Yes, Also

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Yes, Also episodes

April 29, 2025 Yes, Also - Laci Mosley
Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess, Going Dutch) talks about finding balance, her journey from Texas to Hollywood, four clear paths to an acting career, choosing improv over standup, letting go of the rules, embracing voice of reason, the diversity scholarship, funny Hollywood stories, her most memorable Harold, the first dates opening, meaty interview questions, inspiring moves, stellar improv advice, producing what you want to see on stage, and more!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
Producer: Ryan Rosenberg
Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler
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44 min
April 22, 2025 Yes, Also - Santina Muha
Santina Muha (UCB, One Day at a Time) talks about the overlap of improv and game-playing, status in scenes, giving disability a comedic voice, the specific challenges of improvising in a wheelchair, why she loves sitcoms, her near death experience, making theaters accessible, adaptability in improv, the crucible of Harold night, using the Harold as a writing framework, playing the “bitchy yes”, monoscenes, working with Amy Poehler, and more!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
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46 min
April 15, 2025 Yes, Also - Brian Stack
Brian Stack (Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) talks about the Chicago scene in the early 90’s, Jazz Freddy, the dawn of tags and sweep edits, two back / one forward, turning mistakes into gold, heightening a scene with back line support, group physicality, his years on the Conan O’Brien staff, Gravid Water, the gift of emotion, big swings, hilarious tales of bombing onstage, how improv has changed, favorite characters, legendary object work, beating writers block, and more!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
Producer: Ryan Rosenberg
Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler
Marketing: Britt Faye
53 min
April 08, 2025 Yes, Also - Suzi Barrett
It's our very special One Year Anniversary episode, and we flipped the script by having Ryan interview Suzi!

Suzi Barrett (Sentimental Lady, Comedy Bang Bang) talks about treating your brain like a scene partner, evolving games, unlocking creative play, Sentimental Lady, the space between the laughs, her early days in Chicago, improv as a metaphysical experience, favorite moves that teammates have made, killer improv exercises, applying new knowledge to shows, finding what works for you, teaching vs. coaching, her favorite characters to play, and more!

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1 hr 5 min
April 01, 2025 Yes, Also - Colton Dunn
Colton Dunn (Superstore, Key and Peele) talks about his short form roots, taking big leaps, seeing UCB before they had a theatre, wild memories from Boom Chicago, why he loves straight-manning, finding a scene’s tempo, his approach to teaching, Superstore, Key and Peele, how genre informs his play, performing at Radio City, favorite scenes, strange corporate shows, and more!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
Producer: Ryan Rosenberg
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1 hr 4 min
March 25, 2025 Yes, Also - Rachel Bloom
Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) talks about how improv informs her writing, her Netflix special, surprising an audience, finding a show’s tone, coaxing your confidence, balancing cerebral comedy with emotion, contact improv, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the role of a song’s bridge, her love of villains, the perception of leading ladies, imposter syndrome, how motherhood has changed her comedy, sketch vs. improv characters and more!
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Host: Suzi Barrett
Producer: Ryan Rosenberg
Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler
Marketing: Britt Faye
41 min
March 21, 2025 BREAKING NEWS! UCB Buys ColdTowne Theatre in Austin!
Hot off the presses... UCB just bought ColdTowne Theater from Dave Buckman and Rachel Madorsky, and Austin will now have a UCB theatre. Dave and Rachel are here to give you the skinny, and talk about the exciting future of ColdTowne and what's next for improv in Austin.
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32 min
March 18, 2025 Yes, Also - Dave Buckman
Dave Buckman (Executive Producer of ColdTowne Theater in Austin) talks about climbing the ranks at Second City, major takeaways from The Annoyance / Second City / iO, impactful play, the back pocket, fulfilling your promise to an audience, constructing a killer running order, directing at Boom Chicago and Second City, the unlikely origins of ColdTowne, the challenges of running a comedy theatre, the necessity of compromise, mastering low status characters, playing the reluctant “yes”, scenes that endow the audience, the improv show that made him cry, and more!

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1 hr 1 min
March 11, 2025 Yes, Also - Mike McLendon
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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54 min
March 04, 2025 Yes, Also - Rebecca Drysdale
Beck Drysdale (Key and Peele, Second City) talks about writing jokes as a kid, quitting school to move to Chicago, lessons from Second City, being daunted by the talent of others, the necessity of being bad, improvising vs. fast writing, where smart meets dumb, The Muppets, twoprov, unlearning, playing what’s already there, finding the unusual in the mundane, the anatomy of listening, the “and” of “yes and”, heightening vs. inventing, the origin of The Clubhouse, cross pollination, and more!

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56 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!