Podcasts about mission improvable

Actor Kyle S. More Interview | The Brett Allan Show "Beverly Hills Cop Axel F" Det. Mike Woody! Raised in Tennessee and Kentucky, Kyle made the leap to Chicago to attack the comedy scene. He received a BFA in Theater Performance from The Chicago College of Performance Arts and is graduate of The Second City Conservatory. He has performed with Second City's house improv ensemble, Twisty, founded award winning sketch comedy troupe, The Cool Table, and toured the nation's colleges with Mission IMPROVable. He now lives in Los Angeles. Connect with us on our website for more amazing conversations! www.brettallanshow.com Have you got some feedback? Let us know! openmicguest@gmail.com Follow us on social media! Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thebrettallanshow Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brettallanshow/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheBrettAllanShow/videos LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-allan-009458168/ Support the show! VENMO @-Brett-Allan-7 Cash App @brettallanshow74 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gillian Bellinger is a beloved improviser, teacher and actor. She founded the now thriving Misfit Improv and Acting School in Asheville, N.C. which just celebrated its one year anniversary. I had met Gillian during the pandemic with our mutual friend, Jay Sukow. We reconnected recently at the Sketch School with Marc Warzecha in Sketch 101 and I knew I wanted to know more about this very funny lady. We talk about growing up in Texas and how the improv bug got her. Gillian's resume is amazing. She has performed as an improviser and taught at Second City Chicago, Second City Hollywood, Westside Comedy Theater in Mission IMPROVable, Comedy Sportz. She is a SAG voiceover actor and has appeared in numerous commercials, TV and film. When asked why she named her new theater “Mifit” she told us. “A bit of a misfit lies in each of us. That unique part of our spirit that delights in play. We strive at Misfit to create that same kind of place, a place to belong, to connect, to create and be a misfit.” Gillian is a generous and brilliant person and I for one am looking forward to visiting her in Asheville! https://www.misfitavl.com

Meet the hysterically funny Aaron Krebs. I can't remember laughing this much in a podcast since-well never! Among his many accomplishments he and his college buddies created the enormously successful improv show, Mission Improvable which continues to wow college audience. On April 1st, 2009 Mission IMPROVable bought Mi's Westside Comedy Theater. They embraced the stand-up and improv community, started a training center. Some oil the many great comedians who've performed at Westside include: Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler, Dana Carvey, Judd Apatow, Zach Galifianakis, Tig Notaro, Demetri Marin, , Bobcat Goldthwait, Lorraine Newman. So where is Aaron Krebs going next? Who knows? But wherever he is, laughter and great fellowship will be there! #Westsidetheatre #inkwelltavern Visit my website where I speak to today's leading innovators of improv. My guests are improvisers and therapists from all over the world who share their stories and offer insight into the unique ways they use improv. margotescott.com/podcast/

Liz has been coaching, directing and performing improv for the last 25 years. Liz coached the long-running IO (Improv Olympic) house teams Valhalla, Deep Schwa and Mission Improvable (founders of the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica). Liz was IO's Training Center Director for 3 years, and an ensemble level teacher for 10 years. A founding member of The IO Roadshow, Liz has taught hundreds of workshops at colleges and corporations nationwide. In 1999, 2000 & 2001 Liz won the Del Close Coach of the Year Award at IO, now called the Liz Allen Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2006, with Jimmy Carrane, Liz co-wrote the book Improvising Better (Heinemann) and co-created their popular Individual Assessment Workshop. Liz was honored to coach The Commune, the improv ensemble in Mike Birbiglia's 2016 feature film Don't Think Twice. Liz mentors improv coaches at The Improv Shop in St Louis, and thanks to Skype, coaches faraway improv teams around the globe. In 2017 Liz and her family moved back to Chicago where she continues to write and teach. She is happy to return to her alma mater, The IO Chicago, where she currently teaches Advanced Harold. Liz is a national treasure! Give it a listen.

