And whatever they say on your page three mention Focus on the parts that make you feel good Be grateful for the attention —The Mountain Goats, "For Charles Bronson" I am such a good storyteller that I can convince myself that no one in my life likes me.
As I write this, I am recovering from a weekend of workshops given by Elana Fishbein in DC and Baltimore, so while I had a bunch of other thoughts about Game when I originally put this into drafts, I think a lot of those thoughts are still marinating in Fishbein.
If improv is a fire, the base reality is the fuel: The tinder, kindling, sticks, branches, and logs. The game is oxygen. The first unusual thing is the spark, the source of ignition. One interesting exercise is that unusual things can be found by yes, anding within the base reality.
Ambitious to call this Part 1, but I'm pretty sure I'll have other things to say about base reality eventually. I recently heard, at least in Alberta, that some people call "Base Reality" "Platform," which I think is such a great way
Before I dig into the topic, I want to make absolutely clear that I am not calling anyone out. If you have coached me or taught me, I have agency. I also want to make clear that I want the note! I want to get better. I signed up for
I've been fortunate in my short improv career to have taken—some would say too many—improv classes with Will Hines, both in person and via Zoom. I have emailed Will Hines. Will is free with email and actually responds, even if it's just with a
I am returning from some time away this week. Going to San Juan, Puerto Rico. If everything goes as planned, I'll make it to my show tonight; if my plane is delayed, I won't. I said in a class recently that I was doing "too
The Harold is just like football, baseball, or any other team sport — no one player is more important than anyone else. Each player must share the responsibility. On an eight-man team, each player should do one-eighth of the work. If one person tries to lead a Harold, it
Short post this week. James Acaster is one of my favorite comics, and he recently talked to Mike Birbiglia, another of my favorites. The whole conversation was great, but I really loved what James had to say in this Instagram clip: View this post on Instagram A post shared by
I'm fortunate in my current situation to be able to take improv classes online with Jim Woods at the World's Greatest Improv School. The class he's offered the most online is Scene Notes: Hard or Easy?, which is one of the best classes I
When you're in rehab, part of the process is losing your personal freedoms. Even if you're in a great rehab with your own room, fantastic staff who are present and helpful, nice amenities like an amazing kitchen, and the ability to go outside whenever you want
"There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says 'Morning, boys. How’s the water?' And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of
