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Randall has been music director, pianist, composer and music improvisor for many theatrical comedy troupes.
His work in comedy began in the 1980s in [[Edmonton]], [[Toronto]], and [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] collaborating with [[The Second City]].<ref>''The Edmonton Journal'' Nov. 3 1989 Alan Kellogg "Slow Lane is Where It's At"</ref> His first show for them was directed by [[Catherine O'Hara]], and he later worked with [[Robin Duke]], [[Ron James (comedian)|Ron James]], [[Debra McGrath]], [[Richard Kind]], Bruce Pirrie, Sandy Belkovske, and [[Mike Myers]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.secondcity.com/history/|title=History|website=The Second City|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref> He also appeared on ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' as a Turkish border guard in the scene "The Midnight Express" where [[Eugene Levy]] and Tony Rosato play [[Abbott and Costello]] smuggling
Other comedy troupes Randall collaborated and performed with include [[Rapid Fire Theatre]], and [[Theatresports]]. He was the founding music director for [[Die-Nasty]] in the early 1990s and appeared with them off and on at the [[Varscona Theatre]] and as part of the [[Edmonton International Fringe Festival]] for over 20 years. He also performed with them in [[London]], England, in 2009 and played piano continuously for 50 straight hours as part of an improvisation marathon produced by [https://web.archive.org/web/20120210135905/http://www.thestickingplace.com/theatre/past-productions/improvathon/2011-improvathon/ The Sticking Place].
He repeated this the following year at [[Hoxton Hall]] with the same group. Today he is actively involved in the comedy improv and standup comedy scene in Victoria.
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