Foe Pa
General Info
Genre:
Improv / Sketch Comedy / VentriloquistTV Shows
"Flesh Eating Super Virus" "Los Angeles Storm Watch 2007" "Guilt" debut date 3/22/07
Films
"Atomic Gold" debut date 3/14/07 "Moving Day" Debut date: 3/8/07
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Don't miss the upcoming film "Silence of the Lambs 4". Here's a trailer to check out:
Albums
"The Bargain" Debut date: 3/1/07
The "2 Towers" Debut date: 2/22/07
Website
foepa.com or foepa.wordpress.com/Bio
Foe Pa’s mission is to bring a new and highly-entertaining fusion of sketch comedy and story-telling to stage and screen. Using a unique blend of characters, gags, and intellectual humor, Foe Pa creates narrative shows made up of tightly-written, stand alone sketches that are then woven together around a core narrative. This “Sketch Theater” is equally adaptable to the stage or screen and spans the range from potty-humor to highly-charged satire and reaches out to a broad-spectrum audience.
FOE PA. SKETCH THEATER.
We write characters and sketches so that they can all fit together into a bigger story.
It’s not just setup, joke, punch-line, setup, joke, punch-line like a lot of sketch comedy. Every show we do has a through-line. Sure, the sketches can stand all on their own, and they’re really smart and funny by themselves, but when they’re all brought together; well, that’s when it gets to be something really unique.
The live Foe Pa show has sold out all of its performances to date and the online sketches have drawn huge response. Recurring characters and story lines feed the souls of the loyal Foe Pa fans and the golden rule of a completely new show every time keeps them coming back to see what we’ve come up with and who might pop in to make them laugh.
Foe Pa was created in late 2005 by Zena Leigh. Foe Pa’s ensemble writes the show, does the marketing and acts with gusto in the fabularity we create each month. A rotating roster of theater and film directors round out the group and guest performers supplement the cast in live and filmed bits.
Thank you for reading about Foe Pa. Come see what we’re talking about.
Foe Pa is: Corey Blake, Yvis Cannavale, Zena Leigh, Aaron Lyons, Cindy Jenkins (creative director), Miranda Shade, Marisa Petroro and Shawn MacAulay.
Fabularity (n.): Fabulous hilarity. The art we practice.
Please visit us at www.foepa.com for video sketches, performance schedule and funny business.Members
Aaron Lyons, Cindy Jenkins (creative director), Corey Blake, Marisa Petroro, Miranda Shade, Sally Randa, Shawn MacAulay, Yvis Cannavale, Zena Leigh

Influences
Our fans and our families :) We couldn't be where we are without the love and support from all of you...So thanks so much!!!!

Latest Blog Entries
- Dec 5, 2007 9:35 AM FOE PA’S LAST BLOG OF 2007 - by ZENA LEIGH 12/5/07
- Nov 28, 2007 8:00 AM CH-CH-CH-CHANGES - by COREY BLAKE 11/28/07
- Nov 21, 2007 9:00 AM TO STRIKERS EVERYWHERE: BE STAUNCH. WALK TALL - by AARON LYONS 11/21/07
- Nov 14, 2007 3:18 PM NEEDING A PARIS FIX - by SHAWN MACAULAY 11-14-07
- Nov 7, 2007 6:30 PM REFLECTIONS OF AN OLD FART - by YVIS CANNAVALE 11/7/07
Bio:
What is FOE PA? And why do we need one?This is a true story: Foe Pa began with a dream about kittens terrorizing an apartment like little Tazmanian Devils. Its not important that we know how that translated into the creation of a comedy group comprised of eight talented actors with a dream. A dream to see themselves up on stage and on screen and performing goofy, political or absurdly poignant and culturally relevant sketches, improvisations and songs on a monthly basis. What is important is that the group has evolved, in only a few short months, into a solid ensemble that performs a completely original show every four to six weeks that is funny, timely, and different from the average sketch comedy show.
In every Foe Pa episode there is a story. Its more than the thread that ties sketches together in Mr. Show. For instance, in episode 3: Film Noir, Detective Abe Diamond was hired by Lips McGee to find her missing mime husband, Heath Goodbar. Every sketch and story fed into that noir story in an integral, and sometimes absurd, way.
The group has quickly built a reputation as a reliably hilarious ensemble and we are now regularly performing by invitation at charity events and fundraisers in addition to the regular monthly show.
Foe Pa was created in late 2005 by Zena Leigh. The cast is made up of actors that Zena has worked with on stage or screen over the last few years. The eight members of Foe Pa write the show, do the marketing and act with gusto in the fabularity they create each month. A rotating roster of theater and film directors round out the group and guest performers supplement the cast in live and filmed bits.
