Mike McLendon (Second City, iO, UCB) talks about being an army brat, finding Comedy Sportz, the Second City cruise gig, improv bootcamp, making everything matter, end-of-show payoffs, the discipline of tags, McRib scenes, what to listen for in monologues, being a good show host, avoiding conflict, slice of life exercises, being funny vs. jokey, group games, improvised sitcoms, the future of improv, and more!

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