Posts Tagged ‘iO West’
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hans: SOLO
Posted by dandy | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, Shows, USS Show Review
We try to be very selective about what shows we promote here on the site, and with that in mind, we would like to encourage ALL LA improv fans to go to iO West tonight to see a great show!! I have long been a fan of Hans both on and off the stage and [...]
Dynamite! (A Trophy Wife Joint)
Posted by dandy | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, Videos
Our old slot mates Trophy Wife record and archive their shows for your viewing pleasure. We love us some TW improv and know that you will do. So, for this weeks TGIF: Featured Video we thought we give them some love. Here is the recording of their show last Wednesday to help get you through [...]
Say YES to that random show.
Posted by dandy | Filed under The Dandy
Written by Levin O’Connor A few weeks back I posted a great article from a blog out of Chicago called Inside Joke Chicago that, among other things, talked about the value to Chicago’s city wide groupmind that comes from so many improvisors playing on so many teams. It’s a facinating read and if you missed [...]
Stevie TV ‘n more…
Posted by dandy | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, Videos
In this edition of TGIF: Featured Video we are going to focus on fellow improvisers who are breaking into comedy on the TV and what better place to start than with USSRR’s own James ‘TheJames’ Kirkland. The James is co-creator, producer & writer of the soon to debut on VH1 show Stevie TV. We [...]
Camp Improv Utopia: An Interview with Levin O’Connor
Posted by dandy | Filed under Interviews, News, The Dandy
By Nick Armstrong – I’ve had the great pleasure of performing on a team called iO Repertory with Levin and I have to say some of the most magical moments onstage in my career have happened with him performing the JTS Brown. Levin is a true artist when it comes to Improv as best shown [...]
Primordial Sort of Tar and Ooze of the Subconscious
Posted by dandy | Filed under Guest Blog, Talkin' Shop - We talk improv
Written by Erik Voss – Erik is a proud member of the Mainstage Harold team Natural 20 at iO West. Yes, it still exists. ——————- In my short time in the iO West community I have become increasingly aware of a closeted distrust of Harold openings. If we don’t “hate” them, we are at least [...]
Tatanka: Lessons of the Buffalo
Posted by dandy | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, Coach's Corner
Written by The Dandy I am the proud coach if iO West’s Harold Team TATANKA and this is the story of how they made me a better coach. I have been their coach since the beginning – meaning I was in the room when they were not Tatanka but instead a pile of headshots [...]
My Biggest Improv Influence
Posted by dandy | Filed under Resources for improvisers
In an effort to get to know the new USSRR writing staff a bit better I have asked each of them to submit an article about their biggest improv influences. Last week we shared Mark Piebenga’s piece, You are beautiful when you are free, about TJ Jagodowski. This week Bryan Minh Troung shares his thoughts. Enjoy! ———————- [...]
