Podcasts about improv tips

Luana Proenca said in a comment on Facebook: " We don't tell stories, we enter them." Now, I have been following Luana's journey via social media but that comment really struck me and I wanted to know more. I loved hearing her detail this philosophy in improv. And it really inspired me.  I have always felt that our service in improv is both to cater to the audience but not placate them - as humble guides through our stories. We are trail masters and taking care of the audience as precious cargo. This was such a good discussion and I am excited for the chance to meet Luana in person. You can find out more about her on her website: https://luanaproenca.wixsite.com/luanaproenca  We also discuss her documentary during this interview, and here is a link to it! "It was necessary to listen to other voices" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EviKrWSU2cY&t=25s    #improv 

Spotify reports paying out over $100 million to podcasters in Q1 2025, driven by growth in video shows and new monetization tools. Today, for news day, we break down what that means. We also talk about Netflix exploring video podcasts, Descript's AI editing upgrades, Instagram's new Edits app, the latest podcast charts, and upcoming events for creators. With so much changing so fast, the real question is, are we watching podcasting progress in a way no one expects? Episode Highlights: [04:55] Improv Tips and Tricks[17:54] Upcoming Events [20:55] Top Podcasts and Trends[28:24] Spotify's Monetization Program[29:50] Analyzing Spotify's Payouts[31:28] Challenges with CPM Rates[40:07] Netflix's Foray into Video Podcasts[52:20] Descript's New AI FeaturesLinks & Resources: The Podcasting Morning Chat: www.podpage.com/pmcClose More Deals with Lex Friedmanhttps://podnews.net/event/close-more-deals-with-lex-friedmanPodnews:www.Podnews.netJoin The Empowered Podcasting Facebook Group:www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredpodcasting⁠What Audio Producers Really Need to Know About Video Podcasting: https://www.soundpath.co/course/video-podcasting-2025Empowered Podcasting Conference 2:https://Empoweredpodcasting.com/New Spotify Podcast Charts: https://podcastcharts.byspotify.comNetflix Video Podcast Platform:https://www.fastcompany.com/91319401/netflix-is-eyeing-video-podcasts-as-it-expands-beyond-tv-and-filmRemember to rate, follow, share, and review our podcast. Your support helps us grow and bring valuable content to our community.Join us LIVE every weekday morning at 7am ET (US) on ⁠Clubhouse⁠: ⁠⁠ https://www.clubhouse.com/house/empowered-podcasting-e6nlrk0w⁠Brought to you by⁠ ⁠iRonickMedia.com⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠NextGenPodcaster.com⁠⁠Please note that some links may be affiliate links, which support the hosts of the PMC. Thank you!--- Send in your mailbag question at:⁠ https://www.podpage.com/pmc/contact/⁠ or ⁠marc@ironickmedia.com⁠Want to be a guest on The Podcasting Morning Chat? Send me a message on PodMatch, here: ⁠https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1729879899384520035bad21b⁠

Monica Cordero-Cruz is such an amazing mind (and heart) in improv. I happened upon one of her thoughts online and it caused me to think so many thoughts - about culture and colonization in improv. I am so so so so thankful for this conversation. I hope you enjoy the interview as well! You can catch Monica on the team SPIT improv in Manila.  Here is a link: https://www.facebook.com/spitmanila/ They have over a MILLION followers on Facebook!

I believe that the only thing more important than all the efforts of improv teachers and institutions, could be in the documentation of the practice.  Recording shows, interviewing teachers, debriefing after shows ... it is an overlooked value in improv. Holly Bartolo runs the Phoenix Remix, a fantastic resource for improv documentation, information and trends.  I highly regard the cannon of her work. You can check out the Phoenix Remix here:  https://thephoenixremix.com  I am so honored to have shared the space with Holly to find out more about her experience and history in improv.

Liz Allen Improv Interview, Part 2!  If you ever get the chance to take a class with Liz, or just chat with her she is so lovely. A kind spirit and human being. 

