ImprovCast with Jay and Landon

We talked with our friend Stacey Hallal, founder and Artistic Director of Curious Comedy in Portland! She just moved to the woods, she LOVES puns, and she tells us about her Close encounter.  

We're talking with the great TJ Jagodowski about life, improv, and the greatest Elvis backup singers that ever lived.

This is from our Facebook Live broadcast with Rich Baker! We talk about how performance has changed during this time at home and Rich's book!

We're back and talking to Jill Eickmann from Leela Improv in San Francisco! 

We hope you're staying home and staying healthy! Here's a very special Improvcast that's actually a PILOT of something Jay and Landon are working on currently. Enjoy!

Live from the Westside Comedy Festival at the Westside Comedy Theater! Educator, writer, and improv thought leader Aretha Sills joins us to talk about her grandmother Viola Spolin and the importance of theater games. BUT WAIT...there's more. Tony award winning actor and original Second City cast member Paul Sand joins to talk about his incredible life in performance. Special thanks to Lauren Flynn in the booth for making this recording possible.    AUDIO NOTE: Paul's audio is quiet throughout so lean in. 

This week we're talking to Meg Calabrese from Chicago while Jay cleans his kitchen!

This week we're joined by Brian James O'Connell (BOC!) to talk about improv stagnation and what we can do to combat it. Also Meg Calabrese is on the line with Jay from Chicago as a stealth guest! 

From the dynamic Chicago comedy show Ebony Essence Jet Briane Goodrum joins us this week to talk about her life in improvisation and leaving the snow for the sunshine of California. 

This week we're talking to the incredibly talented and creative couple Alberto and Victoria about their journeys through improv, acting and music. 

This week Jay and Landon are joined by the super sweet and very funny Billy Merritt and Will Hines. They wrote a book together (!), which can be found here https://www.amazon.com/dp/1099142245/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_GDcADb9DSE8DM We talk about pirates, robots and ninjas in improv and in life. Sort of. Join us!

This week Jay and Landon welcome the incredibly talented and thoughtful Paul Vaillancourt to the show! 

Jay and Landon are talking to Aaron Krebs this week! We talk about acting for money, the early days of Mission IMPROVable and phrases we're too old to say. 

We're back in the studio this week and talking with improv legends Rick and Laura Hall! 

This week we talk to Manchester's own Maggie Nolan! It's all about improv in the UK, Jay's excellent accents and strangers showing up at your door claiming to be relatives!

Jay Sukow and Landon Kirksey are joined by Brian Palermo, seasoned Groundling and teacher, to talk about failure, writing sketch, and what happens in that brainspace of yours when we're improvising. 

Jay Sukow and Landon Kirksey are back talking shop about improvisation, shows, what's going on in Copenhagen and why the sun troll makes us skip an hour. We're joined by Mike Gorgone to talk about his corporate workshops and why you can never dress right for Atlanta. 

Give thanks! This week we're joined by Chad Reinhart to talk about the noblest profession. 

We're back and Jay tells us alllllll about Denmark. 

This week we're talking to Jaime Moyer! Yay! Jaime is one of our favorite improvisers and she's here to talk comedy, Hamtramck, and longshoremen! 

This week we're talking to the incredible Jaclynn Cherry! She talks to us about the Detroit Improv Festival and performing and writing sketch and improv in Puuuuure Michigan. NOTE: There's an audio issue in this episode, but it gets better as the show plays and we're correcting it from the future.

This week Jay is patching in all the way from Sherman Oaks, but Zach Huddleston made the journey into Hollywood! We talk about being an artistic director, life after iO West, and Jay's impending move. 

This week we spin up the improv talk machine with Leo Gonzalez to chat about life, art, and mayyyybe selling Amway. 

Hannah Heard joins us this week on Improvcast and we talk about stand up, the mean streets of Glendale, AZ and hey, we have an intern!

Our guest this week is Joseph Meissner! We talk about his time in New Orleans and the film that came out of it. 

This week on ImprovCast we're talking to Winston and Emily Andrus about the truly important and age old debates of our time. 

Jay and Landon are back with another season of ImprovCast and we kick it off with a conversation with Alex Denney! 

This week we've got the hilarious and talented Samantha Chott in studio! 

Tommy DuRoss and Grace Harryman are here this week and down to clown! We talk about team players and the wonders of Sonoma County!

This week we welcome comedian, writer and co-host of the Absolute Worst Podcast, Dana Powell! We talk about her improv roots, creating content, and the greatest door-to-door salesman/hard nosed reporter this side of the Mississip'

Paul Green and Bryan Turkel are here to talk about their experiences in improvisation. Happenstance meetings! Music! Drop ins! It has it all!

This week we’re joined by Jane Morris and Jeff Michalski, founders of The Second City ETC and the self-described Johnny Appleseeds of comedy clubs. We talk about history, the future and their current comedy home, the Fanatic Salon.

Westside Comedy Theater Artistic Director Nick Armstrong is here this week to talk about camping, acting and dressing. 

This week we're joined by Elaine Chu and Jonathan Flanagan! We talk about styles in different theaters and the greatest improv style of all BASKETBALL

This week Bryan Irzyk is here talking improv with us and it's also Jay's birthday! Not on the day the show was recorded but on the day it's out, so kind of confusing, but there is a running bit about an unrelated birthday guy so there's that to look forward to! Enjoy.

This week we're talking math! Plus comedy in other cultures and why improvisers aren't typically paid. 

Aaron Fitzpatrick, or Fitzy, joins us this week to talk about the wilds of Maine! Also how important the tech person is up in the booth. 

Peter Fluet and Andrea Salloum join us this week and ah forget it just go see Heyday at iO West!

This week we're honored to have, from the amazing Opening Night, Shulie Cowen! And with a worldwide exclusive from Spectacles Improv Engine, Josh Nicols! We talk about musical improv, what's going down in the O.C. and the very recent news that iO West is closing. 

This week we're talking to BJ Lange and Aaron Stall about censoring yourself on stage, BJ's incredible story, and morning radio because why not?

This week Jon Thompson and Rama Vallury are here to talk about that pesky inner critic, keeping busy, aaaaannnnd siiiiiingiiiiinnng!  

It's a doozy this week! Austin Green and Jen Van Heeckeren are with us this week to talk about why dudebros aren't funny, sweating in a podcast room and, because Austin is here, comic books. 

This week, our friends Sarah and Andrew are here to talk about booking auditions on the first try and crazy jam stories. And we do mean, crazy jam stories. 

Angel Castillo and Cosette Ruesga are here this week to talk comedy, wrestling, and Theatre By the Blind

We kick off the new year in style with our good friend David Razowsky! Dave talks about jetsetting around the globe teaching and giving TED talks (nobigdeal)

A Christmas miracle! Jay's wife Laura and Landon's wife Susan are here to talk about their unique experiences and perspectives being in and around improv and performance for the better part of two decades. 

This week we talk to Nonie Kimpitak and Chelsea Hogan about venturing into the unknown! We also learn about Chelsea's MuseumProv project!

This week Cori Snelson and Bill Chott are here (and Bill's adorable daughter) to talk about how improvisation fits in their lives. Performance, writing, or just finding a place in a community. Also bits!

Ryan Timmreck and Zak Roland are our guests today! We talk about improvising in different cities and taking a break every once in a while.