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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Matt Walsh (Veep, co-founder of UCB) talks about his early Chicago days, using improv to write narrative musicals, his approach to character, making concessions for the sake of comedy, pushing vs. following, "responsible" improv, subversive comedy, the origin and history of UCB, perspective-driven games, how they developed the UCB manual, top of intelligence play, the importance of experimentation, and more!

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Dylan Reiff and Kristen Schier (Kickstand Comedy) talk about their improv origins in Chicago and Philly, using comedy to effect change, the intersection of improv and scripts, sandbox spaces, comedic tension, product vs. process, upgrading "yes and", finding humanity in your scenes, inviting evolution, blending premise and organic improv, personalizing your play, community-centered spaces, advice for newer improvisers, and more!

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Shannon O'Neil (The Stepfathers, RaaaatScraps) talks about her early UCB days, if this / then what, bursts of chaos, scenic confessions, thoughts on curriculum,major takeaways from her time as AD of UCBNY, planning and running DCM, favorite bit shows, experimental techniques, the current UCBNY, Fwand, The Stepfathers, setting goals for shows, helpful teaching exercises, and more!

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Jeff Whitaker (F*ck This Month) talks about starting out in Austin, the value of interning, producing successful shows, ticket prices, audience psychology, end-of-show connections, theatrical devices, finding your voice, succeeding without Harold night, interview techniques, navigating darkness, getting on the same page, simplifying game, the anatomy of a perfect team, and more!

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Caroline Cotter (ASSSSCAT, Conan) talks about fear, perseverance, replaying good moves, being "the woman", impulsive moves, grabbing tiny gifts, silly play, good and bad pattern games, experimental Harolds, thoughts on openings, organic/premise blends, warmups, lessening competition, buying time in scenes, and more!

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Lamar Woods (The Big Team, New Girl) talks about authenticity, the intersection of his careers as a rapper and comedian, being malleable, believable acting, patience, using improv in writers' rooms, building your toolbox, varying approaches to comedy, alter egos, playing with status, honest responses in scenes, and more!

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