Improv Tip #161 The Power of Big Choices (2021)

Improv Tip #161 The Power of Big Choices (2021)

Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran improviser Paul Vaillanoucrt talks about the power of making big choices in a scene and all the benefits it brings to your work, and at the end he gives a simple tool to help you jazz…

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Improv Tip #160 Be A Witness Not A Judge (w/Jonathan Nguyen) (2021)

Improv Tip #160 Be A Witness Not A Judge (w/Jonathan Nguyen) (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 and teacher Jonathan Nguyen talks about a witness and not a judge in improv scenes. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing…

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Improv Tip #159 Shed Your Social Mask (w/Liz Allen) (2021)

Improv Tip #159 Shed Your Social Mask (w/Liz Allen) (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 and teacher talks about shedding your social mask in a scene. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv…

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Improv Tip #158 Panic Mode (w/Jully Lee) (2021)

Improv Tip #158 Panic Mode (w/Jully Lee) (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 and teacher Jully Lee talks about freezing/panicking on stage and offers some great ways of dealing with it. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing…

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Improv Tip #157 The Christmas Tree Theory of Scene Work (2021)

Improv Tip #157 The Christmas Tree Theory of Scene Work (2021)

Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran improviser Paul Vaillanoucrt talks about a tool that he uses in his improv classes all the time “The Christmas Tree Theory of Scene Work”. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether…

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Improv Tip #155 Speak Subtext and Listen Viscerally (w/Melanie Chartoff) (2020)

Improv Tip #155 Speak Subtext and Listen Viscerally (w/Melanie Chartoff) (2020)

Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Melanie Chartoff talks about using the two powerful tools of Speaking Subtext and Listening Viscerally to supercharge your scenes. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing…

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Improv Tip #153 Creating More Complex Characters AND Bonus Content (w/Laxmi Priya) (2020)

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,…

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Improv Tip #149 Playing with Gender in Improv (w/Stephen Davidson) (2020)

Improv 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…

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