Improv Interviews

Beth Boynton - Medical Improv by Margot Escott

Join me to listen the the fascinating and very funny improv master Nick Johne. An alumnus of Toronto’s award-winning Second City Main Stage cast, Nick Johne has been teaching improvisation in various capacities since 1983. He is currently teaching at The Second City Chicago and in the Theater Department of DePaul University where he is adjunct faculty. He has performed all over the world and was an original member of the workshop production of the Tony award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Nick Johne currently lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.

Improv Interview Dave Razowsky by Margot Escott

Kelly Leonard is the Executive Director of Insights and Applied Improvisation at The Second City and Second City Works. His book, “Yes, And: Lessons from The Second City” was released to critical acclaim in 2015 by HarperCollins and was praised by Michael Lewis in Vanity Fair who called it “...an excellent guide to the lessons that have bubbled up in Second City’s improv workshops.” Kelly is a popular speaker on the power of improvisation to transform people’s lives. He has presented at The Aspen Ideas Festival, The Code Conference,TEDx Broadway, Chicago Ideas Festival, The Stanford Graduate School of Business and for companies such as Coca Cola, Microsoft, Memorial Sloan Kettering and DDB Worldwide. Kelly co-created and co-directs a new initiative with the Center for Decision Research at the Booth School at the University of Chicago, The Second Science Project, that looks at behavioral science through the lens of improvisation. He also hosts the podcast, “Getting to Yes, And,” for Second City Works and WGN radio that features interviews with thought leaders such as Simon Sinek, Adam Grant, Gretchen Rubin, Dan Pink and Brene Brown.

For over twenty years, Kelly oversaw Second City’s live theatrical divisions where he helped generate original productions with such talent as Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, Steve Carell, Keegan Michael Key, Amy Sedaris and others. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Anne Libera and their children Nick and Nora.

Twitter: @KLsecondcity

Improv Interview with Jill Bernard by Margot Escott

SANDY BRUCE - PIONEER IN IMPROV FOR ASD by Margot Escott

Listen to the exciting improv program created by Wendy Rush and Tom McCourt for the Las Vegas Juvenile Offenders program. This unique program will also serve the parents as well.

Meet Stephnie Anderson - improviser, performer, teacher and much more!

Meet the delightful Ted DesMaisons. Ted is known for his work with Mindfulness and Improv. He is an inspiring and lovely man!

Listen as Michael Golding shares his journey in improvisational theatre for over 40 years. He was mentored by the "Father of Improv" David Shepherd and wrote and produced the documentary, "David Shepherd: A lifetime of Improvisational Theatre".