Hello, my name is Neil Casey. I am a proud member of both SAG-AFTRA and the WGA-E.
"Another good idea is to think about owning his or her name.com as a Web site [sic] where casting professionals can see special aspects of the performer. But be careful not to pay large sums to experimental casting sites on the Web and don't ever reveal your date of birth, school name, or locale on any web site"
Here are a few basic facts about me:
- I am an Emmy-nominated writer and a reasonably well-regarded actor.
- I have written for Saturday Night Live, Inside Amy Schumer, and Kroll Show.
- I have acted on a number of television shows and in a few movies.
- I am represented by Mackenzie Condon of UTA and Christie Smith of RISE Management.
- I split my time between New York City and Los Angeles County.
- I perform regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
"There is a much better way of utilising [sic] the Internet for getting your CV and photograph (as you would wish them to be seen) onto someone else's computer screen: get a properly designed website. Then you can e-mail an invitation for someone to look at your details on your website. In fact, if you are in Spotlight, they can already check out your details on that site; however, it can be useful to evolve your own website to help you stick out from the crowd. Overall, it must look professional, and be easily accessible and navigable to the first-time eye [sic] – just like a good letter, CV and photograph."
Here are a few pictures of me:
"When someone in the audience sees an actor on stage that they have never seen or heard of before, and they are amazed at their talent, the first thing they want to do is go home and learn more about them. And the first place they go to is the Internet. They will probably type in a search for "www.actorsname.com." [sic] to see if the actor has an official Web site. Usually, they are interested in other shows the actor has performed in, if they have any recordings, and if they possibly did see them in another show, but may not have known it. All of these can be found on the actor's official Web site."
Here is me starring in sketches I wrote:
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I wrote this sketch for Inside
Amy Schumer Season 2 and also starred in it as a loser.
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I wrote this sketch for Inside
Amy Schumer Season 4 and also starred in it as a commercial director.
- Will Hines and I wrote this sketch for our stage show Small Men which we performed at the UCB Theatre to great acclaim. That show and this video were directed by Michael Delaney.
- This is another sketch for our stage show Small Men. This video was directed by Mitch Magee.
- I wrote and starred in this web series with the incredible Sue Galloway in 2012 for AboveAverage. I play a monster! Watch all the episodes on YouTube.
"Every actor needs a website. As the casting industry has become more tech savvy, we search the Internet for talent. When an actor I don't know is suggested to me and I don't have a hardcopy [sic] of his or her picture and résumé, the first place I turn to is an Internet search engine. I type in the actor's name and fully expect that the actor has a website. When the actor has a website, fantastic—my job is easier. When an actor doesn't have a website I disregard him or her and move on to the next referred actor. Time is precious in the casting process, and actors who can be readily accessed with ease are the ones whom we reach out to first with audition appointments. If you're an actor and don't have a website, get one immediately or get out of the business because you'll go nowhere fast if casting people cannot locate you online."
Here is me acting out the writing of others:
- I play an accountant named "Killian Casey" in this clip from the second episode of your favorite new show, Broad City.
- After a grueling audition process, I beat the competition to land the role of "Neil Casey" on Jessica St. Clair's and Lennon Parham's fantastic show Playing House.
- I have only a brief cameo in this UCB Comedy video but I've always been proud of it.
"If you really want to impress the people, and you are really serious about your career, get you [sic] own Website. If you have an Internet service provider, odds are you already have a free Website available to you, and they will walk you through it step by step. Put your picture and resume [sic] on the Website. Put the name of your Website on the bottom of that photo business card."
Here is me improvising:
- I appeared as a guest star in Connor Ratliff's and Catherine Mudon's improvised web series I'm Too Fragile for This. Connor and I did not coordinate our outfits or hairstyle choices in advance of the shoot.
- This is another episode of I'm Too Fragile for This that Connor Ratliff, Catherine Mudon, and I improvised.
- This is another episode of I'm Too Fragile for This that Connor Ratliff, Catherine Mudon, and I improvised.
- Here is my final appearance on I'm Too Fragile for This with Connor Ratliff and Catherine Mudon. Everything I say in character in this piece is something I actually believe to be true in real life.
- This is an improvised scene I performed at UCB Theatre to mild acclaim with other members of the UCB Touring Company.
- This is an improv set that Zach Woods and I did at the UCB Theatre in New York. We did not know that someone was taping it but since it turned out good we don't mind.
In the first edition of this book I recommend getting a personal computer for keeping track of contacts, doing mailings, and updating your résumé. Now I cannot imagine living without a computer for those very things, as well as for others, such as that awesome Internet. You can create your own web page and print the web address on your business card and résumé, and you can access up-to-date information when you need it. Probably I am speaking now to my more mature colleagues, who sometimes still resist that 'devil box,' rather than to you youngbloods who are already computer literate and can see the future for what it will be."
Here are other people starring in sketches I wrote:
- This is the first sketch I got on the air at Saturday Night Live. It stars Louis CK and Bobby Moynihan. I wrote it with Mike O'Brien.
- I wrote this sketch for Inside Amy Schumer Season 2. I make a brief cameo as the Silly Man driving the hansom cab.
- I wrote this sketch with Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong for Saturday Night Live late at night. It stars the full cast of SNL Season 38 plus Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway.
- I wrote this sketch based on an idea by Sigmund Freud for Inside Amy Schumer Season 2.
- This is a political sketch. I do support an individual's right to own firearms, but I think it's reasonable for states and municipalities to regulate this right based on local circumstances.
"Radio affects most intimately, person-to-person, offering a world of unspoken communication between writer–speaker and the listener. That is the immediate aspect of radio. A private experience. The subliminal depths of radio are charged with the resonating echoes of tribal horns and antique drums. This is inherent in the very nature of this medium, with its power to turn the psyche and society into a single echo chamber."
Here are some radio programs and podcasts:
- "Summer Haunted House" — I joined Bob Odenkirk, Adam Resnick and Fran Gillespie to improvise in character on this episode of Comedy Bang Bang hosted by Scott Aukerman.
- "Hubba Bubba Worthy" — Danielle Schneider, Pam Murphy and I improvised based on your suggestions with host Matt Besser.
- "Scott Aukerman and Jeff Ullrich, Our Business Associates" — Will Hines and I improvised in character on this program hosted by Sean Clements and Hayes Davenport.
- I sat down with Craig Rowin to talk about "Cause and Effect", a memorable episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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I play Mr. Jordache, a disgruntled Computer Science teacher, in Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham's
improvised podcast.