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Do You Want to Build a Snowman?April 15, 2021 - 10:31 pm
5 Biggest Mistakes Improvisers Make OnlineApril 1, 2021 - 2:29 pm
Blockbuster, I Miss YouMarch 25, 2021 - 2:25 pm
I Am Not (That) CreativeMarch 18, 2021 - 11:14 am
What I Like About You: 6 Improvisers I AdmireMarch 10, 2021 - 4:31 pm
A Little Less MiserableMarch 4, 2021 - 10:08 am
What’s the Best Way to Give and Take Notes?February 4, 2021 - 11:10 am
What to Do If You Get a Note in Improv Class You Don’t Agree WithJanuary 28, 2021 - 1:39 pm
5 Tips for Improvising OnlineJanuary 21, 2021 - 2:26 pm
Improv Teacher Jimmy Carrane Now Offering Improv Classes Two Days a WeekJanuary 14, 2021 - 2:13 pm
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Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
/1 Comment/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneSince the start of the pandemic, I haven’t got to perform in front of a live audience. That changed last week. No, it wasn’t in a theater. It was for a small group of preschoolers and their parents in our backyard. Betsy, who is almost five years old, became obsessed with inviting some of her friends over to put […]
5 Biggest Mistakes Improvisers Make Online
/2 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneIn the last year that I have been teaching improv online, I have gotten to work with improvisers from all over the country and at various skill levels. And regardless of their experience, I have seen the students in my classes and workshops make the same mistakes over and over again. And I’ve also seen that once most […]
Blockbuster, I Miss You
/1 Comment/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneI recently watched a documentary on Netflix called The Last Blockbuster. It’s about the last remaining Blockbuster video store in Bend, OR. It also takes a look at how the once-powerful chain that had 9,000 video stores collapsed. Watching this documentary brought back memories about when I was high school and first started renting videos. […]
I Am Not (That) Creative
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneLauren and I read a lot of library books to my four-and-half-year-old daughter, Betsy. Recently one night we read a new one called Alex’s Good Fortune, by Benson Shum. The plot goes like this: Alex invites her friend Ethan over to her house for Chinese New Year, and (spoiler alert) we learn about all of the things […]
What I Like About You: 6 Improvisers I Admire
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneWorking with great improvisers is exciting and fun, and usually I ended up learning a lot from them. Over the years I have been fortunate enough to get to play with some of the best improvisers out there, and because I am still doing Jimmy and Johnnie on Zoom, I still get to do so. Here are […]
A Little Less Miserable
/3 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneLast week my family packed up and moved to a new house. Which I guess is good news? But I have a hard time with change of any kind, even if it’s an improvement. After we unpacked the boxes and I smudged the house with sage to prevent any negative energy from coming in, I then […]