Improv Obsession

> It’s almost time for my Harold callback. Just getting the callback > was electrifying. I hope I put my best foot forward and leave with > no regrets. If I do not...

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This is just a list of all the improv warm-ups & Exercises I used to use when I was coaching.  At the front of every notebook I’d write out three pages 1. Warm Ups - and what they’re goo...

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Becky Drysdale is on the show! Improv fans will know Becky from the Hebecky Drysbell, Elephants Gerald, Baby Wants Candy, and Brand New Ball. You may also know Becky as the benevolent landlord of...

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Kyle Parulski is on the show! Improv fans will know Kyle from the indie teams Delta Flow, Argo Navis, and plenty of other great improv teams. Kyle is one of the hosts of Happy Hour every Tuesday ...

https://improvobsession.com/post/147227815867

Billy Merritt comes on the show to talk about the the darker side of improv. Jealousy. Loneliness. Failure. Fading passion. Billy helps me with the existential question of, should I just quit imp...

https://improvobsession.com/post/146542698166

Ronnie Adrian is on the show! Improv fans will know Ronnie from the UCBLA Harold Team The Dragons. You may also know Ronnie from hosting Tuesday Night Thunder or hosting the Cagematch, or even hi...

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James Mastraieni comes on the show to talk about improv! You may know James from UCB house team Outside Dog, or his former harold team The Ruckus. He’s also on the iO West House Team, Orpheus R...

https://improvobsession.com/post/145847289358

James Mastraieni (Twitter , ImprovCoaches ) did a little workshop with a team I’m on talking about the Five Ways of Pulling Premise from an Opening. One to One Full Analogous Pseudo Analogous�...

https://improvobsession.com/post/145712745233

I weaved through a crowded Cosmo St. to get to my improv show. The crowd was remarkable- mainly for it’s size. At least 100 people formed a loose line aiming to an uncertain entrance just south...

https://improvobsession.com/post/145663963057

Will Hines is on the show today to talk about this new book, How To Be The Greatest Improviser on Earth. You know Will from UCBLA Team The Smokes, Fuckable, and many more improv and comedy and sk...

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Talking Head Scenes Are Totally Legit | The Complete Improviser

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A dude I’ve been coaching for a while from 301-401 asked me for some advice on a few topics and general advice as he’s putting together his first group. I thought hard about it and decided to...

https://improvobsession.com/post/141436436128

You’ve basically got the answer right there in your question… I know it seems too simple and commonsense, but in a good, exploratory tag run, you need to make sure that you’re constantly su...

https://improvobsession.com/post/138592767021

Lack of Commitment Drives Local Improv Group to Adopt “Blood In Blood Out” Policy

https://improvobsession.com/post/138166455326

Last year, I got a job writing for reality TV. To be extra clear, I got a job writing the reunion show, so technically I was writing a lot of host copy and making sure we were talking about thing...

https://improvobsession.com/post/137821930225

Because there is no math equation that leads to a good scene 100% of the time. Pretty much every note you ever get is just about increasing the odds that you do a good scene. Every “rule” c...

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improvnonsense : > The “straight man” is the voice of reason. It’s the person > (woman or man, despite the probably soon-to-be-insanely-dated term > straight ‘man�...

https://improvobsession.com/post/137703785621

I was coaching a group of 401ers the other day and we were doing The Pattern Game Opening. It was not great. I was trying to figure out why it was rocky and it was because no one was saying yes...

https://improvobsession.com/post/137185021801

improvnonsense : > A metaphor for playing it real.   >  > Okay, so think about an improv scene like a ping pong table. In ping > pong, you are required to hit the�...

https://improvobsession.com/post/117615656771

Titan , a new iO West Harold team that performs Saturdays at 11 PM in the DCT, is coached by James Mastraieni. I’m starting a new series of wrap-up notes and thought for performing with that te...

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