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Creating a Sense of CommunityAugust 23, 2017 - 5:48 pm
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5 Ways that Journaling Can Make You a Better ImproviserAugust 9, 2017 - 6:57 pm
All Your Improv Teachers Are WrongJuly 26, 2017 - 2:28 pm
Remembering Ken MantheyJuly 19, 2017 - 3:06 pm
Help Support Improv Nerd on PatreonJuly 12, 2017 - 4:06 pm
Why It’s Good to Play with Less Experienced ImprovisersJuly 6, 2017 - 3:27 pm
3 Secrets to Being a Good Improv TeacherJune 28, 2017 - 5:57 pm
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Remembering Ken Manthey
/4 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneWhen we think of the people who are in the improv community, performers, teachers, directors and even the people who run the theaters come to mind. But there are other people who may not possess those same talents who also have a special place in the community. Ken Manthey was one of those people. Ken […]
Help Support Improv Nerd on Patreon
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneI am always happy to hear from people across the world about how much Improv Nerd has helped them with their improv, especially in remote countries that have little or no exposure to formal improv training. I am really humbled by how much of an impact Improv Nerd has had on so many improvisers. Now, after […]
Why It’s Good to Play with Less Experienced Improvisers
/1 Comment/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneIn an ideal world, you always want to improvise with people who are better and more experienced than you because they make you better. But realistically, that doesn’t always happen. And sometimes improvising with people who aren’t as experienced can not only help with your confidence, it can also be fun, and a great learning […]
3 Secrets to Being a Good Improv Teacher
/1 Comment/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneOne thing I have learned along the way is if you want to keep what you have learned, you need to give it away on a regular basis. That’s why teaching others how to do improv is such a privilege. I am grateful to have gotten to study, work and perform with some of the […]
Why I Love Teaching Improv
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneA weird thing has happened to me in the last couple of years. I had realized that I like teaching improv far more than I like improvising. It seems when I am up on stage improvising, I still put a lot of pressure on myself, something I don’t do often when I’m teaching it. In fact, […]
My First Father’s Day
/5 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneThis Sunday is Father’s Day, and except for the fact that I already know Lauren’s going to give me a present, I am not really that excited about it. Actually, I am embarrassed. As a father, I feel like a fraud. I feel like I’m not a real father, because in the first year since Betsy […]