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Pen Pals Improv

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19 episodes

9 months ago

Pen Pals is an improvised celebration of the lost art of letter writing. Great performers from the improv comedy community come together to improvise a series of letters between characters that have been made up on the spot. Everything from longing love letters to awkward complaints, each episode will explore a new scenario that the performers will discover during the episode. For people who miss letters, for people who still love letters, or for people who love radio comedy... Pen Pals is produced by Let Us Make It Up To You - An improvised comedy show in the United Kingdom.

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Pen Pals is an improvised celebration of the lost art of letter writing. Great performers from the improv comedy community come together to improvise a series of letters between characters that have been made up on the spot. Everything from longing love letters to awkward complaints, each episode will explore a new scenario that the performers will discover during the episode. For people who miss letters, for people who still love letters, or for people who love radio comedy... Pen Pals is produced by Let Us Make It Up To You - An improvised comedy show in the United Kingdom.

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Episodes (19/19)

Pen Pals Improv

Brenna Judkins and Becky Webb

In this episode Brenna Judkins and Becky Webb improvise a correspondence between a Miss Marple inspired amateur detective and a real hardened detective

4 years ago

42 minutes 7 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Kate Bell and Fiona Howat

Kate Bell and Fiona Howat improvise a chain of letters loosely inspired by Victorian gothic literature. Is there something in the attic? Why has Penelope's husband been so long dealing with a Count in Eastern Europe? Will Mildred save the day? We will find out in this week's Pen Pals Improv

4 years ago

47 minutes 22 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Hazel Dixon and Matthew Nicholson

The truth about cats and dogs... and letter writing.... Matthew Nicholson (Let Us Make It Up To You, The Hang, PeaSoup) is a puppy dog and Hazel Dixon (Let Us Make It Up To You, The Hang, Bobbit Worm Games) is a cat that have recently been seperated - they catch up by writing letters and wonder if they can solve their humans...

4 years ago

31 minutes 10 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Susan Harrison and Stephen Davidson

Susan Harrison (Showstoppers, These Folk, Beings) and Stephen Davidson (Impromiscuous, The Improvised Play) improvise letters between two flat mates that do not get to see each other in person.

4 years ago

35 minutes 37 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Will Hines and Mark Rawle - Ghost writer

Will Hines (Author of the How To Be The Greatest Improvisor on Earth and performer with The Upright Citizens Brigade) improvises a chain of letters with Mark Rawle (of Fright Club and Hoopla). The letters explore the crumbling relationship between two old friends whose lives have taken very different directions.

4 years ago

36 minutes 27 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Michelle Gilliam and Emma Bird - Mission to Mars

Two astronauts prepare for a "Mission to Mars" by checking out each others good and bad habits. Michelle Gilliam is head of Improv MKE in Milwaukee and Emma Bird runs Liverpool Comedy Improv in the UK

4 years ago

34 minutes 52 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

William Wyn Davies and Owen Scrivens- At The Circus

Matthew Nicholson steps in as host for this episode as Owen and Will from Let Us Make It Up To You write letters as ex-circus friends.

4 years ago

35 minutes 48 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Mara Joy and Edmund Fargher

Two old friends reconnect after a chance encounter that one of them just had to write about... Mara Joy (Spontaneous Players) and Edmund Fargher (The Maydays) improvise a chain of letters with real heart and lots of amusing details.

4 years ago

1 hour 37 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Rhiannon Jenkins and Laxmi Priya - Dear Diary

UK improviser Rhiannon Jenkins and Laxmi Priya from Bangalore improvise a chain of letters between a woman and her diary.

4 years ago

41 minutes 19 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Jay Sukow and Liam Webber - Night and Day

In this episode Jay Sukow and Liam Webber improvise a chain of letters between Night and Day.

4 years ago

32 minutes 20 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Chris Mead and Valerie Ward - The Magician and The Assistant

Chris Mead from The Improv Place, Project 2, The Maydays and The Nursery and Valerie Ward from Parallelogramophonograph (PGraph) improvise a story between a famous illusionist and their ex-assistant.

4 years ago

30 minutes 29 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Pen Pals Improv - Helen Foster and Lauren Silver

In this episode Helen Foster and Lauren Silver play two sisters who have just discovered each others existence. Helen and Lauren began improvising together in Liverpool and continue to have the most wonderful chemistry.

5 years ago

34 minutes 10 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Pen Pals Improv - Amy Moule and Jess O'Neill

This episode has Amy Moule in Australia and Jess O'Neill in New Zealand (but normally based in the North West of the UK) improvise a chain of letters between two "concerned parents". Amy normally performs with Impro Melbourne and Jess normally performs with Casino Improv

5 years ago

33 minutes 26 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Pen Pals - Jonathan Nguyen and Lloydie James Lloyd

This episode sees Jonathan Nguyen (Comediasians, Dogprov) and Lloydie James Lloyd (The Maydays, Clones, the Improv Chronicle) improvise a chain of letters between two old friends after one decides to leave his local government job and see the world.

5 years ago

36 minutes 31 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Pen Pals Improv - Matthew Nicholson and Ian Hayles

This episode of Pen Pals sees two great actors/improvisers: Matthew Nicholson a regular at Let Us Make It Up To You in Newcastle and Ian Hayles who normally improvises in the North West with Casino improv. The improvised challenge (which as always the two performers knew nothing about in advance) sees a young actor look for advice from one of the veterans of the British stage.

5 years ago

34 minutes 15 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Pen Pals Improv - Peter Brown and Becky Illsley

The Lawyer and The Brat This Episode sees Peter Brown (Edmonton, Canada) and Becky Illsley (Liverpool, UK) improvise a chain of letters between a long suffering family lawyer and Stephanie... the "brat" of the family.

5 years ago

33 minutes 42 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Pen Pals Improv - Katie Tranter and Fena Ortalli

This episode of Pen Pals improv involves Fena Ortalli (From Argentina - currently living in Madrid) and Katie Tranter (From Let Us Make It Up To You and The Hang). The chain of letters in this episode are between two performers that fell in love on a cruise ship and having to deal with the distance there is between them.

5 years ago

36 minutes 45 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Pen Pals Improv - David Escobedo and Vanessa Anton

David Escobedo and Vanessa Anton improvise a chain of letters between high school sweethearts

5 years ago

40 minutes 56 seconds

Pen Pals Improv

Pen Pals Improv - Kevin Scott and Alex Fradera

Kevin Scott of People's improv theater in New York and Alex Fradera of Open Heart Theatre in UK improvise a correspondence between a writer and his demanding agent.

5 years ago

35 minutes 3 seconds