SummaryMatt Garard talks about his career in theater, working in standup and improv comedy, and his current stint with Thunder Bulge in this weeks podcast episode. In This EpisodeWhen and why Matt started to performWhy Matt turned down a scholarship for theaterMatt's work with Comedy SportsWorking in a murder mystery showWinning The World Comedy ChampionshipsThe difference between standup comedy and improvHow to handle hecklers while doing comedyHow Matt got into teaching Junior Theater classesWorking in long-form improv in ChicagoLearning at Second City Conservatory with improv legendsGilda's Club, a cancer support organization named after Gilda Radner, an American comedian who got her start in Second City and eventually went on to star on SNL, ensures that people impacted by cancer have the knowledge and community that they need. If you'd like to support Gilda's Club, you can donate here: https://www.gildasclubchicago.org/donateTouring with Mission Improvable and working in edutainmentHow to get out of not having professional headshotsPlaying clean vs. going blueWorking shows behind-the-scenes to learn that end of the businessWorking with Thunder Bulge to promote body positivity and comedyThunder Bulge on the Gong ShowAuditioning for America's Got TalentGetting kicked out of a bridal conventionDoing virtual events during the pandemicShout out to Lance Bass, and getting Thunder Bulge to perform at RageStarting Rose Entertainment group while doing shows and planning a weddingMatt's comedic and theatric heroes that propelled his careerMatt's best advice to aspiring actors and comediansCheck out Matt's show: https://thunderbulge.com

Give a listen to this one with Mr. Improv DIY, Rich Baker! Not only has he written a book, Improv Made Easier, he has performed all over the US with Second City, Mission Improvable, ComedySportz and his duo with Rolland Lopez, Rollin in Riches. Rich is also a teacher on his YouTube show Improv Breakdown and through his corporate business, Play Like a Team. He's written and performed for Epic Rap Battles of History! Do I need to say more? Check out this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christopher-hall7/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/christopher-hall7/support

Rich Baker is a performer and teacher with The Second City. He has also toured with Comedy Sports Chicago, Mission Improvable, and Rollin' in Riches. He is an author who has dedicated his career to teaching improv, stand up and sketch skills, and along the way, he has inspired his students to be courageous in their lives. With the pandemic hitting performers both emotionally and financially, he was able to persevere, get creative and “dare to fail”. Rich created his own online Improv coaching program providing classes and workshops for performers and students all over the world. How the improv lesson of “daring to fail' can help encourage a practice of bravery when making life decisions How leaning into your strengths can lead to overall happiness How “starting with the smallest possible thing” can get you on the path to success

Rich Baker is a performer and teacher with The Second City. He has also toured with Comedy Sports Chicago, Mission Improvable, and Rollin' in Riches. He is an author who has dedicated his career to teaching improv, stand up and sketch skills, and along the way, he has inspired his students to be courageous in their lives. With the pandemic hitting performers both emotionally and financially, he was able to persevere, get creative and “dare to fail”. Rich created his own online Improv coaching program providing classes and workshops for performers and students all over the world. How the improv lesson of “daring to fail' can help encourage a practice of bravery when making life decisions How leaning into your strengths can lead to overall happiness How “starting with the smallest possible thing” can get you on the path to success

For this episode, Whit has a conversation with Jay Sukow — a US improviser based in LA, but in New Zealand traveling for this recording. After catching up a bit, we jumped into an amazing conversation about his favorite (by far) of over 300 10-minute scenes that he's been doing since early on in the pandemic. This is all the more impressive given that his online series “10 Minutes with…” where he improvises a 10 minute scene with someone from anywhere on the planet, has over 100,000 views. Jay is very much about positivity towards improv and saying yes within your improv. This has led to a continued desire and enthusiasm for improv and improv community online – something that we also spend some time talking about in this episode. As far as Jay's background, he's been improvising for nearly 30 years. A few of those he has trained with include Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, David Razowsky, Keith Johnstone, Del Close, Charna Halpern, Jeff Michalski and Mick Napier. He is a graduate of training centers of The Second City, The Second City NW, iO Chicago, and ComedySportz Chicago and the founder of Today Improv. He also served as the Artistic Director/Head of Training at the Improv Comedy Copenhagen Theatre, where he taught improv and sketch comedy to expats from all around the world. He previously taught for Second City Chicago, Second City Hollywood, Westside Comedy Theater, iO Chicago (where he was also head of its artistic committee), iO West and ComedySportz Chicago, and has taught at many improv festivals around the world, including the Oslo Impro Festival, the Copenhagen International Improv Festival, the Barcelona Improv Festival and the Chicago Improv Festival. He is the winner of The Golden Pineapple, awarded to the best visiting teacher at Improv Comedy Copenhagen. At the Westside Comedy Theater, Jay is in the cast of Mission Improvable and Improv Famous, an Armando-style show featuring some of the best improvisors on the planet. He is also part of the duo Zer0 H0ur with Bill Chott and was an ensemble member of ComedySportz Chicago, several weekend “house” improv teams at iO Chicago and many other improv and sketch comedy groups. At least, that's the in person stuff! Also, Jay is the co-host of ImprovCast with Jay and Landon. Follow Jay and Jay-related stuff at: JaySukow.com Today Improv Facebook Twitter Instagram Jay also appeared as a panelist on the first session of the Covid-19 Improv Summit and both sessions related to online improv in the Summit.

