Bob Dassie (Dasariski, Weirdass) talks about how he approaches the top of a scene, active patience, his first class with Stephnie Weir, performing without a ceiling, an argument for openings, playing tension, the Evente form, truth over comedy, the origins of The Pretty Flower, meltdowns vs. conflict, outside-the-box object work, choosing to care, playing reveals, and more!

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Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess, Going Dutch) talks about finding balance, her journey from Texas to Hollywood, four clear paths to an acting career, choosing improv over standup, letting go of the rules, embracing voice of reason, the diversity scholarship, funny Hollywood stories, her most memorable Harold, the first dates opening, meaty interview questions, inspiring moves, stellar improv advice, producing what you want to see on stage, and more!

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Santina Muha (UCB, One Day at a Time) talks about the overlap of improv and game-playing, status in scenes, giving disability a comedic voice, the specific challenges of improvising in a wheelchair, why she loves sitcoms, her near death experience, making theaters accessible, adaptability in improv, the crucible of Harold night, using the Harold as a writing framework, playing the “bitchy yes”, monoscenes, working with Amy Poehler, and more!

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Brian Stack (Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) talks about the Chicago scene in the early 90’s, Jazz Freddy, the dawn of tags and sweep edits, two back / one forward, turning mistakes into gold, heightening a scene with back line support, group physicality, his years on the Conan O’Brien staff, Gravid Water, the gift of emotion, big swings, hilarious tales of bombing onstage, how improv has changed, favorite characters, legendary object work, beating writers block, and more!

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It's our very special One Year Anniversary episode, and we flipped the script by having Ryan interview Suzi!

Suzi Barrett (Sentimental Lady, Comedy Bang Bang) talks about treating your brain like a scene partner, evolving games, unlocking creative play, Sentimental Lady, the space between the laughs, her early days in Chicago, improv as a metaphysical experience, favorite moves that teammates have made, killer improv exercises, applying new knowledge to shows, finding what works for you, teaching vs. coaching, her favorite characters to play, and more!

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Colton Dunn (Superstore, Key and Peele) talks about his short form roots, taking big leaps, seeing UCB before they had a theatre, wild memories from Boom Chicago, why he loves straight-manning, finding a scene’s tempo, his approach to teaching, Superstore, Key and Peele, how genre informs his play, performing at Radio City, favorite scenes, strange corporate shows, and more!

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Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) talks about how improv informs her writing, her Netflix special, surprising an audience, finding a show’s tone, coaxing your confidence, balancing cerebral comedy with emotion, contact improv, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, the role of a song’s bridge, her love of villains, the perception of leading ladies, imposter syndrome, how motherhood has changed her comedy, sketch vs. improv characters and more!

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Hot off the presses... UCB just bought ColdTowne Theater from Dave Buckman and Rachel Madorsky, and Austin will now have a UCB theatre. Dave and Rachel are here to give you the skinny, and talk about the exciting future of ColdTowne and what's next for improv in Austin.

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