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September 7, 2023
Why Actors Make Great Improvisers

Most actors think they can't improvise. They are scared. They think can only act if they have a script in their hand. This is a lie. I have taught improv for over 30 years and some of the best improvisers are actors. What an actor brings to improv is the ability to play something straight. […]

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May 25, 2023
Old Improv Friends

When I started in improv, if someone would have said I would make life-long friends in improv, I wouldn’t have cared. I wasn't interested. I was too busy trying to "make it." Relationships were a distraction. I was not a good friend back then, but hopefully I am getting better. Last week, I heard there was going to […]

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April 6, 2023
5 Ways to Be More Creative Now

It doesn't matter if you are an improviser, a stand-up, an actor or a writer -- we all are looking to be more creative. And if you are looking to be more creative one of the best things you can do is find a way to collaborate with others. Thank God I have been brainwashed by […]

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March 23, 2023
Kindness Takes Courage

How many times have you wanted to give an improviser a compliment, but, out of fear, you didn't? Or have you ever been performing and one of your teammates has been glued to the backline for the entire show and you were afraid to pull them out? Or you’ve had a thought in your head to say […]

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March 9, 2023
1:1 Coaching with Jimmy

The biggest mistake standup and storytellers make is not working with a coach. They waste time. They don't get as many laughs. They fall behind people they started out with. Collaborating with a coach like Jimmy can you save time, speed up your progress and help you get the most out of each performance. You […]

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January 12, 2023
My Favorite Things in Entertainment from 2022

I know that 2023 has just started, but before we jump too far into the new year, I wanted to give you my 5 favorite things in entertainment, including books, podcasts, shows, stand-up specials and more, from 2022. I hope you find them as entertaining and as inspiring as I did. Here we go. My […]

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December 29, 2022
Goodnight, Noah

Before I put my six-year-old daughter, Betsy, to bed the other night, she said, “Daddy, why are you sad?” “My friend Noah died today,” I said. “Who was Noah?” she asked. I thought for a minute and told her this story. Once upon a time there was a man who lived in a far-off village, and […]

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December 14, 2022
My Improv Journey Through The Decades

I have been improvising and teaching improv for the last four decades. I don't know what has changed more: improv or me. But since the year is coming to a close, I thought it was a good time to reflect back on the past, so I wanted to go through the decades with you. Are you ready? […]

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December 9, 2022
The Friends I've Made in Improv

What I love about improv is that we are part of something that is larger than ourselves. One person will never be bigger than the international improv community. That makes us humble, and it’s one of the reasons I like to hang around improvisers. We speak a slightly different language than the rest of the world. From the outside, people think […]

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November 30, 2022
Why It’s Important to Be Connected to Your Improv Scene Partner

Every improviser wants to do great scene work, but one of the biggest things that I have seen that gets in the way of that is when an improviser is not emotionally connected with their scene partner. And most of the time they don't even realize it. And once improvisers start becoming connected to their […]

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