Ken Rynne
Writer & Performer, a former choirboy, is the son of a Boston Irish cop who was a self-styled standup comic before late-shift “captive” audiences. Music, comedy, & politics were constant threads in his misspent youth. After Boston Latin School he studied government at Georgetown where he sang with The Chimes, Georgetown’s renowned a cappella group. During a Tip O’Neill internship he contracted a virulent strain of “Potomac fever” and rarely strays beyond the Capital Beltway I-495. He practiced regulatory law after attending Georgetown Law School, apparently. But why practice law, when you can write it. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum hired him to work on energy issues. He wrote & performed in a dozen Hexagon shows. He was his hometown Rep. Joe Kennedy’s Legislative Director & staffed the House Banking Subcommittee on Consumer Credit & Insurance (ran morality plays, i.e., hearings). He worked for Senate Majority Leaders George Mitchell & Tom Daschle (Democratic Policy Committee, moonlighting with the famous Capitol Steps) & briefly for the not-quite-as-famous Sen. John Kerry (Dem. Steering Comm.). He directed Federal Relations for the American Institute of Architects & was an executive & lobbyist with credit card giant MBNA America Bank in Delaware reporting to the CEO & to former FBI Director Louis Freeh, supporters of Presidents George H. W. Bush & George W. Bush. Simply put, Ken is only six degrees of separation from W.
Sean Collins
Pianist & Singer, a native of Owego, NY, is a senior manager in the health care industry and has played piano since before he was born. Sean sang with The Georgetown Chimes & studied International Economics at` Georgetown so he knows where to find a Wal-Mart. He is a registered agnostic who only votes for American Idol. He is often mistaken for Dick Cheney or Karl Rove (depending on whether he has cream rinsed that day). Modesty (& space limitations due to Ken’s exceedingly comprehensive biography) preclude listing all of Sean’s musical, professional, and humanitarian accomplishments which we assure you are many, varied, and for the most part true.
Our Mission Statement
Laughter is the best medicine and we need our Rx refilled on a daily basis. Even the lawyers. Especially the lawyers. Be fair &/or balanced. Roast but never burn. Never serve red wine with fish. Keep it clean. Oldest living Capitol Hill intern Ken Rynne & pianist Sean Collins, a Karl Rove look-alike, spoof politics, pop culture, & all that passes for “news” in Washington, a planet unto itself. You will enjoy our theme park "Washington, DC" even more after you experience our show. Our Conditional Guarantee: We make you laugh or we cheerfully refund twice your misery.Planet Washington is a Proud Member
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