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UPDATED January 2016:

  • Katy’s new series Teachers will air on January 13th at 11/10c following Younger on TV Land

PREVIOUS NEWS:

  • We have a director!  Richie Keen to helm TV Land pilot TEACHERS - Deadline.com
  • Katy is thrilled to have Ian Roberts and Jay Martel come on as showrunners for The Katydids pilot TEACHERS.  For more information please check out Deadline.com, The Hollywood Reporter, and Splitsider.
  • The Katydids are pleased to announce that TV Land has given a pilot order for TEACHERS with Alison Brie as Executive Producer.  Katy and her group, The Katydids, will be writing, acting and executive producing the pilot.  Check out the announcement on Deadline.com, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
  • Katy recently completed level 201 at UCB and is currently training with Lesly Kahn in Los Angeles.  She is looking forward to completely the entire UCB program.
  • Katy reunited with her longtime writing partner John Loos to perform JODY at the 2014 Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival.
  • Check out the NEW Katydids video right here.
  • Katy is pleased to share that she has recently relocated to LOS ANGELES.  She will heading back to Chicago a few times a year to work on Katydids projects but she is excited to make the official move to LA.
  • Check out THIS Above Average behind the scenes video of The KatyDOGS interviewing Baron Vaughn at Just For Laughs Chicago.
  • The Katydids have partnered with Above Average Network.  Check out the latest Above Average produced Katydids video What’s Third Base?
  • The Katydids will be performing in JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO as part of the Above Average line-up.  Click here for ticket information.
  • Check out Katy’s new web series LA BITCHES!  
  • Katy will be heading to Los Angeles for February and March for pilot season.  Check back soon to see her Los Angeles show schedule.
  • The Onion has partnered with The Katydids and new episodes of TEACHERS will debut on The Onion.
  • Colloton gets labeled “The Breakout” by TimeOut Chicago and listed as a show to see in The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival.
  • What Would Carol Do? hits The Chicago Sketchfest.  Katy is performing pieces of her solo show on Friday, January 4th at 10PM at The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival.
  • Katy joins an amazing ensemble of women in a new show Period Piece every Tuesday in January at The Playground.
  • Katy is performing her solo show What Would Carol Do? for one night only in LA!  Come see Katy on Monday, December 10th at 8:30PM at iO West.  Tickets are $5.
  • The Katydids have released our web series TEACHERS!  Check it out at www.teacherswebseries.com OR at www.youtube.com/user/teacherswebseries
  • How to Ruin Your Life in One Hour is a Time Out Chicago Critics’ Pick and recommend in the Redeye’s Eat. Drink. Do!
  • The Katydids are BACK with a new run at The Annoyance Theater every Wednesday at 9:30PM playing with the gentlemen of TIM.
  • Katy is joining forces with Lisa Linke  to present How to Ruin Your Life in One Hour opening November 1st at The iO Theater.  This half scripted/half improvised uneducational seminar is hosted by two completely unqualified mid-western women.  Pamela Gunt (Colloton), a pathological liar currently on parole for vehicular manslaughter, and Sylvia Goldberg nee Goldstein (Linke), a mother of five who considers alcoholism a cure for the disease of parenting, have come together to present you How To Ruin Your Life in One Hour.  
  • WATCH OUT for The Katydids new web series TEACHERS coming soon …
  • Katy is filming a role in Lightning Rod Studios film The Scarapist in October
  • Meet a character from Katy’s solo show What Would Carol Do? – Destiny Stars
  • What Would Carol Do? is coming to NEW YORK for one night only.  Katy will be performing her solo show on June 27th at 9PM at The Pit Underground.  Click for details.  
  • Katy was asked to perform solo material  in the JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO ALONE SHOWCASE on both June 15th and June 16th at 8PM at The Playground Theater.
  • Both The Katydids and Classy D will be performing in the Del Close Marathon in New York this summer.  Check the calendar for dates and times.
  • Katy won Best Actress at the 2012 Gold Coast Film Festival for her part in the series Break-ups.
  • Check out Katy in the new promo for the Time Out Chicago iPad App.
  • Katy opens her debut one-woman show, What Would Carol Do?, at 10:30PM at the iO Theater on April 26th.  For show information please visit the iO website.
  • The Katydids NEW video has been featured on Perez Hilton, Cosmo, The Huffington Post, MTV Buzzworthy, Smosh.com, College Humor, AOLMusic, 103.5 KISS FM and Time Out Chicago.  Check out How to Live Like Beyonce.
  • Break-ups: The Series is a SEMI-FINALIST in the NexTV 2011 WEB SERIES & INDIE FILM COMPETITION.  http://www.nextventertainment.com/blog/2011/12/semi-finalists-for-the-2011-web-series-indie-film-competition/
  • Katy was featured in a Holiday spread at Time Out Chicago.  Check out the a few of the photos online at http://www.timeoutchicago.com/shopping-style/shopping/15045531/holiday-party-fashion
  • Check out The Katydids NEW video Adults & Tiaras.
  • JODY released Episode 1 of our new series DEFY GRAVITY, in which two older gals do whatever it takes to be in the musical sensation Wicked.
  • Katy was cast as a small part on a new web series on Hulu.com.  More details to come.
  • Chicago Comedians Katy Colloton and John Loos have joined forces to present JODY!  Directed by Dina Facklis, JODY! is a two person scripted sketch comedy show that focuses on the absurdity of gender roles.  From a Top Gun inspired romance to a skinny jeans ballet, JODY! will show that no one should surrender to their gender.  It runs on Thursdays at 10:30PM at the iO Theater starting November 3rd.
  • Katy will be performing with Chicago Supersonics at CIC on Sundays starting November 6th.
  • The Katydids will be performing at the iO Theater on Sunday nights at 10:30PM from August 7th – December 18th. Check out more information about The Katydids at www.thekatydids.com
  • Talkie Pictures short Just Friends was an Official Selection for the TBS Just For Laughs Shorts 2011
  • Katy will be performing at the Del Close Marathon this summer with both The Katydids and Classy D. See Calendar for performance dates and times.