Archive for the ‘The Tuck’ Category
USS RnR Improv Documentary
Posted by Tuck | Filed under Outside Projects, The Tuck, Videos
About a year ago, we had a team meeting to discuss what new projects we wanted to try and pursue. We started talking about a documentary about Improv. We partnered with a wonderful director and producer and now we enter the stage where we raise funds for the project. We have started a Kickstarter project [...]
Friday Funny Video
Posted by Tuck | Filed under The Tuck, Videos
I LOVE news bloopers! Can’t get enough of them. So, to increase your enjoyment of Friday here is a news blooper video to enjoy.
Tuck’s Mailbag
Posted by Tuck | Filed under The Tuck
Today’s question comes from Vic Kettle from Carlisle, OK. Vic writes: Tuck, I am auditioning at a local improv theater for the first time. I really want to get on a good team! What traits do you think people should have to make a great improve team. Great question Vic! My advice is [...]
Coaching Tips From An Old Friend
Posted by Tuck | Filed under The Plague, The Tuck
I was looking back at some old posts and I thought this was a good one from Molly “The Plague” Hale. Enjoy Today I want to talk about coaching young, green improvisers. Getting a new team is exciting, especially if they are excited. Your young players are a blank canvas. They aren’t jaded. They haven’t [...]
Congrats to Levin and Annie!
Posted by Tuck | Filed under The Tuck
Tomorrow, Saturday July 7th, Levin O’Connor and Annie Kouris are getting married. I could not be happier for both of them. They are my teammates, my friends and my family. To commemorate this special occasion, I would like to share a few memories of each of them. I met Levin in Chicago sometime around March [...]
Happy 4th of July!
Posted by Tuck | Filed under The Tuck
On this day of celebration, I thought it might be fun to provide some trivia about the 4th of July holiday and the birth of our nation. This one goes out to Dave “The ‘brary” Taylor whose love of trivia knows no bounds. The major objection to being ruled by Britain was taxation [...]
Tuck’s Mailbag
Posted by Tuck | Filed under Mail Bag, The Tuck
Kermit from Encino, CA writes: Hey Tuck, With the 5 year anniversary of USS Rock n Roll coming up next Tuesday (May 8th), can you tell us how you got on this team and how you knew everyone? Sure Kermit. In 2007 Levin O’Connor was on The Jungle with Annie Kouris, and I was [...]
Checking In
Posted by Tuck | Filed under Resources for improvisers, The Tuck
To start off the new year USSRR will take a look back at 2011 and re-post our top read blogs of the year because, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke (I know the quote doesn’t really fit, but I like it anyway) Enjoy and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The [...]
Friendly Competition
Posted by Tuck | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, The Tuck
To start off the new year USSRR will take a look back at 2011 and re-post our top read blogs of the year because, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” – Edmund Burke (I know the quote doesn’t really fit, but I like it anyway) Enjoy! The 3rd Most Read Post [...]
Before USS, They Were Heroes
Posted by Tuck | Filed under The Tuck, Videos
Before Levin, Dave and I were on USS Rock n Roll, we worked together in a sketch group called The 25th Century Heroes. We wrote shows, filmed a ton of videos, and had a grand old time working together in this way. I looked up some of our old videos and I am very proud [...]