Liz Allen is one of my favorite improv teachers of all time. And in my humble opinion, may go down as one of the most influential people in all of improv. I hold her in such high regard.  Liz was iO's Training Center Director for three years and they renamed their Teacher of the Year Award to the "Liz Allen Excellence in Teaching Award." To find out more about Liz: https://www.lizallenimprov.com/ And be sure to catch her one-woman show "Tonight I am my Mother."  It is fantastic.

The finaly part of my interview of Remy Bertrand of Imprology. I am so impressed with his curiousity.

Remy Bertrand joined me today on this podcast. Remy runs Imprology, an improv company in London. Remy also does these short videos on FB and TikTok where he talks about a virtue in improv. I have always liked his perspective on improv as it differs from most institutions. He focuses on the individual and their intersection with connection, communication and improv. He has fantastic insight on "being full of yourself", flow and more. Enjoyed getting to know him in this event.  This is Part 1 of 2.   You can find out more about Imprology here: https://imprology.com/home

The final part of my episode with Kat Kenny.  This has only made me more curious about her style and teaching. I have been a fan of her pedagogy for long time now, and this interview only further entrenches it. Enjoy!   If you feel like donating to this project and future projects, I have  Ko-Fi page!  https://ko-fi.com/improvboost

Kat Kenny is one of those people who brighten my day every time I chat with them or see their posts. She is all about building others up and bringing joy to the world. To me, it is obvious.  It is obvious because her actions show it. She is not someone who passes out bubble gum philosophy then create selfish motion. Kat Kenny has regard for others and takes action to make the world a better place. The world needs more people like her. Follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatKennyImprov Or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katkennyimprov   

Ever felt like you were stuck in a script with no room for ad-libs in your daily life? Join us as the remarkable Gillian Bellinger, the creative powerhouse of Misfit Improv and Acting School in Asheville, North Carolina lights up our conversation with her infectious energy and expertise. Gillian shares simple tools you can start using immediately, without ever stepping foot into an improv class.Tricks and tools that will:Improve your communication with loved ones and new peopleIncrease your connections with othersBoost your confidence and your speaking skillsHelp you allow more clients into your practiceLearn new things about yourself you never knew!Help you with being presentGillian is also a character actor who can be seen on the Disney Channel and Hulu, to mention a few, and is still adjusting to small town life in Asheville, North Carolina after moving here from LA.  Connect with Gillian BellingerInstagram@misfitavl@gillianbellingerhttps://www.misfitavl.com/http://www.gillianbellinger.com/Support the showCONNECT WITH RHONDA RYDERFREE Guided Visualization on Abundance with Rhonda RyderIt includes six of my top episodes on prosperity. https://deliciousalignment.com/abundance/FREE Love Your Body Online Course 20+ Videos based on my five steps to loving your body and making peace with food.https://deliciousalignment.com/freecourse Delicious Alignment Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/deliciousalignmentInstagram@deliciousalignmentThe BookDelicious Alignment: How 25 Women Learned to Love and Transform Their Bodies Using Abraham-Hicks and the Law of Attractionhttps://amzn.to/3fkTDoyPrivate Coaching with Rhondahttps://deliciousalignment.com/coaching/Websitehttps://deliciousalignment.comPodcast Advertising InquiriesContact us at support@deliciousalignment.comSupport the Showhttps://paypal.me/deliciousalignment

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This is the final episod of my interview with Jorin - but not my final conversation with him. I feel like I have one of the most "improv perfect" relationships with him. I learn from him, I want to perform with him and yet I don't feel like there is a hierarch between us - there is a mutual cycle of respect. I look forward to having more conversations with him. I encourage anyone who is passionate about improv to take a class from him or hire him as a coach.  I am fantastically inspired by Jorin.

We start talking about codes and community building found in the improv process.

I always love my talks with Steve.  In this last episode we talk about everything in improv that isn't mental or physical. What is left in improv that isn't thought about or physical?  We talk about that. He is such an inspirational fountain of knowledge.    

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PV Tips are a fantastic free resource for improviser. Paul Vaillancourt is a brilliant mind in improv with lots of experience.  He not only provides tips from his own experience but the absolute ARMY of guest improvisers is so engaging.  Super valuable. Here is a link to the playlist: https://youtu.be/WDtmp110cj4 You can find him on YouTube at PVImprov.

