Matt Nelson is the Executive Producer of the Philadelphia Improv Festival and Editor-in-Chief of PhillyImprov.com. He has studied improvisation since 1994 under acclaimed instructors and alumni of such institutions as the Groundlings, Annoyance Theatre, UCBT-NY, iO, iO West, Second City, Improv Boston, ImproWorks and the Philly Improv Theater. 

Matt is the creator and an ensemble cast member of Adrift, an unscripted premise-based project comprised of improvisers from various cities across the country. In addition to serving as host and ensemble player for local shortform group, the N Crowd, Matt can be seen locally hosting a variety of comedy shows, including Troika, the acclaimed competition-based improv..