Biography

David Bonderoff (he/they) is a Brooklyn-based director, producer, editor, writer, and comic actor whose work focuses on character-driven, queer-inclusive comedy. He developed, directed, and produced the 10-episode TV miniseries The Hosts with writer/actor Ben Odom; the series premiered at NewFest in 2022 and is now streaming on Dekkoo. He continues to build a slate of web series and festival shorts under his production company, bonderoff, llc, winning awards like "Best Comic Character" at the Madcap Comedy Int'l Film Festival and being nominated for awards like "Best Comedy Micro-Film" at the Oregon Short Film Festival. He has over 10 years combined experience directing, producing, acting, editing, and writing comedy. He holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Stony Brook University and trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, UCB NY’s improv program, and Second City's Grad Revue program in NYC. David started as an actor and co-starred on Syfy’s Happy! and Comedy Central's Tha God's Honest Truth. Beyond his own projects, he helps other comedians develop and produce their work, spends time making art with his daughter, and drinks too much coffee.
- IMDb mini biography by: David Bonderoff

David was a Division I Swimmer until the university pool underwent renovations. The team stayed intact, however, and David's dedication led him to become the first captain of a swim team with no pool [probably].

David was a member of "Swallow This!", a theatrical ensemble consisting of a selective and diverse group of six students. In the group, actors dramatically portray the real-life alcohol and other drug related experiences of SBU students as a way of educating on the consequences of substance misuse, abuse, and dependence. The ensemble covers other topics as well, including depression, sexual assault, and body image.

David's undergraduate thesis was a staged adaptation of Tina Fey's "Mean Girls." The finished production was a one-man show, where he performed all of the main character's lines and gradually undressed until the main character gave up the facade of fitting in. The juxtaposition of the main character's true self to David's true self was clear with the recitation of the "Mean Girls" text.

During college, David founded a comedic improv club based on the UCB Training Manual.

After college, David worked in the Museum of Sex as a Retail Floor Supervisor.