Posts Tagged ‘Uss Rock n Roll’

5 Years of USSRR w/ Phillip Mottaz

Twitter @USSRockNRoll – FACEBOOK USSRR recently turned five years old. As a part of our celebration, we took some time to answer a few questions. Here are former crew member Phillip Mottaz’s responses. Enjoy!   Name: Phillip Mottaz   Code Name: The Mouse   How long have you been improvising? Sixteen years. Jeez, really? Jeez. [...]

Ugh…Class shows…

Written by Rolland Lopez (Staff) - @RollandLopez   A friend invited me to his Level 3 class show.  Now, of course, I went because I like to support my friends.  But I’ll be honest….I didn’t really wanna go. In the last 6 months, I’ve seen some amazing shows: Now? with Annie and Levin, USS Rock N [...]

Improv is not just Mak’em ups anymore, it’s so much more!

Twitter: @USSRockNRoll - FACEBOOK Written by Nick Armstrong – Director & Founder of Camp Improv Utopia and a member of iO West’s King Ten. There is no way to explain the feelings and emotions I went through over the past weekend. When I first started Improv Utopia a few years back I thought, “What a great [...]

5 Years of Sailing with Dave Taylor

Written and Produced by David Taylor - @CelebSlightings   Name: Dave Taylor   Code Name: Brary   How long have you been improvising? 13 years   When/How did you join USSRR? I was there at the beginning in 2007. I was fortunate enough to be selected when USS was being put together.   What are 3 [...]

A USS Memory

Written by Rolland Lopez (Staff) - @RollandLopez In honor of USS’s 5-year anniversary show coming up Tuesday, May 8th, I decided to write about my biggest USS memory. (My originally planned article for today, entitled “The #1 Secret To Improv That Nobody Has Ever Told You And You Need To Know About This Right Now!!” will [...]

5 Years In The Rear-view

  Written by USSRR member Riki ‘The Touch’ Kalil As an improviser, you hope that at some point in your career you get the opportunity to play on a team that is special; a team that pushes you to be the best performer you can be; a team willing to fail in order to discover [...]

BT’s POV on USS Rock N Roll

Written by Bryan Minh Truong (Staff)   I apologize ahead of time if anything I say offends anyone. This is what stands out for me, as a team and as the components of the team. I think of USS Rock and Roll as something very magical, mysteriously enchanting. Their style is their own and at [...]

USS Rock ANNIE Roll

Members of USSRR were given a list of questions to answer about their time on the team. This entry is submitted by USS Rock N Roll’s Annie Kouris aka The Mouth. USSRR will be celebrating 5 years of playing together in a special live event on Tuesday, May 8th on the iO West Mainstage at 10:30pm. We [...]

USSRR Insider with Erica Gowland

Written by USS Rock N Roll’s Erica Gowland aka The Vac. USSRR will be celebrating 5 years of playing together in a special live event on Tuesday, May 8th on the iO West Mainstage at 10:30pm. We hope you will join us for FREE PIZZA, DRINK SPECIALS, PRIZES & MORE!!!   As the newest member [...]

In Defense of Comedy

Written by Drew Coolidge (Staff) a member of the iO West Harold Team, The Cartel.   I want my shows to be funny. There I said it. This may sound obvious to some. I only feel it needs to be said because I keep having conversations with improvisers (wonderful improvisers that I respect by the [...]