Kate Flannery is best known as the alcohol enjoying Meredith Palmer on NBC's Emmy awarding winning sitcom "The Office."
But before "The Office," Kate created a comedy lounge act called "the Lampshades." In a red jumpsuit and make up gone bad, Kate brings to life Kassie Chew, one half of a duo that is a lounge act gone bad.
Kate brings her show to the Mayne Stage Theater in Chicago, IL on June 25th and June 26th. For more info go to thelampshades.com.
Kate spoke with OnMilwaukee.com contributor Gino Salomone about the Lampshades and "The Office."
Gino Salomone has loved movies and entertainment since he was a boy on Milwaukee's Northwest Side. He squinted from the glare of the movie lights that his family shot as a child, and his proudest high school accomplishment was a 30-minute "feature" he made for John Marshall High School.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in Mass Communication.
Salomone created a business called Rerun Reunions through which he booked personal appearances for actors from "Gilligan's Island," "The Brady Bunch," "MASH," and from "Saturday Night Live."
Salomone has one screen credit, the Lab Technician in "Naked Gun 2 1/2." He was cut out of two other movies. Hollywood has not called since.
He is also the movie critic for WISN-TV where his feature, "Gino Goes to the Movies" airs on the weekend newscasts. He also reviews movies for the Dave and Carole Show on 96.5 WKLH radio. His interviews have been used by E! as well as the TV Guide Channel.