If This Is True wants to introduce everyone to Sean Monahan, member of Mission IMPROVable and one of the founders of MI's Westside Comedy Theater in Los Angeles! Sean has studied improv at iO, Second City and Annoyance theaters in Chicago, where I met him in the late 90's. Today is a creator, an innovator and father to a member of the General Hospital family. Interested? Then, give it a listen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christopher-hall7/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/christopher-hall7/support

This week, James and Rob are joined by one of the nicest guys Padraic Connelly! They talk with Pad about human attractions, Vegas, Mission: Improvable, ComedySportz, being an Artistic Director, Whirled News Tonight, the life of an improviser, and Ship Talk Royal Caribbean Style.   Follow Pad on twitter @ PadConnelly and see him in ComedySportz on TWITCH   Like what we do? Support our PATREON!   As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. 

Zheryk Badugu is a Los Angeles based rapping improvisor. You can catch him with CSz LA and Westside Comedy's Mission Improvable. You can also catch him doing the Melanated Anime Club streaming Saturdays at 9 a.m. PST (11 a.m. CST) on Facebook. In this interview we discuss his growing up in Dallas, finding his way to Chicago, and now what life is like as a Los Angeles comedian. So if you enjoy comedy, anime, or wrestling this interview is for you. Enjoy!

On April 25, Guy Silagi & Mimi Sagadin taught a workshop titled "Finding your Story in the Midst of the Quarantine" during the Digital Karitos Experience.GUY SILAGIDIRECTOR OF STORIESI was exactly where you are today. I was afraid that my story was insignificant, my voice didn’t matter and my ideas were stupid. I became desperate to overcome my insecurities. When I did, it created in me the confidence I needed to step out and tell my story, speak my voice and fulfill my purpose. I have combined my background working in interpersonal and group communications, journalism, filmmaking, senior leadership, marketing, sales and donor development in various industries including non-profit, para-church, healthcare, IT and other business environments to equip and empower you to tell your story, speak your voice and fulfill your purpose. I have also had the privilege of capturing stories and testimonies from organization founders, business owners, pastors, cancer survivors, single moms, students, individuals with special needs, veterans, visionaries, artists, musicians, and hundreds of extraordinary individuals. Stories that have caused tears to shed, hearts to move and lives to change. I am not alone. I have teamed up with experts and specialists in various disciplines to assist me in creating a custom path for you to tell your story, speak your voice and fulfill your purpose.https://www.storylifestudios.com/biographyMIMI SAGADINChristian ActressMimi Sagadin began her acting career in Chicago during the 90's and studied improv at The Players Workshop of the Second City.She's performed children's shows on the infamous main stage of The Second City, co-founded the improv troupe, Mission IMPROVable, and has been an active ensemble member of various troupes for over 20 years.Sagadin has acted with numerous theater companies throughout the Windy City including Akvavit Theatre, Stage 773, n.u.f.a.n ensemble, The Awesome 80's Prom, and Provision Theater in their world premiere production of the Jeff nominated play, "The Hiding Place."As a film actor she has worked directly with Vince Vaughn, Ron Howard, Emma Thompson, Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Marc Forster, Katherine Heigl, Kurtwood Smith, and John Rhys-Davies in "Return to the Hiding Place" which she has the honor of playing Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom.https://www.facebook.com/mimisagadinactress/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1891243/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_smSupport the show! Thanks!!Intro/Outro Music by Vivien HibbertSupport the show (https://www.karitosnation.org/blog )Support the show (https://www.karitosnation.org/blog )

Rich Baker is an incredible improv teacher at Second City Hollywood, as well as an improviser and author of the book Improv Made Easy. He has performed with The Second City, iO-Chicago, and ComedySportz, and has toured the country with Mission Improvable. Jimmy talks to Rich about why you need to fail to get better, why an improviser's goal should be to always get better, and Rich shares a lot of great tips and exercises from Improv Made Easy to help you do great scene work.

