Improv is Dead

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 audial comedy show where all of their biggest comedy perversions freely penetrate your gentle, delicate ears.

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It's our annual NYE Spooktacular where we grab a bunch of scenes that really made us chuckle hard from 2025 and slap them all into one neat little back to back package for you to consume and enjoy!

Thanks to Nick McMillin for putting this together and to all the improv perverts who sent us their favorite scenes. Thanks to everyone who listened to the pod this year new and old! Y'all rule and it makes doing the pod that much more fun when we know folks are enjoying themselves!

We'll see ya in 2026!

Episode Order of Scenes

Bathroom Hog w/ Erin Keif and Ryan Rosenberg

Shoulda Woulda Coulda

The 3 Shells with Phylicia Mcleod and Zoe Agapinan

Shirt Twins! (w/ Erin Keif and JPC)

Only Dads w/ Brenden Jennings and Mark Ratterman

Karma Sleeptra w/ Shand Thomas and Caroline Cotter

FedexCommunicated w/ Clare Ruddy and Erin Washington

Sub Snacks w/ Ollie Hobson and Lauren Summers

Chester Mode

Blazer Boys with Greg Hess and Joey Bland

Mommy and Daddy Devin Henderson and Kristen Aviles

Science Fair Slams with Ollie Hobson and Devin Henderson

Wanna Date with Erin Washington and Lauren Frost

Grimace Chair with Ella Nagle and Jake Prizant

Squish the Little Guy with JPC and Mike Brunlieb

Live from New York It's Johnny Cage with Ryan Rosenberg and Dan Lippert

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All the boys are back home for the holidays! Dan White returns for our Holiday spooktacular where we talk about the gifts we would've given had we actually bought each other gifts and then we prov it out one last time for 2025! It gets grinchy!

Sound Design by Nick McMillin

Hosts:

Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!

This week on the pod we have the return of good friend Kyle Bethea and making his pod debut, local Chicago improv titan Bill Arnett joins us to chat'n'prov about your first sip of beer, alpha dogs, Hannibalesque bears and more!

Listen to Bill on his own podcast MPZ Listening Party

Follow 3 Actors Living in a Cave for updates on live shows!

Come see Tim and Damian do it LIVE this Saturday December 20th at LSI with Dina Facklis and Abby McEnany

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This week on the pod we have the fantastically funny duo of Dina Facklis and Abby McEnany to chat'n'prov about bad hair cuts, costume parties, and more!

Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons

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This week on the pod we welcome back Andrew Lemna and Devin Henderson to chat'n'prov about Black Friday deals, Friendsgivings, and giving the perfect gift to your nieces and nephews that won't drive your siblings insane.

Sound Design by Nick McMillin

Hosts:

Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!

We're taking the week off from the main feed for the holiday, but wanted to give a little episode to gobble up! If you're not on the Patreon, this was one of our most recent bonus episodes with our friends Lauren Frost and Erin Washington!

Follow Erin and Lauren as Lerin on socials for live shows!

Hosts:

Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠,

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!

This week on the pod we do a little holiday chat'n'prov with two of the best and Mandog Pod hosts Dan Lippert and Ryan Rosenberg! We talkin' buffet's, frying turkeys, and more!

Listen to Dan and Ryan on their podcast Mandog Pod!

See them perform live as Big Grande at UCB!

Hosts:

Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠,

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!

This week we're chat'n'provin with 2/4's of Chicago's Dumb John Mike Geraghty and Linda Orr! We get into it about first jobs, fartin' on the pepperoni, and impossible word problems.

Check out Mike and Linda at iO Chicago every Wednesday night for the free show!

Hosts:

Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!

This week on the pod we've got Alex Honnet and Sophie Delaney to chat'n'prov about battle bots, the unfunny workplace friend, and sippin the water polo water.

Check out Alex every first Saturday of the month performing and producing Old Dogs Wild Hogs at the Clubhouse in LA.

Listen to Sophie on her podcast Chompin! Friends hanging out learning more about each other by what they consume!

Hosts:

Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠

Sound Design by Nick McMillin