Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske comprise the filmmaking comedy group Broken Lizard. They first formed at Colgate University as a student sketch comedy group. Upon graduating, they relocated to NYC, where they performed live shows in exchange for sexual favors.
The group began its feature film career with their award-winning debut Puddle Cruiser in 1996. They followed up with the independently-financed cult hit Super Troopers (FOX Searchlight), which premiered in 2001 at the Sundance Film Festival and was released worldwide in 2002. Besides earning $20 million at the box office, Super Troopers also found a massive audience in the home video market, selling over 5 million DVD copies. They followed Super Troopers with yet another cult favorite, the horror-comedy Club Dread (FOX Searchlight), which was released in February of 2004.
In 2005, the group co-wrote and acted in the film remake of the popular 70's TV series The Dukes of Hazzard (Warner Bros.), which was directed by Chandrasekhar. They followed that work with Beerfest, released in August of 2006. Recently, Broken Lizard finished their next film, The Slammin' Salmon, which was shot in LA in January of 2008. The film stars all five members of the group and is slated for release in 2009. Broken Lizard is also in post-production on a film they produced with Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz, entitled Freeloaders.
Currently, Broken Lizard is returning to their sketch comedy roots, embarking on a nationwide tour. Join all the members as they present stand-up, live sketches (including appearances by characters from Super Troopers and Beerfest), improv, original films, and a Q&A session with the audience about the Broken Lizards' experiences creating and releasing all of their past and upcoming feature films.
