Improv Obsession - Conversations About Improvising Better

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Improv Obsession - Conversations About Improvising Better

Improv Obsession - Conversations About Improvising Better

Creator: Boardwalk Audio

The Improv Obsession Podcast is the ideal place to hear fun and thoughtful improv discussion. Your host Stephen Perlstein brings you new guests from the improvisation community to have an enlightening talk about improv comedy.

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78 episodes
76. Dave Theune & Doing Comedy On Your Own Terms

76. Dave Theune & Doing Comedy On Your Own Terms

We’re back! 2017! Will this be the only podcast I record all year? Who knows! Today on the show, it’s Dave Theune. Los Angeles improvisers may know Da...

2017-07-18 22:02:00 5392
75. Mike McLendon & Finding Your Place in Improv

75. Mike McLendon & Finding Your Place in Improv

Mike McLendon is on the show! You may know Mike from his incredible teams, Outside Dog, Orpheus Roy, Tatertown, Second City, Mission Improvable, and m...

2017-06-20 18:00:00 6037
74. James Bachman & The Indie Improv Scene Is Completely Broken and Needs to Be Destroyed and Rebuilt from Scratch

74. James Bachman & The Indie Improv Scene Is Completely Broken and Needs to Be Destroyed and Rebuilt from Scratch

James Bachman is on the show today to talk about the indie improv scene, and how it’s completely broken, and needs to be destroyed and rebuilt from sc...

2017-06-19 18:00:00 5470
73. Carl Tart (MADtv, White Women, Comedy Bang Bang) & Performing to the Max

73. Carl Tart (MADtv, White Women, Comedy Bang Bang) & Performing to the Max

Carl Tart is on the show! You may know Carl from UCB Harold Teams Queen George & Six Killer, as well as his Maude Team, The Bus, OR maybe his improv a...

2017-06-18 18:00:00 4236
72. Jake Jabbour (Shapeshift, The Meat, We’re Gross with Gilli Nissim) & How To Be a Good Coach

72. Jake Jabbour (Shapeshift, The Meat, We’re Gross with Gilli Nissim) & How To Be a Good Coach

Jake Jabbour (Shapeshift, We're Gross with Gilli Nissim) is on the show! Improv fans will know Jake from hosting 4,3,2,1 and Shapeshift. Podcast fans...

2017-06-16 16:00:13 5742
71. Rebecca Drysdale & Doing It Your Own Way

71. Rebecca Drysdale & Doing It Your Own Way

Becky Drysdale is on the show! Improv fans will know Becky from the Hebecky Drysbell, Elephants Gerald, Baby Wants Candy, and Brand New Ball. You may...

2016-08-02 18:00:00 7252
70. Kyle Parulski & Keeping it Simple

70. Kyle Parulski & Keeping it Simple

Kyle Parulski is on the show! Improv fans will know Kyle from the Delta Flow, Argo Navis, and plenty of other lovely indie improv teams. Kyle is one o...

2016-07-10 18:00:00 5111
69. Farley Elliott & Walking Away From Improv

69. Farley Elliott & Walking Away From Improv

Farley Elliott (Scandal! Squeeze, Comrades, Los Angeles Street Food, Eater LA) is on the show talking about improv in a continuing conversation I’m ha...

2016-07-03 18:00:00 5336
68. Billy Merritt & Should I Quit Improv

68. Billy Merritt & Should I Quit Improv

Billy Merritt comes on the show to talk about the the darker side of improv. Jealousy. Loneliness. Failure. Fading passion. Billy helps me with the ex...

2016-06-26 18:00:00 5002
67. Ronnie Adrian & The Plan to Get On Harold Night

67. Ronnie Adrian & The Plan to Get On Harold Night

Ronnie Adrian is on the show! Improv fans will know Ronnie from the UCBLA Harold Team The Dragons. You may also know Ronnie from hosting Tuesday Night...

