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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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If life isn't going your way, improvise
/1 Comment/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneHave you ever been stuck in traffic? Or had people cancel dinner plans with you at the last minute? Or been fired from your job? When things aren’t going your way, you can use it as an opportunity to create something even better. Recently I had booked Dina Facklis and Brad Morris as guests on Improv Nerd, a comedy podcast and live […]
Overcoming performance shame
/2 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneOne of the best acting tips I ever got was from Del Close, one of my early improv teachers, who used to say “follow the fear.” How I interpret that when I am on stage improvising is if you’re standing in the back line doing a Harold, Montage or an Armando and you feel afraid […]
Improv is messy
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneTo get good at something you have to be willing to get messy, which in terms of improv means you need to be able to do bad shows or bad classes over and over again in order to get good. That’s the secret formula — in improv, in art and in life. If you are […]
How to use improv in your relationships
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneMy friend, Christie, suggested I write a blog about using improv in your relationships. Though I am an expert in improv and not in relationships, I thought, hey, why not? Here’s what I have learned in more than 25 years of teaching and performing improvisation. 1. Bring a sense of play in all your relationships. […]
10 ways to get more out of your improv class
/2 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneMany people think that improv is something people are just “naturally” good at. If you’re born funny, you can make people laugh, right? Not so. If you want to get better, you’re going to have to study this art form and take a lot of classes before you get good. It’s just a fact. And […]
Put Yourself Out There
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Jimmy CarraneThe most important thing you can do as actor/improviser is to put yourself out there. Yeah, I know it’s scary. “What will be people think of me?” That part is not up to you, and it never will be. You are not in the results business, so there’s no sense worrying about it. What you […]