European Improv Festivals; A Maydays Guide

European Improv Festivals; A Maydays Guide

[ad_1]   As the weather changes and people around the world start to make tentative plans for in-person events, I started to get excited about the idea of going back to improv festivals again. The Maydays have been very lucky to play at lots of International festivals over the years so here is a short…

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Improv Tip #168 Better Improv Monologues (w/guest tipper Corey Rosen) 2021

Improv Tip #168 Better Improv Monologues  (w/guest tipper Corey Rosen) 2021

Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and master storyteller Corey Rosen shares some great tips for telling better improvised monologues. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some other kind…

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Is ALL Black Art Political?

Is ALL Black Art Political?

Is all black art political? Drawings by Instagram @chrisislame / Twitter @imchrisislame Written by: Mark Kendall Directed & Edited by: Bill Worley Starring: Mark Kendall Rickey Boynton Bill Worley Follow Mark Kendall Comedy! Social links in profile. source

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Improv with Me is Like… (Sex vs Improv)

Improv with Me is Like… (Sex vs Improv)

[ad_1] There is a fun improv game called “Sex with Me” which explores the extended connections between the act of procreation with a subject the audience deems worthy of comparison. Who am I kidding? It’s a set of sex jokes, puns and innuendo. As I said, it’s great fun.  “Sex with me is like a…

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More about Improv: Genres: Dystopian Bureaucracy Example

More about Improv: Genres: Dystopian Bureaucracy Example

[ad_1] Brazil poster For a recent workshop, I did a lot of research into dystopian fiction. Part of which meant rewatching Terry Gilliam’s 1985 classic Brazil. The film has nothing to do with the country, it’s just a song that plays a lot in the background. It’s a film where you have to explain the…

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Improv Tip #166 Always Be Grounding (w/guest tipper Matt Besser) 2021

Improv Tip #166 Always Be Grounding  (w/guest tipper Matt Besser) 2021

Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and veteran improviser Matt Besser talks about the importance of grounding your improv scenes. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some other kind…

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Anxiety, social awkwardness and starting again

Anxiety, social awkwardness and starting again

[ad_1] ‘Anxiety, social awkwardness and starting again’ by The Maydays, Rhiannon Vivien. I’ve always had the capacity to be wildly anxious. But these past 12 months have really turned that dial-up to Whoops It’s Come off In My Hand. Probably for two reasons. One, the world feels like it’s gone to the dogs, and two,…

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