Career
Moneypenny is a writer and performer for The Midnight Show (the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society ), a popular monthly sketch comedy showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, which has been called "a hot spot to watch simmering talent boil over into commercial success." Some the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society performers are now writers for Saturday Night Live and National Broadcasting Company"s Community. With the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society , Moneypenny has worked with some of the top comedians in the business, such as Fred Willard, Andy Richter, The Whitest Kids U"Know, Steve Agee, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Drew Carey, Paul F. Tompkins, Jerry Minor, Paul Scheer, Jerry O"Connell, Michaela Watkins, and many more. Videos he"s written or co-written for the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society have appeared on SportsIllustrated.com, USAToday.com, Comedy Central Insider, and The Huffington Post.
He"s also written humor columns for FOXSports.com ("04–"07), and commercials co-produced by FunnyOrDie.com & the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society for clients such as Hyatt Hotels and CARFAX. Before joining the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society , he was in the sketch group WPSA, performing at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and Ionel Oprisan West.
In college, Moneypenny was Contributing Editor for Ohio University"s humor magazine The Shaft, Head Writer for school-produced television comedy shows Fridays Live and Wits End, and was a National Semifinalist in Comedy Central"s Laugh Riots stand-up competition. Moneypenny also teaches a course in Sketch Comedy Writing in Hollywood, California.
