The After Improv Podcast

If you haven’t seen Jacob Russell at an improv event, you’re probably doing it wrong. This week he stops by the podcast and talks more than you’ve probably ever heard before, about improv, race, sneakers, hip-hop and more. Also, Jim tries Hennessy for the first time. It goes about how you’d expect. * Dipset * Jake the rapper * Jake’s Yes-And moment * The Banana Incident * Tony and Jake compare skin tones * Inviting mom * How improv has changed * Jake versus Jacob * Jim versus Hennessy * Each one teach one * Sneakerhead * Shoe review * Hip-hop head * THE word * ICP * “Straight out of Compton” review * Fact of the week * Comments or whatever: @tonyaugusty

Mike Ramey, founder of DetroitLaughsLouder.com and member of Unicornicopia, stops by the podcast to talk about his new website and a writing and improv odyssey that has taken him from Detroit to Chicago and back again. As usual, there are plenty of segues. This week, there’s also a Segway! And more: * Carpetbaggers * DetroitLaughsLouder.com * RSS stress * The cost of doing business * Questions, questions * Second City * Segway * Bombing in Chicago * Writing at Second City * Sitcom writing spectacular * Dealing with rejection * Back to Detroit * Unicornicopia * Planet Ant vs. Go! Comedy * Writing advice * Relaxation and creativity * Mike’s dream * Sketch 3 wrap-up * Why Detroit Laughs Louder? * Fact of the week * Comments or whatever: @tonyaugusty

This week the crew welcomes Annelyse “Killjoy-Juanye,” the wife of John from Season 3. Annelyse talks about how she got into improv, how she lived out a comedy trope from the 80s, how she met John Juayne, and more: * Setting the record straight * Annelyse’s Yes-And moment * Annelyse sings * The education of Annelyse * Family life * Fun or not fun? * No farts, please * Nun too fun in the Dominican Republic * Annelyse’s first marriage * A legend, Mr. Juayne * Catholic talk! * Writing advice * Morning pages * Halloween * The Switch Witch * Parties * Jim and John at Youmacon * Fact of the week * Comments or whatever: @tonyaugusty

This week the gang interviews a couple for the first time. Andy and Maria, recently engaged, both work in the arts in addition to doing improv, and they talk about everything from the proposal to religion to Andy being roommates with After Improv musical director Jim Harper. All this, and more: Girl time * The revelation * Andy’s Jim secret * Jim the housemate * Hyphenates * The proposal * Dark Sky Park * Astral binoculars * Picture this * Andy throws a pizza * Career paths * Everyone be third graders * The Sweet Potato song * ESL * Andy’s aspirations * Jealous Jim * Casting couch * Maria gets plagiarized * God talk * Jalopy * The Yes-And Moment * Jim’s blue gloves * Real talk * Comments or whatever: @tonyaugusty

Continuing this season’s unexpected exploration of the human body, improvisor and former gymnast Scott Thomas Icenogle stops by the After Improv studios to talk about improv … and his butt. There’s no other way to say it, folks. Scott also talks about his time at Tim Horton’s and how he got sucked into a pyramid scheme. Stay tuned for that, and more: * Too many Icenogles * Last Call * Shrag * Scott’s schooling * Mr. Intermediate * A series of unfortunate butthole events * The colonoscopy * Surgery looms * Scott the gymnast * Tough shit * Brand-new day * Scott’s yes-and moment * The accidental standup * Scott’s guitar lesson * Job update! * The Horton Diaries * Scott buys into a pyramid scheme * Scott’s Florida pyramid vacation * Picked-up artist * Job updates, Part II * Fact of the week * Comments or whatever: @tonyaugusty

