About

James Koroni is a proud Iranian American Queer comedian and much of his work explores and celebrates his identity.

Upcoming:

Koroni is on the mainstage at The People’s Improv Theater (The PIT) in The People’s Sketch Revue. He was awarded The PIT x SNL Scholarship for emerging talent in NYC. Koroni’s one of GIPHY’s Creators as part of GIPHY Studios Creator’s Club. You can find all of his original GIF's Clips & Stickers HERE!

Koroni is focused on acting and comedy at this time. He is cast as a lead in the upcoming feature film One Week in Heaven which is in pre-production and directed by Susana Aho, Joseph Craig & Jacob Alden Roa. Koroni is also writing and producing original comedy that can be seen on his YouTube, TikTok, & Instagram which includes commercial parodies, eccentric characters, a wild cooking show and political satire with much more in development. In addition he’s set to produce his feature length film LEVI. Stay tuned for more on that!

Koroni’s also on a Boogie Manja sketch team and an all queer improv team called Intrusive Thoughts. He performs live every week in NYC. Here’s a link to upcoming live performances.

As for his prior work:

Koroni was been awarded the competitive Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation Inc. Artist-In-Residence, in which he will developed a new work addressing plastic pollution’s effects on marine animals entitled LEVIATHAN. Koroni is a company member of Jonah Bokaer Choreography, and performs in Bokaer’s adaptation of the anti-opera, Neither – a collaboration between Samuel Beckett and Morton Feldman. He also tours internationally with RULES OF THE GAME a multidisciplinary work by Bokaer with scenography by Daniel Arsham and original music by Pharrell Williams and a new work by Bokaer entitled LATE NIGHTS ON AIR a collaboration with architect Charles Renfro, composer Nico Muhly and played live by the Chun Sisters, Angela and Jennifer. Koroni is also a member of The Chase Brock Experience appearing in the Off Broadway production of The Girl with the Alkaline Eyes and in their work Splendor we only partially imagined at the Fire Island Dance Festival. He has appeared in music videos choreographed by Celia Rowlson-Hall. Koroni has worked with artists such as Madonna, Misterwives, Liza Koshy, Robert Delong, Son Of Kick, Icona Pop, Chappo, Anusha, Princess Superstar, Notic Nastic, Clara Lofaro and for major companies like GIPHY, MTV, Viacom, Heineken, Jägermeister, 7UP, PETA, AVEDA, ACLU and “Good Morning America”. Koroni has also worked with Broadway Dance Center, Cynthia King Dance Studio and From Stage To Screen.

Koroni stars and dances in acclaimed director Daniel Armando’s indie feature film Daddy’s Boy, of which Remezcla refers to his performance as "indelible". Koroni is the founder of Enforced Arch, an online publication for mission-driven movement-artists. He produced, directed, performed and toured internationally with Enforced Arch Dance’s original work, ALLIANCE: Art and Activism. Koroni has completed 12 multimedia concert dance pieces, has been featured at the New York City & Canadian Fringe Festival, the TADA! Theater, Theater Row, The Barrow Group Theatre and the Chicago’s Beethoven Festival. He has starred in original work by award-winning playwright and director, Riley Thomas in the New York Musical Theater Festival.

He's a graduate of the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) and The People Improv Theater (The PIT). Koroni resides in New York City where he performs, produces a growing list of work and attended The New School to focus on Media Studies.