Did you know that Jeff was a kicker during high school?

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Jeff Jenkins is the founder and Executive Director of The Skinny Improv and graduated from Evangel University with a degree in Drama. He has over a decade of professional Improv experience. Jeff is a graduate of the I.O. Training Center in Chicago, Il where Chris Farley, Tina Fey, and Stephan Colbert studied (formally the Improv Olympic) and has also studied with the Four Day Weekend Training Center in Ft. Worth, Tx and traveled the country with Isaac Improv. Jeff can be seen in The Jeff Show with Jeff Houghton and several other long-form groups at The Skinny Improv and in their award winning Mainstage show. He also coaches and teaches at the Skinny Improv Training Center.

Jeff is a nationally recognized speaker and provides corporate training using improv techniques. In 2006 he was elected to Springfield Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40, and selected as Go Magazine’s Person of The Year. He can also be seen in several commercials and voice work for companies such as Silver Dollar City, AG Sunday Schools, Fine Arts, The Missouri Film Alliance, and The Springfield Parks and Recreation. He is also the founder and Artistic Director of The Springfield Playhouse, an interactive theatre for children.

Jeff also serves as President and CEO of UpSide Down Creative Group, a 501(c)3 company that helps organizations develop the creative side of their business through the theatre arts.