By Avish Parashar and Mike Worth
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In a World…where we are still on our "Summer" Hiatus, so to tide you over we have created a new Clip Show!
We hope to be back soon, but in the meanwhile please enjoy this episode which features six different improv games, one from each of the first 6 episodes of 2022.
This "episode" is just a quick announcement - we are takinga. break for the summer and hope to be back soon. In the meantime, this would be a perfect time to go back into our back catalog and listen to all those episodes you may have missed in the past!
In a World of…criminals who operate above the law, one man, Simon, along with his sentient Volkswagen Minibus, is a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the Department of Unending Charity, Humanity, and Excellence. Stumbling on a plot where a small community is about to be devastated by an evil man who seeks to further his own ends, Simon must get involved and protect the innocent, the helpless and the powerless.
This episode features the improv games Best of Times, Worst of Times, Last Letter, First Letter, 2-Word Typewriter, Pardon, and Cutting Room.
About This Episode
In this episode, we pay homage to Knight Rider (and other “vehicle based TV shows from the 80s…”). In the 80s, there was a string of TV shows featuring a man with a very cool vehicle, and each week he would arrive in a small town and stumble upon a criminal enterprise, usually where a rich powerful man was taking advantage of a good-hearted, community minded, small business owner. There was a LOT of shows like this, but only one with a sentient, talking car, so that’s the way we went!
Links:
Knight Rider on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider_(1982_TV_series)
Time Codes
Discussing the Genre, Tropes, and Outline: 05:03
Start of show: 19:02
Improv Game - Best of Times, Worst of Times: 22:19
Bugged By Crime Music Intro (a la Knight Rider): 30:48
Improv Game - First Letter, Last Letter: 32:52
Improv Game - 2-Word Typewriter: 45:22
Improv Game - Pardon: 1:00:15
Improv Game - Cutting Room: 1:09:41
End of show, into announcements: 1:23:41
More Information About the Show, Mike, and Avish
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Avish’s site: www.AvishParashar.com
Mike’s site: www.MikeWorthMusic.com/
In a World…where the last unexplored frontier on Earth is not on Earth, but under it. Deep under water. One deep water crew, with the best of intentions of finding healing algae, will release something that was never meant to be released. Can they survive the wet slimy death creature…?
This episode features the improv games Last Letter First Letter, Emotional List, Ding, and Cutting Room.
About This Episode
In this episode, we pay homage to underwater sci-fi horror movies. Basically, these movies are all knock-offs of Alien, just instead of being set in space they are set at the bottom of the ocean (No on can hear you scream there either). There was a year in the 80’s where six(!) of these movies were released, but there have been some more recent releases in this sub-genre, like Underwater with Kristen Stewart.
Links
Leviathan on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(1989_film)
Deep Star Six on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeepStar_Six
Time Codes
Discussing the Genre, Tropes, and Outline: 04:35
Start of show: 20:22
Improv Game - Last Letter, First Letter: 25:58
Improv Game - Emotional List: 39:34
Improv Game - Ding: 50:18
Improv Game - Cutting Room: 1:04:06
End of show, into announcements: 1:20:04
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Mike’s site: www.MikeWorthMusic.com/
This episode features the improv games A to Z, Theater Genres, Murphy’s Law, and Cutting Room.
About This Episode
In this episode, we pay homage to those movies where man is hunted for sport. This is a style of movie that gets remade over and over, and it is usually ridiculous and almost always fun. Being an improv comedy thing, ours sort of expands the boundaries of the genre with some, er, fantasy and sci-fi elements…
Links
The Most Dangerous Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game_(1932_film)
Surviving the Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surviving_the_Game
The Hunt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_(2020_film)
Hard Target: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Target
Time Codes
Discussing the Genre, Tropes,and Outline: 04:52
Start of show: 19:26
Improv Game - A to Z: 24:58
Improv Game - Theater Genres: 34:20
Improv Game - Murphy’s Law: 50:23
Improv Game - Cutting Room: 1:01:04
End of show, into announcements: 1:09:56
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Mike’s site: www.MikeWorthMusic.com/
In a World of fantastical creatures, fire demons, castles, spears carrying swords, and more, one girls will find herself on a quest to rescue her best friend and save a world, all at the same time. Along the way she will overcome obstacles, make allies, and tap into her inner strength.
This episode features the improv games A to Z, Timed Styles, Gibberish Switch, and Cutting Room.
About This Episode
In this episode, we pay homage to those fun, sometimes cute, sometimes scary, often bewildering kids movies where a child finds themselves in a fantasy world and encounters a variety of dangers and creatures. Who are usually made up and have crazy, weird names. And who are portrayed by puppets. It’s a lot of fun, and we managed to capture the feel of these wacky, charming movies (if we do say so ourselves…).
