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!

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!

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!

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!

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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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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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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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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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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