The Improv Chronicle Podcast

What happens when two improv organisations in different parts of the world happen to have the same name - and then discover each other exist?

This is the story of The Improv Place, USA and The Improv Place, UK. Last week, after a series of conversations, one of the two organisations changed names. This episode tells the story of how these companies came about, and how they reached a resolution about their names.

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How do we turn a scene around when it isn't going as well as we intended. This episode, host Lloydie gets voicemails from improvisers around the world with top tips on how to rescue a scene that's not going well.

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This show features:

Andel Sudik

Jon Nguyen

Emma Bird

Pete Bergen

Hannah Platts

Monika Ozdarska

Tim Sniffen

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How much do external factors like the space we play in or the audience have an influence on what we do on stage as improvisers - and how much impact should they have? Three improvisers from three different countries give their thoughts on the impact of the audience, the spaces they play in and how much attention we should pay to that.

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Emily B...

From time to time, many (if not most) improvisers find themselves stuck inside their head and thinking too much. How can we identify when it is happening, and how can we moderate any negative impact it might be having on our performance.

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Shari Hazlett

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Jessica Mitolo

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What exactly does improv give to the corporate world and how is it benefitting workplaces, even during (or especially during) the pandemic! This episode we explore the ways improv is helping the business world become more effective and more human, and how not knowing what is to come can be an advantage.

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Richard Bradford, head of facilitati...

What happens when you get stage fright and how have some improvisers overcome it? This episode features personal stories about how people have overcome their own anxieties about performing at a time when some others are feeling nerves for the first time.

If you are experiencing any sort of anxiety in relation to going onto the stage, do talk to someone about it. I hope this podcast is helpful but please remember, if you need advice ...

The Game Of The Scene is one of the more debated improv concepts. Part of that debate has simply focused on defining what we mean by ‘the game of the scene’ and part of the debate has been about its usefulness or necessity. This episode we explore definitions of Game and hear from those who use this tool and those who don’t.

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As we continue talking about the move towards getting back to improv in real life, what will happen to online improv? To begin with it was a stop-gap for most, but one year in, it’s fostered an international community that isn’t going to go away. So when we are back doing shows in real life, where does online improv fit?

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As the vaccine rollouts happen around the world, announcements are beginning to be made about when theatres might be able to open later in the year. 

This episode you’re going to hear from improvisers who, after a year of doing no live performance, have been considering not going back to the art form. 

CONTENT WARNING:

This episode features conversations about grief and suicidal thoughts.

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Go to a lot of improv theatre websites and alongside the classes in improv, you’ll often see classes in sketch comedy too. Why are improv and sketch such regular bedfellows and how can being an improviser help you be a better sketch writer?

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This episode features:

Shantira Jackson

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Show notes:

The words improv and comedy are so regularly used together, but comedy doesn’t have to be the goal. How do we define what ‘dramatic improv’ is and how is the audience experience different?

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This show features:

Chris Lock 

Check out Chris’ podcast here: https://www.roughsketch.online/ 

Kathy Rinaldi

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Just as our art form adapted by going online, online shows have adapted with the technology. As people realise that online improv is going to stay with us in some form how is technology is being used and adapted by teams to make the experience better for performers and audiences and the improv community as a whole?

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It's nearly ten months since most live improv shows around the world paused. Some improvisers have taken their short form shows online and adapted them, other improvisers have decided to move from long form to short form as they feel it suits the medium. Is short-form better suited to our new online improv world?

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Extended interview material from 2020's Improv Chronicle recordings plus some words of wisdom worth repeating.

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This episode features:

Susan Messing

Rachael Mason

David Pasquesi

Louis Kornfeld and Rick Andrews

Michelle Gilliam

Improvisers from Off Key Improv, Vancouver

Mara Joy

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Notting...

What do improvisers hope 2021 brings to our artform and to their own projects? Improvisers from across the world have sent messages to The Improv Chronicle and some of improv's next generation reflect on what they want the new year to look like.

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The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

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Object work - is it just a necessary evil or is the creation and continuity of imaginary objects in scenes vital. What power does object work have when it comes to affecting us, our scene partners and our audiences and where does it fit in the hierarchy of improv techniques and tools?

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The phrase ‘take care of your scene partner’ is used so many times in improv but what do we really mean by it? What is it we need to do to make sure our scene partner is ‘taken care of’? This episode, you hear different perspectives on this common phrase from improvisers across the world.

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Daniel Pitts from Sheffi...

Many people advise that to be a good improviser, you need to have an interesting life… so what are the things have people done, what hobbies have they taken up or professions have they worked in or life habits they’ve taken on - that have helped them in their improv.

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Jodi Pfleghar - find out more about the groups...

Any art form is subjective and can lead practitioners to question themselves, but how do experienced improvisers and improv teachers deal with the phenomenon of imposter syndrome? 

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Rhiannon Vivian: https://rhiannonvivian.com/about/ 

Sunny Dhap’s team Jumprov: https://jumprov.com

Ryan Miller: https://www.r...