Join comedians James Mastraieni and Mike McLendon for Open to Suggestion, the show where they open with an idea, improvise from it, and break down how it all works.
 
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Join comedians James Mastraieni and Mike McLendon for Open to Suggestion, the show where they open with an idea, improvise from it, and break down how it all works. Get more at backdrop.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join comedians James Mastraieni and Mike McLendon for Open to Suggestion, the show where they open with an idea, improvise from it, and break down how it all works.
 
Get more at <a href="http://backdrop.fm" rel="noopener noreferrer">backdrop.fm</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Open to Suggestion (Trailer)

What if one idea was all you needed to create something? Every week, we open the show by suggesting a new source of inspiration. Maybe it’s a word, a story, an interview, or something pulled from the strangest corners of the internet. From there, James Mastraieni, Mike McLendon, and a rotating cast of comedians take that spark and turn it into something completely improvised. No scripts. No plan. Just the joyful chaos of long-form improv.

Plus, Backdrop.fm subscribers get even more: James and Mike aren’t just performers—they’re longtime improv teachers with distinct styles. Beyond the laughs, they’ll share exercises, games, and shop talk, sometimes pulling guest performers into the mix. It’s part show, part workshop, part resource: a peek into how improv works, and why it works.

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What if one idea was all you needed to create something? Every week, we open the show by suggesting a new source of inspiration. Maybe it’s a word, a story, an interview, or something pulled from the strangest corners of the internet. From there, James Mastraieni, Mike McLendon, and a rotating cast of comedians take that spark and turn it into something completely improvised. No scripts. No plan. Just the joyful chaos of long-form improv. Plus, Backdrop.fm subscribers get even more: James and Mike aren’t just performers—they’re longtime improv teachers with distinct styles. Beyond the laughs, they’ll share exercises, games, and shop talk, sometimes pulling guest performers into the mix. It’s part show, part workshop, part resource: a peek into how improv works, and why it works.

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