Another great talk story with Seattle-based ʻukulele jazz phenom Neal Chin! He shared a cool chord movement he's learned playing more Brazilian music and how he encourages people to think about improvising on their ukes.- Neal's website: http://www.nealchin.com/- Marco De Carvalho: https://marcodecarvalho.com/Support the show ---Like what you hear? Support the podcast in these ways: Check out my top-notch ukulele lessons: https://liveukulele.com/store/ Leave a tip vis Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/bradbordessa or Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/liveukulele Use my Sweetwater affiliate link next time you need to buy some gear! https://sweetwater.sjv.io/9WbER0. Enter their gear giveaway every month while you're there (affiliate link): https://sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ4n9G See the gear I use to record the podcast: https://liveukulele.com/about/my-gear/CREDITS- Hosted, produced, edited, and mixed by Brad Bordessa - Theme music: "Fallout" and "Sister's Got a Gun" by Brad Bordessa (Both songs are available on my album, If Only: https://bradbordessa.bandcamp.com/album/if-only)- Ad spot music: "Hoʻale" and "Honaunau Rodeo" by Dagan Bernstein (https://daganmusic.com/hoale/); "+dB" by Brad Bordessa

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Paul joins Jen and David on a bridge to talk about his tenure in improv, moving west, and his absolute pure joy and love for the craft. Paul Vaillancourt is the co-founder of the iO West and the Revolution Theater and has been teaching and performing improv for close to 30 years. As a teacher, he has worked with a wide variety of audiences from high school students looking to augment their suicide, depression and substance abuse peer out reach to corporations looking to free up creativity, improve communication and strengthen their teams to actors and actress on a professional performer track. As a performer, he has appeared all over the country including such notable venues as HBO's Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Chicago's iO (where he studied with the immortal Del Close), New York's UCB Theater, and Austin's Out of Bounds Festival to name a few. Paul has also had success as a writer and producer, co-creating and serving as supervising writer for the MTV hit “The Blame Game” as well as lending his writing, producing and consulting talents to a score of other shows for MTV, VH1, USA, Oxygen, Bravo, AMC and MGM. He published a book about improv called “The Triangle of the Scene” (available on Amazon) and produces a weekly series of videos called “Improv Tips” available on his YouTube channel PVImprov. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatsupwithpv/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/pvimprov “Triangle of the Scene” on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xDMrMh

Bob Kulhan is an elite improviser and an adjunct professor at both Duke University and Columbia University business schools. Bob is also the Founder & CEO of Business Improv® – a 21-yr-old consultancy linking improvisation to business through behavioral sciences. He is the author of GETTING TO YES AND (Stanford University Press). The post #111 – Bob Kulhan on Improv Tips To Improve Your Writing Process first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Just when you think you may have your child figured out, they become a teenager and the way they want to communicate with you changes. Joey Mascio, shares 5 simple tips from the Improv world that will help you connect with your teen even when your teen seems unwilling to communicate with you. Joey and his colleagues at Firmly Founded do two different webinars on a regular basis. One for teens called Teens Ask a Coach and one for parents called Ask a Teen Expert. Click Link below to Register: Register Here Or to learn more about their memberships for teens and parents of teens visit their website: www.firmlyfounded.com

Crit Academy is joined by special guests Ryan and Rob from the Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast 'Unlikely Heroes'. They tell us about their popular show and share tips on improvisation in roleplaying games. Unlikely Heroes is a goofy, NSFW podcast very loosely based on the game mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons (5e). That means we roll dice sometimes! Check out their podcast here! Show Notes: This episode is brought to you by our generous sponsor, Kobold Press! ❤️ Subscribe! We just passed our goal of 500 Subscribers! Now on the road to 1,000!

