This week is a bumper episode, chocked full of tangents!

Melina Fiol is back to update us on her experiences as a female on the comedy circuit and she has so much insight to share that will leave you all with much food for thought.

Iain starts the show off by remembering HRH Queen Elizabeth II as the sad news of her passing was announced just before the episode was recorded. He once had the honour of going to Buckingham Palace & it didn’t exactly go smoothly…

Melina is living her dream on the comedy circuit, but not everything is as dreamy as she had hoped. Find out all about it in this very open and honest chat.

It’s time to sit back, relax and find out all about Melina’s true story of making people laugh.

This week we celebrate episode 70 with our host Iain Luke Jones giving us all an update on some fantastic developments in his personal and improv life.

There was a guest lined up, but it sadly fell through at the last minute, but this being an improv podcast meant that the show was able to go on regardless, just with a little change of direction. Celebrating 70 episodes alone is reason enough for a check in with Iain, but with the fantastic news he has to share it certainly deserved the time for his story to be told.

Thank you all for your continued support of the show! We really appreciate each and every single one of you.

Now it's time to sit back, relax and discover the true power of embracing a 'Yes And' mentality.

This week we have something a little different for you. We love talking to improvisoers about their improv journeys and about a whole variety of improv related topics, but we are also keen to discuss other passions that improvisers may have.

Our host Iain has mentioned in many of the show chats over the years that he is a big fan of the Aussie TV soap 'neighbours' and as it happens so are previous show guests San George and Kat Cooke.

On 29th July 2022 Channel 5 aired the final ever episode of Neighbours in the UK and this was a very sad day indeed for Neighbours fans all over the world.

Iain, San and Kat decided to get together and talk about the show that they have loved all of their lives and how genuinly upset they all are now that it has come to an end.

It is definitley a little something different, but there are still some links to improv that will shed light on a few things in terms of how Iain's improv brain works.

Think about something you absolutely adore and then think about how you would feel if somebody took it away from you. That is how Iain, San and Kat feel & they want to share their feelings with you all.

So sit back, relax and enjoy discovering the true story of how everybody really does need good Neighbours.

This week we welcome Charly Murgatroyd to the show and we can’t wait for you to hear what she has to say! Charly only started improvising in October 2021, but if you saw her perform you would swear she has been doing it her whole life.

In this chat Iain and Charly very quickly get into the topic of ADHD and from there the chat just explodes into all sorts of interesting avenues that really makes you appreciate the wonderful people of the improv community.

This is one of those chat that leaves you with plenty of food for thought and we can’t wait for you to hear it. So sit back, relax and enjoy discovering Charley’s true story about making stuff up.

This week we are super excited to welcome Michael Ananins back to the show! Michael first appears on the show back in episode 3 and a lot has happened since then. Michael has recently given stand up comedy a go and he and Iain have a great chat breaking down the art of stand up. There is of course loads of great improv chat and Michael has many incredible stories to tell, and one story in particular that involves him meeting Bob Geldof!

It’s a really great chat that we can’t wait for you to hear! So sit back, relax and enjoy more of Michael’s true story about making stuff up.

Heather is a relatively new improviser, but if you saw her perform you would never know it!

She has such a natural flare for it and to top it off she is a genuinely lovely person. During this chat Iain and Heather talk through her journey to improv and find out exactly how it came about that a physicist with barely any experience in performing arts came to discover a passion for improv. We also discover that Heather and Iain share many geeky interests and we delve into some Star Wars chat and discover how Heather ended up meeting actual Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill!

It’s a really fun chat that we know you will love, so sit back, relax and enjoy Heather’s true story about making stuff up.

Tom is a drama student with a real passion for improv & he is at a very exciting stage of his life where there are so many possibilities ahead of him.

During the conversation we get to hear about Tom's improv journey into improv and into LCI & we learn how LCI has helped him to expand his improv horizons.

During this chat Tom mentions that he thinks Colin Mochrie is 72. Iain just accepted this at the time, but felt it was not quite accurate. Research was conducted and it seems the age estimation was indeed a tad high. Colin is a spritely 64 (at the time of recording).

It's an informative chat that is full of fun little tidbits and we can't wait for you to hear it!

So sit back, relax and enjoy Tom's true story of making stuff up.

We are super excited to finally welcome Stu Hughes to the show!

Stu is a fantastic improviser and an even better human being and we know you are going to love this chat with him.

Among the many things covered, Stu and Iain talk about how improv helps with confidence issues and how improv can genuinely help to change your life. They delve into the topic of short form vs long form and there’s also lots of fun chat about writing sketch comedy, the Oickers members of the LCI community and how Stu discovered improv and specifically LCI in the first place. They also both discover a mutual love of co-operative board games!

It’s a really great chat that we are excited to share with you. So sit back, relax and enjoy Stu’s story about making stuff up.

Jamie is an incredibly creative individual who has recently discovered and fallen in love with improv. He is a very open individual and he gives us a great insight into his life journey that led him to LCI. He is a wonderful artist and he and Iain get into a great chat about what makes art successful and is it really worth what some people pay for it?

It’s another fascinating chat with one of the newer members of the LCI community and we can’t wait for you to hear it!

So sit back, relax and enjoy Jamie’s true story about making stuff up.

This week we welcome back friend of the show Sekki Tabasuares to discuss the topic 'Planning an Improv session' with our host Iain Luke Jones.

There are lots of things to take into consideration when running an improv session and Iain and Sekki talk in depth about the thought process leading into preparing an improv session.

It is a really great chat as always and we can't wait for you to hear it!