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16 KEYFRAME A F T E R H O U R S A COLORFUL VIEW OF LIFE ENABLES STORYBOARD ARTIST AND STAND-UP COMIC ANGELO DI NALLO TO GO BEYOND THE LAUGHS. LIVING IN COLOR On most days, Angelo di Nallo works as a Storyboard Artist on Bob's Burgers, but some evenings you'll find him performing stand-up at Flappers Comedy Club dressed in a wardrobe that's bright and colorful—just like his disposition. The animator and stand-up comic always wears vibrant colors and embellishes each look with a rainbow lei, which he's worn daily for years, ever since he experienced a mind- and life-altering encounter at a transformational arts and music festival. After dropping out of multiple trade schools in the early aughts, di Nallo got his start in animation when a friend told him Nickelodeon was taking pitches for shows. With his teacher Jason Plapp, he co-created Bradwurst, a cartoon about a sausage whose best friend is a fish. The short sold and soon after he landed at Titmouse, working as an Assistant Animator. While attending a hybrid comedy/animation event hosted by Titmouse, di Nallo followed a spontaneous urge to take the stage himself. "I was watching all of the comedians do their jokes and everybody laughing," he says. "For whatever reason, in my mind I was like, 'I could do this. This doesn't look that hard.'" Whether he's working as an animation artist (this page) or a stand-up comic (opposite page), color plays an important role for di Nallo.