Corrine Ellingson

[headshot]Corrine was born and raised in St. Paul MN, spending her early years watching Sunday Morning Comedy Hour and making home video cooking shows and news bloopers. After graduating from Drake University in Des Moines, with a degree in Journalism. Corrine left for New York City on a stand-by flight with two bags and a video camera, in pursuit of working in the entertainment business. Corrine got her first stint in the biz as a Zoom Director for Zoom Culture, trekking around New York and Boston documenting street fairs and performers. This sparked some eyes at the Burly Bear Network when she inquired about a job opening. Corrine was soon hired as an Associate Producer for the Burly Bear Comedy Tour. The tour produced comedy shows around the country with stand-up comedians, improvisers and short films whose credits now include NBC’s SNL, The Office, and Conan O’Brien, as well as VH1's Best Week Ever. Inspired by the tour’s talent Corrine started taking improv classes, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and joined a couple of improv ensembles, including the notorious Crazy Bitches. Corrine has also produced live shows including Killgore: The Musical at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre with Director Matt Walsh, and co-hosted/produced Royal Wood a weekly comedy night in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Corrine is currently producing and writing more short films with her production group 3 Good Excuses (www.3goodexcuses.com) and with Don't Think Productions. 3 Good Excuse's short film "M.A.S" was recently featured on IFC's Media Lab Shorts Uploaded. Her voice can also be heard on a few commercials including All Bran, Kayak.com and JoinRed.com.