Chicago native Jill Benjamin began her comedy career as founder of the improv group Full Frontal Comedy at Indiana University.  She then moved to Amsterdam, Holland, where she was a member of the famed improv/sketch comedy theater Boom Chicago.  There she met Seth Meyers (SNL) and created their two-person show PICK-UPS & HICCUPS, which played all over the world, including the West End in London, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the Singapore Comedy Festival.   Benjamin also wrote and starred in the one-woman show PLAYING DUMB WITH JILL BENJAMIN at The Apollo Theater, which received "Critic’s Choice" by The Chicago Reader.  Benjamin performed regularly at Chicago's Improv Olympic and The Second City.

Benjamin currently resides in Los Angeles and produces and stars in WIZARD FINGER, a variety show with comedic monologues, live music, and dance.  She also performs at Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater with her one-woman show JILL BENJAMIN IS STUCK IN THE ‘80s along with other shows she produces. In addition, she wrote and stars in some short films that can be seen on turkeynet.net.

Benjamin’s television credits include NBC's MY NAME IS EARL, Showtime's SLEEPER CELL, Lifetime's LOVESPRING INTERNATIONAL, MTV's PUNK'D, and VH1’s I HATE MY 30’s.

Check out this article from the Chicago Tribune

For more information and video clips check out:
www.wizardfinger.com
www.myspace.com/wizard_finger
www.myspace.com/jillbenjamin