How does this happen? Every month the members of Foe Pa and their director du jour meet to share sketches, write together and sling ideas at each other. From there they create a storyline and main characters (which are either new or recurring characters that fit into the current situation). Sketches are revised or pushed aside and new ones are written. The overall story that ties it all together is woven over this framework. Sketches and bits are written to be performed live or filmed. Video bits are shot and edited and worked into the show through a rigorous rehearsal process in which everyone learns their lines - the day before the show.
Thank you for reading about Foe Pa. Come see what we are talking about.
Foe Pa is: Corey Blake, Yvis Cannavale, Kari Gibson, Zena Leigh, Yuri Lowenthal, Aaron Lyons, Tara Platt and Shelley Wenk.
Fabularity (n.): Fabulous hilarity. The art we practice.
FOR BOOKING INFORMATION LEAVE A MESSAGE HERE OR EMAIL: ZENALEIGH@GMAIL.COM
Here is a little bit of us & what we do: live, in rehearsal, and on film:
"Department of Homeland Security":
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Member Since:
January 15, 2006Members:
Zena Leigh, Yvis Cannavale, Corey Blake, Tara Platt, Yuri Lowenthal, Shelley Wenk, Aaron Lyons, Kari Gibson,The trailer for the 2007 action movie about Abraham Lincoln (Episode 5: Choose Your Own Adventure):
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Here's a clip from Episode 3: Foe Noir:
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This is our DP/editor (the best ever!!) Brian Gramo working his magic:
Here is a sketch from Episode 2: Greatest Hits. It's called "Corey Goes to the Gym"
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Sometimes we crack ourselves up making these things. It's not worth doing if it's not fun!
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Here is the Metamucil commercial "real person testimonial" from Episode 1: "Fear"
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Here is the Metamucil commercial "Sex sells" from Episode 1: "Fear"
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Here is our 3rd and final Metamucil commercial "Fear sells" from Episode 1: "Fear"
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A sketch from Episode 4: "Lost", our "1st Foe Pa Video Sketch"
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Filmmaking magic as it happens:

Influences:
Funny things and funny people. If this is you then thanks for the ideas! And if it's not you then come, you could use some comedy.Here is the famous "Seusses & Trekkies" sketch from Episode 2: Greatest Hits
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AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR "SUCK IT! WITH CHEF YUMMY YUM!" FROM EPISODE 3: FOE NOIR
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Many many hours shooting in a van is fun!
Sounds Like:
Words, funny words followed by a lot of laughter in a small space.THIS IS "THE MIME OF THE YEAR OF THE AWARDS" SKETCH FROM EPISODE 3: FOE NOIR
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At the Soulstice Festival, Madre Grande Monastery, June 24, 2006 >br>

Record Label:
Small Paws ProductionsTop Friends (6)
Music
Blurbs
About me:
Check out this video: Single Soul Search featuring Miranda Shade. Enjoy! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. We bring you episode 2 of the adventures of private eye Abe Diamond. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "Til Death Do Us Part" 7/6/07. Starring Shelley Wenk & Yvis Cannavale. Directed & Edited by Aaron Lyons. Written by Shelley Wenk. Enjoy! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Foe Pa (n.) Original sketch comedy. We are about bringing original funny business to you on a regular basis. There's sketch, there's improv, there is musical comedy and lots of love. Love for you, our amazing audience and love for comedy. Check out or videos and live shows to see why. :) .. .. ...... .. .. SHAWN MACAULAY grew up on a farm in Minnesota. His “home town” had 308 people. Total. That number may actually include a few cats. After escaping, he got a degree in Chemistry and theater at St. Olaf college (no, all of you Golden Girls fans, not that St. Olaf) and moved to Seattle where he co-founded the theatre company Theatre Paradox. Shawn recently returned from an appearance in the Edinburgh international fringe theater festival. Most recently, he appeared in the U.S. premier of Abi Morgan’s award winning play, Tender. .. .. ZENA LEIGH has been performing sketch comedy and improv since she was a child in Reno, NV. She worked as a model for two years in San Francisco before moving to Los Angeles to work as an actor. Her TV credits include "ER", "The West Wing" and "Alias" and she can be seen in films including "The Last Bad Neighborhood" and "I Am Stamos". Zena graduated from USC's School of Theater and Second City LA's Conservatory program. She created the comedy group Foe Pa in late 2005 and plans to continue speaking of herself in the third person for the foreseeable future. .. .. ...... .. ........ CINDY JENKINS has returned to directing after 4 years of working at excellent theaters around L.A. as an AEA Stage Manager (as Cindy Fulchino). She had the honor of stage managing Sir Ian McKellen's A NIGHT OUT IN L.A., presented at UCLA Live. Recent directing includes: ASSASSINS (April/May 2007) with Sight Unseen, FOE PA:EPISODE 6, VOICES FROM CHORNOBYL & PHILOKTETES at the Open Fist Theatre. She is currently the Dramaturge for VENICE: the Musical by G.F. Mlely. She graduated from NYU with a BFA in Drama Direction and directed many new works there. Cindy is a proud member of Syzygy Theatre Group (www.syzygytheatre.org), for whom she recently produced the hit TENDER (Critic's Choice, L.A. Times), and she is thrilled to put her storytelling skills to work as Creative Director of Foe Pa. .. ........ COREY BLAKE is the skinny goofball of Foe Pa. He joined the group following a memorable stint with the Los Angeles branch of the long-celebrated 3rd Floor sketch comedy group. Also seen in the award-winning short film Hattie Needs Rehab and the pilot for the children's show "Imagination Station", as well as on stage in an award-winning Los Angeles production of Chekov's Three Sisters and Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, Corey adds a quirky likability to his characters. He is skilled at broad physicality and unexpected vocalizations. These attributes coalesce in one of Foe Pa's most popular recurring characters, Pouty Lower-Lip Guy. He writes diverse scripts for Foe Pa, ranging from insightful social satire to nonsensical whimsy. .. .. ...... .. .. YVIS CANNAVALE is a sucidal, homicidal, genocidal madman and has been tearing it up in the theater scene for quite sometime. Starting in San Francisco; he has performed in such plays as The Museum, The Cruciable and Merry Wives of Windsor, to name a few. He then topped it all off by directing Dangerous Liasions, for which he recieved wide spread critical acclaim (which came from his mother and his italian uncle who doesn't speak english) He then moved to LA and he continued to perform and has had the honor of performing with the most talented group of people this side of the equator and but he mostly kept his fat ass on his couch watching TiVo. Oh you know what, this is pointless. His therapist was right, God does hate him. .. .. MIRANDA SHADE would like to say that she has directed shows, is a founding member of some group, or has a degree in Drama at some college, like most of the talented folks in this group, but she'd be lying and not the kind of lying that she could laugh off as, "I'm just acting and honing my craft." Lying in a big way. Instead, she admits to doing three years of sketch comedy with various groups around LA and is a graduate of Second City's Conservatory Program. She can be seen performing improv comedy every Wednesday night at Second City. Additionally, she is a magician's assistant and is known to disclose tricks when pressured or sleepy. Her biggest credits at this point are in roles such as Left Thigh in the Mercedes commercial, Girl Who Does Crazy Flip in the Gap commercial, and the Bad Date in the eHarmony commercial. .. .. ...... .. .. AARON LYONS is a Ringling Brothers' Circus-born Bostonian who has held a myriad of jobs over the years: from carpenter to cowboy, line cook to landscaper, temp to truck-driver. But the one profession that has been a constant in his life since 1989 is Acting. To date, he has performed in seventy-five plus theatrical shows, 10 films, two commercials, and a few World Tours. As a founding member of Foe Pa, he thrills at the opportunity to work with such a talented and diverse group of people. When he's not writing, editing, or brainstorming ideas, he's most likely catching up on his Tivo'd programs, playing Sudoku, or finally reading all the books that he originally purchased in order to make his library look both impressive and eclectic. He also likes categorizing, alphabetizing, and arranging his cd, dvd, and literary libraries. .. Meet Dirk Rager: ........ .. Check out our music video which answers the age old question - "What would Jesus rap about in the style of Eminem?" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unanchored Man BARRY NOYA: ........ .. Check out our audio sketches: "LOL", "The Mime of the Year Nominations" (then see the video sketch: "Mime of the Year Awards" below) and "Overheard at a Beverly Hills Coffee Shop" featuring the music of Days in Between. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. ............ ....Myspace Layouts.. at Pimp-My-Profile.com / ..Smilespace.. - ..Image Hosting.... .. MOLIOCH THE MERCILENCE: ........ .. CASSIE: ........ ..Who I'd like to meet:
You .. .. ...... .. .............................. .. Check out some of our videos. You do not have to be a myspace member to watch videos right here: .. .. .. Department of Homeland Security: .. ..Department of Homeland Security...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. Lincoln Movie Trailer: .. ..Lincoln movie trailer...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. Metamucil Commercial - "Testimonial": .. ..Metamucil commercial...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. .. The First Foe Pa Video Sketch: .. ..1st Foe Pa sketch...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. Corey Goes to the Gym: .. ..Corey Goes to the Gym...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. Metamucil commercial - "Sex sells": .. ..Metamucil - sex...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. Suck It! With Chef Yummy Yum: .. ..Suck It! with Chef Yummy Yum...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. Mime of the Year Awards: .. ..The Mime of the Year Awards...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. .. Satan Claus - Always check your spelling! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Thanks for watchin'! :) ..Details
- Status: Single
- Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
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