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#6. Discover 3 jazz piano improvisation techniques to help you sound more professional today. In this episode I'll show you 'chord tone soloing', how to use the 1 3 5 7 9 of each chord to write authentic solos, the 'half-step below approach pattern', and how to use triplets to create interesting rhythms.By the end of this episode, you'll know 3 essential soloing techniques which you can use to solo over any jazz song.Download my '29 JAZZ PIANO LICKS' SHEET MUSIC (FREE) at https://jazztutorial.com/podcast

Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast as The State cast interviews continue with the great Kevin Allison.  Kevin is an accomplished actor, TV host, writer, producer and director who got his start in the early 90's in MTV's The State Sketch show.  Allison created and hosts the uncensored weekly audio podcast RISK, a storytelling show "where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share.” RISK is also a monthly live show in New York City and Los Angeles. Kevin has simply “done it all” in the entertainment fields and gave us a very heartfelt, generous inside look.    By the end of this episode, you will learn lessons from Kevin Allison that you can apply to many aspects of life and business not just entertainment.   Kevin gives entrepreneurial tips on his success, shares an amazing piece of advice that he received from legendary Director Spike Lee while attending NYU that he still values today, and he gives his insight about some ways to find and keep good people on your team in and out of Hollywood. This again is a special episode with a very talented, driven, hilarious and kind person.  Lets keep The State interviews going and you will not be disappointed, check it out on all platforms and especially on Youtube with the links below to get the full Kevin Allison visual experience!  Go to www.NickNickNick.com/Links to get a limited time only Zoom with The State Reunion recording and T-Shirt where funds will go to charity!   Also see options for discounted Naked Warrior Recovery CBD as well as options for Real Estate Fundings under the "Affiliates" section at the same link.   About Kevin Allison: Born February 16, 1970 in Ohio, Kevin Allison started as a comedic writer and actor even before attending NYU. Now perhaps best known as a writing and performing member of The State on MTV. Some of those unforgettable sketches on the show starring Allison include "Taco Mail," "Mr. Magina", "Dreamboy", and "The Jew, the Italian, and the Redhead Gay."  He starred alongside such greats as Ken Marino, David Wain, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Joe Lo Truglio, Robert Ben Garant, Michael Patrick Jann, Todd Holoubek and worked with Margaret Cho and Darah Silverman among many others. Allison hosts the free audio podcast RISK!. He is the creator of this storytelling show "where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share." RISK! is also a live show in New York City Angeles. Allison tours to other cities with the show on a consistent basis as well   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.allison2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekevinallison/?hl=en             Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKevinAllison   Connect with Nick Lamagna: 630.263.5804 www.NickNickNick.com   Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here   Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes on Platforms by Clicking Here To Subscribe Find all social media connections at Social media Links for Facebook, IG, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Rate and Review The A Game Podcast on Apple Click Here to Review Links and Resources from this Episode Connect with Nick Lamagna nick@nicknicknick.com Phone: 630.384.9443   Find all social media connections at    *** www.nicknicknick.com/links *** for Facebook, IG, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.   Listen and Subscribe to The A Game Podcast on Apple, Spotify and all platforms at: *** www.nicknicknick.com/links ***  

Pat, Matt, Jay and Kevin each give their top 3 improv tips. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kevin-scott2/support

Having been trained in improv comedy, I realized that many of the rules of the art of making up stuff on the spot can be used in everyday conversations. The 6 Improv rules I talk about in this episode are: - Yes, And - Choose to Know - Someone’s gotta lose - Make the other person look good - First, second, and third on - End with a Button I explain how teens can apply these tips in social settings to make talking with other people go a whole lot smoother.