2016-06-19 18:26:00 6010
66. James Mastraieni & Approaching the Harold

66. James Mastraieni & Approaching the Harold

James Mastraieni comes on the show to talk about improv! You may know James from UCB house team Outside Dog, or his former harold team The Ruckus. He’...

2016-06-12 18:25:00 5069
65. Will Hines & How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth

65. Will Hines & How To Be The Greatest Improviser On Earth

Will Hines is on the show today to talk about this new book, How To Be The Greatest Improviser on Earth. You know Will from UCBLA Team The Smokes, Fuc...

2016-06-05 18:00:00 4558
64: Jen Krueger on the LAIIF Improv Talks

64: Jen Krueger on the LAIIF Improv Talks

Today on the show, Jen Krueger is on to talk about the LAIIF Improv Talks! Saturday, October 18th 3-6 PM at the Downtown Independent improv talks (lik...

2014-10-10 18:00:00 2387
63: Chris Kula

63: Chris Kula

Chris Kula is on the show! You know him from The Smokes and Police Chief Rumble. Also he's been a writer on Onion News Network, MadTV, and @Midnight....

2014-10-05 18:00:00 3802
Sketch Obsession 1: Charlie Sanders

Sketch Obsession 1: Charlie Sanders

Charlie Sanders opens the very first Sketch Obsession edition of improv obsession podcast! I recored this forever ago, thought I was gonna do more, an...

2014-08-24 18:00:00 2679
62: Jacob Reed

62: Jacob Reed

Jacob Reed is on! You know Jacob from improv powerhouse Bangarang, sketch duo Tremendosaur, movie teams Rought Cut and Whilem. You COULD say Jacob Ree...

2014-08-17 18:00:00 4001
61: Chad Damiani

61: Chad Damiani

Chad Damiani is on the show! You know him front he wonderful show he runs, Catbath, his crazy improv team, Jetzo, and he's an accomplished screenwrite...

2014-08-10 18:00:00 5627
60: Drew DiFonzo Marks

60: Drew DiFonzo Marks

Drew DiFonzo Marks in on the show, but call him DDFM he likes it! You know Drew as that Last Day go School Harold-ing, Boom Chicago Alum-ing, Bonafide...

2014-08-03 18:00:00 4582
59: Will Hines

59: Will Hines

Will Hines is on the show! You know him from The Smokes, Your F’ed up Family, The Stepfathers, Play by Play, and the bitter rival podcast to my own, L...

2014-07-29 18:00:00 4727
58: Jacob Womack

58: Jacob Womack

Jacob Womack is on the show! He’s the long time host of the soon to be finished Crashbar Improv! He’s also on the wonderful Harold team John Velvet. J...

2013-11-10 18:00:00 4443
57: Scott Neiman

57: Scott Neiman

Scott Neiman is on the show! You know Scott from his Harold teams, The Ruckus, Scandal!, and The Great War. Scott and I talk about the moment when it...

2013-09-15 18:00:00 3948
56: Joel Jensen

56: Joel Jensen

Joel Jensen is on the show! You know Joel as one of the cohosts of Room 101 with his team Shakedown. Joel and I talk about EVERYTHING, and it’s a pret...

2013-09-08 18:00:00 4244
55: Scott Davis

55: Scott Davis

Scott Davis is on the show! You know Scott from Styx Martin, or as the DJ for Soundtrack, or from Oh Brother or as one of the hosts of the 11th Hour...

2013-08-31 18:00:00 4149
54: Drew Coolidge

54: Drew Coolidge

Drew Coolidge is on the show! You know him from his two man team Ranger Danger and The Danger Ranger, and his iO West Harold team The Cartel. Drew and...

2013-08-12 18:00:00 4855
53: Matt Newell

53: Matt Newell

Matt Newell is on the show! You know Matt from his super star Harold team Kid Grift, as previously heard on this podcast. AND, you know Matt from his...

