About // Cast // Creators // Contact // Press
About
Hopefully JJ Abrams doesn’t notice…
Photo: Nicolas Fafard-TrudelGEEKS UNDERGROUND is a new 8 episode comedy web series that involves four geeks, a maniacal computer bent on world domination, and a girlfriend that wants nothing but to shake things up.
Andy (Shayne Devouges) comes back from three years of university to his home town with his girlfriend Nikki (Corie-Anne Gonyer) and decides to meet up with his old friends, Trevor (Samuel Chan) and Neil (Nico Racicot). Only when he gets back not all is well as they’ve replaced him with someone they call Silent Dennis (Marco Pennino). What happens when friendships are put to the test, adventures are had, bullies are faced, addictions take hold, girls come into the mix, and M.A.L. (voice by Andrew Searles) sits idly by planning his world domination?
Creator and Executive Producer Jonathan Starr came up with the idea of the show one day while daydreaming in class. The next day Jonathan bumped into another daydreamer, Howie Pun, and with their combined brain powers, they co-wrote the series. They recruited help in the form of Samuel Saulnier and Melissa Fuller, so thus the series was produced over the summer … and into the fall. Many long days of filming and plenty of Guru later, Geeks Underground premiered November 2008. Geeks Underground is a CUTV Co-Production.
Cast
Shayne Devouges played two title roles at Dawson College, including “Richard III” and “Joseph Andrews”. Upon graduating, Shayne was cast to play Luke in the off Broadway musical, Canadian bilingual premiere “The Altar Boyz/Les Enfants Choeur”. Shayne has been working in theatre/film realm since graduating and is playing title roles in an upcoming Shakespearean tour. top
Nico Racicot is a recent graduate of Dawson College Professional Theatre Program. Some of his credits include Truffaldino in “Servant of Two Masters” (CRA Productions), Touchstone in “As You Like It” and Jabe Torrance in “Orpheus Descending” (Dome Theatre). He is a co-founder of Quint Productions who brought you “This Hour Has 88 Years” (MECCA nomination-best ensemble) at the 2008 Montreal Fringe Festival. top
After Samuel Chan graduated from Concordia’s Theatre program, his first appearance on stage was in “When a Man and a Woman” (Gleams Theatre) in summer 2008. He is currently playing in “Dracula” (FallenAngel Production) at the Monument National. Afterwards he will be performing in “The Bald Soprano” (Gleams Theatre) presented at the Geordie space. top
Marco Pennino started acting in elementary and high school plays, usually in main roles, and later pursued it as a hobby by performing in various film projects. Some credits include “Zombies!!!” (MC Filmmakers) and “Inner Psyche” (MC Filmmakers). top
Andrew Searles is one of the fastest rising stars on the Montreal comedy scene. Often performing at Universities and comedy clubs across Canada. Voted two years running in the Top 10 Best Stand-up Comedians in Montreal for 2007& 2008 according to The Montreal Mirror. On stage he discusses his views on crazy life experiences to his dead-on impressions of celebrities. Andrew has had the luxury of opening for some of the big names in Canadian and International comedy such as Joey Elias, Sugar Sammy, Damian the Hypnotist, and Russell Peters. www.AndrewSearles.com top
Corie-Anne is a 2006 graduate of Bishop’s University from Lennoxville Quebec. Her theatre background consists of The Sound of Music, The Huntchback of Notre Dame, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Good Night Desdimona Good Morning Juiette. Since her move to Montreal, Corie-Anne has enjoyed the other aspects that acting has to offer such as vocal recording, small feature films as well as television. top
Trista Gladstone aka KARA
Trista Gladstone is a John Abbott Professional Theatre and a Concordia Theatre Performance graduate. Her most recent theatre credits include “The Vagina Monologues”(Theatre Panache) and “Stepping Out” (Three Blind Mice). Her film credits consist of “Centuries Across the Table” and “Fortune Cookie” (Right Brain Productions). top
Creators
Jonathan Starr
Jonathan Starr found an interest in writing at a young age, and filmmaking soon followed. A film he created for school, “Pick up the Phone”, was an official selection at the Montreal Fantasia Film Festival 2007. He is currently a film student in the Communications Program at Concordia University. www.JonStarrFilms.com
Howie Pun
Sent from the future by SkyNet, Howie Pun was programmed to seek and destroy Sarah Connor– wait, no. Howie’s seen so many TV shows over the years it’s only natural, nay, logical he helped write a series. He blogs (infrequently) about the NBA over at his personal site: NBA Basketball & Other Unrelatedness. He is currently exploiting free resources in the film department “studying hard” in the film production department of the Communications Program at Concordia University. Feel free to check out his n00b-like skills in previous film endeavors over at: http://thehype.blip.tv
Howie (right) and Jonathan (left) debate how a certain joke should be delivered in a very civil manner.
Contact
For further information, press and/or business opportunities, send all inquiries to:
Created by: Jonathan Starr
Story Developed and Written by Jonathan Starr & Howie Pun
Site design: Howie Pun
Header graphic: Jennifer Caucoin Dunaj
Photographs taken by: Nicolas Fafard-Trudel
Thanks to GURU for keeping the cast and crew hi…lariously full of energy throughout the shoot:
