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Program Uses improv to Help People with Down SyndromeAugust 21, 2019 - 1:50 pm
What to do when you’re creatively burnt outAugust 15, 2019 - 11:05 am
When You’re the Oldest One in Your Improv ClassAugust 12, 2019 - 9:00 am
3 Most Common Mistakes Improvisers MakeAugust 8, 2019 - 2:58 am
To Be Great, You Have to Be Bad FirstAugust 1, 2019 - 2:02 pm
Surprise! I’m HappyJuly 25, 2019 - 1:26 pm
3 Things Therapists Can Learn from ImprovJuly 16, 2019 - 7:16 pm
3 Ways to Have a Good Show, Even If You Have a Small AudienceJuly 10, 2019 - 4:54 pm- How I Take Good NewsJune 19, 2019 - 8:46 pm
Announcing My New One-Person Show, ‘World’s Greatest Dad(?)’May 16, 2019 - 5:51 pm
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How blaming other people keeps you stuck
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneHave you ever gotten off stage after a so-called bad show and immediately started blaming your teammates in your head for what went wrong? Even if you don’t tell them you’re blaming them, when you start to focus on other people as the problem, you run the risk of alienating them. Not a good move […]
How improv can help your career
/1 Comment/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneI recently got a call from an old improv friend. He was calling me to tell me that he had gotten a new job. He was excited, almost giddy. He told me that he was now the head of human resources at a prominent TV station. And he said, “I can thank improv for this new […]
How to be More Mindful in Your Improv
/2 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneThe other day I heard someone give a pretty inspiring talk, and at the end of it he said, “The most important thing we can do is be present when we are with other people.” I immediately thought of improv. Today, it’s called mindfulness, and it’s being taught in schools, practiced in offices and become […]
How a Bear Taught Me to Follow the Fun
/3 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneI have learned in improv that if something is fun in a scene, do more of it. I get that’s how it works in improv, but I’m not as good at applying that same concept in my own life. But the other day, I was driving home from the grocery store with my two-and-half year […]
3 Ways to Grow As an Improviser
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneArtists take risks. They evolve. They are excited about trying new things, even when they flat-out fail because they know they will have many more failures than successes. They really don’t fail; they learn and grow. And they are always seeking inspiration. That is their rocket fuel. I think about my favorite musicians like Neil Young, […]
Being a Selfless Performer
/1 Comment/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneTwo weeks ago I performed a Jimmy and Johnnie show — an improv show that I have been doing for the last six years with John Hildreth at Second City. Each month we pick a special guest to improvise with us, and this time it was Joe Bill. The three of us always work well […]