The Improv Chronicle Podcast

Go to a lot of improv theatre websites and alongside the classes in improv, you’ll often see classes in sketch comedy too. Why are improv and sketch such regular bedfellows and how can being an improviser help you be a better sketch writer?

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This episode features:

Shantira Jackson

Find out more about Shantira here: https://www.shantira.com

Armando Diaz

Take a sketch or improv class online at Armando's theatre here: https://magnettheater.com/

Susan Harrison

Check out the improvised podcast Susan does with Gemma Arrowsmith - "Hayley and Ruth:Two Stars" here: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/hayley_ruth_two_stars/ 

Susanyeeha on Instagram and @SueHarrison123 on Twitter 

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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Show notes:

The words improv and comedy are so regularly used together, but comedy doesn’t have to be the goal. How do we define what ‘dramatic improv’ is and how is the audience experience different?

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This show features:

Chris Lock 

Check out Chris’ podcast here: https://www.roughsketch.online/ 

Kathy Rinaldi

Check out Kathy’s team, Impromptu, here: https://impromptuimprov.com/ 

Tony Rielage

Tony runs the Dramatic Improv Festival which this year is Oct 6th - 10th. Submissions accepted until June 30th here: https://dramaticimprovfest.com/

Tony also runs the only theatre dedicated to dramatic improv. You can find out more and take classes in dramatic improv and experience it yourself here: https://www.theatremomentum.com/classes 

Rachel Thorn

Check out @sexliesimprov on Facebook and Twitter

MATES: The Improvised '90s Sitcom is @matesimprov on Facebook and Twitter

Lovefool is @lovefool90s on Facebook and Instagram

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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Just as our art form adapted by going online, online shows have adapted with the technology. As people realise that online improv is going to stay with us in some form how is technology is being used and adapted by teams to make the experience better for performers and audiences and the improv community as a whole?

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This episode features:

Stephanie Rae from The Black Improv Alliance: https://blackimprovalliance.com

Chris Griswold from Pineappl: https://pineappl.studio/

Experience Pineappl for yourself in a free drop-in workshop with Chris: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-monday-improv-comedy-drop-in-on-pineappl-registration-133052127495

Chris Mead and Katy Schutte from The Improv Place: https://theimprov.place/

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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It's nearly ten months since most live improv shows around the world paused. Some improvisers have taken their short form shows online and adapted them, other improvisers have decided to move from long form to short form as they feel it suits the medium. Is short-form better suited to our new online improv world?

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This episode features:

Kayla Parker from ACT Improv, Dallas, USA

See ACT's online shows here:

https://www.facebook.com/improvACT/videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmjbUqvqMFAlRIrTSdU109g

Sean Mason from Comedy Sportz, Manchester, UK

ComedySportz have shows every Wednesday and Saturday at 7pm GMT. You can watch and subscribe at youtube.com/cszuk

They have a foundation improv course starting 21st January. They are working with the Black Improv Alliance to offer 5 free spaces on the course. Visit: https://www.comedysportz.co.uk/foundation-improvisation-online/ to find out more and book a space.

Social Media:

www.twitter.com/comedysportz_uk

www.facebook.com/cszmanchesteruk

www.instagram.com/cszmanchester

Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway / Colin and Brad)

Stream Of Consciousness live shows every weekend https://passportshows.com/portfolio/stream-of-consciousness/

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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Extended interview material from 2020's Improv Chronicle recordings plus some words of wisdom worth repeating.

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This episode features:

Susan Messing

Rachael Mason

David Pasquesi

Louis Kornfeld and Rick Andrews

Michelle Gilliam

Improvisers from Off Key Improv, Vancouver

Mara Joy

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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What do improvisers hope 2021 brings to our artform and to their own projects? Improvisers from across the world have sent messages to The Improv Chronicle and some of improv's next generation reflect on what they want the new year to look like.

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The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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Object work - is it just a necessary evil or is the creation and continuity of imaginary objects in scenes vital. What power does object work have when it comes to affecting us, our scene partners and our audiences and where does it fit in the hierarchy of improv techniques and tools?

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Find out about this episodes contributors here:

David Raitt: https://improvillusionist.com/

Carly Smith: https://www.facebook.com/TinyStoriesImprov

Aree Witoelar: https://www.facebook.com/areewitoelarimprov/ 

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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The phrase ‘take care of your scene partner’ is used so many times in improv but what do we really mean by it? What is it we need to do to make sure our scene partner is ‘taken care of’? This episode, you hear different perspectives on this common phrase from improvisers across the world.

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This episode features:

Daniel Pitts from Sheffield UK. He is connected to and would like to promote Little Chicago Comedy in Sheffield: https://www.facebook.com/LittleChicagoComedy

Varoon Anand worked with Anshuma Kshetrapal to help create a safe space where people could look after their scene partners at Kavalya Plays in Delhi, India: https://www.kaivalyaplays.org 

Liam Webber is a performer and teacher in Nottingham. He performs and teaches across the UK and at international festivals. https://www.liamwebberimprov.co.uk - we perform together as The Clones https://www.facebook.com/TheClonesImprov 

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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Many people advise that to be a good improviser, you need to have an interesting life… so what are the things have people done, what hobbies have they taken up or professions have they worked in or life habits they’ve taken on - that have helped them in their improv.

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This episode’s guests:

Jodi Pfleghar - find out more about the groups Jodi is part of -

https://www.facebook.com/MunichBakeThis

https://www.facebook.com/impromunichorn 

And the festival she runs which is online this weekend:

https://improvember.de/ 

Jade Fearnley from Murder Inc - The Improvised Murder Mystery

www.murderincimprov.com 

Andy Johnston from The Mop and Bucket Company:

https://www.mopco.org/ 

Pat Robinson from Squares in the Round in Nottingham

Elise Rodriguez from Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota - check out her new podcast with John Gebretatose here: https://anchor.fm/eliseandjohnshow?fbclid=IwAR1uYP80xwwlYf7V12__A50cwHO5MTRUNMQhxCiwvDtC2x7TOF_DG4m4EPI 

The Improv Chronicle Podcast is produced and hosted by Nottingham improviser Lloydie James Lloyd

Theme music - Sam Plummer

Logo design - Hélène Dollie

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Any art form is subjective and can lead practitioners to question themselves, but how do experienced improvisers and improv teachers deal with the phenomenon of imposter syndrome? 

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Check out this episode’s guests:

Rhiannon Vivian: https://rhiannonvivian.com/about/ 

Sunny Dhap’s team Jumprov: https://jumprov.com

Ryan Miller: https://www.ryanmillar.com 

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