E195 Actor, director, improvisor and writer human Rich Baker just released his new book “Improv Made Easier.” He’s a writer for Epic Rap Battles of History and has performed all over the country with organizations like The Second City, ComedySportz Chicago, Mission Improvable and his award-winning troupe Rollin’ In Riches. He also directed the award-winning web […]

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. 

She's from Florida... Also a brilliant improvisor. From UCB, to I.O. to Second City, Jacki has almost completed the gamut of improv schools. See her at the West Side Comedy Theatre in Santa Monica Friday nights for MISSION IMPROVABLE. @jackischwarz on instagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/haveaseatpodcast/support

With only two episodes to go! Jacki and I go through: -Still finding a name for the pod -Catch Jacki at Mission Improvable in Santa Monica! -Charlie’s emotional state -Smoking in bars -Creepy Dennis -Dee calls Charlie fat -Girls Gone Wild -“It’s a free country, bitch” -“Charlie’s song” -Many McPoyle Twin quotes -Crazy ending

Great discussion this week about braaaaaiiins. Also some Mission IMPROVable history and talk about feelin' fresh!

Mike McLendon is on the show! You may know Mike from his incredible teams, Outside Dog, Orpheus Roy, Tatertown, Second City, Mission Improvable, and more! Mike talked to me in this one about how he found his way in improv, and maybe some of the trials and tribulations that go along with it. And, as always, we talk about HOW to do good improv. Is it easy? You bet it is. HA. This is another in the series of, whoops why didn’t I release this. So, if you have the chance, reach out to Mike, and tell him how much you liked this one, I’m sure he’d appreciate it.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What’s the deal with “Zippy,” anyway? Long story short, the nickname “Zippy” comes from a character I played in a 2nd grade talent show. It was my first acting experience, and wouldn’t you know it- the name stuck! With that being said, should I call you “Christopher?”  “Chris?”  “Zippy?”  I’m confused! It doesn’t matter- I’ll answer to any of the three! So acting’s been in your blood since you were a kid- pretty cool.  Did you do anything with that passion? I was able to parlay my love of acting into a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the California Institute of the Arts, where I was privileged to get a mix of both classical and experimental theatre training from some of the top instructors in the country.  They also had great Halloween parties. What happened after college?   I got a job. Then what? I took standup comedy classes over at Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California.  I enjoyed being a part of Westside’s community, and it led me to go through their improv training.  I was lucky enough to be a regular performer, both as part of a house team (Ghost Party Orchestra), and as a member of their flagship improv show, Mission IMPROVable (as Agent Hammertime). Oh goodness, another nickname? Yup.  I guess it’s kind of my thing. So, improv you say?  Like what they do on ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ Well, Mission IMPROVable is sort of like that, but since a TV audience watching an 8pm show at home is a lot different than a live audience coming to watch a 10pm show at a comedy theater, the energy at Mission IMPROVable is unmatched.  Plus, I think our games are better.  But I’m biased. Ghost party Orchestra’s form of improv is known as longform.  Basically, you put a group of performers on stage, someone in the audience yells out a word, and you do a full show of interconnected scenes based off of that one word.  It can get pretty crazy.   Wow- this Westside Comedy Theater sounds like a pretty cool place.  What else did you do over there? Sketch comedy!  There wasn’t a lot of it going on when I first got there, so some friends & I decided, “Why not us?”  I co-created, co-wrote, co-produced, and co-performed in two regularly-running sketch shows while I was there: Kaufman & Kaufman Presents, and The Get Buck Variety Riot. First of all, that’s a lot of “co’s.”  Second, this Westside Comedy Theater sounds like a pretty cool place.  Where can I go to learn more about it, and what nights are you there? http://www.WestsideComedy.com If you’re ever in Los Angeles, I highly recommend you give them a visit.  Sadly, you won’t find me there these days, as I moved to the East Coast. Wait, what?!  But…but…you love WCT!  I don’t get it!  If you loved being there so much, why did you leave, mmm? Well you know the phrase “When opportunity knocks, you…”  Wait.  What is the rest of that phrase?  I mean, I know it’s got something to do with answering a door…or is the whole phrase just, “When opportunity knocks?”  And what if you have a doorbell? …But I digress. I had been an L.A. kid all my life, but at some point, I knew that I had to see what the East Coast was all about.  Thankfully, a short stint as a creative writer over at WWE allowed me to move east and experience new things like weather (it snows here!), public transportation that doesn’t stink, and East Coast food (Oh, the food!). Hold on just one second.  Did you say WWE?  Like, the professional wrestling company? That’s the one. You know it’s all fake, right? Next question. Okay okay.  I see that you’re a voice actor.  How is that going for you? Quite well!  After  WWE, I took a chance and explored an avenue I’ve always been interested in: Voice acting. To date, some of the clients I’ve worked with have been MTV, and the University of Louisville. One last question: What do you like to do for fun? I enjoy watching sports (especially the Lakers, Dodgers, UCLA, and Raiders), bowling, karaoke, and chocolate chip cookies (no nuts!). For more information about this and other episodes head over to mikelenzvoice.com.

