This week, Rob and Adam discuss Beatprov, semi-scripted works, and improvising through a script. From marketing to technique to past formats - this episode covers it all.

Also, The Backline will be travelling to Vancouver January 23rd to January 27th and running a longform intensive. Details can be found @thebacklinepodcast on Instagram or here:
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We all know the Harold, and The Montage - but what's in the in-between? Are there some formats better for new players than others?

In the final rundown of 2023, Rob and Adam share the gifts of what's making them feel thankful this holiday season.

Improv dogma tells us, "Mistakes are a gift" but are they always ... Certainly, there are miskakes you can make that derail, confuse, or even ruin a scene. So are there some moves that are better than others? What are the difference between "good mistakes" and "bad mistakes"? Is there a right kind of recklness onstage?

This week Rob and Adam discuss team bonding, alternatives to rehearsals, and if you can get better at improv by just being friends with your team. Also, an important letter from THE BACKLINE MAILBAG, featuring John from Wisconsin.

This week Adam and Rob discuss "Empty Calories" aka improv terms that don't seem to mean much in a notes session. Also Catch 23, community, and Dave Pasquesi.

This week we open up The Backline Mailbag and answer your questions about the longform format The Deconstruction. Also discussed: Future Favors the Bold, types of longform openers, 2-person improv, Cubism, and so much more.

This week, Rob and Adam open up the Backline Mailbag to answer your questions. In this episode, you'll learn about object work and why it's neccessary, building constructs from character, and why physicality can be so hard for new improvisers. PLUS Los Angeles Comicon, and the last hours of the Future Favors the Bold Kickstarter campaign. www.inked.pub/talesofthebold

We've all heard the expression "Support your partner", in this episode Rob and Adam discuss support, agitation, heightening through proximity, and dynamics. PLUS Martin Short, comedy criticism, 2000 AD and Jeopardy. Rob's graphic novel can be found at www.inked.pub/talesofthebold