Improv Obsession - Conversations About Improvising Better

Sarah Claspell is on the show!! You know her from The Get Go, Styx Martin, Monstro, Dybbuk, and her website Well That's Adorable. Sarah teaches me a bit about moving and making friends in improv. We also chat about coaching for realism. And we talk a lot about what it means to be a utility player. And, seriously we do way too many silly bits. And I love it. So ENJOY. Rate Subscribe. Comment. Enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Jack is on the show! You know him from The Reckoning, Deep Schwa, and The Armando Show. Brian comes on to talk about being in the moment, we debate a bit about cage match, and pre-show stress. Also, shout out to his daughter, Ramona! Subscribe. Rate. Comment. Enjoy!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Meeks is on the show! You know him from Sentimental Lady and as the new Education Guy at UCBLA. He and I talk Por Las Buenas, bringing strong acting to your improv, and improvising effortlessly. We also eat some sweet treats cause, Por Las Buenas!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather Anne Campbell is on the show! You know her from Heater and Miles, Last Day of School, The Midnight Show, and Drew Carry's Improv-A-Ganza. Heather and I talk about what it is to make the show a strong experience for the audience, committing all the way, and we end with an extremely uplifting message that will hopefully convince you all to get to work on your comedy today! Rate. Subscribe. Comment. Enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Hartzler is on the show! You know Joe from Flap Jackson, The Great War, Up! Up! Up! The Twitter Show, a whole dickload of commercials and funny videos. We talk about our pie eyed improv dreams, his trips around the country in a van trying to make people laugh, and dropping pearls all over your chest. It's gross. Also the last part of the show takes a weird turn, so that's real fun. Rate, subscribe, comment, enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark David Christenson is on the show. You know him as a member of one of the newest UCBLA harold teams, Mister Town City. He's also a member of The Mutiny sketch team, Pals, my team, Styx Martin, and he hosts his own podcast, One Photo Reviews with Scott Davis. Today we had an improv heart to heart, it was a loose but thoughtful conversation and now you get to hear it! Also, someone stole my identity… sorta. Subscribe. Rate. Comment. Enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlie Sanders kicks of 2013 on improv obsession podcast. That sentence made it sound like he was here and recording this over new years eve, that's not true. Ok, moving on. You know Charlie from Shitty Jobs, Police Chief Rumble, Reuben Starship/ Williams, and as a writer for Key and Peele. In this episode Charlie emphasizes the idea of fun, and we talk for a while about getting hot coffee thrown in our face. Subscribe, Rate, Comment, Enjoy!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lennon Parham is on the show! You know her from Skinny Business Will Not Apologize, her amazing show on NBC, Best Friends Forever, and her one woman show She Tried to Be Normal. Lennon and I spend a good amount of time discussing character, the writing process her and her partner Jessica St. Clair used on Best Friends Forever, and just keeping our shit together. Subscribe. Rate. Comment. Enjoy!!!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Berg IS BACK! You know him from his UCB Los Angeles teams Convoy, Sentimental Lady and maybe you know him for when he was the second guest on my show. Today we spend a lot of time talking about Harold Auditions. Hopefully we get you all tuned in, amped, ready to go. And if we don't well… at least you'll have listened to an hour of thoughtful improv conversation with the wonderful Alex Berg! Subscribe. Rate. Comment. Enjoy. Click here to download/subscribe in iTunes Click here to find the Improv Obsession Podcast on Facebook Click here for my Twitter @Perlstein  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Kid Grift is on the show. THE WHOLE KID GRIFT. Mike Carlson, Anthony Gioe, Matt Newell, Zach Reino, Richie Root, Jason Sheridan, Marissa Strickland and Erin Whitehead. This episode is packed with people. These guys are so sweet and you instantly get why they're such an awesome team because they really love each other… And I love them. Subscribe. Rate. Comment. Enjoy!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RENE GUBE is on the show! You know him from the stunning UCBLA Harold Team, John Velvet. You also know him as one of the charismatic hosts of Room 101. Rene sits down and talks with me a bit about playing things real in scenes, and working to the best of your ability. We also talk a bit about how it would definitely be funny to slap Lilan Bowden. After all that we go on to the heavier stuff, people being dismissive of improv and the fact that it can and does lead you to wonderful things in life. This episodes less technical, less heady, but more heartful. And isn't that what it's all about? Rate, subscribe, comment, ENJOY!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Cackowski is on the show! You know him as the improv guru from iO West. We talk about character, and the idea that I never understood, playing yourself as a character! He talks about how doing improv right will deliver comedy. I admit (once again) that I'm judgmental and Craig gives me some advice how to work through that. What a know it all. We also eat pastries during the show! Subscribe! Rate! Comment! ENJOY!!!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Reino who you know from Kid Grift, and his rapping improv team Murdercliff is on the show. We talk about the importance of loving your team. The challenges and fun of joining harold night. Most of all though, Zach lets me know how much he hates Bangarang, so they better watch their back. Also, be excellent to each other. Subscribe. Rate. Comment. Enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Szlaga is here! You know him from UCBLA Harold team Scandal! He and I talk about the one thing you listen to this podcast for, Running! Seriously we talk about running for a little bit. But then we talk about the one school in Los Angeles I know nothing about, Groundlings. And we talk about the importance of specifics and commitment, and listening and all the things that you’re supposed to do in improv. Also, find out if I ask Steve the tough, controversial questions I’m known for. Subscribe, Rate, Comment, Enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a brief Perl of Wisdom from our last guest Dan Oster. He highly recommends the Mick Napier book, Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out. Subscribe. Rate. Comment. Enjoy. Thanks for listening guys.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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DAN OSTER is on the show. He’s the first guest I’ve ever had who’s not mostly a UCB performer. He’s a coach and a player over at The Improv Space in Westwood. He was a player at Boom Chicago and had a stint on MadTV. We talk a lot about organic improv, finding ways to connect at the top of scenes, and the light and dark of game. Also, his group Lost Moon Radio won Top of the Fringe for the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Oh man, I hope this episode gets a bunch of crazy feedback too. Subscribe. Rate. Comment. Enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back! This episode is with Jonny Svarzbein, you know him from UCBLA’s Rough Cut, and he co-hosts The 11th Hour show and Tuesday Night Thunder. We talk about the indie LA improv scene. Jonny also talks a bit about what a good cagematch is. And between us we sit and argue about premise improv for damn near forever. Rate. Subscribe. Comment. Enjoy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara Copeland stops by my room and we make LOVE...ly conversation about improv. We talk about loving improv, loving our teammates, loving our scene, loving in scenes, making love in scenes. Tara encourages everyone to just do musical improv and she also tries to help get me a sponsor for the show. Rate. Subscribe. Comment. Enjoy. Love.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices