Episode #249: Lyric Lewis
A classically trained theater major who grew up in New Orleans and Minnesota’s Twin Cities, Lyric...
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Tag: The Groundlings
Episode #174: Heather Anne Campbell
Heather Anne Campbell is one of America’s great improvisers. She has studied under the legendary...
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R.I.P. Gary Austin, founder of The Groundlings (1941-2017)
Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, there were two places to go to find the best sketch comedians...
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Jimmy Fallon owed money to The Groundlings when he got hired on Saturday Night Live
Mike Birbiglia says that his new movie about an improv group, Don’t Think Twice, uses plenty...
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On promoting diversity in improv comedy
When Viola Davis accepted her Emmy Award last night for Outstanding Lead Actress in a TV drama...
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Life lessons in comedy and show business from Stephanie Courtney, aka “Flo” from the Progressive commercials
In 2007, Stephanie Courtney was a regular performer with The Groundlings and booking small parts...
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SXSW 2015: Will Forte sings his “Gold Man” theme from The Groundlings that helped him land SNL
During Monday’s SXSW panel on “Creating the Shows That We Like,” Will Forte...
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Nickelodeon taps Tony Cavalero from The Groundlings to lead “School of Rock” TV series adaptation
Congrats to Groundlings main company member Tony Cavalero, who will star in the upcoming TV...
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SNL’s “Proud Mary” sketch bruises pride of The Groundling’s similar Tina Turner tribute
One sketch had them singing for their supper in the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula,...
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Exclusive excerpt from “You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman,” by Mike Thomas
In his new biography of SNL legend Phil Hartman out today, “You Might Remember Me: The Life...
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“I Do Improv,” by Hard Left Productions
Need a fun little ditty about improv comedy that anyone can enjoy, whether you love improvising,...
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Rare posthumous recording from the 1970s, “Phil Hartman’s Flat TV,” to receive animation treatment
In 1997, Mike Scott was a teen-aged aspiring comedian who wrote to Phil Hartman seeking advice...
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