Yes, Also

Jim Woods (Company Retreat, WGIS, UCB) talks about playing with expectations, removing autopilot, training instinct, the illusion of momentum, helpful tools for straight / absurd dynamics, finding the playable thing, game as a parasite, how trauma and sobriety have informed his improv, Jury Duty / Company Retreat, improv jujitsu, the buffoon tactic, non-verbal callouts, and more!

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Come see Suzi and Ryan perform live!
Weds June 23rd - CLEVELAND - Imposters Theater!
Weds June 24th - PITTSBURGH - Bottlerocket Social Hall!
Sat June 27th - ANN ARBOR - Live Podcast Record @ Yes, Ann Fest!
Sat June 27th - ANN ARBOR - Yes, Also All Stars w/ Anna Garcia, Colton Dunn, Eugene Cordero!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
Producer: Ryan Rosenberg
Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler
Marketing: Britt Faye

Kimia Behpoornia (Dropout, UCB) talks about being a shy kid, Comedy Sportz, The Apartment form, narrative improv, laying seeds, sewing ideas together, comparisons of 4 improv schools, Dimension 20, character filters, specific starts, how to buy time, Dropout shows and tours, physical payoffs, borrowing from others, and more!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
Producer: Ryan Rosenberg
Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler
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Mel Cowan (Sentimental Lady) talks about 20 years of Sentimental Lady, rehearsing again, blending analysis and play, creative beacons, his early LA days, being awful, untraining politeness, active normal choices, the evolution of beats, how to increase fun in scenes, playing with tone, educating an audience, his favorite exercise, playing animals, upending an unusual character, visual agreement, and more!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
Producer: Ryan Rosenberg
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Ryan Myers and Ashley Rube (The Improv Shop St. Louis) talk about combining the silly and the serious, keeping things simple, sustaining monoscenes, making things matter, "hiding the knife", Yes And vs. Yeah Sure, navigating contentious scenes, accepting negative gifts, taking things personally, charcters who try their best, an exercise to teach simplicity, finding multiple relationship dynamics, letting games evolve, their exciting new form, and more!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
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Echo Kellum (Arrow, UCB, Groundlings) talks about early influences, boldness, broadening your education, analagous scenes, pirate/robot/ninja, the quest for consistency, humbling experiences, his approach to character, blending Groundlings with UCB, turning life into sketches, humanizing characters, Grand Crew, paying performers, trial by fire, Arrow, his most impactful notes, and more!

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Host: Suzi Barrett
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Audio/Video Editor: Brian Kessler
Marketing: Britt Faye