Improv Obsession - Conversations About Improvising Better

Improv Obsession - Conversations About Improvising Better


Latest Episodes

17: Billy Merritt
May 13, 2012

Billy Merritt is on the show! You know him from The Smokes, The Soundtrack, and The Swarm. He’s also one of the hosts of the UCBLA Podcast, HOLLYWEIRD! I spend a lot of this episode talking about the Merritts (get it?) of form. Billy also tells me not t

16: Casey Feigh
May 07, 2012

Casey Feigh is on the show! Casey’s the one of the hosts of Crashbar Improv, he’s a Harold Team performer on John Velvet, he’s a hip hop Improviser on Hip Hop Penguin, and he’s the co-host of the UCBLA Podcast. We talk a little bit about participa

15: Matt Besser
April 30, 2012

Matt Besser, Member of the Upright Citizens Brigade, Assscat, Improv4Humans, Freak Dance is on the show. Matt and I break down a few improv terms, talk a little bit about Del Close, have a long weird pause. He also tells me why I shouldn’t listen to Imp

14: Suzi Barrett
April 08, 2012

SUZI BARRETT is on the show! You know her from Sentimental Lady, Boom Chicago, and Rough Cut. She fucks me up with super great improv advice. She talks about the Pretty Flower form. She talks about the topic of lady improv. She makes me come up with act

13: Josh Simpson
March 18, 2012

Guest Josh Simpson and his guest Brooke Ashley Anderson are on the podcast. You know josh from his UCB LA Harold teams Flap Jackson and The Great War, The Twitter Show, and a bunch of other indie awesomeness. We talk at length about Flap Jackson, even tho

12: Betsy Sodaro
March 11, 2012

Betsy Sodaro from Bangarang, and a bunch of other improv awesomeness talks to me! We cover the all important topic, “Woman in Improv.” The importance of just believing in YOUR funny. We talk about how improv is a great way to get to know people and so

11: Nick Mandernach
March 04, 2012

Nick Mandernach from John Velvet and Room 101’s host team Shakedown is on the show! After me stumbling over how to pronounce his name, we have an amazing conversation about how our college experiences weren’t as fun as our comedy and UCB experiences.

10: DC Pierson
February 26, 2012

THE DC Pierson is here on my podcast. He’s currently on Shitty Jobs, the infamous improv show at UCB LA. DC tells me he’s proud to be on a “weird” team and how he feels they’ve earned the right to be weird. Also, he tells me WHY you listen to yo

9: Joe Wengert
February 19, 2012

Joe Wengert improvisor on The Smokes, Rueben Williams, Rueben Starship, and a ton of other improv amazingness is on the show. Joe’s also the Academic Supervisor of UCB LA. He talks to me about the importance of bonding as an improv team. He shares a b

8: Gregory Tuculescu
February 06, 2012

Improviser Greg Tuculescu comes on the podcast and throws down the gauntlet, claiming to be the person who’s taken the most classes. You know him from a number of UCB New York teams including The Law Firm, Fwand, Only in LA, and of course the movie Brid

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