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Level up your performance by listening to performers, teachers, actors, writers, directors, and producers share their experiences with you on Improv Discussion and Resources. Host Chris Griswold and an array of guests discuss what they love about improv, what they're working on and useful tools for improvisers. Discuss the podcast on the Improv Discussion & Resources Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/improvtalk/) or Improv Discussion & Resources Discord: (https://discord.gg/GRv ...
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Today, my guest is Shannon Stott. Shannon is the creator and director of Improv On and Off the Stage, A virtual Improv Studio offering virtual classes and workshops. Based in Austin, TX she has been performing and teaching Improv since 2000. Shannon uses Improv to help people connect to themselves and others both on and off the stage. Find more inf…
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Today, my guest is Kareem Badr. Kareem is one of the owners of The Hideout Theatre in Austin, TX , and with his improv team Parallelogramophonograph, he co-authored “Do It Now”, a book of essays on narrative improvisation. In 2020, his fiction podcast script "Curtains" won the Austin Film Festival script competition. Great news! The Hideout Theatre…
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Today, my guest is David Escobedo. David is the creator of The Improv Boost, a community-focused social media presence with more than 29,000 followers. David has been teaching and performing improv since 1994. He has studied at iO, Second City, Westside Comedy. He has a Bachelor's Degree in performance and directing and a Master's Degree in Drama, …
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Today, my guest is Rhiannon Jenkins. Rhiannon is an improviser from London who has been very busy during Lockdown. She has directed The Love Circle, Loose Seuss, and Between the Lines virtually through the Hideout Theatre in Austin, Texas, and she’s appeared in numerous shows and festivals. In London, she’s education administrator for The Nursery T…
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Today, my guest is Michael Hartney. Michael was the Artistic Director of UCB New York, where he also co-created the character comedy house teams and spent years on both improv and sketch house teams. This year, Michael co-founded the new nonprofit Squirrel Theater. Michael’s TV credits include The Politician, The Break With Michelle Wolf, and 30 Ro…
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Today, my guest is Amey Goerlich. Amey is at Chaos Bloom theater in Denver, Colorado, where she is training center director, co-creative director, co-owner. Amey has directed or coached more than 500 improvisation groups, sketch teams. and off-broadway productions. She produced & hosted Indie Cage Match at UCB East for 6 glorious years. Amey is a p…
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Today my guest is Karla O’Bryant Dingle. Karla is the Improv Director and Acting Instructor at Acting Out Studio in Charlotte, NC. She is also a faculty member with Queen City Comedy’s Global Improv Project. She has been performing improv in Charlotte since 2009 and has taken classes at Second City, Hoopla, and The Groundlings. I wanted to chat wit…
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Today's guest is Velvet Wells. Velvet is the outreach and inclusion manager for The Nursery Theatre in London, as well as the Director of Operations for the Black Improv Alliance. Velvet describes himself as Black, autistic, queer, and velvet-voiced. We discussed the need for more Black people in improv, taking space for yourself, and the allure of…
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In this very first episode, I had a great conversation with Joe Bill. Joe is perhaps best known as half of the duo BASSPROV, but he’s also a founding member of The Annoyance Theater in Chicago, where he performed and directed more than 60 shows. He served as the Director of Corporate Training at iO as well as a teacher & guest artist in residence a…
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NAIS makes it’s return with special guest Dan Garza (Showtime’s KIDDING). Hear him talk about puppeteering, working with Ariana Grande and Jim Carrey, and even give some inspiration and advice in these trying times! Dan Garza: https://dangarzacreative.com/ https://twitter.com/outtapez https://www.instagram.com/outtapez/ https://www.instagram.com/ou…
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SPECIAL THANKS TO CALLCAST: https://www.callcast.co/ In this episode, host Tyler Green talks with writing duo Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert for a discussion on all things “All That”! Topics include origins of classic characters such as the Loud Librarian, their on-screen appearances, and the Good Burger movie! Kevin & Heath on Twitter: https://tw…
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In today’s episode, Tyler sits down with guest Chris R. Notarile to talk about his fan-films both past and present! Blinky Productions/Chris R. Notarile: https://www.youtube.com/user/blinky500 https://www.facebook.com/Blinky500/ https://www.instagram.com/blinkyproductions/ https://www.instagram.com/blinky500/ Not Another Interview Show: https://www…
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ORIGINALLY AIRED: June 17, 2019 In this special episode, Tyler and his guests have an in depth conversation about the series Welcome To Anhedonia, including topics such as working with Trace Beaulieu (Mystery Science Theater 3000) and Rodney Anonymous (The Dead Milkmen), and frozen space monkeys! SHOWNOTES: Welcome to Anhedonia: https://www.faceboo…
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ORIGINALLY AIRED: May 31st, 2019 In this episode, Tyler chats with Adam Griswold about his films both past and present, as well as working on other films and shows. Shownotes: NIAS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NAISPodcast/... Smoking Bottle Entertainment: https://www.facebook.com/smokingbottl... Adam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdamWGri…
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ORIGINALLY AIRED: March 1st, 2019 In the first episode of the "Not Another Interview Show" podcast, Tyler sits down with director Jason Gerbay to talk about his 2017 reboot of "The Mask"! Shownotes: The Mask Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheMask2017/ Gerbay Films Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQw... The Velvet Ants Fa…
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