Yes, Also

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Yes, Also episodes

May 21, 2024 Yes, Also - Julie Brister
Julie Brister (UCB, WGIS) talks about self-doubt, her beginnings in New York in the late 80’s, the start of UCBNY, being taught by Ian Roberts and Amy Poehler, improvising on Zoom, teaching internationally, opinions on forms, learning to listen, her trick for remembering suggestions, finding characters through physicality, her love of selfish characters, and more!
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1 hr 10 min
May 14, 2024 Yes, Also - Carl Tart
Carl Tart (Grand Crew, In the Know), talks about improv as basketball, how to move a scene forward as the voice of reason character, Carl’s early days as a background actor, his training at Second City, how he deals with not getting laughs, working on Grand Crew, improv as a way to sharpen your instincts, the comedic voices that shaped him, and more!
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1 hr 4 min
May 13, 2024 Yes, Also - Jake Jabbour
Jake Jabbour (founder of WE Improv) talks about the origin and philosophy of his school, cultivating non-judgmental awareness, improv as a window into self, Jake’s epic nine-audition journey to Harold night, holding scenes loosely, external vs. internal validation, aiming for surprise in scenes, advanced moves for established groups, and more!Access to double the content and other perks at ⁠⁠yesalso.supercast.com⁠⁠!
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1 hr 19 min
April 30, 2024 Yes, Also - Vic Michaelis
Vic Michaelis (Dropout's Very Important People) shares their insights on filmed improv, the power of an audience to determine the fate of a show, Dropout TV, Vic’s reinvention as an actor, the gift of obstacles, approaching improv mathematically, how to mark your improvement, the X factor of team chemistry, examples of favorite object work, and more!
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1 hr 10 min
April 23, 2024 Yes, Also - Brendan Hunt
Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso’s co-creator and Coach Beard) drops by to talk about the Chicago improv scene of the 90’s, the perceived long form / short form divide, his journey to and through Boom Chicago, how emotional growth can help your improv, the importance of practice, the origins of Ted Lasso, his new solo show, hilariously nightmarish corporate shows, and more!
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1 hr 10 min
April 16, 2024 Yes, Also - Oscar Montoya
On this week's episode, Oscar Montoya (Minx, Eurovangelists) talks about his his rocky start with improv, his move from New York to LA, owning your playfulness, the importance of playing with honesty, seeing your characters as real people, the Soundtrack Harold, Dance-prov, why he loves doing Harolds, the power of entrances and exits, and more!
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1 hr 1 min
April 09, 2024 Yes, Also - Payam Banifaz
Actor/Comedian/lover of animals Payam Banifaz (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Shameless) stops by to talk to Suzi about the physics of comedy, the unique challenges of being an immigrant who wants to be an actor, how to access the universal through specificity, the importance of personal voice, comedic influences, the search for identity, Payam’s favorite types of characters to play, and more!
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1 hr
April 09, 2024 Yes, Also - Phil Augusta Jackson
Writer/showrunner/rapper/poet Phil Augusta Jackson (Grand Crew, Key and Peele) sits down with Suzi to discuss his path from advertiser to improviser, the ingredients for a perfect improv space, his outside-the-box New York improv shows, improv’s relationship to audience, how he makes voice of reason characters fun, the problem with over-justification, why he loves breakup scenes, improv as therapy, and more!

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1 hr 22 min
April 09, 2024 Yes, Also - Stephanie Allynne
Actor/writer/director Stephanie Allynne (The L Word, One Mississippi) joins Suzi for a good ol' fashioned improv nerd-out. They talk about Stephanie's journey from sketch to improv, the subjectivity of comedy, following the path that’s right for you, the difference between the Groundlings and UCB, acting energy vs. performance energy, interpretive creativity vs. generative creativity, how improv shows up in her work as a director, and more!

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58 min
April 08, 2024 Yes, Also - Will Hines
In our first episode, improv legend and WGIS founder Will Hines dives headfirst into the improv weeds with Suzi. They talk about the early days of UCB New York, the difference between premise and game, how multiple characters’ games can work in a monoscene, Will's strong opinions on initiations, his quest for the “perfect” improv curriculum, the effect of different forms on their players, comedy as a prime directive, his favorite characters to play, and more!
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1 hr 6 min

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In this love letter to improv comedy, comedian Suzi Barrett deep dives with veteran improvisers about their journeys through improv, discussing the philosophies, theories, tips, lessons, and stories they’ve gathered along the way. If you’re a student of improv, you need this podcast. If you’re a superfan of improv, you’ll love this podcast. New episodes every Tuesday!