Mike Carr has been the Artistic Director at SAK Comedy Lab in Orlando, FL, since 2006. He has performed with Mission Improvable, studied at iO Chicago where he was on the Harold team Revolver and gotten to improvise at his job at The Monster Inc. Laugh Floor at Disney World. In this episode, Jimmy talks to Mike at the Tampa Improv Festival about how he got started in theater and what it is like to be an artistic director at an improv theater.

Lloyd Ahlquist. AKA “EpicLLOYD," is the co-creater of "Epic Rap Battles" (along with his partner Peter Shukoff) one of his three YouTube channels. “Epic Rap Battles” has received four “Streamy Awards” and has had over 1 billion views. That’s “billion” with a “b.” Lloyd’s solo YouTube channel, “Dis Raps For Hire,” has had over a quarter million views. Lloyd was one of the founding members of Mission IMPROVable, and continues to perform in “The Grind” at his M.I. Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica

The touring company members of Mission IMPROVable find out how good Agent TRAILMIX's driving skills are, get caught up in a rousing game of nut tag, plus a bunch of other stuff happens while they're on a "secret mission". Tune in if you dare...   TOUR SCHEDULE | BOOKINGTWITTER @MiTourCoINSTAGRAM@MiTourCoFACEBOOK/MISSIONIMPROVableVINE/MiProductionsYOUTUBE/MissionIMPROVable

The guys from the Mission Improvable touring company have A LOT of time to kill. Join them in the tour bus (ok, it's a van) for stories from the road, improv games and a lot of laughs. TOUR SCHEDULE | BOOKINGTWITTER @MiTourCoINSTAGRAM@MiTourCoFACEBOOK/MISSIONIMPROVableVINE/MiProductionsYOUTUBE/MissionIMPROVable

Ep. 006 - LAUREN FLANS  In the Westcast Studio, the guys are joined by talented improviser and world traveler, Lauren Flans  (Boom Chicago, Lost Moon Radio, Mission IMPROVable, Wild N Out).  She talks about her experiences on the Second City Touring Boats using Coronas as currency, being denied the drums at an early age, and logicking her way through a season as a cast regular on MTV's Wild N Out.  They talk working with friends in the creative context of her wildly popular Lost Moon Radio live show.  Up top, Sean & Chris talk Halloween costumes and Chris's 10 Year college reunion.  Enjoy!         

Actor Aaron Krebs stops by the studio and discusses daylight savings time, starting Mission Improvable and more! http://boxangeles.com/002

Aaron is a founding member of the long running troupe Mission Improvable that travels the country performing for colleges. He also started the Westside Comedy Theatre. He's an interesting dude to say the least. Check out http://missionimprovable.com/ and http://www.shotofrealityshow.com/ or see his TV/film credits at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1997225/ or visit his theatre in L.A. http://westsidecomedy.com/. Hosted by Rich Baker. For more info go to facebook.com/livingthedreampodcast. Email me at livingthedreampodcast@gmail.com

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