The world of improv comedy—think Whose Line is it Anyway, Second City, UCB—is famous for more than just kicking out hilarious performances. Certain
Even if you never make anyone laugh, these techniques can make you more open minded and better at communication and collaboration.
Improv is often perceived as a bit of a shtick. The performers get up onstage with little or no plan and just... go. But it's actually a lot more work than that. It's hard enough for a cast to get their act together when they're rehearsing lines and have character...
Winning an audience and scoring new business have much in common. Here are seven lessons to take from the stage to the boardroom to add value to any team.
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Improv is not all about flying by the seat of your pants. The instructors at Business Improvisations teach improv tenets that help to establish something vital for all presenters in the boardroom: to be comfortable in your own skin and let people into your world versus running the room.
You've got a hit TV show! Great. Now go crush it on YouTube and everywhere else. Inside the new comedy economy.
An unknown holiday to many, the Sick Puppies Comedy Cast is performing a special version of its monthly comedy show to celebrate National Dunce Day. Although the name of the holiday sounds offensive, National Dunce Day is celebrated to remember Blessed John Duns Scotus, who died on November 8, 1308...
Congratulations, you made it through yet another working week. You might as well give yourself a pat on the back to celebrate -- or better yet, a drink or three. Whether you are looking to laugh, love, lust, or party your heart out, there's something for you to do in...
Productivity to an improviser means communicating quickly and clearly to the audience in a way that elicits a powerful emotional response. In business and
When I first got to Chicago and was doing improvisational comedy, there was a group of folks from Ivy League schools, like Rachel Dratch, who graduated from Dartmouth. There was another group from Midwestern universities, the Chris Farley types, who were like, “We are going to swear onstage and take our shirts off.” There was a fascinating balance there. It created a great blend of intellectual comedy and slapstick.
Marci Shatzman [email protected] It’s Saturday night, and Sick Puppies Comedy improv has a full house. People come in groups and couples, and some bring older kids. They had to set up mor…
South Florida's premier comedy company, Sick Puppies Comedy, can effortlessly combine the elements of sketch, standup, and improv into one show. Drawing inspiration from its audience, these Sick Puppies travel throughout South Florida to create comedy shows unlike any other. Feeding off the crowd's energy, there is no such thing...
Tina Fey’s "Bossypants" was the inspiration for Ask.com to try out improv techniques to invigorate its team. Here's what happened when they got off their duffs and found their inner monkey saddles.
Among other wildly flattering words you could use to describe me, I am a comedy geek. I soak in Doug Benson podcasts like they are going out of style and can frequently be found down the rabbit hole of a YouTube standup binge sesh. I've read more comedian memoirs than...
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Companies like Life Is Good use improv exercises to boost collaboration and creativity.
