The Improv Insider
Very famous and frustratingly handsome comedians Nick Plackis and Blake Opper tackle the intricate, exhilarating, and downright treacherous world of Improv Comedy. Together they take on hot button issues like: "What is Improv," "Why is Improv," and "Am I the Annoying One On My Improv Team?" In answering these questions they also make discoveries about life, love, morality, and what is means if someone texts you "hey" with three y's.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2022
The Spokane (w/ Matty Tuzynski)
The boys are back with another spicy Guest Episode. In this episode the boys break down the improv form the Spokane. They also discuss the rapture, Paper Mario, and fan mail.
You can find Matty @mall_…
The Monoscene
Nick and Blake get into one of the O.G. improv forms, the monoscene. In this episode they cover The new Mario movie, micronations, and Dragonball Z. They also discuss the monoscene variants, applaus…
Facing Rejection (w/ Michael Brantl)
Nick and Blake bring on their first guest to the podcast to learn about a topic they have no personal experience with: rejection. In this episode the boys and co. discuss improv notes, middle school …
The Harold
Nick and Blake cover the one, the only, the Harold. In this episode they the Harold Structure, 2nd beats and 3rd beat connections. They also discuss friends with the same name, improv on Youtube an…
Group Games
Nick and Blake makes sense of group games. In this episode they cover screamo, The Enemy and concerts They also discuss the future of the podcast, UCB, and youtube improv .
Editing Explored
Nick and Blake unpack the crucial improv technique: edits. In this episode they cover sweep edits, tag outs, and organic transitions. They also discuss PreCogs, the Matrix, and Green Day parody song…
Advanced Scenework
Nick and Blake share their best tips and tricks to perform perfect scenes. In this episode they cover improv mantras, grounded scenework, and perform a flawless audio improv set. They also discuss t…
Perfecting Openings
Nick and Blake flawlessly describe several improv openings. In this episode they discuss the Pattern Game, the Documentary, Scene Painting, and Sound and Movement.
Mastering Warmups
Nick and Blake give you the hacks to crush even the simplest improv warmups. In this episode they cover Zip-Zap-Zop, Mind Meld, Pass the Face and Pointies. They also discuss prenatal improv and dema…
How To: Improv Teams
Nick and Blake lay out the fundamentals of forming, joining, and managing an improv team. In this episode they discuss types of improv teams, rejection/secret teams, what makes a great team, and pers…
Who is Improv?
Nick and Blake crack open Pardora's box in an attempt to answer the age old question: "Who is Improv?" In this episode they discuss religion, Del Close, how to get famous, and how to explain improv t…
Where Is Improv
Nick and Blake sit down to finally answer the age old question: "Where is Improv?" In this episode they discuss theater culture, house teams, Blake's sordid past as an improv coach, and college impro…
What Is Improv?
In this debut episode of the now world famous Improv Insider Podcast, comedy icons Nick Plackis and Blake Opper dive head first into the most hotly debated topic of our time: "What is Improv?" In th…