Posts Tagged ‘COMEDY’
Improv Tip #153 Creating More Complex Characters AND Bonus Content (w/Laxmi Priya) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Laxmi Priya talks shares some techniques she learned in playback theater that she uses when creating more complex, more interesting characters. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes,…
Read MoreYes And…Then What? (and BONUS Improv Tip) (w/ Gina Ippolito) (2020)
Improvisers are known for making things up on the spot, but the art form itself is so transient. Even after the best shows, the audience and performers are left with only memories and that “you had to be there feeling.” Many improvisers, however, have taken the skills and sensibilities they learned and honed in improv…
Read MoreImprov Tip #149 Playing with Gender in Improv (w/Stephen Davidson) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Stephen Davidson talks about using the entire gender continuum when improvising. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some other kind of improvisation, you…
Read MoreImprov TIp #148 – Take That Risk (w/ Navaris Darson) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Navaris Darson advises you to take that risk in improv and take your work to the next level. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself…
Read MoreImprov Tip #147 – Starting Improv Scenes Stronger (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt gives you his top 3 improv tips for getting your improv scenes off to a strong start. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes,…
Read MoreImprov TIp #146 – How To Unstick Your Improv (w/Jay Sukow) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Jay Sukow gives some advice for unsticking your improv. It happens to everyone one the improv game, but the solution is simple; go back to basics. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using…
Read MoreImprov TIp #145 – the Power of No (w/ Monica Gaga) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Monica Gaga turns the whole improv game on its head with this fantastic tip about the power of no. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing…
Read MoreImprov Tip #144 – What Happened to Your Relationship with Improv (w/ Katy Schutte) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Katy Schutte offers a tip about an improviser’s evolving relationship with improv. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some other kind of improvisation,…
Read MoreYes And…Then What? (w/ Yvonne Landry) (2020)
Improvisers are known for making things up on the spot, but the art form itself is so transient. Even after the best shows, the audience and performers are left with only memories and that “you had to be there feeling.” Many improvisers, however, have taken the skills and sensibilities they learned and honed in improv…
Read MoreImprov Tip #142 – The Power of Serving the Story First (w/ Anjali Bhimani) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Anjali Bhimani offers an insightful tip about how to see your role when improvising and performing. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some…
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