Improv Discussion and Resources
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/GRvtacUh7Z)Thunderbolt Comedy - https://www.thunderboltcomedy.com
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2021
"Meet people where they are" - Shannon Stott
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 …
Adaptations with Kareem Badr
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 …
"Empathize first" - David Escobedo
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 s…
From Love to Death with Rhiannon Jenkins
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 throu…
"Do it over and over until your body learns to live onstage" - Michael Hartney
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.…
"Be There for the Human" - Amey Goerlich
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…
"Authenticity is everything" - Karla O'Bryant Dingle
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…
“Why NOT The Netherlands?” - Velvet Wells
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 hi…
“I make it funny for the audience because I made it funny for myself.” - Joe Bill
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…