Posts tagged "improv"
When done well, improv should feel easy. Remember that we are a lazy people. We don’t write things down. We don’t do second drafts. We show up in old jeans and charge people money. Let’s embrace that we want it to be easy. So many scenes run into trouble when we pass on fun, simple, clear, easy ideas and over-complicate things through too much talking and not enough listening.

Improv Nonsense: Teaching Interviews: Chris Gethard, Part 1 of 2

Great stuff in here. Part 2 as well.

how to be an improviser on Facebook, part 2

The inestimable John Perich has just published an incredibly thorough and well-stated critique of something I quickly slapped onto the Internet in a moment of ire. He raises a number of valid points, ultimately agreeing with much of what I said, but disputing my conclusion (i.e. “stop spamming your friends”).

In contrast, I actually agree with Perich’s conclusion, but find most of his reasoning questionable.

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