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R. Kevin Doyle has been involved in improv in Hawaii since 1989. He is a member of On the Spot and a founding member of Loose Screws. In this episode of the Improv Nerd podcast, which was recorded at The Actor’s Workshop, owned by Wayne Ward, Jimmy Carrane talks to R. Kevin Doyle about what […]

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Ali Farahnakian is the founder of the Peoples Improv Theater (PIT) in New York City. An improv legend, Ali studied at iO-Chicago and Second City, was a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and wrote for Saturday Night Live. Now, Ali Farahnakian sits down with Jimmy at The New York Improv Festival to talk […]

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Centralia is an improv group from New York that has developed its own unique style of improv. Jimmy sat down with this legendary group at The New York Improv Festival at The PIT and talked to them about the evolution of the group, their influences and what the New York improv scene was like when […]

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Jordan Klepper is a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Jordan has taught and performed at The UCB New York, where he is a member of legendary group The Stepfathers, as well as at iO-Chicago, where he in the the original cast of Whirled News Tonight and a member of Carl and The […]

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Kelly Leonard is the Executive Vice President of The Second City, and President of The Second City Theatricals. He’s also co-author of a new book with Tom Yorton, “Yes, And.” (How Improvisation Reverses “No, But” Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration–Lessons from The Second City) Jimmy talks with Kelly about how he got started at […]

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Joe Canale has done it all in the improv world. He’s an alumni of The Second City Main Stage in Chicago, and has performed too many shows to list at iO and Boom Chicago. Jimmy talks with Joe about why he’s so comfortable being “a lighting rod,” what he learned from hosting an improv jam […]

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Dana Quercioli, respected teacher & improviser at the Second City & iO, talks with Improv Nerd podcast host Jimmy Carrane about where she's been & where she's going.

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Brad Morris is a writer/actor/improviser. He wrote for three seasons on Cougar Town, he's an alumni of The Second City Mainstage, and a member of the legendary iO Harold team, The Reckoning. Jimmy sat down with Brad to talk with him about his journey from iO to Second City, to LA as writer, actor, and everything in […]

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Jill Soloway is the creator of the hit show, Transparent. Jimmy sat down with The Golden Globe winner and talked to her about starting out at The Annoyance Theater back in the early 90’s, how she's dealing with her success, and the creative process. You will not want to miss this honest and insightful interview […]

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Jimmy Carrane, host of the Improv Nerd podcast interviews iO Chicago fixture Noah Gregoropoulos about improvising, truth in comedy, teaching, and Del Close.