Keith Curtis, of KC Improv Co., answers The Pitch‘s questionnaire
Name: Keith Curtis
Occupation: I work in insurance at Lockton for real money. I also help organize and run the KC Improv Co., as well as the Kansas City Improv Festival, for fun money.
Hometown: Wichita. Go, Shockers!
Current neighborhood: Merriam
What I do (in 140 characters): Help my wife raise a beautiful and feisty 4-year-old daughter. In my free time, I try to do as much improv comedy as I can.
What’s your addiction? Stephen King novels. My mother let me read Salem’s Lot when I was young, and I’ve been hooked ever since.
What’s your game? Right now, it’s Go Fish. My daughter has beat me the last 42 times, but today’s the day!
What’s your drink? Boulevard’s 80-Acre. I call it the Tank 7 for weaker men … like me.
Where’s dinner? Dos Reales just down the street from our house. If I could have Mexican every day, I would.
What’s on your KC postcard? I’m a fan of skylines on postcards, and KC’s skyline view from the Liberty Memorial is the best to me. Photoshop a picture of a lightning bolt behind it while we’re at it. This is getting made for me, right?
Finish this sentence: “Kansas City got it right when … “ It built the Sprint Center and the Power & Light District.
“Kansas City screwed up when … “ They didn’t fix that pothole on Main, causing me to have a flat tire. I would’ve filled it myself, but I’ve been busy practicing Go Fish.
“Kansas City needs … “ More local wineries.
“In five years, I’ll be … “ Planning my second trip to Disney World.
“I always laugh at … “ Subtle and smart humor, and toots.
“I’ve been known to binge-watch … ” Anything that gets popular after a season or two.
“I can’t stop listening to … ” Bands with female lead singers.
“I just read … ” Doctor Sleep.
The best advice I ever got: Follow your bliss.
Worst advice: Debt is a part of life.
My sidekick: My amazing wife.
My dating triumph/tragedy: My dating triumph would be the woman I married. She is the only person I have ever dated.
My brush with fame: I was on 96.5 the Buzz with Afentra, Lazlo and Slimfast for almost two years. I met people like Paul Rudd, and Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys. At the Kansas City Improv Festival, I have shared the stage with Jason Sudeikis and Paul F. Tompkins.
My 140-character soapbox: How is my 4-year-old daughter so good at Go Fish?
What was the last thing you had to apologize for? Burping at work
Who’s sorry now? My friends who still live in Wichita.
My recent triumph: I produce and host a show called Underground Throwdown. Three comedy groups perform, each for 20 minutes, and the audience votes for the team that most deserves to perform again next month. It is becoming so popular, we have had to turn people away recently.
See Curtis at Underground Throwdown at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Westport CoffeeHouse Theatre (4010 Pennsylvania), next door to Green Room Burgers & Beer.
