About
John Robles is a New York City-based comedian, improviser, actor, and musical comedian.
Since 2013, John has studied and performed improv in New York, Chicago, and Sydney, including at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, the Brooklyn Comedy Collective, iO Theater, and Improv Theatre Sydney, where he also taught classes, coached teams, and ran the theatre's weekly improv jams.
His solo comedy shows have appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe, and Perth Fringe World, including Gay and Stupid, Gay as in Happy (and Homosexual), and Totally Totally Totallyyy.
John performs stand-up, musical comedy, and improv throughout New York City.
Improv
SNAKE PIT
Snake Pit is the improv duo of Maddie Houlbrook-Walk and John Robles.
Formed in 2017, the duo were finalists in the Impro Australia Theatresports Cranston Cup and won the Improv Theatre Sydney Smackdown Championship in 2018. In 2019, they were invited to open for the award-winning duo The Bear Pack at a sold-out show in Sydney.
Drawing on training from UCB New York, iO Chicago, and Improv Theatre Sydney, Snake Pit developed a fast-paced style built around quick wit, bold characters, and strong onstage chemistry.
The pair headlined numerous shows in Sydney before touring Cold-Blooded through Midsumma Festival, Adelaide Fringe, and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and later performed Wild West Rodeo at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Although now based in New York and London, they still reunite for special performances whenever possible.
