Improv London

10/01/2024

Simon Goodway talks about Scoops Improv Comedy Brighton, Ben Tucker, Ric Stewart, running a jam, New Choice, The Maydays, The Actors, Barcelona Improv Festival, Tea & Toast Improv, Hitch Your Wagon: Improvised Cowboy Songs, Heather Urquhart, Joe Samuel, Isabella Crawley, Bla Bla Land, Tea & Toast At No. 9, The Museum of Relationships, the Brighton improv scene, and monologuing as an object, on the Improv London podcast.

Simon talks about Scoops Improv Comedy, Ben Tucker, Ric Stewart, running a jam, New Choice, The Maydays, The Actors, Barcelona Improv Festival, Tea & Toast Improv, Hitch Your Wagon: Improvised Cowboy

22/12/2023

I'm on the train home, after spending a wonderful few days in Liverpool. I had the pleasure of being a part of last night's Christmas Improv Palaver, organised by Liverpool Comedy Improv.

It was great to see performances by The Oickers - Improv Comedy Troupe and Soup (many of whom were performing for the first time!). I got to be part of the mixer team and play as one half of Moses & Bird.

Emma Bird and I performed a set telling the story of a grandad, a grandson and a mansion full of ghosts (who turned out to be ex-lovers of the grandad). Before the show we asked for written suggestion from the audience in the form of habits or characteristics of friends or family members that they liked. We used these suggestions (pictured) as inspiration throughout our set.

We hadn't tried this format before and I hadn't expected people to write such heartfelt messages. It was important that we honoured the things they'd shared with us. I think we did this successfully and this emotional core of the show make the times we mucked about as ghosts even funnier. I'll miss being Vera and Martha (who definitely aren't the same person), Colin (a friendly policeman from Piccadilly Circus) and Dave ("he likes it in the cellar").

06/12/2023

Listen to Sekki Tabasuares talk about The Oickers - Improv Comedy Troupe, Liverpool Comedy Improv and more on the Improv London podcast.

Sekki Tabasuares talks about Jess Napthine-Hodgkinson, Glossop Improv, how to play Scene Goalie, Emma Bird, teaching for Liverpool Comedy Improv, improvising with a script, being boring, The Oickers,

06/12/2023

And we're back...

Listen to Dean Harris talk about Wallflowers Improv Comedy and more on the Improv London podcast.

Dean Harris talks about Darron Baxter, the British Improv Project, Morecombe Playhouse, Meisner Technique, the importance of love, getting the audience involved, The Triangle of the Scene, Paul Vailla

02/10/2023

Check out this podcast from the wonderful AndAlso Improv folk.

We've been talking about it for AAAAAGES, so we are delighted to say that the first three episodes of our podcast are live on Spotify. Nerd chats about improv topics

1 - The Pleasure and Perils of Genre
2 - Status (with Adam Meggido)
3 - Rehearsing Improv

https://open.spotify.com/show/1xOAbMe2tEb9sXGrPrReQA?si=b62538937ed74de0

08/03/2023

This week's guest on the Improv London podcast London is Cindy Harrell of Big friendly improv collective.

Hear us talk about the Edinburgh improv scene, Michael Chekhov, Rudolf Laban, running a jam, TBC Improv, introversion in improv, Hoopla Impro, how to play Pan Left, a more personal way of playing 8 Things, Hitchhiker, A to Z Improv Comedy, playing the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and more...

We talk about Big Friendly Improv Collective, Michael Chekhov, Rudolf Laban, running a jam, TBC, introversion in improv, sleeping on Steve Roe's living room floor, Hoopla Impro, Pan Left, a more perso

07/03/2023

Thanks to County Town Improv for supporting the Improv London podcast.

If you're in or around Maidstone, Kent, then do check out County Town Improv for all your improv comedy class and show needs.

Podcast documenting and developing the London improv scene and beyond. In every episode we speak to a different improviser about their improv origin story and what they love about the artform.

07/03/2023

I'm always delighted when I get to go to Edinburgh, but my levels of excitement are even higher this time as I've been invited to run two workshops by Cindy Harrell of Big friendly improv collective.

Please join us on Thursday 16 March as we explore physicality to help you make and accept offers, then on Saturday 18 March we'll be using our bodies in interesting ways to breathe new life into familiar characters and situations.

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01/03/2023

This week's guest on the Improv London podcast is Lela Stepgood.

