he has been a guest performer with Chicago Improv Productions, ComedyCity, pH Comedy Theater, Tantrum, Midnight Blue, The NC-17 Show, The Hot Karl, Chowdown Improv, Never Before Scene, a multi-time Improv Comedy DeathMatch 3000 champion, and a rotating cast member with Lovesick Comedy. Jeff is a co-creator & co-founder of Wisenheimer, a performer in Shakespeared!, and a veteran of numerous Late Night Shows at The Establishment and The Black Box Theatre including Forge, 309, True Story, Critical Hit, Movie: The Musical, Don’t Try This At Home, and It’s Your Fault. He is also the co-host of Wisenheimer: The Podcast, All You Care To Eat: A Comedy Thingy Podcast, and SNAP!: A Marvel Cinematic Universe Podcast Mini-Series.

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JEN KUHLE jumped into comedy with an improv class at The Last Laugh Comedy Theatre in Des Moines, IA. Shortly after, she joined the cast for their main stage shows and continued training. While in Des Moines, Jen was a member of Trabajos de Manos as well as numerous deathmatch teams where an elusive championship belt was at stake. Jen is an inaugural member of The Holograms, Des Moines’ first all-female improv group. With the Holograms, Jen coached and performed at The Tiny Funny Women Fest in Minneapolis as well as The Big Des Moines Improv Fest. Following a move to the Quad Cities, she quickly joined the roster at ComedySportz, and was part of G.I.T. Improv. As a member and co-founder of Wisenheimer, Jen has performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, Omaha Improv Fest, Third Coast Improv Festival, Twin Cities Improv Festival, Flyover Comedy Festival, Countdown Improv Festival, Last Best Comedy Fest, Improv Festivus, and co-headlined the Compass Improv Festival. She was also part of the international touring cast for Crime Of The Hour while performing in Scotland. Since returning to Des Moines, Jen joined the cast of Chowdown, is a multi-time Improv Comedy DeathMatch 3000 champion, and a rotating cast member with both Lovesick Comedy and Never Before Scene. As a stand-up comic, Jen shares her daily interactions with naughty children. She has performed stand-up across the Midwest where she was a featured performer at the inaugural 2021 Des Comedie Festival in Des Moines, IA; a finalist in the 2017 Floodwater Freshest Comics Contest in Iowa City, IA; a finalist of the 2017 Speakeasy Laugh Hard Contest in Rock Island, IL; and a featured comic at both Helena Good Time Weekend in Helena, MT, and at No Sleep in Des Moines, IA. Jen is also the producer for Don’t Tell Comedy shows in the Des Moines area.