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Y2Flound
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"Anyone really into improv comedy? A post about it maybe?"


  

          

Searched for a while and only found quick mentions of improv now and then through various posts over the years, but is anyone really into it both doing and watching?

I've been into it for a while, but started taking classes back in February and coming up on 7 months I'm totally bought in. Pittsburgh has a really great budding scene, it's not Chicago or NY or Philly, but the first 100% longform improv comedy theater opened here in 2011 and has grown huge very quickly.

They sent 4 teams to the Del Close Marathon this year which is a big deal for a theater that is still very new, got a lot of press for it, and were named best addition to the comedy scene by Pittsburgh Magazine.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/theater-dance/steel-city-improv-groups-to-take-laughs-to-nyc-642060/?fb_action_ids=10100805727362843&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366

Anyone regularly participate or have favorite podcasts, groups with videos online, lessons to teach etc...

I'm on a few teams personally but still only 7 months in still have a lot of work to do, this is my main team who got ourselves hyped by basically doing a youtube series that is mostly improv but follows a plot that followed our getting ready for our first show. It was pretty popular so we kept it going, feel free to throw us a like if you enjoy supporting people trying to do something.

https://www.facebook.com/LeakyBasement

Our youtube videos are here, though I doubt anyone feels like watching since you kind of have to start from the very begging since the first bunch were character introductions before plot starting in 'season 2'

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLeakyBasement/videos

Point of this post wasn't to just hype my group though, just something I'm totally into right now after starting to do it in February and just seeing if other people are into long form improv and want to talk about it.
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Anyone really into improv comedy? A post about it maybe? [View all] , Y2Flound, Mon Aug-27-12 09:13 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
Yeah, man. I'm a big fan.
Aug 27th 2012
1
Improv for Humans is a great one
Aug 27th 2012
2
Man, you are in for so much great shit when you get here
Aug 29th 2012
4
      I know, man. Cannot wait.
Sep 03rd 2012
13
yo soy
Aug 27th 2012
3
Currently in improv overload and kinda loving it (in Chicago)
Aug 30th 2012
5
I can't even imagine doing it in Chicago
Aug 31st 2012
6
Had one of those shows last night that gets you addicted all over again
Sep 01st 2012
7
wow
Sep 01st 2012
8
      RE: wow
Sep 01st 2012
9
           man when you hit that hive
Sep 02nd 2012
12
LOVE IT, miss it and ready to get back into it
Sep 02nd 2012
10
Tried it one time here in NYC, dug it.
Sep 02nd 2012
11
What are your favorite warm-ups?
Sep 03rd 2012
14
I like very high energy warmups
Sep 03rd 2012
15
I dont know Bunny Bunny or Bad Dance
Sep 04th 2012
16
      RE: I dont know Bunny Bunny or Bad Dance
Sep 04th 2012
17
           please try?
Sep 10th 2012
20
                RE: please try?
Sep 10th 2012
23
Short Circuit
Sep 08th 2012
19
Recently learned a fun simple one: Give me back my son
Dec 15th 2012
27
Help my theater build a new space
Sep 07th 2012
18
Update
Sep 10th 2012
24
Love it
Sep 10th 2012
21
Nice I love improv everywhere
Sep 10th 2012
22
The sitcom show I talked about a few months ago debuts Saturday
Nov 12th 2012
25
Anybody applying to Chicago Improv Festival?
Nov 12th 2012
26
It's the last night in our original theater before moving in January
Dec 15th 2012
28
So I finished my 5B run at IO....
Jan 15th 2013
29

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