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3 Improv Warm-Up Games to TryApril 25, 2018 - 7:49 pm
How To Know If You Should Pursue Improv SeriouslyApril 18, 2018 - 10:29 pm
Why Warm-Up Games Should Be Part of Every Improv ClassApril 12, 2018 - 2:19 am
What I Learned on Chicago P.D.April 4, 2018 - 8:36 pm
5 Ways to Give Notes After an Improv ShowMarch 27, 2018 - 3:40 pm
3 Things That Get in the Way of Your Improv Scene WorkMarch 14, 2018 - 7:29 pm
What We Can Learn from Jordan PeeleMarch 7, 2018 - 6:07 pm
How to Boost the Energy Before an Improv ShowFebruary 27, 2018 - 9:52 pm- 5 Things to Avoid in Your Improv ClassesFebruary 14, 2018 - 8:06 am
Prepare to FailFebruary 13, 2018 - 9:43 pm
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What We Can Learn from Jordan Peele
/2 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneIf you were watching the Academy Awards on Sunday, you know that Jordan Peele won an Oscar for Best Original Screen Play for his movie, Get Out. I didn’t get to watch the awards live, but as soon as I found out on Facebook I was really happy for him and proud, since Jordan was part of […]
How to Boost the Energy Before an Improv Show
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneIf you are performing an improv show, you may think that the only thing that will determine whether or not you have a good show is how well your group performs on stage. But the truth is, there is a lot more that goes into having a good show – including the pre-show music, how […]
5 Things to Avoid in Your Improv Classes
/10 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneI’ve been teaching improv classes for a long time, and over the years, I’ve seen students do the same things over and over again that get in their way. Here are the top 5 things that improvisers should avoid doing in class and suggestions about how you can do it differently. 1. Don’t apologize after […]
Prepare to Fail
/4 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneIf there is one thing that is certain in improv, it’s that you are going to fail. Hopefully, you will continue to fail throughout your career, because in improv, if you don’t give up, that failure eventually turns into success. No matter how hard you try to avoid it, you cannot have one with other. Unfortunately, […]
6 Steps to forming a great improv group
/3 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneToday more than ever, improvisers are striking out on their own and forming independent groups. Nothing makes me happier than this because this is the way people really grow in improv. However, just because you can form your own team doesn’t mean it’s going to be a success. Creating a group that really works requires […]
Why is Chicago the Mecca of Improv?
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneHave you ever thought about why Chicago is the mecca of improv? Well, I recently had the chance to explore this question in depth when WBEZ, the public radio station in Chicago, contacted me about doing a story about it for their Curious City show. If you ask me, Chicago really has all the right […]