Erick Acuña Pereda
(he/him)
Washington Improv TheaterErick is an award-winning Peruvian comedian based in Washington DC.
Erick Acuña is an award-winning Peruvian comedian based in Washington, DC. His one-person show Acuña Acuna won Best Solo Show and Best of Fest at the Capital Fringe Festival. His show Who Did It? An Improvised Murder Mystery later won Best Comedy and Best of Fest at the festival. He has also performed at comedy festivals in over 30 cities across North America, Latin America, and Europe, including a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
At WIT, Erick performs with The Broken Bones, an ensemble that turns real-life injury stories into improv comedy. His other comedy projects include Meet Cute: An Improvised Blind Date Show and Who Did It? An Improvised Murder Mystery. He is also the co-founder of ABComedy Lab. Erick has appeared as a guest on several comedy podcasts, including Earwolf’s improv4humans with Matt Besser and Improv Nerd with Jimmy Carrane.
Erick first studied improv at Ketó Improv Theater in Peru. After moving to the United States, he completed training programs at Washington Improv Theater, New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade, and World’s Greatest Improv School, as well as The Second City’s Comedy Writing program.
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Born and raised in Peru, Erick learned that the language of improv is universal. Erick believes that no matter where we come from, we all can improvise. At the end of the day, improvisation is not scripted, nor is everyday life.
Erick Acuña is a Peruvian comedian based in Washington, DC, with more than 15 years of experience performing and teaching improv comedy. He is the founder of ABComedy Lab, a senior instructor at Washington Improv Theater, and has also taught online through Will Hines’ World’s Greatest Improv School. Erick has taught workshops and performed at comedy festivals in over 30 cities across North America, Latin America, and Europe, including a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Erick first studied improv at Ketó Improv Theater in Peru. After moving to the United States, he completed training programs at Washington Improv Theater, New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade, and World’s Greatest Improv School, as well as The Second City’s Comedy Writing program.
His one-person show Acuña Acuna won Best Solo Show and Best of Fest at the Capital Fringe Festival and was a finalist at the Yes, And… Laughter Lab in partnership with Comedy Central. His improvised murder mystery Who Did It? won Best Comedy and Best of Fest at Capital Fringe. Erick has also been featured on several comedy podcasts, including Earwolf’s improv4humans with Matt Besser.
Website: erickacuna.com
STUDENT FEEDBACK
“Erick was a fantastic instructor! He fostered such an open and fun environment to practice in and always provided very candid and constructive feedback.”
“Erick brings a great deal of enthusiasm to his teaching. He excels at highlighting specific behaviors and actions that help a scene along, and continuously offers clear and meaningful support to everyone in the class.”
“Erick was wonderful. Each week very clearly built on the class prior, and I feel like I received very clear ways of thinking about characters and perspectives. Also, time was utilized very well, as he filled the class with actual exercises that helped me practice and improve.”
“It was such a joy learning under Erick, he was very supportive during class. He gives thoughtful and detailed feedback to every player and shares with us the great techniques he has as a performer.”