ImprovCast with Jay and Landon

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Jay Sukow and Landon Kirksey talk to improvisers of all stripes to get at what makes this artform tick.

Jay Sukow and Landon Kirksey


    • Apr 22, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 78 EPISODES

    5 from 24 ratings Listeners of ImprovCast with Jay and Landon that love the show mention: improv, jay, guests, funny, like, great, love.



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    Latest episodes from ImprovCast with Jay and Landon

    Victoria Butelenko

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022


    Improvcast ARCHIVE! Will Hines and Nina Storey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022


    Stacey Hallal!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 88:47


    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.  

    TJ Jagodowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 84:16


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

    Rich Baker!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 67:31


    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!

    Jill Eickmann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 67:16


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

    Improvcast SPECIAL!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 15:39


    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!

    Aretha Sills and Paul Sand LIVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 76:08


    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. 

    Meg Calabrese

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 62:52


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

    Brian James O'Connell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 56:11


    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! 

    Briane Goodrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 58:40


    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. 

    Alberto Barros Jr. and Victoria Zapata

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 69:25


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

    Will Hines and Billy Merritt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 68:37


    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!

    Paul Vaillancourt

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2019 63:06


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

    Keeping it 100 with Aaron Krebs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 81:00


    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. 

    Rick and Laura Hall and Rex Harrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 66:49


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

    Improvcast - Maggie Nolan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 52:26


    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!

    Neuroplasticity of New Orleans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 55:54


    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. 

    Improvcast with Jay and Landon - I'm Concerned

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 74:43


    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. 

    ImprovCast - Actoring with Chad

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 73:31


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

    No Mayo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 75:54


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

    Jaime Moyer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 70:03


    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! 

    Waiter!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 52:41


    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.

    Watch Out for that Iceberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 67:32


    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. 

    ImprovCast - Topical Reference

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 82:29


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

    Improvcast - Dramatic Intern Reveal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018 64:08


    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!

    ImprovCast - Wilderness to Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 82:43


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

    ImprovCast - Absolutely Not a Sandwich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 57:27


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

    ImprovCast - Season Two! Probably

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 72:53


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

    ImprovCast - Escape Room

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 61:31


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

    ImprovCast - Yeah But He's Michael Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 95:06


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

    ImprovCast - deal with it dog dot jpeg

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 69:16


    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'

    ImprovCast - Barely Passable

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 78:39


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

    ImprovCast - Snob Robbery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 96:53


    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.

    ImprovCast - Tie Clips and Cufflinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 82:41


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

    ImprovCast - Love and Improv and Basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 71:56


    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

    ImprovCast - The Birthday Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 84:37


    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.

    ImprovCast - Thomas Kinkade GETS PAID

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 58:13


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

    ImprovCast - GET OUT OF HERE CARL

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 69:05


    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. 

    ImprovCast - Live from Hollywood!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 67:17


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

    ImprovCast - Heart iO West

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 72:51


    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. 

    ImprovCast - No Limit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 74:41


    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?

    ImprovCast - Jon's Been Here the Whole Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2018 81:48


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

    ImprovCast - Wavy People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 75:36


    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. 

    ImprovCast - Beware Baker Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 71:03


    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. 

    ImprovCast - Wrasslin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2018 87:47


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

    Raz on ImprovCast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 104:53


    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)

    ImprovCast - Wifecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2017 79:46


    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. 

    ImprovCast - Everything!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2017 77:31


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

    ImprovCast - The New Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2017 61:13


    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!

    ImprovCast - Three Hour Jams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017 89:15


    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. 

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