Steve James Baerwald

Steve grew up in the wheat fields of Oxbow, Saskatchewan which had a population of 1300 (currently 1500). Being a lonely prairie boy Steve made his way to Ontario by quitting a $22 an hour job in Red Deer, Alberta which had a population of 87,000 (currently 90,000), to roadie for a metal band called Georgian Skull.

After he roadied for said metal band Steve started learning improv in the summer of 2008, which has since turned into a healthy obsession. He has since trained at Second City Toronto, ITC, Project Project, I.O. Chicago, the Annoyance Theatre, and participated in various workshops. This has lead him to study under such wonderful people as Joe Bill, Christian Capozzoli, Charna Halpern, Susan Messing, Mick Napier, Mark Sutton, Craig Uhlir, Zach Ward, and many others (also wonderful).

Outside of ITC Steve plays with the stressful yet wonderfully meta-heavy Is This Happening? Baerworld has won the 2010 ITC March Madness Tournament * with the group Fuck Island and was runner up in the 2010 Cage Match with The Fearless Vampire Killers. He runs a monthly improv show for I Heart Jokes called My BaerWORLD. He also created, produced, and performed live music for the improv bluesical "The Stoned Pony Blues Show. " Dig It.

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Hometown: Oxbow, SK