Improv Resource Center Podcast

Kevin Mullaney interviews improvisors to find out what exercises and techniques they use in their improv comedy rehearsals and classes.

IRC Podcast 2017-07-19 Celeste Pechous 07/19/2017

IRC Podcast 2017-07-19 Celeste Pechous This week our guest is Celeste Pechous, teacher at Second City in LA and at BGB Studios. We talk about the importance of supporting your fellow players, coaching seniors vs coaching teens, and pitching sketches. Subscribe in For more episodes visit Find out more about . Please consider supporting the IRC podcast at Kevin Mullaney's in August 2017 at the Improv Resource Center /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/5554811

IRC Podcast 2017-07-12 Nick Armstrong 07/12/2017

IRC Podcast 2017-07-12 Nick Armstrong Nick Armstrong, camp director of Camp Improv Utopia, is our guest this episode. He is the Artistic Director at Mi's Westside Comedy Theater. He talks with host Kevin Mullaney about the Groundlings's Sunday Company, teaching JTS Brown, the Pack Theater, playing blindfolded, creating a bible for a new team, camp and theimprovnetwork.org. Subscribe in For more episodes visit Please consider supporting the IRC podcast at Kevin Mullaney's in August 2017 at the Improv Resource Center /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/5530858

IRC Podcast 2016-05-23 Amey Goerlich 05/23/2016

IRC Podcast 2016-05-23 Amey Goerlich Amey Goerlich talks to Kevin Mullaney about improv exercises and concepts. Amey is the host of the Indie Cagematch in at UCB East and an independent improv teacher in New York. We talk about Krompf, pummeling, improvising with your eyes closed, bad rap warmups, half ideas, button lines, teaching film to 5 year olds, e-Improv, and bonsai tree houses. Subscribe in For more episodes visit Please consider supporting the IRC podcast at Find out about Amey Goerlich's workshops at See Amey's Kevin Mullaney's /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/4385404

IRC Podcast 2016-04-03 Karen Graci 04/03/2016

IRC Podcast 2016-04-03 Karen Graci Karen Graci is a coach and performer at iO West. We talk about about coaching Harold teams, openings, group games, short form, and Vertical Harolds. She can be seen performing with King Ten at iO West. Special thanks to Camp Improv Utopia East where this podcast was recorded. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/4266489

IRC Podcast 2015-09-16 Jack Newell 09/16/2015

IRC Podcast 2015-09-16 Jack Newell Jack C Newell is director of the films Close Quarters, How to Build a School in Haiti and Open Tables. He is head of TV, Film & Digital at the Second City Training Center and a graduate of Columbia College Chicago in film/video. We talk about using improv to make movies, the job of the director and his latest feature which seamlessly weaves improv into the fabric of the film. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3800766

IRC Podcast 2015-07-29 Ric Walker 07/31/2015

IRC Podcast 2015-07-29 Ric Walker Ric Walker, Second City instructor and member of the Improvised Shakespeare Company is our guest. We talk about reacting emotionally, clown work, developing shows and more. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3707258

IRC Podcast 2015-06-24 Mick Napier 06/24/2015

IRC Podcast 2015-06-24 Mick Napier Mick Napier, the Artistic Director of the Annoyance Theatre is our guest. We talk about nudging students to get better, breaking out of your habits, playing without making sense, presenting long form, improv auditions and Martin de Maat. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3635297

IRC Podcast 2015-05-31 Kevin Reome 05/31/2015

IRC Podcast 2015-05-31 Kevin Reome An interview with Kevin Reome, teacher at the Second City Training Center in Chicago. We talk about how to treat students new to improv, using you statements and being the guy that everyone wants to improvise with. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3586845

IRC Podcast 2015-04-21 Dave Razowsky 04/21/2015

IRC Podcast 2015-04-21 Dave Razowsky Kevin interviews improv teacher and performer Dave Razowski. Dave is a former Second City mainstage performer. He teaches improv in LA. Find out more at http://www.davidrazowsky.com/ /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3505451

IRC Podcast 2012-08-16 Rachael Mason 08/16/2012

IRC Podcast 2012-08-16 Rachael Mason Rachael Mason, Second City teacher, talks about giving gifts, emotional responses vs. clever lines, 10 minute scenes, playing against type, deconstructions, invocations, bad habits and stage combat. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503512

IRC Podcast 2012-01-20 Paul Grondy 01/20/2012

IRC Podcast 2012-01-20 Paul Grondy Paul Grondy has been teaching at iO in Chicago since 1997. He teaches students how to do the Harold and so we talk about Harold structure, the principles of group work, being tender and heartfelt, knowing what you know, and group things. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503513

IRC Podcast 2011-11-21 Anthony Atamanuik 11/21/2011

IRC Podcast 2011-11-21 Anthony Atamanuik Anthony Atamanuik talks about how classrooms can affect a class, ninja improv, finding your improv spirit house, care and detail in space work, framing devices, monoscenes, and improvised movies. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503514

