Shiny Things Improv Podcast
A place to chat all things improv with some of the best lonform improvisers from around the world. Hosted by London based improviser Aram Balakjian
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 8 - Sam Roulston (FA, Second City) - Play Weirder
In this episode I chat to Sam Roulston — improviser, standup, and character comedian. Having trained and then later taught at Second City Toronto, he returned to the UK a few years ago …
Episode 7 - Graham Dickson (FA Founder, Austentatious) - Make More Mischief
In this episode I chat to Graham Dickson — founder of The Free Association in London and original cast member of west-end hit improv show, Austentatious. Graham has been improvising for…
Episode 6 - David Elms (FA, Leap Day) - Slow, Stupid, and Obvious
In this episode I chat to David Elms — long standing teacher at The Free Association in London and member of El Classico team The Cartel. David has been improvising for 15 years and has…
Episode 5 - Alex Holland (FA, Groundhog) - How to play game without thinking
This episode I chat to Alex Holland — head teacher at The Free Association in London. Alex has been improvising for over a decade and was one of their first teachers. As head teacher, …
Episode 4 - Laura Riseborough (FA, RADA, RSC) - Acting in Improv
This episode I chat to Laura Riseborough — actor, comedian, and improviser. Laura built a career as an actor including high-profile productions with with the Royal Shakespeare Company,…
Episode 3 - Naomi Petersen (FA, Three) - How to be be More Playful
This episode I chat to Naomi Peterson, former Artistic Director at The Free Association in London, and star of many critically acclaimed improv shows such as Three and St. Doctors Hospi…
Episode 2 - Alex Berg (UCB, Convoy) - Make a Goddamn Choice
This episode I chat to Alex Berg, member of the legendary Convoy, and a long-time teacher at UCB. We cover the secret to Convoy' 20 year history, Alex's recent workshop Make a Goddamn C…
Episode 1 - Matt Cutler (UCB, The Old Yorkers)
In the first ever Shiny Things Podcast, I chat to Matt Cuter, the UCB legend who performed with long-running weekend team Bucky, on ASSSSCAT, and now with The Old Yorkers.
We cover what…