Paul Killam Joined Company: 1989 First Improv Class: 1977 in Davis, CA BATS Coach: Since 1987 Other BATS Service: Artistic Director, 1996-98 Myspace.com: http://www.myspace.com/paulkillam  Contact: company@improv.org Paul was born in Stanford, California, and grew up in Davis, and received a degree in Dramatic Arts from UC Davis. After graduating he moved to Seattle, where he became involved in Theatresports, and played his first match just before BATS Improv was created in 1986.

Paul moved to San Francisco in 1989, became a member of the BATS Main Stage Company (then called 'The Varsity'), Pulp Playhouse, and helped form True Fiction Magazine. He has gone on tour with the San Francisco Mime Troupe, participated on The Weber Family Christmas and is a film and commercial actor.

Paul served as the first Artistic Director of BATS from 1996 to 1998 and has played Theatresports in Seattle, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, Orlando, Palm Springs, Stanford, and Sydney, Australia.

Q&A With Paul Killam

First BATS Show: In 1987, I played on a visiting team from Seattle Theatresports in a BATS vs. Seattle match at the Bayfront Theater, which was home to Life on the Water at the time.

Favorite Formats: Theatresports and Gorilla Theatre

Improv Advice: Figure it out for yourself.

Favorite Movies: Alien, North By Northwest, High Plains Drifter

Favorite Theatre: Brecht, Shepard, Shakespeare