Posts Tagged ‘SECOND CITY’
Improv Tips #113 – Surrender (w/ David Razowsky) (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this episode guest tipper David Razowsky explores the idea of “Surrender”, tells how it is different from “Abandoning” and gives some really actionable ways that you can be attentive to “Surrender” and use it in your work. Whether…
Read MoreImprov Tips #112 – Q and A: How Do We Make Relationships That Matter In A Scene? (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt answers a question from a viewer – How do we make relationships that matter in a scene? This is a concern for a lot of improvisers and something…
Read MoreImprov Tips: What Were You Thinking (w/ Paul Vaillancourt and Nick Armstrong) (2019)
Start of Scene: 1:14 Start of Break Down: 5:22 Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tips: What Were You Thinking Paul Vaillancourt and guest Nick Armstrong do a stand alone improv scene and then let you in on their thought process…
Read MoreImprov Tips #111 – Make The Mundane Meaningful (w/ Nick Armstrong) (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, In this Improv Tip encore improv tipster Nick Armstrong breaks down how we can turn blah improv choices into energetic and emotional improv choices just by “Making the Mundane Meaningful”. Whether you’re doing improv…
Read MoreImprov Tips #121 – Assumptions (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt talks about a simple but powerful idea, ASSUMPTIONS and how we can you them to supercharge our improv scenes. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using…
Read MoreImprov Tips #110 – Make It Personal (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt talks about a simple but powerful technique of MAKING IT PERSONAL in a scene to add depth and meaning to what you’re doing. Whether you’re doing improv comedy,…
Read MoreImprov Tips #109 – Scenic Inertia (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt talks about a simple but powerful idea, SCENIC INERTIA and how it can help you get your scene off to a good stat and keep it rolling in…
Read MoreImprov Tips #108 – Character Refrain (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt talks about a technique that he uses all the time in his work to his characters a consistent and catchy point of view. Whether you’re doing improv comedy,…
Read MoreImprov Tips: What Were You Thinking (w/ Paul Vaillancourt and Lauren Pritchard) (2019)
Start of Scene: 1:24 Start of Break Down: 3:56 Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this episode of Improv Tips: What Were You Thinking In this episode of WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, Paul Vaillancourt and guest Lauren Pritchard do a stand-alone improv scene and…
Read MoreImprov Tips #107 – Make Your Partner Look Good (w/Lauren Pritchard) (2019)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Lauren Pritchard talks about a concept that is really crucial to long term success in improv – making your partner look good. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv…
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