IRC Podcast 2011-11-14 Jodi Lennon 11/14/2011

IRC Podcast 2011-11-14 Jodi Lennon Jodi Lennon talks about using improv for character development, object work, hot seats and simulating sex on stage. Find out more about Jodi at http://jodilennon.com/ /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503515

IRC Podcast 2011-06-25 Megan Johns 06/26/2011

IRC Podcast 2011-06-25 Megan Johns Megan Johns teaches improv at the Annoyance Theater and is a member of the New Colony Theater company. We talk about Annoyance newbies, hybrid improv classes and using improv to write plays. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503516

IRC Podcast 2011-01-26 Joe Bill 01/26/2011

IRC Podcast 2011-01-26 Joe Bill Joe Bill teaches Power Improv Workshops in Chicago and around the country. He is one half of BassProv and SCRAM and has taught for the Annoyance and iO Chicago. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503517

IRC Podcast 2010-12-01 Live from NYC 12/01/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-12-01 Live from NYC Recorded live at the People's Improv Theater in New York, the guests are Ed Herbstman, Porter Mason and Nate Starkey /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503518

IRC Podcast 2010-11-25 Evan Linder 11/25/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-11-25 Evan Linder Evan Linder from the New Colony describes the process they use to create original plays and musicals using improvisation. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503519

IRC Podcast 2010-11-16 Craig Cackowski 11/16/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-11-16 Craig Cackowski Craig Cackowski from iO West and Second City in LA talks about doing scenes from imaginary plays, feeling scenes before you know what is happening, La Ronde and the North vs. South Harold. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503520

IRC Podcast 2010-11-09 Armando Diaz 11/09/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-11-09 Armando Diaz Armando Diaz, founder of the Magnet Theater, talks about connecting with your scene partner, initiations, using improv to write and how to teach better. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503521

IRC Podcast 2010-06-22 Jimmy Carrane 06/22/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-06-22 Jimmy Carrane Jimmy Carrane talks about grounded scenework, the third choice, reality transaction scenes, commitment, silent scenes, side coaching and group therapy. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503522

IRC Podcast 2010-06-14 Will Hines and John Frusciante 06/14/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-06-14 Will Hines and John Frusciante Will Hines and John Frusciante from the UCB Theatre in New York discuss the game, improv simulators, an improv sabbath and things to steal from Ian Roberts. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503523

IRC Podcast 2010-04-21 Kurt Braunohler 04/21/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-04-21 Kurt Braunohler Kurt Braunohler from the People's Improv Theater discusses solo improv, image streaming, viewpoints and Caligula. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503524

IRC Podcast 2010-04-12 Lillian Frances 04/12/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-04-12 Lillian Frances Lillian Frances, owner of the Laugh Out Loud Theater talks about auditions, teaching kids, using your warmups well, and yes-anding life. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503525

IRC Podcast 2010-04-05 Susan Messing 04/05/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-04-05 Susan Messing Susan Messing performs and teaches at iO Theater and at the Annoyance in Chicago. We talk about Busby Berkeley, Doublemint Twins, Caligula and more. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503526

IRC Podcast 2010-03-25 Billy Merritt 03/25/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-03-25 Billy Merritt Billy Merritt performs and teaches at the UCB Theatre in LA. We talk about premise based harolds and his character based improv forms where he gets students to create a single character over eight weeks. We also discuss the cube edit and the hawk edit. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503527

IRC Podcast 2010-03-15 Caitlin Tegart 03/15/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-03-15 Caitlin Tegart Caitlin Tegart is a sketch writer and director for the UCB Theatre in NYC. We discuss how writers can help themselves by not worrying about how good an idea is, that instead they need to simply get their ideas onto the page. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503528

IRC Podcast 2010-03-10 Tara Defrancisco 03/10/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-03-10 Tara Defrancisco Tara Defrancisco is a former member of the Second City Touring Company. She performs and teaches for iO Theater and ComedySportz in Chicago. She discusses several exercises she uses in her classes and workshops. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503529

IRC Podcast 2010-03-02 Kevin Hines 03/02/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-03-02 Kevin Hines Kevin Hines teaches improv at the UCB Theatre in NYC. He talks about exercises he uses to get students react quickly and realistically in their scenes. He also describes the form of his recent performance class and how he rehearsed for it. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503530

IRC Podcast 2010-02-23 Matt Donnelly 02/23/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-02-23 Matt Donnelly Matt Donnelly from Improv Vegas and The PIT discusses two improv exercises he uses in his workshops. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503531

IRC Podcast 2010-02-15 Jill Bernard 02/15/2010

IRC Podcast 2010-02-15 Jill Bernard Jill Bernard from HUGE Theater and Comedy Sportz in Minneapolis talks about exercises she uses in her classes. /episode/index/show/improvresource/id/3503532

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