The Ryan and Amy Show is a Vancouver-based Canadian sketch comedy duo composed of Ryan Steele and Amy Goodmurphy. They have toured Canada and the United States including doing Sketch Fest in Montreal and Vancouver as well as Just for Laughs.[1][2][3] The group produces sketch comedy shorts that are distributed via YouTube and on their website, but have appeared on other sites as well such as Funny or Die.[citation needed] Goodmurphy and Steele have starred together in on television shows, including: The Funny Pit (2012) with Roman Danylo; The Face of Furry Creek (2013–2014); and a 2011 episode of the series Out For Laughs. Steele appeared on the 2014 season of The Amazing Race Canada, finishing in third place with co-worker Rob Goddard.[4] Goodmurphy has appeared on Super Channel's Too Much Information (2014–2015),[5] as well as the 2019 comedy film 37-Teen. In 2016, the duo was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award in the inaugural presentation of the Best Live Ensemble category.[6] In early 2018 the duo's short film White Wine Boys Club won first prize at the Vancouver Just for Laughs Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prize competing Internationally against other JFL Film Festival winners. The Ryan and Amy Show signed with Hadron Films[when?] to produce a 22-minute sketch comedy pilot, produced by Miles Forster & Chris Wilkinson.[citation needed]
| Formation | April 28, 2007[citation needed][contradictory] |
|---|---|
| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Sketch Comedy |
| Location | |
Membership | Ryan Steele, Amy Goodmurphy |
Notable members | Baby, Monster, Smoker Girl, Ladies of the Day, Moms over Miami |
| Website | beacons |
Members
editRyan Steele
editRyan Steele grew up in the city of Langley, British Columbia, where he graduated from H. D. Stafford Secondary School. He became interested in comedy at an early age, and started making comedy videos in his early-teens, with early successes 'Ferry Death' and 'Big Mac Attack'. After being diagnosed with testicular cancer at 19, he gave up the dream of being a comedian for a while. In his late 20s, he went to a Tony Robbins' like workshop where he was told to start doing Sketch Comedy, so he started his own ensemble sketch show.[7]
Amy Goodmurphy
editAmy Goodmurphy grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and is a St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School alumna.[8] She started comedy at the age of 23 after meeting Steele at the bar where he worked. He convinced her it would be worth her while to join his ensemble sketch show.[8] It wasn't, so she started studying acting at Vancouver Acting School, graduating in 2012.[8]
Viral song
editIn May 2017 the duo had a viral hit with a parody song about the town of Kelowna, British Columbia racking up over 43,000 views for the video in its first two days. In the video, performing as Moms over Miami, they sang "My Sharona" by the Knack, but with lyrics poking fun at the town.[9]
Cameo
editIn 2019, Ryan and Amy released their eponymous film, The Ryan & Amy Show. That same year, they joined the 30,000 other celebrities on the Cameo website,[10] selling short personalized messages requested by fans.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Sketch comedy duo Ryan and Amy are back with live stage shows". VanCity Buzz. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2016-11-02.[dead link]
- ^ "A serious influx of comic talent is coming to town for Sketchfest". Cult MTL. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-11-02.[dead link]
- ^ "JFL Northwest Unveils Highly Anticipated Lineup of Comedy Greats & Best of the West" (Press release). Just for Laughs. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2016-11-02.[dead link]
- ^ Takeuchi, Craig (2014-06-19). "West End's Ryan Steele and Rob Goddard to compete on Amazing Race Canada". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ Brioux, Bill (2014-11-17). "Too Much Information features cavalcade of comedians". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "2016 Canadian Comedy Awards". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2016-10-31. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ "Video: Letters to a Younger Me: Ryan Steele". The Vancouver Sun. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2016-11-02.[dead link]
- ^ a b c Mcphee, Erin (2012-11-09). "Comedians go for laughs in The Funny Pit". North Shore News. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ Hickman, Jenna (2017-05-31). "Comedy duo sings hilarious song about Kelowna's stereotypes". infotel.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ Best, Neil (2020-05-06). "Cameo website connecting athletes, celebrities with fans". Newsday. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "Ryan and Amy show join Cameo!!!". Cameo. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2023-04-28.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Official website
- The Ryan & Amy Show at IMDb (2019 film)
- Amy Goodmurphy at IMDb
- Ryan Steele at IMDb