2013-08-10 18:00:00 4172
52: Matt Walsh

52: Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh is on the show! You know him as one of the founders of Upright Citizens Brigade, as well as from Assscat, and he's in like 100 movies. Matt...

2013-08-04 18:00:00 2633
51: Miles Stroth

51: Miles Stroth

Miles Stroth is on the show! You know him from the Cagematch juggernaut team, Heather and Miles Miles and I chat about his Miles Stroth workshops and...

2013-07-14 18:00:00 5406
50: Ian Roberts

50: Ian Roberts

Ian Roberts is on the show. You know him as one of the founders of Upright Citizens Brigade, as well as from Assscat, from the legendary The Family, R...

2013-07-05 18:00:00 5532
49: Jessica Allen Eason

49: Jessica Allen Eason

Jessica Allen Eason is on the show! You know her from Neutrino and Ms. Jackson. Jessica and I talk about her roots in musical theatre and her desire t...

2013-06-30 06:00:00 4015
48: Mary Holland

48: Mary Holland

Mary Holland is on the show! You know her from John Velvet, Fiddler’s Green, Lord Willin’, and New Money. Mary talks to me about the first thing she t...

2013-06-23 18:00:00 5176
47: Paul Welsh

47: Paul Welsh

Paul Welsh is on the show! You know him from Cooper, Styx Martin, Grandma’s Ashes, Monstro and more. Paul and I talk about following dreams, getting s...

2013-06-15 18:00:00 4231
45: Harrison Brown

45: Harrison Brown

Harrison Brown stopped by the show! You know Harrison as the host of The Cagematch at Upright Citizens Brigade Los Angeles, maybe you’ve seen one of h...

2013-06-01 18:00:00 3781
44: Adam McCabe

44: Adam McCabe

Adam McCabe is here! You probably know Adam from Bangarang!, Oh, Brother, and as one of the hosts of Sketchbar. We talk about the merits of Short Form...

2013-05-25 18:00:00 4325
43: Los Angeles Indie Improv Festival (Casey Feigh, Nick Mandernach, Jonny Svarzbein)

43: Los Angeles Indie Improv Festival (Casey Feigh, Nick Mandernach, Jonny Svarzbein)

Today, we’re talking Los Angeles Indie Improv Festival, THE SECOND YEAR! And back each for their second time, Casey Feigh, Nick Mandernach, and Jonny...

2013-05-19 08:25:00 2554
42: Christopher George

42: Christopher George

Christopher George is on the show! Christopher is the Assistant Artistic Director a at Finest City Improv in San Diego. He also writes an awesome impr...

2013-05-12 08:26:00 3995
41: Dickie Copeland

41: Dickie Copeland

Dickie Copeland is on the show today! You know Dickie from Styx Martin, Bitty Schrim, D’artagnan, Heavy Goose, Bikini Tiger, her wonderful writing, mo...

2013-04-07 08:28:00 5466
40: Lilan Bowden

40: Lilan Bowden

Lilan Bowden is on the show! You may know Lilan from Bonafide, Styx Martin, or TAB, the host team of Crashbar! Lilan and I chat about being in love wi...

2013-03-17 03:58:00 4438
39: Jimmy Carrane

39: Jimmy Carrane

Jimmy Carrane, aka The Improv Nerd is on the show today! If you’re a Chicago person, you’ll know Jimmy from his many Art of Slow comedy classes. Or if...

2013-03-09 18:00:00 5811
38: Thomas Middleditch

38: Thomas Middleditch

Thomas Middleditch is on the show today! You know Thomas from his friday night exploits with Diamond Lion. You also may know Thomas from Snow Pants, M...

2013-03-03 08:34:00 5309
37: Erin Whitehead

37: Erin Whitehead

Erin Whitehead is on the show! She's a hilarious improviser who you may know from her UCBLA harold team Kid Grift, and you may remember THEM as all co...

2013-02-24 02:37:00 5173
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