Improv is Dead

By Tim Lyons

Improv is Dead is an immersive comedy podcast hosted by Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White. Every week we chat 'n prov, then apply some slick post-production effects, to create a totally unique sh... more

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Improv is Dead episodes:

July 20, 2021 Doug Gut w/ Damian Anaya (Rerelease)
Dan and Tim are taking the month of July off to work on our little bottom tans and gear up for a new and improv-ed season 2! This is one of our all time favorites with our best buddy Damian Anaya. Take a listen and if you can, Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Pods! You can also support the pod at Patreon.com/improvisdead to get all of our bonus content from Season 1. 40+ Bonus eps and deleted scenes you've never heard before!
FUDGE! Damian Anaya joins Tim and Dan for another FUDGE episode of Improv is Dead!
They chat ‘n ‘prov about Damian's autumn drive to Buffalo, Haunted Houses, and the first time Dan heard his dad say the F-word.
Damian, Tim, and Dan have played together for years as FUDGE. Their three-year run at iO Chicago cost Tim ~$38,000 in Jameson bar tabs.
Performers:
Damian Anaya (@DamianAnaya)
Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)
Dan White (@atdanwhite)
Support the pod! Join our Patreon for an extended version of this episode, weekly bonus episodes, and additional premium content. www.Patreon.com/improvisdead
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1h 6min
July 13, 2021 Cold Feet with Mike Brunlieb, Emma Pope, and Lindsey Smith
Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!
Mike Brunlieb, Emma Pope, and Lindsey Smith improvise off of the suggestion "Second Life".
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21min
July 06, 2021 Evan 911 w/ John Patrick Coan (Rerelease)
Dan and Tim are taking the month of July off to work on our little bottom tans and gear up for a new and improv-ed season 2! This is one of our favorite and earliest episodes of Improv is Dead with John Patrick Coan of Hey Riddle Riddle and Billbuds. Take a listen and if you can, Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Pods! You can also support the pod at Patreon.com/improvisdead to get all of our bonus content from Season 1. 40+ Bonus eps and deleted scenes you've never heard before!
JPC joins Tim and Dan to chat 'n 'prov about roommate drama, JPC's hat collection, and the dangers of Twitch streaming.
Performers:
JPC (@JPsoFLY)
Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)
Dan White (@atdanwhite)
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55min
June 29, 2021 EP 40: The Improv is Dead Virtual Live Show Spooktacular
It's finally here! The Improv is Dead Virtual Live Show Spooktacular went off with several hitches, mainly your main two hosts internet connections giving out completely about 30 minutes in! This is a mix of the show just before the tech went south and another raw audio set we did afterwards with our very gracious guests!
Thanks to Damian Anaya, Waleed Mansour, Ella Nagle, Becca Slack, and Shadee Vossoughi for joining us both live and after on zoom to record the extra set! We had a blast all around!
Thank you to everyone who has listened over the last year and make producing this podcast one of the most rewarding experiences of our improv careers. We're super excited to bring Season 2 to you in August with new and classic guests, a streamlined form, and even more improv!
Support the Pod! Join our Patreon for deleted scenes, weekly bonus episodes, and additional premium content. www.Patreon.com/improvisdead
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1h 4min
June 22, 2021 Mike's Hard Dune (w/ Colleen Doyle & Dana Quercioli)
Don't miss our first ever live show!
Monday, 6/28 at 7PM CT
You can watch our feed on YouTube or Twitch.
This week Tim and Dan are joined by the hilarious Colleen Doyle and Dana Quercioli! They chat n' prov about the best carbonated water (Cherry Bubbly), getting swoll in a one bedroom apartment, and finding small pleasures while burning out slowly.
Colleen and Dana are cohosts of the hilarious improv comedy podcast Those Who Aunt. You can listen here and follow the show on social media @thosewhoaunt!
Improv set begins around 23:40.
Performers:
Colleen Doyle (@AnyangHello)
Dana Quercioli (@DtotheQ)
Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)
Dan White (@atdanwhite)
Support the pod!
Join our Patreon for an extended version of this episode, weekly bonus episodes, and additional premium content. www.Patreon.com/improvisdead
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1h 2min
May 13, 2021 UNLOCKED! Bonus Episode : Sex Robot Engineers (w/ Damian Anaya)
Unlocked from behind the Patreon paywall!
Join our Patreon at www.Patreon.com/improvisdead
For $5 a month, you'll receive weekly bonus episodes just like this one as well as deleted scenes from of our main feed episodes, access to our discord, and additional premium content.
Enjoy the show? Help us keep making it! Join our Patreon today.
Episode Info
The bad boys of FUDGE are back at it this week with a nasty, dirty little scene request. This week's scene request comes from @FIERCExFENIX:
"A team of engineers is developing the first sex robot, but they realize quickly that they are all super nerds and have no sexual experience."
This episode was one of our weekly bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon subscribers.
Performers:
Damian Anaya (@DamianAnaya)
Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)
Dan White (@atdanwhite)

