Biography

After studying film and television at university, Bill joined The Second City Touring Company, where he performed and improvised comedy sketches. Bill co-wrote, directed and produced an 18-minute short comedy called The Homework Bureau that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival ("a dead-on satire of television cop shows"). The Homework Bureau screened at film festivals around North America ("A wonderful film." - Palm Springs International Film Festival) before being broadcast on The Comedy Network and Global Television ("hilarious"). Bill made his feature debut writing and directing Eating Buccaneers. After playing film festivals around North America (it was nominated for Best Direction at the Long Island International Film Festival), Eating Buccaneers opened theatrically in Toronto and Vancouver. Later it played on The Movie Network (now Crave) and HBO Canada. It was also nominated for five Canadian Comedy Awards-including Best Writer for Bill.

Learn more at https://www.billkeenan.ca
- IMDb mini biography by: Bill Keenan

Reviews for Eating Buccaneers include: "The film is funny, ferocious and full of bitter wit...a sharp slice of absurdity." Chris Alexander, Metro News "Eating Buccaneers is laugh-out-loud funny!" Terry O'Reilly, CBC Radio "Sharply written...3 cheers for Buccaneers!" Jim Slotek, Toronto Sun "Think Lost but funny." Simon Houpt, The Globe and Mail.