Steve Waltien hails from Shelburne, VT. He is a proud graduate of Middlebury College and has been living and performing in Chicago since 2001. In addition to The Improvised Shakespeare Company, you may have seen Steve improvising with the iO Theatre house ensemble Bullet Lounge, The Armando Diaz Experience, Whirled News Tonight, or the Second City National Touring Company. He also writes and performs sketch comedy with Jordan Klepper. Their two person show
Jordan and Steve are Steve and Jordan,
Respectively was named 'the best sketch show of 2008' by the Chicago Tribune and 'one of 2008's funniest moments' by TimeOut Chicago. The pair are also correspondents on the television show Friday Night Tailgate every fall on the Big Ten Network. Recently he was thrilled to be a part of the live Mr. Show Reunion with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.