Spring, 2004. The Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre in NYC. The lights had just gone down on The Swarm, and a light turned on in Kareem's head. "I have to do this." With that, Kareem decided to pursue improv, and after completing the Heroes of Comedy improv classes in Austin, TX, he became a regular fixture in the Austin improv scene. Kareem has always had a love of story-telling, and the Heroes training only reinforced that. He spends much of his non-improv time reading about and studying story structure, particularly through the work of Joseph Campbell. Kareem is a founder of Parallelogramophonograph, and he has written and acted in sketch comedy as part of Hoover's Blanket. He has performed with many of Austin's finest improv troupes, and he has been featured in Micetro, Gorilla Theater, Start Trekkin', Cops & Lawyers, and Stool Pigeon. In addition to performing improv, he directed Jerm Pollet's one-man show "Beats, Thongs, and Sugar Substitute" and has done voice-over work for numerous video games and educational applications. Kareem has an unhealthy obsession with vaudeville.