Guests of Honour
RICHARD ASHTON
Richard has been a regular face on UK and US TV since the 90s (sometimes covered in prosthetics or fur, sometimes more Human looking!) In Doctor Who, he was Friday the Ice Warrior in the "Empress of Mars" episode in Peter Capaldi’s last season as the Doctor, an out of this world experience! He has also appeared in FIFTH ELEMENT ( Mondoshowan), SPACE PRECINCT (Alien Ambassador), THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Little John), KEEPING UP APPEARANCES and DON'T TELL FATHER ( Garth Bancroft), OUTLANDER (Marley), VIKINGS (Thorvard), all three A CHRISTMAS PRINCE movies ( Mr Little), and will be appearing in the forthcoming DRAGONHEART VENGEANCE (The Wolf) to be released January 2020.
A native of Manchester, England, Richard spends his time between LA, London, and Europe looking for interesting stories to tell, fascinating people to meet, and new apple trees to graft. This is his first visit to CONsole Room (and Minnesota), he thanks you for inviting him and looks forward to meeting you all.
Featured Guests
T. AARON CISCO
T. Aaron Cisco is a Contemporary Afrofuturism author, television producer, and contributing writer for TwinCitiesGeek.com, focusing on television, race, and culture. His accolades include two Emmy Awards and the 2018 Society of Professional Journalists Page One Award for Best Online Arts Criticism/Review. His work includes DinnerTime airing on Amazon Prime, along with the novels Teleportality, Dragon Variation, The Preternaturalist, Shadow of the Valley, and Big Ass Aliens. His latest book, Black Nerd Blue Box, is an autobiographical retrospective described as the "wibbly wobbly memoirs of a lonely Whovian."
GET OFF MY WORLD PODCAST
Get Off My World! is a Twin Cities-based podcast dedicated to Doctor Who in all its forms: the classic series, audio stories, novels, comic books, games, and, when all else fails, the new series too. Each episode we take you through five rounds, tackling a variety of Doctor Who topics from the ridiculous to the sublime. But mostly ridiculous. If you frequent Twin Cities theater, particularly comedy theater, you’ve likely seen GOMW’s regular hosts: Pat Harrigan, Kelvin Hatle, Ariel Leaf, Joshua English Scrimshaw, and Tony Karna. Get Off My World! is excited to be recording live episodes at this year's CONsole Room. Find us and say hi!
MATTHEW KESSEN
Matthew Kessen is a writer, performer, producer, dramaturg, and novelty soda enthusiast who has worked with Comedy Suitcase, Fearless Comedy Productions, the Winding Sheet Outfit, Green T Productions, and all kinds of folks like that. His solo comedy-lecture show, “Reverend Matt’s Monster Science,” has appeared at museums, libraries, conventions, and theaters throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, and more information about it may be found at revmattsmonsterscience.com. He has a pet gecko called Linus.