The Widow and The Nun
The Widow and The Nun debuts March 22nd-24th, 2024 for three shows only at Stomping Ground L.A. Click here for more info. Written by Jillian Dunn and Courtney Paige Barnett. Directed by Jerry Hernandez. Live music! Art! Theatre! Comedy!
JetBlue Switch On Vacation Mode
Had a blast working on this commercial opposite Syra McCarthy. Shoutout to Sharkbait Casting and Strike Anywhere Productions whom I had an absolute delightful time working with from audition to wrap. Directed by the very talented and funny Pete Marquis. Dry comedic reactions are my FAVORITE.
Birdhouse
Got a direct offer for a supporting role in an indie film directed by Jerry Pyle starring Jonah Ray. Cinematography by the talented and lovely Ioana Vasile. This will be my second time working with the Pyle/Vasile power duo.
Crowd Soured: The Pilot on Youtube
Crowd Sourced Sketch Show is a sketch comedy pilot created and produced over three months during the pandemic in 2021. It was written on volume.com and tiktok with an open sourced writers room of randos off the internet; hosted and produced by Jillian Dunn. Eight sketches were written online and then produced with professional comedians from UCB, The Pack Theater, Second City, the former iO West and Groundlings.
New Spot Alert!
Very excited to be able to share this Quill.com spot I did that was directed by Zach Woods (The Office/Silicon Valley). My favorite place to live as a performer is in this world of acting and improv. Really proud of this one.
Time Flies Episode II: Black Lives Matter
June 2022 marks my return to live performing! I’m dipping my toes back into society with an hour long sketch comedy show for the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Check out The Time Flies Episode 2: Black Lives Matter. An episodic time traveling sci-fi dipped in historical culture. Happy to have been asked to be both a writer and a performer for this one. Hizzzzzzah!
Crowd Sourced is BACK!
After a brief hiatus escaping LA I’m happy to announce that my streaming show Crowd Sourced on volume.com is BACK on July 12th! Crowd Sourced Show: The Pilot has been very successful and gotten more than 1K views from all over the world. To ring in the new chapter we have special guest Courtney Paige Barnett (Hard Times, Reductress) who is the other half of All Y’all and one of my favorite people to collaborate with creatively.
Crowd Sourced Sketch Show: The Pilot - Debut!
On March 12th, 2021 Volume.com publicly launched and I began the journey of having a streaming show. My concept? I will have an open writers room with randos on the internet three times a week and we will write a sketch comedy show to debut by the end of May. And baby… we’ve come a long way. Alongside professional comedians, writers, performers, musicians, directors, editors and DPs, I have produced a comedy show that’s equal parts experiment and good times. It all goes down May 27th 7pm PT. Join me at 6pm for a pre-show party!
Gatherin’ up the Gals for some good ol’ fashioned Improv
Join us for the next SIDESHOW improv set on Volume.com. Raishel Wasserman guest edits the show choosing images sent to us by randos on the internet (and the improvisers have never seen them). Featuring an allstar cast who in the before times performed at UCB, iO, Second City and the Pack Theater.
Side Family Staged Reading on Volume.com
The “Side Family” sitcom pilot I co-wrote is being produced for Volume.com on my HippieJill stage with some fantastic actors. Check us out on #replay until May 16th.
Volume.com
It is my distinct pleasure of being part of the launch of the brand new streaming network Volume.com.
The site is a launch pad of various creative talent in music, entertainment and art. You can find my stage under my handle HippieJill where I create social media content in real time with the audience.
From memes to Tik Tok to Twitter Crowd Sourced is the show where I am both your producer and human puppet. Come join us and get your pitch green lit!
The Goon Saloon
1700naud and Pabst Blue Ribbon studios recently shot a promo for one of their resident artists duos Wizard of Barge and Crocodile Jackson where I was able to use my talent to play both of their Moms. It’s a short little gag that I hope you will enjoy!
Shepards Pilot at Seriesfest
I was lucky enough to have a part in a female written, produced, directed and driven pilot that debuted at Seriesfest this year. The festival was made available online due to Covid and today it was announced that Shepards is the Xfinity Audience Award Winner for the Best Indie Comedy Pilot.
A Rap Song and A Stop Motion Animation
Staying creative during quarantine can be challenging, but when the feeling moves you who am I to go against the wind? This sketch debuted on the Pack Theater Twitch Channel in May with my comedy group Detention.
The music is by my friend Danny Abel of Brown Hound Sounds Productions and guitarist for the mega group Tank and the Bangas.
Enjoy!
RIP College Humor
Right before College Humor was shuttered I was cast in a very funny, very NSFW sketch written by Raphael Chestang. Goal achieved!
New AOK Cartoon Parody
Latest AOK cartoon dropped today - I voice Johnny Bravo’s Mom Bunny
Performing during the Pandemic - Twich.com and Pack Theatre
From a safe distance I am able to perform comedy with the Pack Theater on their Twitch Channel. Today Vulture.com gave us a wonderful shout out for the hard work we’ve been doing to provide some laughs in this uncertain time.
Big Break Screenwriting Contest
My pilot Side Family written with Katie Nathan has been announced as a Quarter-Finalist for the reputable Final Draft contest.
My First Pilot!
Absolutely THRILLED to post that my pilot "Side Family" that I co-wrote with Katie Nathan will be getting a staged reading at UCB Theatre Los Angeles. This is the first pilot that I have written and I couldn't be more pleased.
