Posts Tagged ‘Sweetness’
24 hours of Improvisation!!!! This Weekend!
Posted by Trapper | Filed under News, Shows, The Trapper, Uncategorized
USS Rock N Roll is proud to be participating in the Second City That Never Sleeps. This is a 24 hour improv performance for charity. USS Rock N Roll will be doing the 6:30am to 9:30am shift. Taking the stage with improvisers who at that point have been on stage for 9 HOURS! Here are [...]
Question and Answer
Posted by Mouth | Filed under Mail Bag, Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Mouth
In response to the blog QUALITY VS QUANTITY: Great blog! I’m curious what you think I should do if the team that I’m not that jazzed about and notice a lack of commitment in is my iO-sanctioned Harold team. Is it a “do the best job I can” type of situation or a “get out [...]
LAist reviews Tuesday nights at iO
Posted by Plague | Filed under The Plague, USS Show Review
LAist.com reviewed some recent Tuesday night shows at iO West. I don’t want to say the reviewer is a genius… but he’s certainly no dummy. Read below or see the original article here. What really makes these guys shine is their proficiency to play inside the Harold Lately, at iO West on Tuesday nights, a [...]
Empathy ≥ Specifics + Playfulness + Abstract Thinking + Gags + Social Commentary
Posted by Brary | Filed under Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Brary
Ricky Gervais once said, “Comedy is empathy.” I agree. I love feeling something for characters that make me laugh. In improv especially. I’ll admit, I tend to laugh more at dramas or black comedies, e.g., Fargo, Dr. Strangelove, The Sopranos, The Wire, the British Office, Dexter. I believe it comes out of the depth of [...]
Improvisers Doing Great Things
Posted by Plague | Filed under Big Ups - Other improv teams that rule, The Plague, Videos
Suzy Barrett, a fellow improviser on the team Sweetness at iO West, has produced a very funny video that sums up how I feel about LA.
