Keegan-Michael Key talks improv with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show
by In a live conversation on Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, host Colbert looked forward to sitting down with guest Keegan-Michael Key …
Tag: Improv
Episode #103: Live from DCM18 at the Del Close Marathon
The annual Del Close Marathon brings the founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade together along with thousands of performers from around the world, celebrating their …
Atlanta Improv finds new home in Buckhead, will reopen winter 2016
An update to my story from last month rounding up the comings and goings of comedy clubs around America… The Atlanta franchise in the Improv …
Episode #101: Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly plays the Heathens drummer Bam Bam on Denis Leary’s FX series, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, which begins its second season this Thursday, and popularized the double-meal …
Mike Birbiglia to promote his film, “Don’t Think Twice,” with Improv Across America bus tour, workshops
Mike Birbiglia’s winning movie about an improv comedy group, Don’t Think Twice, will get a nationwide theatrical run this summer, starting July 22, 2016, in …
Robert Klein documentary joins vibrant meta comedy film slate at SXSW 2016
South By Southwest has filled out its 2016 feature film slate for SXSW, and a Robert Klein documentary directed by Klein himself will round out …
Episode #54: Rob Huebel
Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer host the popular weekly comedy showcase Crash Test at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, and for one epic night, …
The definitive guide to comedy festivals for 2016
PLEASE GO TO MY NEWLY CREATED COMEDY FESTIVALS FOR A MORE TIMELESS LISTING OF ALL OF THE CURRENT FESTS Almost nine years ago now, the …
Episode #26: Ali Farahnakian
Ali Farahnakian is living the American comedy dream. Born in Iran and raised in North Carolina, Ali moved to Chicago after college and fell right …
On promoting diversity in improv comedy
When Viola Davis accepted her Emmy Award last night for Outstanding Lead Actress in a TV drama series, she said: “The only thing that separates …