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Tag: Improv

Episode #14: Paul Scheer
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Episode #14: Paul Scheer

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 27, 2015August 27, 2015

Paul Scheer currently stars on the FX series, The League, co-stars on the ABC sitcom Fresh Off The Boat as well as the Hulu series, …

Mike Birbiglia writing, directing a movie about an improv group
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Mike Birbiglia writing, directing a movie about an improv group

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 27, 20151

If you’re ever in a comedy club or theater, sometimes you may have the opportunity to glance at old cast photos and headshots along the …

Episode #12: Reggie Watts
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Episode #12: Reggie Watts

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 17, 2015

Reggie Watts and I go all the way back to the very beginnings of The Comic’s Comic and even before that. I had moved out …

They’re running for president: Yes, and? Chris Gethard finds room for improv-ment among GOP candidates
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They’re running for president: Yes, and? Chris Gethard finds room for improv-ment among GOP candidates

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 7, 2015

Friend of the site Katla McGlynn took an Improv 101 comedy class from Chris Gethard a decade ago at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Last …

Here’s the lineup, schedule for the 17th annual Del Close Marathon #DCM17
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Here’s the lineup, schedule for the 17th annual Del Close Marathon #DCM17

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 18, 2015May 18, 2015

Set your countdown clocks: The 17th Annual Del Close Marathon is a little more than a month away — now serving up improvised comedy from …

Brent White and the key to film editing: Finding the funny in hours of improvisation
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Brent White and the key to film editing: Finding the funny in hours of improvisation

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 15, 2015April 15, 2015

How does a Mormon guy from Orem, Utah, wind up spending endless hours sifting through R-rated jokes for several of the big-screen comedies you’ve enjoyed …

MTV2 launches “Joking Off” with DeRay Davis on April 1, 2015, with a crew of comedy improvisers
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MTV2 launches “Joking Off” with DeRay Davis on April 1, 2015, with a crew of comedy improvisers

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 11, 2015March 11, 2015

The next iteration of MTV2’s meme mashup of Ridiculousness and Failosophy is here, and a crew of comedians is ready to improvise jokes, games and …

Scene work from The Late Show with David Letterman’s “Improv” troupe
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Scene work from The Late Show with David Letterman’s “Improv” troupe

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 15, 2015

In case you missed it, Wednesday night’s episode of Late Show with David Letterman found our host Dave complimenting the great schools of improv comedy …

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Cipha Sounds like a DJ, thinks like a comedian: Don’t Get Gassed; Take It Personal!

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 19, 2014

It’s never too late to get bit by the comedy bug. Cipha Sounds could have jumped headfirst into stand-up comedy a decade before he did. …

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UCB confirms opening date for Los Angeles training center, fourth theater

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 14, 2014

The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre recently opened a brand-new training center in New York City, and they’re about to open their first legitimate training center …

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