Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen

Paul McGinnis has been a professional puppeteer since 1996. His credits include PBS's Sesame Street and It's A Big, Big World, Disney's The Muppets and The Book of Pooh, MTV's Warren The Ape, IFC's Greg The Bunny, and Comedy Central's Crank Yankers. He has puppeteered for several commercials, including two Living Social spots that aired during this year's Oscars. Recently, he was the puppeteer for a new Funny Or Die music video starring Mad Men's Jon Hamm. On stage, Paul was a principle puppeteer for the national Broadway tour of Little Shop Of Horrors and the U.S. tour of Walking With Dinosaurs. He also creates his own works of puppetry, one of which he will be performing at tonight's Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen.

Tyler Bunch is a puppeteer, puppet designer, director and actor. In addition to his work for the Jim Henson Company, Mr. Bunch has performed puppets for PBS, Nickelodeon, and Disney. He has acted in a few Off Broadway productions and has made appearances on television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He has directed episodes for the PBS children's television series SeeMore's Playhouse and It's A Big, Big World. He was also an ensemble member of both the musical stage adaptation of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas and the improv show Stuffed and Unstrung (Puppet Up).

James Godwin is a performance and visual artist and puppeteer. He is a founding member of the Elementals puppet company and "Uncle Jimmy's Dirty Basement". His work has been presented all over NYC and beyond in such venues as P.S.122, Dixon Place, DTW, Franklin Furnace, LaMama and the Walker Art Center. He was also a cast member of Henson Alternative's off Broadway show "Stuffed and Unstrung" He has worked with Julie Taymor, Dave Chappelle and even Aerosmith. His film and T.V. credits include "I Sell The Dead", "Ice Age 2", as well as "It's A Big Big World" for PBS, Saturday Night Live, and the forthcoming "StakeLand".

Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark are two dorks and best friends who, after posting their video for a jocular cocktail called The McNuggetini, went on to create more palatable beverages for both TV and the web. Their cocktail handiwork can be seen at Food2.com and on the Cooking Channel. They met when one of them was peeing in a bush in public. True story.

Winner of the Bill Hicks Spirit Award for Thought Provoking Comedy, radio host on PRN, regular on Showbiz Tonight & MSNBC, writer for Comedy Central, IFC, TheFinalEdition.com & TheStreet.com, cast member of Shoot The Messenger, author of the bestselling "Get Rich Cheating," exec editor of "My Wall Street Journal," and star of hit international festival shows, Jeff Kreisler explores politics, business, culture, and life with passion, absurdity, and hope.

Genghis Barbie, the leading post post-feminist feminist all-female horn experience, is the most innovative and energizing chamber ensemble of its generation and beyond. With a combined 26 years of conservatory training, Genghis Barbie delivers to you a visceral and unadulterated musical adventure. Performing arrangements of pop music from the 70′s, 80′s, 90′s, 00′s and today, Genghis Barbie is the most versatile and expansive group on NYC’s classical/pop/rock/jazz/indie/alternative/punk/electro-acoustic scene. Genghis Barbie was incepted in a unique moment of ingenuity when Freedom Barbie, Jungle Barbie, Velvet Barbie and Attila the Horn converged and vowed to create distinctive, interactive and personal performances. In addition to their busy New York City performing schedule, Genghis Barbie is engaged to perform at the 2011 International Horn Society Symposium in San Francisco and will be embarking on their first international tour in the fall of 2011. Genghis Barbie aspires to appear on the Ellen Degeneres show within one calendar year.

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