PERFORMER BIO

Chet Siegel (she/her) is an actor, comedian, writer, director, & kookie movement teacher. She is the Head Coach of UCB NY’s Harold & Lloyd Teams and teaches movement at Stella Adler for their Devised Comedy program. She improvises occasionally with ASSSSCAT! and does improv, sketch, character, & bit shows all over NYC. She currently coaches UCB improv team, The Prophecy, and directs UCB Maude Sketch Team, First Wife. Her short film, TEMPLE BETH ELOHIM, co-written by Catherine Bloom, was a 2025-2026 Yes And! Laughter Lab Finalist.

Performing credits include - TV: Alternatino (Comedy Central), Search Party (HBO), Chicago Med (NBC); Film: Bloody Axe Wound (SHUDDER), Uncle Peckerhead (DREAD, SXSW, Best of Fantastic Fest), The Sound of Silence (2019 Sundance Official Selection); Voiceover & Animation: Blackheads (2020 SXSW Official Short Selection), Old Cat Lady (IFC), Nevada (2018 Sundance Official Selection, Palm Springs Film Fest), The Museum of Natural History (Cartuna & Topic, various voices), BBC Radio, Studio 360, The Truth Podcast; Web: UCB Comedy, Above Average, IFC’s Comedy Crib. Theatre: Mint Theater, Ensemble Studio Theater, The Rattlestick. Her commercial credits include Fed Ex, CeraVe, Xfinity Comcast, Pop Chips, US Cellular, Ikea, Santander Bank, and more.

She developed and debuted her comedic solo show/immersive nervous breakdown, My Dead Wedding, at Ars Nova as part of their Camp Artistic Residency, and has since performed the show at Union Hall, Littlefield, & UCB in NYC. Someone please give her money to produce it as a comedy special shot in her wedding venue.

She has been performing improv & sketch comedy in basements/theaters for 20 years. She ran Magnet Theater’s sketch comedy program from 2014 - 2016, taught improv and sketch comedy at the Magnet from 2013 - 2019, and performed with Magnet Tourco from 2010-2019. At UCBT NY, she improvised with The Law Firm, Women & Men, and Namaste; performed sketch comedy with Maude teams Grown Ass Women, house sketch teams Grown Ass Women, ; a performer/writer/producer on webseries team, Brinkman.

Chet is a member of SAG AFTRA & Actors Equity. She is represented by Innovative NY’s commercial department and is currently seeking theatrical & legit representation :)