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June 15, 2013
35: Tim Baltz

Tim Baltz sits down with Jimmy and describes the evolution of his sense of humor, growing up in a multicultural home, and learning to be comfortable with self confidence. Then Tim and Jimmy perform a wonderful set of scenes that demonstrate why Tim is one of Chicago's most beloved improvisers. Listen in!  

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June 10, 2013
34: Peter Gwinn

Peter Gwinn wrote for The Colbert Report for over 6 years, earning an on-air farewell when he left. Peter is also one of the co-writers of The Secondy City's Twist Your Dickens holiday revue in Los Angeles. Listen in as Peter and Jimmy talk about Peter's life in comedy and then perform a great improv […]

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June 5, 2013
33: Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin sits down with Jimmy 90 minutes before doing a solo show at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater. Jeff talks about his method to approaching improvised standup comedy and the process that creates Curb Your Enthusiasm. Listen in!

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May 31, 2013
32: Katie Rich

Katie Rich, one of the stars of The Second City Chicago's 99th and 100th Revues, joins Jimmy for a candid interview and a fantastic improv set. We've had a string of great shows during our Fall 2012 run at Stage 773, this one was especially fun.

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May 28, 2013
31: John Hildreth

John Hildreth, the influential performer and instructor at The Second City in Chicago, joins Jimmy for a great discussion on improv and then John and Jimmy give a clinic on the art of slow comedy. John is one of our favorite improvisers in Chicago, listen and see why.

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May 21, 2013
30: Charna Halpern

Charna Halpern drops by for one of our favorite episodes of Improv Nerd yet. Charna talks about her partnership with Del Close, the many talented performers that have performed at her theater over the years, and her long, storied career in improv. Then, Brendan Jennings and Brad Morris stop by to improvise with Jimmy while […]

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May 14, 2013
29: Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key, co-star of Comedy Central's Key & Peele, sat down with Jimmy at the 2012 Detroit Improv Festival in August and discussed his days growing up in Detroit, his transformation from classical theater to improv, and how his fellow theater majors gave him grief for being in a college fraternity. Do not miss this […]

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May 1, 2013
28: Norm Holly

Norm Holly, legendary Second City director and teacher, sits down with Jimmy to discuss his tendency to cause trouble, his success as a director, and what Andy Dick was like before he got famous. There's even a special guest. Listen in.

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April 30, 2013
27: Magnet Theater Company

Earlier this year, Jimmy had the chance to sit down and talk with Megan Gray, Rick Andrews and Louis Kornfeld - three improvisers from the Magnet Theater Co. in New York who were in town for the Chicago Improv Festival. They discussed the similarities and differences between Chicago and New York improv and then put […]

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April 28, 2013
26: Bassprov

Joe Bill and Mark Sutton, original Annoyance Theater members and the guys behind Bassprov, stop by to discuss the early days of the annoyance theater, how to stay relevant in improv, and how Mark became to known as Howard.

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