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SKECHFEST 2008
Experience counts, as if we needed reminding. Returning fest favs Suzanne Keilly & Kirsten Roeters (assisted by pal Ted Raimi) slice through the feminine mystique in a series of sophisticated volleys, skirmishes and cat fights. The incidental moments of their manic yet polished routines feature more gusto and wit than most sketch comics manage in an entire hour.
-The Chicagoist 1/12/2008

TOP TEN COMEDY PICKS OF 2006
KEILLY & ROETERS (Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival, November 18) This L.A. duo fashioned their Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival set as a series of nine boxing rounds, each one chronicling some aspect of single-woman rivalry. They punched up even the most familiar scenarios – girls talking on the phone about guys, bridesmaid woes. And their final bit, a nod to a notorious YouTube clip, cleverly sent up their own attempts at self-exploitation.
--Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine Toronto, 12/28/06

TOP FIVE PICKS, CHICAGO SKETCHFEST
SKETCHFEST BEST IMPRESSED, I ATTEST
Keilly & Roeters: Garbed in tutus and pink, frilly hoodies, these comedians framed the lifespan of a relationship between two best friends in tender moments and hilarious bickering. Their outstanding acting chops brought the funny to the surface in every sketch.
--Steve Heisler, Time Out Chicago 01/19/07

OUT AND ABOUT
Keilly & Roeters starred Suzanne Keilly and Kirsten Roeters (and some dude), who wore tiaras, huge white dresses and pink hoodies. Each had a trunk overflowing with frilly accessories in the corner of the stage. There were eight sketches total—which we know because the one dude walked across the stage carrying a number before each one, like a boxing match—that followed two friends through various life milestones. It was hard to tell whether or not Keilly and Roeters were playing the same characters, but it didn’t really matter; they all constantly feuded, said they hated each other and deep down needed each other for support: Close enough. The scenes found these two solid, emotionally-invested actors often taking their feud to extremes. They literally had a knock-down-drag-out fight over who was going to pay for lunch, bad mouthed each other on the altar and, though they willingly shared pills at the old folks home, prayed the other would die swiftly. The show’s sloppy charm had us at “Hello,” but the concluding half-naked pillow fight didn’t hurt.
--Steve Heisler, Time Out Chicago 01/08/07

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Move over, Paris and Britney, there's a new girl duo in town that won't mind if you laugh at their expense. Suzanne Keilly and Kirsten Roeters mine the dark side of humor beneath a sexy, screwball facade.
--Julia Borcherts, Chicago Tribue MetroMix 01/03/07

COMEDY PICK OF THE WEEK
If there’s a theme associated with most of the 20 groups from around the country performing at the third annual L.A. Fest of Sketch, it’s that they serve up a bit more meat in their sketches than your average satire — an insight into the human condition. …of course, the line of decency has to get crossed somewhere. There’s this female duo, Keilly & Roeters, who feature a talking vagina onstage. Says Lawrin Goulston Salazar, who produces the event with her husband, Joe. “Anyone who wants a talking vagina, we’ll be selling them in the lobby after the show.”
--LA Weekly 11/17/04