Improv - The Joy of Yes!

By A.G. Pate

Join our conversations about improvisation where we swap tips and tricks, reveal our best (and worst!) improv moments, share how the joy of "Yes, and…" spills into 'real' life and, most of all, have a... more

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How many episodes does Improv - The Joy of Yes! have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.

Improv - The Joy of Yes! episodes:

March 08, 2019 S1E24 Part 1/4: Solo improvisation, LEEgion and giving credence to your imagination. Guest Lee Boyes.
Lee Boyes and I discuss vulnerability when performing solo improvisation, his solo show "LEEgion", and giving credence to our own imagination. We also talk about how you don't have to die when you're killed on stage and being mischievous.
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12min
March 01, 2019 S1E23 Part 5/5: “Christmas Boy”; using silence; committing to mistakes. Guest Quinn Contini.
In this last episode with guest Quinn Contini, we chat about LooseMoose Theatre's version of "The Christmas Carol'. I also get a practical lesson about the importance of silence. We also talk about committing to a scene even when you've done something really dumb.
www.loosemoose.com
https://www.quinncontini.com
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9min
February 22, 2019 S1E22 Part 4/5: Reckless vs dangerous improv; the character of Lucien. Guest Quinn Contini.
Part 4 of 5. In this episode, Quinn and I discuss:
• doing improv during a sketch comedy where everything is rehearsed;
• the difference between being reckless on stage and being dangerous;
• where the character of Lucien came from and how Lucien takes over on stage.
www.marvnberry.com
www.quinncontini.com
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10min
February 15, 2019 S1E21 Part 3/5: Talking about Offbook: The Improvised Musical. Guest Quinn Contini.
Part 3 of 5. In this episode, guest Quinn Contini and I chat about how he got started with Offbook, our favourite Offbook shows, moving beyond just being funny, favourite improv scenes and personal improv goals.
www.rapidfiretheatre.com/cast/troupes/off-book/
www.quinncontini.com
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11min
February 08, 2019 S1E20 Part 2/5: Playing a bad guy; committing to scenes; giving good notes. Guest Quinn Contini.
Part 2 of 5. In this scene, Quinn Contini and I discuss the joy of playing the bad guy, what happens if you don't fully commit in a scene and the importance of giving critical notes to others.
www.quinncontini.com
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12min
February 01, 2019 S1E19 Part 1/5: Finding the magic, the speed and the 'oops' of improv. Guest Quinn Contini.
Part 1 of 5. In this episode, Quinn Contini and I chat about how he got started in improv, what he enjoys most about it, the speed of fun, playing characters & accents and how 'oops' may be the perfect mainframe for improv.
www.loosemoose.com
www.rapidfiretheatre.com
www.grindstonetheatre.ca
www.marvnberry.com
www.quinncontini.com
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11min
January 25, 2019 S1E18 Part 4/4: Improv as a disposable art form; Best/worst game. Guest Joleen Ballendine.
Part 4 of 4. Joleen Ballendine and I talk about how improv is made to be 'in the moment', our favourite (and not-so-favourite improv games) and advice to new improvisers.
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11min
January 18, 2019 S1E17 Part 3/4: Proudest improv moments; gender & diversity. Guest Joleen Ballendine.
Part 3 of 4. Guest star Joleen Ballendine talks about her proudest improv moments, “Rå Power”, the changes she's seen in improv regarding gender roles and gender balance and the importance of diversity and inclusion.
https://rapidfiretheatre.com/cast/troupes/ra-power/
www.rapidfiretheatre.com
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13min
January 11, 2019 S1E16 Part 2/4: Feeling lost in a scene; Keeping it fresh. Guest Joleen Ballendine.
Part 2 of 4. Guest star Joleen Ballendine talks about OffBook: The Improvised Musical, feeling lost in a scene, not worrying about whether the potatoes get to the client and keeping it fresh,
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10min
January 04, 2019 S1E15 Part 1/4: Chasing the fear; being nervous on stage. Guest Joleen Ballendine.
Part 1 of 4. Joleen Ballendine talks about how she got started in improv, how embracing 'yes…and" led to being on the TV show "Caution: May Contain Nuts", chasing the fear and how being nervous on stage is a good thing.
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10min

FAQs about Improv - The Joy of Yes!:

How many episodes does Improv - The Joy of Yes! have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.