Detroit improvisor and teacher Bob Wieck stops by the podcast this week to make a very special announcement about Snow Day. He also talks about his arch-nemesis, who only exists in the world of this podcast — Mike McGettigan. Plus, McGettigan and Yar get into it in class. And more: *Tony questions Bob’s Planet Ant cred *Snow Day! *The history of Snow Day *Bob’s yes-and moment *Tony gets excited about Novi *Second City-phobia *Taking the leap *Bob’s passion *Battleprov *Random shout-outs *Bob the teacher *Professor W versus McNeto *Don’t be afraid *John can’t say he’s wrong *Heather's Writer’s Blockonymous *Jim Harper, accent master *Shout-out to Baby Kozlowski *Job updates! *Pointless Theater *Fact of the week * Comments or whatever: @tonyaugusty

It’s the official opening of Season 5, meaning improv and sketch-writing classes have started up again at Planet Ant. This episode goes way off the deep end, so don’t feel bad if you forget this is ostensibly a podcast about improv. Also, go look up the word “ostensibly” right now, otherwise you’ll wonder about it the whole time you’re listening to all the things we talk about: *Sourpusses? *J.B. graduates *Wooden bowtie *The Horton Diaries *The writing class has begun *Parodies *John the bullshitter *Masturbating to anime *Tony quits cold choked chicken *Jim and John plug their YouTube channel *J.B. sells the gang on board games *Everybody looks at J.B.’s belly button *Heather’s hard times *Fact of the week *Jim puts a penny in his belly button *Everybody see Seance 13 * Comments or whatever: @tonyaugusty

The gang is back for a unprecedented fifth season and get back to basics. Heather Anonymous schools the group on her sex resume and acronyms. Everybody except Tony has job updates, and the group even does a little improv. And more: Fear not/ Beyond LGBT/ Heather Anonymous sex partner breakdown/ Jim the grocer/ John delivers/ Intern Anonymous/ Investing in death/ Special sex/ The gang does some improv/ Our sabbatical/ Class shows/ Self-review/ How to Write Funny/ Heather pranks Tony/ Warning: Jim Harper plans to shit on a Planet Ant teacher’s car/ Jim is bored/ The myth of inspiration/ Jim the golfer/ Tony’s porn sabbatical/ Heather’s Creep of the Week/ LiveJournal Theater/ Heather Taxidermonymist/ We need to get rid of the body​​

Sarah Wilder joins the gang this week, but not before she gets pulled over by the police just down the street from Tony’s house. Racial profiling? We’ll let you decide, as long as you decide the answer is yes. After celebrating her first Driving While Black experience, Sarah, a local actress, stage director and improvisor, gets down to business: One time / Hair experiments / Hi officer / Sarah’s acting journey / Obstetric obstruction / Wayne State / From actor to improviser / Jim Harper fucks around again / Mama told me not to come / Robocop vs. Black Wall Street / Yar’s tongue falls down a hill / The Harrowing / Improv for actors / The Motherfucker with the Hat / I love film but film doesn’t love me / JB fucks around / Aborted reading / Heather Anonymous’ Chicago adventure / The bet / Here / Tony ambushes Sarah with a question / The bro and burning down the house / Jim is a fucking dick / Heather’s bewildering ghost story / Heather pitches a new segment / The story of Heather’s nickname / John’s Fact of the Week / Job updates! / Keep on improving / @Tony Augusty

In this very special episode, Heather Anonymous interviews random people while drunk at the Detroit Improv Festival. Here’s who she talked to (interviewees are asked to please preserve the true identity of Heather Anonymous, as she is a working superhero) and what went down: Tony Augusty/ Audra Jantz/ Bob Wieck/ Heather’s sex confessions/ Sarah Wilder/ Mooshe Nickerson/ Mike Ramey/ Tim Lally/ Jake Russell/ Nate Hudson/ Jaclynn Cherry/ The Lemonade Incident/ Matt Penridge/ Andy Reid/ Gary Lehman (interrupted by Travis Pelto)/ Steve Sienkowski/ Sobriety test/ Jim Harper In the car/ Maggie O’Reilly/ Matt Penridge’s beer is broken/ Mitch Socia/ Is Jim Harper ticklish?/ Closing remarks by Bob Wieck