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36min
May 04, 2021 Pool Newsletter (w/ Steve Han and Henrik Blix)
This week, Tim has gone Suburban Commando and is living it up in his home town for the summer. Dan and Tim talk Siren Head and the unsettling nature, but ultimately not super scary (to Dan) character along with abandoned staircases to nowhere and health care bills.
Then we chat'n'prov with Steve Han and Henrik Blinx for a convo about moving, living in an influencers world, and dreaming about our neighbors.
Performers:
Steve Han (@SteyonceKnowles)
Henrik Blix (@Henrikontheweb)
Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)
Dan White (@atdanwhite)
Support the pod! Join our Patreon for an extended version of this episode, weekly bonus episodes, and additional premium content. www.Patreon.com/improvisdead
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48min
April 27, 2021 Parrot Plunge (w/ Dina Facklis and Brad Morris)
Then Dina Facklis and Brad Morris stop by to chat about the origins of their long running iO show Stubs, Dina's subsequent show Stubs 2, and a litany of other shows they played during their time together in Chicago.
Performers:
Dina Facklis (@dfack71)
Brad Morris (@bradmorris773)
Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)
Dan White (@atdanwhite)
Support the pod!
Improv Is Dead is listener funded. Join our Patreon to support the show! You'll get deleted scenes, weekly bonus episodes, and additional premium content. www.Patreon.com/improvisdead
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1h 4min
April 13, 2021 Oops, All Smeagols (w/ Jordan Lee Cohen, Rachel Paige Smith, and Garrett Williams)
This week Tim is in the middle of saying a bitter sweet goodbye to his apartment of 5 years and a bunch of character props from his time in Chicago comedy. Dan gives us the 411 on two new Hulu documentaries including "WeWork: Or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn" and "The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story". Two very long titles and very different documentaries according to Dan "I had one glass of red wine" White.
They're then joined by comedy heavy weights Jordan Lee Cohen, Rachel Paige Smith, and Garrett Williams to chat'n'prov about new beginnings, first time drag experiences, and missing out on after prom!
Performers:
Jordan Lee Cohen (@aVeryhotwoman)
Rachel Paige Smith (@RachelPaigeSmit)
Garrett Williams (@BadBoyGarGar)
Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)
Dan White (@atdanwhite)
Support the pod! Join our Patreon for an extended version of this episode, weekly bonus episodes, and additional premium content. www.Patreon.com/improvisdead
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44min
March 23, 2021 The Clock Rings at Midnight (w/ Kevin Bigley)
We're joined by Amazon Prime's UPLOAD's Kevin Bigley to chat'n'prov about Covid protocols on set, living in Vancouver, scary movies, and lazy table magic.
You can check out Kevin's new book Comaville over on Amazon!
(Improv starts at around 32:00)
Performers:
Kevin Bigley (@KevinBigley)
Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)
Dan White (@atdanwhite)
Support the pod! Join our Patreon for an extended version of this episode, weekly bonus episodes, and additional premium content. www.Patreon.com/improvisdead
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50min

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How many episodes does Improv is Dead have?

The podcast currently has 300 episodes available.

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