May 2012
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“We usually find [the show] could’ve improved if we had paid closer...”
– David Pasquesi, on the January 13th episode of Jimmy Carrane’s Improv Nerd podcast This quote is definitely something that will spring to mind the next time I want to blame a scene partner for “not getting” my initiation
May 13th
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A.V. Club Interview With Tim Kazurinsky →
AVC: And Del Close was still directing at The Second City at the time? TK: Oh yeah, he directed the three shows that I was in. Yeah, one as an alcoholic, the other one on heroin, and the other one: straight. AVC: So you got to see the many sides of Close. TK: The many sides of Del, yes. He went into aversion therapy in between shows one time—between shows that he brought up—so that when he...
May 10th
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I Haz an Improv?: Crazytown vs The Real World →
ihazanimprov: I recently won position of emcee of the Agents of Improv next year, which was a very pleasant and very surprising surprise. That is my news, on to my point. Something that happens in Agents, and that I may have mentioned previously, is trips to Crazytown. The reality of the scene is something… There was an interview with Convoy a while back in which I think Alex Berg...
May 9th
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The Matt Besser Interview: Part One
downrightupright: Matt Besser: [It used to be] ingrained in improvisers “Raise the stakes.” And we were like, “What does that mean to ‘Raise the stakes?’” That seems like a plot, like a plot concern to “Raise the stakes.” And raising the stakes usually means putting it into life or death situations. So it seems to end up in a small, narrow group of places, that tend to make the scenes more...
May 9th
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Billy Merritt's Improv Dance Party Pt2: Coach-less... →
improvdanceparty: Or as I like to call them.. Charades! I have been told by a few of my students that they’ve been doing practice sessions without a coach. They say it’s hard to find a coach, get the coach they want, or can’t afford one. All well and good, but don’t think for a minute that you are improving… This post I wish I could beam back in time to my college improv group (I was...
May 2nd
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