What’s the Secret of Great Improv?
Ask 25 improvisers what the secret is and you’ll get 50 different answers In our…
How To Divine a Person’s True Personality
If you want to know someone’s true personality, play a game with them. Related to…
Is “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” Completely Improvised?
Are they making it all up? The short answer is, “Yes.” The longer answer is,…
Help! Are There Any Improv Games for Two People?
As a two-person group, we can tell you with confidence that there are dozens, if…
What’s the Difference Between Sketch Comedy and Improv?
While sketch comedy and improv are both theater-based art forms, there are basic differences between the two…
What Are Some Good Improv Scene Starters?
When it comes to scene starters, you are never constrained by time, space, or any other…
Latest posts
Always Move Forward (Even When Going Back)
The following is an excerpt from our book, The 5 Elements of Improv Improvisation has the inherent advantage of not being time-bound; we can move freely backward and forward, leaping through the time stream in the wink of an eye.…
How Do I Use Questions Productively?
In this follow-up to “How Powerful Choices Beat Questions“, we explore when and how questions can be “not bad”. Re-reading an earlier post on this blog, How Powerful Choices Beat Questions, we may have left the reader with the impression that we…
Like a Chainsaw In a Barbershop
How to keep your characters real The best comedies all have one thing in common: the characters who populate the story take everything that happens absolutely seriously. Whether they are busting Zuul, attempting to land a pilot-less airplane, or questing…
Fun and Effective Organizational Workshop Games
Whether or not attendees are there of their own volition, a facilitator has an uphill battle Having been a corporate trainer for 14 years, I can safely say my best advice is this: don’t bother with the “theatre-y” exercises. Most…
“I’m tired of Whose Line?! Are there any other improv TV shows?”
Whose Line Is It, Anyway? has dominated the TV improv scene for decades… …but yes, Virginia, there are other improv TV shows available, some better, some worse. Here’s a list of some of the major ones: It’s interesting that while…
*Please note – as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases*