Travis’ Resume

Travis Fessler’s Performance Resume

I am an experienced actor, stand-up comedian, animal handler/trainer, and circus artist. I have performed all over the United States in everything from circle shows on the street, to stage shows for large corporate events.

Skills

  • Stand-Up Comedy
  • Improv Acting/Comedy
  • Sketch Comedy Writing and Acting
  • Stage and Television/Movie Acting
  • Animal Training and Handling, Including Non-Dangerous Exotic Animals
  • Sword Swallowing
  • Fire Eating and Breathing
  • Bullwhip Cracking and Targeting
  • Bed of Nails
  • Glass Eating and Walking
  • Escape acts
  • Magic
  • Human Blockhead

I have appeared in several places, and had a variety of clients. Some of my past shows include:

Festivals and Fairs

  • Mainstrasse Village’s Maifest, Oktoberfest, Goettafest and Mardi Gras – Covington, KY
  • A Taste of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH
  • Riversplash – Milwaukee, WI
  • Clearchannel’s Boo and Brew – Dayton, OH
  • Cincinnati Fringe Festival – Cincinnati, OH
  • Northside Rock n Roll Carnival – Cincinnati, OH
  • Wild on Spring St – Jeffersonville, IN
  • Ohio State Fair With World of Wonders

Comedy and Night Clubs

  • 4th Street Live
  • Southgate House
  • Funny Bone Comedy Club
  • Go Bananas Comedy Club
  • Joker’s Comedy Cafe
  • Wiley’s Comedy Club
  • Comedy Off Broadway

Renaissance Festivals

  • The Ohio Renaissance Festival – Harveysburg, OH
  • Renaissance Faire of the Midlands – Council Bluffs, IA
  • River Raid Renaissance Festival – Covington, KY
  • Ohio State University Renaissance and Medieval Festival – Columbus, OH
  • Ashville Viking Festival – Ashville, OH
  • Tennessee Renaissance Festival – Arrington/Triune, TN
  • Metea Renaissance Festival – Ft. Wayne, IN
  • Kentucky’s Highland Renaissance Festival – Eminence, KY
  • North Carolina Renaissance Faire – Raleigh, NC
  • Dragon Days Renaissance Festival – Cookeville, TN

Schools

  • Northern Kentucky University – Highland Heights, KY
  • Augusta State University – Augusta, GA
  • Ohio State University – Columbus, OH
  • Youngstown State University – Youngstown, OH
  • University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH
  • University of Indianapolis – Indianapolis, IN

Corporate

  • Health Care Advertising Awards Banquet
  • General Electric Post-Kentucky Derby Party
  • American Architects Institute Beaux Arts Ball
  • Spencer Gifts Halloween Sales Drive
  • Northern Kentucky Restaurant Association’s Mardi Gras Party
  • Hoosier Park Race Track and Casino
  • Steel Stampers Convention Banquet
  • Somerset Food Show
  • Ripley’s Believe it or Not Odditorium

Television

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  • MTV – DJ and the Fro
  • CMT – Country Fried Home Videos
  • Discovery and Discovery Health – You Swallowed What?
  • Animal Planet – Mayor Dog
  • Animal Planet – Weird, True and Freaky
  • Jerry Springer Show “Cat Fightin’ Cuties” Pay-Per-View
  • CBS Sports – Bengals Home Game Bump
  • Cincinnati ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates
  • WKET (Kentucky PBS) – Main Street

Miscellaneous

  • Featured Act and Producer of Queen City Cabaret
  • Milwaukee Rally Bike Festival
  • Featured in Ripley’s Believe it or Not “Seeing is Believing” and “Enter if you Dare”
  • Gem City Body Art Expo Tattoo Convention
  • Immersed in Ink Tattoo Convention
  • 3rd, 4th and 5th Annual Sideshow Gathering
  • Flint, Michigan Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad
  • First Night Youngstown
  • USS Nightmare
  • Mayhem Mansion/Terror on the Lakes
  • Pegasus Parade (Pre-Kentucky Derby parade)
  • Dave Thomas Foundation Celebrity Cookoff
  • Batboy the Musical

Training

  • Stand up Comedy “Boot Camp” with Jeff Jena
  • Bullwhip training with Gery Deer
  • Improv Acting with Steve Booth
  • High School and College Theater and Radio/Television/Film classes
  • Basic and Advanced dog training in Obedience, Rally, and Agility