Who we are
CHRIS BORGER
Chris Borger has worked as comedian, WHL announcer, educator, custodian, and Burger King cashier.
He regularly performs with Rapid Fire Theatre, as well as Donovan Workun’s Atomic Improv.
He recently promoted ATB with Colin Mochrie, and now knows how to launder money very well. He encourages everyone he meets to “get they Berries all MARV’D up”, whatever that means.
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Quinn is an improvisor, actor, instructor and emcee.
He is an alumnus of Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary, and is currently a senior member of the Rapid Fire Theatre ensemble in Edmonton.
Quinn is the Co-Artistic Director of the Canmore International Improv Festival, actor/writer/co-founder of Marv n’ Berry - Sketch Comedy, cast member of Off Book – The Improvised Musical, and has been known to emcee the dog show at the Calgary Stampede.
Teaching and performing improvisation and sketch have brought Quinn throughout Canada, the United States, around Europe, and as far as the United Arab Emirates.
He has a degree in Entrepreneurship from the University of Alberta, has recently picked up skijoring, and loves spending time in the woods with his partner their two dogs.
Nikki Hulowski
Nikki Hulowski (Nikki Rae Hallow) is an award-winning Canadian actor, comedian, improviser, voice actor and stuntwoman.
A graduate of the University of Alberta’s BFA Acting program in 2015, Nikki has thrived in the arts with a focus on her comedy and film/television career. She has worked with the likes of Kevin MacDonald from Kids in the Hall, the cast of Whose Line is It Anyway?, Upright Citizens Brigade and Second City Alumni.
Nikki has toured across North America and Europe for film and television, and performing live comedy.
Select Film Credits Include: High School (Amazon Prime), Range Roads (Apple TV), Jann (CTV), And The Oscar Goes To... (Allen Media), Extremity (Dark Elegy),
Select Stage Credits Include: The Birthday Party, After Miss Julie (Lodestar Theatre), A Beautiful View (Stonemarrow Theatre), Pompeii: LA, Hot Mess (Cardiac Theatre).
Mike Robertson
Mike is a filmmaker, improvisor and comedian.
He has created dozens of sketch comedy shorts for web and TV, and has had some short films that did some cool festivals. He even had a viral video once, so he knows what fleeting glory feels like.
As a standup he has performed across Canada and has opened for Maria Bamford, Neil Hamburger, Tig Notaro, among other famous people worth name dropping.
He currently runs the Edmonton chapter of "Weird Al Karaoke" at the Grindstone Theatre, just off Whyte avenue.
Sam Stralak
Sam is an actor, improvisor, and comedian who has been performing since 2012.
He is a member of the senior ensemble at Rapid Fire Theatre, and with Marv n’ Berry has sold out shows at the Edmonton International Fringe festival, written for CBC, and toured across North America.
He enjoys Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, Kanye West albums, and sour patch kids.
It has been a dream come true to be able to work with his best friends and create comedy out of the wacky ideas in Marv n' Berry's collective head.