Improv on TV
GGG was lucky enough to perform on the Public Access TV show Sacre Bleu this week. We got to have two twenty-five minute sets in the small studio with two camera man, two hosts, a…
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August Newsletter Article: Strong Choices Are Generous Choices
It can seem counter- intuitive, but strong choices are generous choices. I give that note all the time in improv class. Here’s usually what happens right before I say such a thing: a scene is…
Catching Up . . .
What can I say? It’s been a while. The excuses: I’ve been working on a whole new website, I got married in May, I’ve been teaching a lot, and I’ve been generally lame and procrastinatory.…
What is Laughter?
An interesting article in the NYTIMES about the biological foundations of laughter. The headline reads: What’s So Funny? Well, Maybe Nothing Like any comedian knows, a lot of it has to do with who is…
Improv 101 Class Photo
I just finished another Improv 101 class. It was a great group and two of the students even decided to repeat the class for fun. Here is us in our class photo on the last…
DSI Wrap Up
Okay, so it’s way overdue, but DSI went fairly well overall. The GGG show was solid. We had some funny moments, some nice songs, and a bit of dancing on that nice big stage. The…
Dirty South Improv Festival: Day 1
I am writing from the Open Eye Cafe in downtown Carborro, North Carolina. We are here for the Dirty South Improv Festival. Last night I saw 5 different troupes perform and tonight is our night…