We talk about improvising science fiction as part of Assimilate Improv, playing aliens and robots, Hoopla Impro, online improv, virtual hugs, Scoops Improv Comedy Brighton, 2Spoons Improv, Two Pegs in a Pod, The Shed in the Thicket, Beige Mirror, Simon Topping, Kate Lloyd, fear, The Maydays, and much more...

improvising science fiction as part of Assimilate Improv, playing aliens and robots, Hoopla, Chris Mead, Katy Schutte, online improv, Boyd Branch, virtual hugs, Andrew Pugsley's Isolation, Jessica Arj

24/02/2023

Kathy Manson talks about Tea & Toast Improv, musical improv, Tea & Toast Present: Bla Bla Land, costumes, Tea & Toast at Number 9, Sarah Davies, Carleen McDermid, Heather Urquhart, The Maydays, Tea &

23/02/2023

Jen Rowe talks about Helen Wood, the Dive into Improv! retreat (https://www.limehouseandcottage.co.uk/retreats/), teaching, Sarah Davies, The Maydays, Joe Samuel, Happily Never After, Confessions, Ton

23/02/2023

This week's guest on the Improv London podcast is Kathy Manson.

We talk about Tea & Toast Improv, The Maydays, AndAlso Improv, Unbridled Improv, playing villains and much more...

Kathy Manson talks about Tea & Toast Improv, musical improv, Tea & Toast Present: Bla Bla Land, costumes, Tea & Toast at Number 9, Sarah Davies, Carleen McDermid, Heather Urquhart, The Maydays, Tea &

16/02/2023

Would you like to attend an improv retreat led by Jen Rowe, star of The Maydays and Impromptu Shakespeare?

Check out Dive Into Improv!, which runs from Monday 27 March to Saturday 1 April 2023, at Lime House & Cottage in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

https://www.limehouseandcottage.co.uk/retreats/

Jen talks about this retreat and much more, on the latest episode of the podcast.

https://soundcloud.com/improvlondon/166-jen-rowe-improv-london-podcast

Photo by Daniel Morris on Unsplash.

15/02/2023

On this week's episode of the Improv London podcast we hear from Jen Rowe, who tells us about her Dive into Improv! retreat, teaching for Dogface Improv, being part of The Maydays and Impromptu Shakespeare, improvised science fiction, and much more...

Jen Rowe talks about Helen Wood, the Dive into Improv! retreat, teaching, Sarah Davies, The Maydays, Joe Samuel, Happily Never After, Confessions, Tonight's Top Story, Phil Lunn's Circle of Joy, Hoopl

08/02/2023

On this week's episode of the Improv London podcast, we hear from Chris Read, who talks about Dogface Improv, The Maydays, The Free Association, inclusivity, mental health, musical improv, organising a jam night, using technology in improvisation, AI, the Decon and much more...

Chris Read talks about Dogface Improv, The Maydays, Liz Peters, Brian Jack, Jonathan Pitts, Free Association, inclusivity, mental health, Bristol Improv Theatre, Maria Peters, Heather Urquhart, Joe Sa

01/02/2023

On this week's episode of the Improv London podcast, we hear from Sarah Davies who talks about performing the Henry, site-specific theatre, the audience, finding opportunities to play at fringe and improv festivals, abandoned buildings, Improbotics Ltd., Twinprov, Hoopla Impro and much more...

https://soundcloud.com/improvlondon/164-sarah-davies-improv-london-podcast

30/01/2023

On this week's episode of the Improv London podcast, James Cannon talks about creating Leamington Spa Improv, effective ways to attract people to your improv classes, knowing when you're ready to do a show, how to get better on stage, mime and physicality, and much more...

James talks about creating Leamprov, effective ways to attract people to your improv classes, knowing when you're ready to do a show, how to get better on stage, mime and physicality, how to play Temp

20/01/2023

This week's guest on the Improv London podcast is Daniel Luxton, star of DDG Improv, Pirates Prov, Plus Support, Historyonics and more!

If you're looking for a place to jam offline in London, or for a place for your group to perform, then you need to listen to the latest episode of the Improv London podcast, which features Dan Luxton.

14/01/2023

On this week's episode of the Improv London podcast I hear from Geoff Monk, who I first met through The British Improv Project, a fantastic improv weekend held twice a year. We go behind the scenes and find out how it got started, plus we hear about the Nottingham improv scene and what Geoff is up to now he's moved to the West Country.

Geoff Monk talks about organising the British Improv Project, Yarnfield Park, Tom Young, Tom Hodge, MissImp, Nottingham Improv Comedy Experience, Jon Trevor, Alex Keen, Bobby Anderson, Steve Roe from

04/01/2023

And, we're back...

This week's episode of the Improv London podcast features Emma T Improv!

We talk about improvising online, puppetry and The Wurzels.

https://soundcloud.com/improvlondon/160-emma-t-improv-london-podcast