Archive for June, 2012
The Funniest Video Of All-Time!! AKA – WHOOPS!!
Posted by dandy | Filed under Videos
Follow us on Twitter @USSRockNRoll & FACEBOOK I am a long-time fan of America’s Funniest Home Videos. As such I offer you this compilation that I found by searching for, “The funniest video of all time.” So take a break from your Friday, sit back and what some classic bloopers, follies and high jinx!! [...]
3 KEYS TO STAYING PRESENT UNDER PRESSURE
Posted by dandy | Filed under Guest Blog
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK This is a repost of post from the blog TinyBuddha.com (@TinyBuddha) that we felt had lots of improv applications. It was written by Jerry Stocking. Enjoy!! “The only pressure I’m under is the pressure I’ve put on myself.” ~Mark Messier Back when Earth was cooling, I was a broker at [...]
M…W…F
Posted by dandy | Filed under News
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / Facebook: www.facebook.com/USSRockNRoll With the arrival of summer and all the travel, wedding and camping that comes with it, USSRR is going to be cutting back our blogging a bit and shifting to “Summer Hours.” This means you will get fresh improv content every Monday, Wednesday & Friday until we return to our [...]
A Long Ass Email
Posted by Piebenga | Filed under Resources for improvisers, Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, Writing Staff
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK Written by Mark Piebenga (Staff) – More from Mark can be found at www.wikipiebenga.org or follow him at @wikipiebenga. Something I noticed during a show this week: at some point, it doesn’t fully matter what exactly the two players are doing for a scene to work. With a bedrock of general [...]
Oh Chuck!! Annie’s Charles Schwab Commerical
Posted by dandy | Filed under The Mouth, Videos
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK Today’s TGIF Feature is a very funny commercial with USSRR’s own Annie Kouris. She and old Chuck Schwab have some real chemistry going, don’t you think! Have a great weekend and take care of each other out there!!
Bill Murray Interview
Posted by dandy | Filed under Historic Improvisers, Interviews
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/USSRockNRoll This is an interview by Esquire’s Scott Raab with improviser & actor Bill Murray. Published in the June/July 2012 issue. —————————– Friday, early evening in the basement of Murray’s house in Charleston, South Carolina. Raab got into town around noon. SCOTT RAAB: Your name came up once in an interview [...]
Pilgrimage to Mecca…I mean, Improv Camp??
Posted by dandy | Filed under Resources for improvisers
Twitter@USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/ussrocknroll Written by Lindsay Weglarz. For more from Lindsay you can check our her tumblr page: Vanity, Vanity, all is Vanity. When I first heard about Camp ImprovUtopia I thought, what a hyperbolic title. How naive I was… I think the best way to summarize my experience is “I found [...]
Justification: making the unusual funny
Posted by dandy | Filed under Writing Staff
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK Written by Bryan Mihn Truong (Staff) Stronger justification is my focus lately. I highly recommend having a focus if you want to improve your improv skills. It’s like muscle targeting so your improv body doesn’t get lopsided. Working on your focus will feel rigid for a while but that’s also [...]
……Aaaaaaand Scene
Posted by Rolland | Filed under Resources for improvisers
Written by Rolland Lopez (Staff) - @RollandLopez It’s unfortunate but not every scene goes smoothly in an improv show. Sometimes, the players can be listening, giving gifts, accepting each other’s gifts, and the scene can still go wonky. A few things I’ve seen on stage that I feel can prevent a scene from really [...]
How To Spot An Improviser
Posted by dandy | Filed under Videos
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/USSRockNRoll Have a great weekend and take care of each other out there! -USSRR
