Dominic Dierkes is a comedian and writer based in New York City. A graduate of NYU with a B.F.A. in Film and Television production, Dominic is a member of the wildly popular internet sketch group DERRICK COMEDY whose videos have been viewed over fifty million times on YouTube alone. With DERRICK, Dominic co-wrote a pilot at Comedy Central and co-wrote and co-starred in the feature film, Mystery Team which wrapped production in the Summer 2008.

Dominic has been performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre since 2003 where he teaches sketch and improvises with the Harold Team The Law Firm. Former Harold Teams include Cagney, Mailer Daemon, and fwand. Dominic was a founding member of the sketch comedy troupe Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz with whom he won an ECNY Award for Best Sketch Group in 2005. Dominic has also directed many sketch shows at the UCBT including H.G. Wells' Sex Machine, Blitzkrieg, Hell City Bus, Adam Pally Live, and Maude Teams The President, Choking Victim, Stone Cold Fox, and The Skuntz.

Dominic is also a touring stand-up comedian having performed at dozens of college campuses and been featured in Campus Activities Magazine.

Dominic has written sketches for Short Circuitz on MTV, The NIghttime Clap on Fuse, and served as a staff writer for the Onion News Network, the 2008 Video Game Awards on Spike, and the upcoming Atom Films sketch series, El Vacio. Checkout, a short film which Dominic co-wrote and co-starred in, appeared at the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen where it took home the prize for Best College Short in 2005.

Dominic is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Renzo Gracie and loves Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Credits

• Mad Hatter 2008 When a hatter gets back to basics, he gets mad.
• We've Got Your Girlfriend A hitman with a heart of gold, all Jake Donovan wanted was a better life.
• The Dead-Line Welcome to the Dead-Line, which dead person can we channel for you today?
• Keyboard Kid Sixth grader Jeffrey Eckman performs at his talent show.
• Adam Sandler A guy attempts to convince a cashier he's Adam Sandler to buy a case of Natural Ice.
• Virginity Mix Tape This is the music I plan on playing when I give my flower away...
• Self-Defense Brett Kaywood shows you the principles of Self-Defense
• Opposite Day Instead of Casual Friday, this office has Opposite Day
• Spelling Bee In the 5th round of the Handbridge National Spelling Bee, the words get tough.
• Bro Rape A Newsline Investigative Report
• Girls Are Not to Be Trusted Filmmaking 101 gets awkward. See DERRICK Comedy live at UCBTNY July 12 @ midnight.
• Daughters Special Agent Tom Rogers must get his daughter back. When does 24 return? See DERRICK Comedy live at UCBTNY July 12!
• Give Me Back My Son! A bunch of UCB folks doing Mel's line from RANSOM.