Links
Labyrinth on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(1986_film)
The Neverending Story on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_NeverEnding_Story_(film)
Time Codes
Segment 1 - Discussing the Genre. Tropes, and Outline: 04:22
Start of show: 18:03
Improv Game - A to Z: 21:20
Improv Game - Timed Styles: 31:02
Improv Game - Gibberish Switch: 38:58
Improv Game - Cutting Room: 48:41
End of show, into announcements: 1:03:13
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Mike’s site: www.MikeWorthMusic.com/
In a world…where some people dream of being a Mountie, while others are just trying to get a new start on life, one group of hapless misfits will attempt to come together to join one of the most elite crime fighting organizations in the world: The Mounties!
This episode features the improv games Trailer in a Minute, Superheroes, Blind Line, Emotional Lists, and Cutting Room.
About This Episode
In this episode, we pay homage to “Training Movies.” The movies where the bulk of the story involves the training of a group of varied misfits (sometimes who are little more than cliches or stereotypes) learning how to come together so they can graduate. We focused mostly on comedies, like Stripes, Police Academy, and Feds, but in the episode we realized that a lot of movies fall into this category, like Top Gun and Full Metal Jacket!
More:
Links
Stripes on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripes_(film)
Police Academy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Academy_(film)
Feds on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feds
Time Codes
Discussion the Genre, Tropes, and Outline: 06:33
Start of show: 23:30
Improv Game - Trailer in a Minute: 25:38
Improv Game - Superheroes: 30:23
Improv Game - Blind Line: 43:43
Improv Game - Emotional Lists: 56:43
Improv Game - Cutting Room: 58:03
End of show, into announcements: 1:21:12
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This week features a “very special episode” of the podcast! No, there is no deep life lesson about growing up, family, or safety, but there is learning…
In this episode, Mike and Avish take a break from the improv performance to take a look back at the first six episodes of this year and share their thoughts on each episode as a whole, ideas on the creative storytelling process, and their reflections and feedback on some of the improv games they played on those episodes.
It’s a fun episode that still has lots of humor in it, but it is also a great chance to see a little bit begins the scenes and get some ideas on creativity, storytelling, and improv comedy!
If you like this format, let us know as we are thinking of making it a regular thing.
On this episode we discuss the following episodes (with time codes if you want to jump to a specific one):
Washing Away With Beauty (Disney): 04:54
Building Love (Romantic Comedy): 12:57
Destructible Future Cyberman (Dystopian Sci-Fi Action Police): 19:37
Gargle (teen Slasher): 25:47
Climbing Intensely Down (Undercover Adrenaline Cop): 32:51
Hedgehog-Man (MCU Origin Movie): 41:01
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Description:
In a World…Where some will do anything to forward their agenda, one group or terrorist vegans will slap down the white house in an attempt to veganize the world. Only one man, the President of the United States himself, can stop the terrorists, rescue the hostages and prevent the White House from being completely slapped!
This episode features the improv games Prologue in a Minute, Last Letter, First Letter, Scene No Letter, Best of Times, Worst of Times, Cutting Room.
About This Episode
In this episode, we pay homage to a truly ridiculous genre: White House Action movies! The ones where the president’s abode (or plane) is under attack, and it is up to the president to jump into action hero mode and stop the bad guys. These movies are usually not very good but also usually very entertaining. We certainly had a lot of fun performing it. And remember, we intend no offense towards vegans…
Links
Air Force One on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One_(film)
White House Down on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Down
Olympus Has Fallen on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Has_Fallen
Time Codes
Discussion the Genre, Tropes, and Outline: 05:01
Start of show: 18:20
Improv Game - Prologue in a Minute: 21:58
Improv Game - Last Letter, First Letter: 25:20
Improv Game - Scene No Letter: 38:32
Improv Game - Best of Times, Worst of Times: 49:47
Improv Game - Cutting Room: 1:03:25
End of show, into announcements: 1:12:11
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Mike’s site: www.MikeWorthMusic.com/
In a World…where some will do anything to uncover an ancient secret dating back thousands of years, while others will do anything to keep such things secret, one man will be swept into a race against time to ensure that the most important discovery in centuries does not fall into the wrong hands.
This episode features the improv comedy games Prologue in a Minute, Pardon, He Said She Said, Newsroom, and Cutting Room.
About This Episode
In this episode, we pay homage to the thrillers of Dan Brown, specifically his Robert Langdon books: Angels and Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, and Inferno. Which is interesting, since Mike never actually read them or saw the movies…
Links
The DaVinci Code on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code_(film)
Dan Brown on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Brown
Robert Langdon on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Langdon
Time Codes
Segment 1 - Discussion the Genre, Tropes, and Outline: 5:24
Start of show: 19:58
Improv Game - Prologue in a Minute: 22:23
Improv Game - Pardon: 24:29
Improv Game - He Said She Said: 32:49
Improv Game - Newsroom: 46:00
Improv Game - Cutting Room: 58:00
End of show, into announcements: 1:11:47
More Information About the Show, Mike, and Avish
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Avish’s site: www.AvishParashar.com
Mike’s site: www.MikeWorthMusic.com/
The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.