Mauled: The Bears of Comedy

Frank Liotti has been seen playing criminals on multiple episodes of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Fox TV's Jonny Zero, Canturbury's Law with Julianna Margulies, and others. A graduate of Yale School of Drama, he landed the cover of The New York Times Arts and Leisure section for the production of "Cats Talk Back", a mocumentary of life as a cast member within the Broadway hit "Cats", which was the winner of "Best Overall Production" in the 2003 NYC Fringe Festival. He recently came in first place in the New York division of the prestigious Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and went on to advance to the finals in Atlanta, Georgia this past April.

Neil D'Bear Thornton was a published humor writer and teacher before starting stand-up comedy several years ago. Now a favorite in the New York bear scene, Neil is one of the co-creators of New York's first all-bear comedy revue, which sold out the Metropolitan Room in February and is a popular attraction at Urban Bear Weekend. He also hosts a weekly show "Stand-Up @ RockBar" and performs at many venues in NYC, including Therapy Bar, Broadway Comedy Club, and Comix, as well as in Provincetown at the the Art House and the Madeira Room. You can see more of Neil at neilthornton.com