Improviser Bob Dassie (Community, Casa de mi Padre) stops by the studio and discusses his cooking rituals, training under improv legend Del Close and more!

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- Box rants BS tickets.
- Drinking, rituals and recording sets.
- Growing up in Streamwood, IL and playing the saxophone in high school.
- Attending community college, then Northern Illinois University and working with computers.
- Starting out at Second City Northwest, then iO and training under Del Close.
- Having teachers like Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell and not-odd, but career worthy jobs
- Touring with Second City and performing in WeirDass w/ a significant other.
- Getting married and moving to Los Angeles the day after.
- Performing in NYC w/ UCB and favorite part of LA.
- Helping the iO West start, having kids and getting a theatrical agent.
- The love of improv, return to teaching at NOW and favorite performance space.
- Bob describes what he does in three words and gives his logline.
- Bob discusses who he enjoys to watch and who he'd like to work with.
- Bob's favorite thing he has done and how he defines success.
- Choose your own adventure sign-off.

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