Evan Cleaver is an actor, director, and improviser with his 10,000 hours on the boards. He explains why it is important to Play to Your Strengths in improv. Evan's Plugs:
Mike McLendon is comedian who has over 20 years of improv experience as a performer, coach, and teacher. He taught me a thing or two about Group Games and he shares some of those secrets in this episode.
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Dennis Curlett is a random guy who wanted to talk to me about improv—more specifically, the finer points of Team Sizes. And he actually had some interesting insights for a guy I met off the street.
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Fellow improviser, podcaster, and Californian Conner McCabe shares us an extensive discussion about prepping for house team auditions.
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Improv legend Billy Merritt walks us down his improv journey and the evolution of the UCB theater.
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Every improviser you've ever met started off as a stranger, including the guest for this episode: Adri Diaz. Adri and I discuss the differences between performing with strangers as opposed to teammates.
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Nothing can be more taxing than post-improv activities. And no one knows that better than my guest, Lilliana Winkworth.
Lilliana's Plugs:
@LillWink
Actor, improviser, filmmaker, and Bachelor scholar Tess Higgins talks about the importance of reputation and the prevalence of gossip.
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Legendary improviser, actor, and teacher Will Hines stops by to share his early days as an improv student and give advice on heightening.
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Lehr is an improviser, actor, and editor from Ohio. You've probably seen him blacking out your set from the back of the Clubhouse. He and I discuss the demands of hosting and producing an improv show.
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Erin is a filmmaker and improviser from Seattle. She has pretty much done it all when it comes to improv and is here to explain how to choose the right improv form for your team.
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Sahil Desai is an improviser from Botswana by way of San Francisco. He's now on the new UCB Lloyd Team "Sorry, I'm in London." Sahil breaks down how he incorporates game-style improv in to his narrative improv troupe, the Drunk Theatre Company
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Stephanie is an improviser who came up in Chicago by way of Ohio. She is a member of the UCB Harold Team, Keanu, and one of my favorite indie teams, Shag. Both of which pull off great group scenes/games.
Stephanie's Plugs:
https://instagram.com/stephburch1
James has been improvising for dozens of years across the country. He is a member of one of my favorite Harold teams, Leroy, and the coach of my Lloyd team, Odyssey. James breaks down how to do Openings that result in the best Premises. James's Plugs:
Cara is a writer and improviser from Chicago. We were in the same audition group that led to her journey on Harold Night and my journey on Lloyd. Listen and we compare and contrast house vs indie improv.
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Miranda is a multi-coastal multi-hyphenate, but I know her best as a veteran LA improviser. In this supersized episode, Miranda and I break down how to approach improv as an actor, a writer, and/or a director.
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Chris is an improviser from New York and he's my teammate on our Lloyd Team, Odyssey. Chris and I put on a clinic on improv support moves.
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Sam is an LA actor, improviser, and writer from Mississippi by way of North Carolina. Sam and I share our experiences with improv in different regions. Sam's Plugs: @SamLDi
Kati is an actor, improviser, and writer with Massachusetts attitude and valley girl charm. Listen as Kati and I discuss some of the benefits we didn't intend on gaining from doing improv. Kati's Plugs: @KatiOHearn @StemKidzLA @TheAgendaComedy