Episode 010 – Using the Power of Improv at your Trade Shows (Part 2) – Interview with Roger Miller of Tues@7 Show Notes from Interview with Roger Miller – Part 2 Introducing Roger Miller – a right-brained person in a left-brained world. Roger has the unique background combination of being in the not-very exciting medical Insurance industry, and also a special effects makeup artist! Roger has been involved in many shows in both of his worlds – insurance and special effects makeup. He draws on inspiration from both to give great tips and value for you and how to do things differently in your booth for greater customer engagement and results. Improv Tips: ·      Train your team on the top 20 questions they may hear at the trade show booth o  Get your team together to brainstorm and come up with the top 20 questions and things attendees may ask o  Then come up with efficient responses for each question and give them to your team (aka your cast) o  Practice these 20 responses for a couple of weeks leading up to the trade show. The more you practice your responses, the more your team will be prepared to not only answer these popular questions, but also the unexpected questions that may arise as well. o  This is truly at the heart of improvisation! ·       Remember – during the GO phase, you want to Look and Listen, and that will tee up your next response. ·       Listening is so important! Listening leads to proper responses which will engage the attendee into a deeper conversation. o  By not listening, you can be wasting your time and the attendees’ time. o  Not taking time to listen will cause you to just give the points you want to give and may totally miss the mark with the attendees. You literally can turn off a potential customer. ·       Engage ALL the senses. How can you use… o  Sight – using holograms, virtual reality headsets, creative lighting o  Sounds – music, spinning carnival wheels, industrial sounds, more o  Smells – foods (like coffee, popcorn, fresh baked cookies), flowers, dirt, others o  After using something to engage the senses, one exercise would be to simply ask attendees, “What do you think?” ·       By taking some of these more creative aspects and introducing them into more traditional business shows, you WILL stand out and draw in more attendees ·       Add in the training done on the Top 20 Questions and you will add to how memorable your booth is in these ways: o  Being unique – uniqueness is always more memorable. Just be sure it is tied to your brand or your products. o  Giving efficient and direct answers to questions from your trained staff. o  You have broken the “fourth wall” and gone out to engage with attendees. TIPS for those who don’t consider themselves Creative or Outgoing, or who are uncomfortable going out to engage attendees: ·       Remember business as theater, and your cast can be characters ·       Roger shared a story about when his wife was in high school used to be a server at Pizza Hut. Occasionally the manager would let them wear alternate nametags – and she went from Beth to Sassy. o  This new name not only set a new level of expectations for her customers, it also gave her license to become a “character” and do things she wouldn’t normally do – and create a positive experience. ·       Brainstorm on what qualities you would like to have yourself and in your team members, and possibly...

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This week’s Yes But Why episode showcases comedy performer, director and teacher, Scotty Watson!Scotty Watson is the Master Teacher for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company in New York City. He has also taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. In the past, Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and he has performed as an actor Off-Broadway, on television, in feature films and in a popular series of TV commercials! In this interview, Scotty and Amy really hit it off! Scotty tells Amy about growing up in a funny family, doing a standup tour at 15 and meeting his wife when they acted in a play together! There are some great life lessons shared and a lot of good reflection on the state of the theater industry in the world today. Tune in!You can read Scotty’s blog at https://www.scottywatsonimprov.com/blog His book, Scotty Watson’s Improv Tips, is available NOW on Amazon.Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week’s Yes But Why episode showcases comedy performer, director and teacher, Scotty Watson!Scotty Watson is the Master Teacher for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company in New York City. He has also taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. In the past, Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and he has performed as an actor Off-Broadway, on television, in feature films and in a popular series of TV commercials! In this interview, Scotty and Amy really hit it off! Scotty tells Amy about growing up in a funny family, doing a standup tour at 15 and meeting his wife when they acted in a play together! There are some great life lessons shared and a lot of good reflection on the state of the theater industry in the world today. Tune in!You can read Scotty’s blog at https://www.scottywatsonimprov.com/blog His book, Scotty Watson’s Improv Tips, is available NOW on Amazon.Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week’s Yes But Why episode showcases comedy performer, director and teacher, Scotty Watson! Scotty Watson is the Master Teacher for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company in New York City. He has also taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. In the past, Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and he has performed as an actor Off-Broadway, on television, in feature films and in a popular series of TV commercials! In this interview, Scotty and Amy really hit it off! Scotty tells Amy about growing up in a funny family, doing a standup tour at 15 and meeting his wife when they acted in a play together! There are some great life lessons shared and a lot of good reflection on the state of the theater industry in the world today. Tune in! You can read Scotty’s blog at https://www.scottywatsonimprov.com/blog His book, Scotty Watson’s Improv Tips, is available NOW on Amazon. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

This week’s Yes But Why episode showcases comedy performer, director and teacher, Scotty Watson! Scotty Watson is the Master Teacher for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company in New York City. He has also taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. In the past, Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and he has performed as an actor Off-Broadway, on television, in feature films and in a popular series of TV commercials! In this interview, Scotty and Amy really hit it off! Scotty tells Amy about growing up in a funny family, doing a standup tour at 15 and meeting his wife when they acted in a play together! There are some great life lessons shared and a lot of good reflection on the state of the theater industry in the world today. Tune in! You can read Scotty’s blog at https://www.scottywatsonimprov.com/blog His book, Scotty Watson’s Improv Tips, is available NOW on Amazon. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.

