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