Talking Shop: An Improv Podcast with Brian Gray

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“Talking Shop: An Improv Podcast” features in-depth conversations about the craft of performing comedy hosted by Pittsburgh improv teacher, coach and performer Brian Gray. brianmgray.com/podcast

Brian Gray


    • Nov 4, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Talking Shop: An Improv Podcast with Brian Gray

    019 - The Bristol Improv Theater - On community focus, improv as a process, and balancing strong offers with discovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2016 68:18


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    018 - Megan Gray - On her confidence journey, gender and all women improv spaces, and positive notes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2016 65:42


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    017 - Kevin McDonald on the Kids in the Hall Writing Process, Dynamics of the Writers' Room and the Confidence of Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2015 57:35


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    016 - Matt Holmes - On Improvising with Non-Improvisers and his 3 Simple Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2015 67:05


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    015 - Susan Messing - On Doing What the F*ck She Wants and the Annoyance Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2015 33:01


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    014 - Kevin Mullaney - On Clear Games and Using Both Organic and Premise-Based Styles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2015 63:54


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    013 - Chris Trew - On How Everything is Improv, the Power of Positivity and Building a Language of Improv

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2015 45:25


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    012 - Asaf Ronen - On diagnosing improv, choosing the fun scene and The Institution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2014 45:10


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    011 - Kevin Allison - On the sketch writing process at The State and ordinary people telling RISK!-y stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2014 53:22


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    010 - Aaron Kleiber - On writing on the stage, the evolution of a joke, and the joy of improvisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2014 66:09


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    009 - The Well Known Strangers - On their philosophy, rehearsal process, and love and respect for each other

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2014 57:07


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    008 - Ric Walker - On the Improvised Shakespeare Company, the 4 qualities necessary to be great at improv, and using stock characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2013 75:13


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    007 - Jethro Nolen - On working with Del and allowing everything to be part of the work

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2013 65:13


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    006 - Benjamin Amiri - Dedication, being there in the scene, and direct and kind coaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2013 50:36


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    005 - Michael Capristo - Game without thinking too hard and the LA improv scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2013 40:05


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    004 - Sam Turich - Short form, acting, and relaxing on stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2013 60:31


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