In this episode of Improv Town I talk to longtime UCB teachers and performers Ben Remeaka and Doug Moe. Ben is a longtime member of UCB weekend time Airwolf and Doug is the co-author or the NYT bestseller "How to not get shot and other advice from white people" with D.L. Hughley. Don't forget to rate and review us wherever you're listening.

Peter and Adam discuss tips and techniques they would give their younger selves - and time travel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul Vaillancourt joins us as our first guest! We discuss being a teacher in the world of improv! Paul is the co-founder (with Charna Halpern) of the iO West and has been teaching and performing improv for close to 30 years. In that time he has appeared all over the country including such notable venues as HBO's Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Chicago's iO (where he studied with the immortal Del Close), New York's UCB Theater, and Austin's Out of Bounds Festival to name a few. Paul has also had success as a writer and producer, co-creating and serving as supervising writer for the MTV hit “The Blame Game” as well as lending his writing and producing talents to a score of other shows for MTV, VH1, USA, Oxygen, Bravo and AMC. He published his first book about improv called “The Triangle of the Scene” (available on iBooks and Amazon Kindle) and, for the past year and a half, has been producing a weekly series of videos called “Improv Tips” available on his YouTube channel PVImprov. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pvimprov Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatsUpWithPV (@whatsupwithpv) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatsupwithpv/ (@whatsupwithpv) YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/pvimprov

Enjoy Part 2 of "Hollywood Late Night" with Special Guest; Actor, Producer, Improvisation Mastermind Paul Vaillancourt, and enter the "Hollywood Late Night Ice Box" with us, as we talk about "Rocco's Biggest Jerk Off Of the Week Award". Is it Donald Trump again? Something tells me that it just might be! Special Guest Paul Vaillancourt will give us some "Improv Tips", discuss his well known book, "The Triangle Of the Scene", and also talk about his time working with Patrick Finn(The Middle), Mike Coleman(American Wedding), Pete Hulne(Elf), Dave Koechner(Anchor Man), and Neil Flynn(Scrubs) on the amazingly talented Improv Team, "Beer Shark Mice". Our entire cast will play a couple of really fun games this episode, which you can play along with us. We will play "Starburst Slogan", and an HLN favorite, "Urban Dics". Find out where Paul Vaillancourt is Performing and also when he is Teaching at the iO West, and at the New, "Pack Theater" on THIS episode of "Hollywood Late Night". Ding Dong!

Rocco and Moonlight Mike are back in-studio alongside Rocco's good buddy and Ex, now his "pristine" Publicist, Ashley Hovde, and the musical talents of the "One Man House Band", "Frog in Whiskey", aka Ben Namnoum. Moonlight Mike checks in with Rocco about Red Nose Day, and also all the "Clowning" he's been doing. Rocco discusses his new training regiment with Moonlight Mike and Ashley and informs them on "Plyometrics", and how intense his new trainer is. Before you know it, Rocco's Trainer, "Bolo", rings the doorbell and crashes the studio, his face twisted in rage, with one thing on his mind. Find out what! Will Rocco survive? Find out who the "Coolest Guy of the Week Award" goes to this episode and also enjoy Special Guest; Actor, Producer, Master Improviser, Mentor, and Dad: PAUL VAILLANCOURT. Paul has been Lead Story Producer for shows such as "Big Texas Heat", "The World According to Paris", "The Real Housewives of Orange County", "The T.O. Show, and was the Co-creator of "The Blame Game". He is also the Co-Founder of LA's Premiere Improv Training Center / Theater known as the "iO West", where he teaches improv and performs in many shows including his one man show", "Man v.s. Movie". Find out more about Paul Vaillancourt in Part 1 of this 2 Part series! I'm sure you'll pick up a few Improv Tips!