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Your Ability is an IOU
You have a natural-born ability. That's very special. But it is really just a theoretical thing. It's a potential asset. It's a promise...
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Apr 13, 20222 min read
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Fully committed. Fully meaningless.
"Dude, I'm, like, fully committed to this!" What does that even mean? Why does the phrase "fully committed" even exist? The word...
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Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Galileo Pissed People Off
For millennia, people believed that the sun, the planets and the entire universe revolved around the Earth. That concept is known as...
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Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Look in the Mirror
What's funny? People. Only that. Nothing else. Everything else that we laugh at we laugh at because it relates to people. When we laugh...
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Jun 13, 20212 min read
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What Sandcastles Can Tell You
There are two kinds of people. The first kind likes to build sandcastles. They enjoy the challenge. The quiet fussiness of designing and...
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May 24, 20212 min read
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The Brightest Bulb
In case you've never heard the expression, "He's not the brightest bulb on the tree!" is supposed to indicate that he's not as smart as...
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May 21, 20212 min read
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What is Talent?
Improvisers often talk about talent. So do those who participate in and follow any type of team sport. A champion chess master may have...
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May 20, 20212 min read
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Act Like You Give a Damn
If you're an improviser or improv student, you'll get plenty of tips about how to do scene work. You'll get them from directors,...
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Apr 29, 20212 min read
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What's the Point of Performing Improv?
To do it well. To expand the boundaries of the form. To excel. To create something wonderful, surprising, unique, solid and fun. To solve...
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Apr 27, 20212 min read
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Forgetting to Remember
Here's a thing that many improvisers and improv students eventually learn as they ascend to competency: Connection. We must connect with...
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Sep 21, 20201 min read
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Car. Bomb. How Do You Explode?
Readers of my first book (and some lucky students) will have heard me say this, but it's true nonetheless: Every time you start your car,...
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Sep 16, 20202 min read
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Virtual Quandary
How can you perform improv without a physical space in which to perform and interact — both with the audience and with other improvisers?...
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Sep 13, 20202 min read
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May You Improv in Interesting Times
Improv is good for bad times. That’s the funny thing about comedy.
tneile
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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So Old It's New: Maybe Older Players Do Get It
Those who don't know comedy history are doomed to repeat it.
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Jun 19, 20201 min read
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Randomness vs Chaos: The Lottery or the Weather
Use randomness in the moment, and then use chaos when the moments begin to make sense.
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Jun 19, 20202 min read
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This is your blog post. Blogs are a great way to connect with your audience and keep them coming back. They can also be a great way to...
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Dec 31, 20191 min read
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Dec 31, 20191 min read
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