Happy Second Anniversary! In this very special episode, Craig Cackowski and Jason Mantzoukas return-- together!-- and talk about the curse of predictability, digging in with a team, Zoom and livestreams, a Gravid Water epiphany, density vs. clarity, the future of the Harold, The Party, provocative content, voice of reason techniques, Craig's unifying theory of improv, Jason's favorite things to teach, UCB blind spots, pre-show goals, living room tactics, Craig's newest coaching exercise, and more!

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Ruha Taslimi (UCB, Dropout) talks about the link between human growth and performer growth, honoroing your inner child, acting presence, longer scenes, how to access confidence, emotional exercises, 360 listening, dance comedy, vulnerability, ways to use music in improv, feeling vs. showing, audition rejection, the beauty of Harolds, elevating third beats, site-specific shows, and more!

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Will Choi (Asian AF) talks about watching his heroes perform, taking a chance, process vs. product, learning to take up space, a game-changing mindset shift, monoscenes, quitting Harolds, the origin story of Asian AF, running order strategies, support systems, editing, Das Improv Fest, bringing every day life into your scenes, and more!

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Jeff Hiller (UCB, Baby Wants Candy) talks about winning an Emmy, facing rejection, object work, reframing politeness, finding game through character, avoiding anger, emotional lenses, favorite exercises, scenic life rafts, resting the game, finding nuance, authenticity, Somebody Somewhere, playing hypocrites, and more!

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Anna Rajo (Lohan, ASSSSCAT) talks about early inspiration, making class fun, representation, takeaways from hosting jams, the importance of discomfort, how improv informs her work as a therapist and vice versa, a powerful exercise, the music of the scene, finding your personal range, her journey to and through Harold night, grieving audition results, an unconventional show creation process, and more!

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Ian Roberts (co-founder of UCB) talks about his improv origin story, being a comedy outlaw, wild bits and shows from his Chicago days, the challenges of TV development, following your creative heart, zooming in on game, the movie form, effortless laughs, playing the why, toying with expectations, the gift of parameters, peas in a pod, thoughts on tags, what he learned from Del, and more!

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Chad Damiani (Stand Up and Clown, Stamptown) talks about silent clown, audience triangulation, the clownishness of wrestling, breaking meta expectations, courting failure, audience consent, limiting a show's vocabulary, the goals of clown, how he teaches disruption, the importance of earnestness, flirting with danger, creating character bits, status flips, advice for clowns, and more!

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Anna Garcia (Dropout, UCB) talks about her theatre background, the challenge of learning game, adding whimsy to restriction, generous teammates, character lenses, an allergy to detachment, how the internet changes improv, imposter syndrome, teaching kids, a revelation about first beats, her take on live-streaming, honoring physical realities, and more!

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Dan Black (The Ultimate Improv Show) talks about pro wrestling, early comedy influences, intentional deviation in scenes, two impactful notes, comedic discipline, a hustle mentality, personalizing your tool belt, accessible forms, how improv helps stand-up and vice versa, winning a crowd, advice for producers, incremental success, and more!

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Jiavani (Dropout, UCB) talks about eliminating hierarchy, evolving musical improv, international cross-pollination, sitting in the truth, genuine commitment, silent soundtrack, Dropout, returning to short form, battling stereotypes, honoring an audience, going hard immediately, a psychic improv moment, and more!

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