Jun 2, 2021
Jeff joins Jennifer and David on a bridge to discuss Chicago Improv in the 90's, restarting the Players Workshop, and how he almost tackled Stephen Colbert.
Jeff Rogers is Wall Street Journal & USA Today Best-Selling Author, award-winning Television Host, Professional MC and sought after public speaker with 25+ years of experience engaging audiences. Jeff can be seen on dozens of national television commercials for Crestor, BP, McDonald’s, Miller Lite, Hanes,& Ford, as well as roles on Empire, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, and Proven Innocent. He is the host of the cable TV’s Jeff’s Homemade Game Show. He is also the host of three different award-winning web series. Growing up as one of eleven kids from an Irish-catholic family in Chicago, Jeff grew up with a built-in audience and went on to become one of youngest performers to be hired at the renowned Second City Theater(John Belushi was the youngest). Jeff performed with Steve Carell from The Office, Stephen Colbert from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock star Tina Fey and Parks and Rec star Amy Poehler, and too many more to mention. Jeff is the owner of The Players Workshop, the oldest improvisation school in the country, home to alumni like Bill Murray, Bonnie Hunt, Harold Ramis, and Matt Walsh. Jeff continues the tradition of teaching improvisation to anyone interested in learning the art for stage or for life.