This week Rob and Adam chat about improv festivals: how to run it, how to market it, and the small perks that make it all worthwhile. If you’re in Vancouver for the week of January 24th – 27th, join both Rob and Adam for THE HEAT, and The Backline Improv Intensive (details found @thebacklinepodcast on Instagram).

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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? This week, Rob and Adam discuss longform structures, the origin of The Maker, their own struggles with formats and make recommendations for new players.

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

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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 recklessness onstage?

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Not making a team can be frustrating. Not being hired by your local troupe or theatre can be heartbreaking, but that doesn’t mean you have to leave your improv journey in the hands of those theatres. You can control your improv destiny by launching your own show. Producing your own improv show is a difficult but very valuable experience.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Adam and Rob return for a new season of The Backline! This week Rob and Adam chat about beginning scenes, deals, the moment before, Johnstonian platforms, UCB initations, and anything else you could possible want to know about the first few minutes of your scene. PLUS our recent tours, Transmetropolitan and so much more.

Check out Rob’s graphic novel Future Favors the Bold at www.inked.pub/talesofthebold

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