Tara Demmy (official website) is a comedian, clown, theatre artist, and instructor originally from Philadelphia. She has performed at comedy festivals all over the country, including Boston's Women in Comedy Festival with her award-winning sketch group ManiPedi. Tara has taught comedy for the past twelve years, including improv, sketch, clown, physical theatre and comedy history. She trained in improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade and Philly Improv Theater and physical comedy (commedia dell'arte, clown, bouffon) at Helikos: International School of Theater Creation (Italy). At Washington Improv Theater (WIT), Tara coaches Nox! and performs with house ensemble Uncle Gorgeous. Tara recently graduated with her PhD from University of Maryland where she researched military comedy during World War II.