Ari Miller & Elena Skopetos

Teaches at Magnet Training Center

Ari Miller is a writer, actor and Director of Sketch Comedy in NYC. He writes and performs for the long running sketch team “The Executives,” is proud to have directed “Zapruder,” has appeared in countless one-off sketch shows on Magnet's stage as well as throughout New York and can be seen co-hosting the Magnet's monthly character showcase “Character Bash,” alongside Elena Skopetos.

 Ari has performed in the New York Sketch Fest as well as Montreal Sketch Fest, has appeared in College Humor Originals and is a contributing writer to reductress.com. He also makes cartoons and writes amazon reviews for books he has never read.


Elena Skopetos is an actress, improviser and writer based in New York City. She writes and performs with the Magnet Sketch Team The Executives as well as the indie sketch team, The Rolling Scones. She is a proud member of the Megwatt team AVALANCHE and weekend team The Cast. She also hosts Magnet's monthly character showcase, Character Bash, with Ari Miller.

Elena has performed in various festivals for sketch and improv throughout the country including Austin Sketchfest, New York Sketchfest and the Black Friday Comedy Marathon (PHIT) and the SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival.

Elena graduated Marymount Manhattan College with a B.A. in Theater Arts. She studied Physical Theater, Mask and Clown at the Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy. She loves dogs and believes Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the greatest show ever written, and would like to talk to you about it.