6 Ways to End Your Improv Scene
I sat down and wrote out 6 ways you can spot the best time to end. Hopefully, you spot these, then make a sweep before you become the person screaming at your own scene.
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REVIEW: Avengers: Infinity War
The Marvel equivalent of Return of the Jedi is here, for better or for worse.
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REVIEW: Love, Simon
“I’m just like you.” This is what Simon boldly proclaims in the film’s opening minutes. Except he’s not. He’s…gay!
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The 4 Types of Improvisers
In my time doing improv, I have identified four communication styles. These styles translate to how folks work on stage (big surprise, right?). By no means is this a concrete list of how people function.
To break it into terms that I love, I split the four types of communication into Star Trek terms. Specifically, original series terms. The styles?
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Keeping the Hot Spot Hot
If you’re entertaining an audience, you must keep “the hot spot” hot. Engage the audience by doing something actively. It doesn’t matter what.
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Why Are You Doing Warm-Ups?
You must ask this question or else you are just doing warm-ups for no reason. If you’re doing warm-ups for no reason, you’re expending unnecessary energy and possibly irritating other improvisers because…what’s the point? If you’re ready to improvise and your partner(s) are, too, then don’t warm-up and just go do it. Reasons to do…
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How to Get Better at Improv
Get out your notebook. Put on your nicest clothes. Shut up. And, for the love of all things holy, shower. Here’s how to do better improv.
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The Danger of Going Meta (and Why I Love JUMP STREET)
The Dangers of Going Meta Note: This is going to talk extensively about why I loooove the JUMP STREET series. I can tell you the exact moment that I fell in love with the meta-ness that is 21 JUMP STREET. The moment happens when Ice Cube comes out to explain to new Jump Street recruits Schmidt (Jonah…
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The Hero a.k.a. Sam Elliott is a National Treasure
Sam Elliott proves why he’s more than just a cool voice in this effective, but underwhelming dramedy.
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How to Play to the Top of Your Intelligence (For Real)
Don’t play dumb in your improv scenes. Be as smart as you are in real life. That’s…pretty much it.
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