High quality sketch comedy.

At the time Be Kind To Strangers was founded we were the only independent sketch comedy group in Houston. In three years we produced 13 original sketch shows plus a weekly podcast, and from 2015-2023 as part of Pronoia Theater we produced 16 longer, more intricate shows as well as two additional podcast series.

In our eleven years the casts changed, but our commitment to engaged, interesting sketch comedy didn’t.

Dustin Tannahill

Dennis Budde

Dustin Tannahill Dennis Budde

Andrew Stout

Liz Castillo

Ben Seidensticker

Andrew Stout Liz Castillo Ben Seidensticker

Meghan Hammonds

Allison Parker

Aaron Garrett

Meghan Hammonds Allison Parker Aaron Garrett



The Original 
Strangers

List of Productions

BKTS Podcast (December 2012-December 2013) Trill 2013 (First Live Performance) The 2nd Show!

Hell is Other Idiots Call to Arms The Enemy of Myself is Me

Delusions of Grandeur Trill 2014 The Dead and the Stupid

Never Too Late to Run Away Echo Chamber of Hope Makeshift Capris: Knees Covered at All Times

BKTS: In Pieces Be Kind to Strangers are Expendable The Life of Bertie

BKTS Goes to the Movies Face the Muzak A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Now With More Words!

Be Kind to Strangers Write Women Well Be Kind to Strangers: Big Black Castle Bertie: A Tragedy in Eight Comedies

United by Cows Love, Well Actually Be Kind To Strangers Write Women Well (2019)

An Eye For an Eye Makes the World Go Round Winning Angela Violence is the Best Medicine

The Eureka Comedy Hour ¡Accelerando! God Kings (Ep. 1-3)

The Unqualified, No Asterisk Fifth Anniversary Eureka Show!

BKTS Alumni

Kacie Adams, Jeffrey Anderson, Roger Anderson, Justin Bernard, Rebecca Bernstein, Dustin Blanton, Buddy Brown, Audrey Burkhart, Autumn Clack, Chism Cornelison, Mikey Devine, Susannah Eig, Alex Garrett, Ned Gayle, Daniel Golod, Ben Griesinger, Yasna Haghsdoost, David Hallman, Ruth Hirsch, Ben Hudson, Brian Jones, Kelly Juneau, Sarah Keller, Jessica Kelly Garrett, John Kenward, Rachel Landsman, Monica Marcha, Meg McDonald, Katie Manning, Amechi Ngwe, Ruth McCleskey, Ronnie McLaren, Nicole Nodarse, Sheri Oster, Daniel Potter, Cassie Randall, Melissa (McFeeters) Rodriguez, Steven Saltsman, Gino Sandoval, Sriparna Sen, Riley Smith, Abraham Younges, Antoine W.B., Blaire Wesson, Sarah Willett, and Kaitlyn Zoeller