March 2024

Help! Are There Any Improv Games for Two People? Improv Library blog post
Games Performance Scene

Help! Are There Any Improv Games for Two People?

As a two-person group, we can tell you with confidence that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of games that can be played with two people Here’s a sampling of some of our favorites (and how, if necessary, we’ve adapted them) Take a look at games that are traditionally played with several people and see […]

Is "Whose Line Is It, Anyway?" Completely Improvised? Improv Library blog post
Comedy

Is “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?” Completely Improvised?

Are they making it all up? The short answer is, “Yes.” The longer answer is, “Yes, but…” While every moment of Whose Line is improvised, it is also highly adapted for television. What this means is, for every 22 minutes you see, hours of video has been recorded. If a scene is going south, they

How to divine a person's true personality Improv Library blog post
Personality Real-Life Application

How To Divine a Person’s True Personality

If you want to know someone’s true personality, play a game with them. Related to the well-known (and wrongly-attributed-to-Plato) quote, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation,” we have found one of the best ways to see inside a person’s personality: play with them.

What's the Secret of Great Improv Library blog post
Performance Scene Skills

What’s the Secret of Great Improv?

Ask 25 improvisers what the secret is and you’ll get 50 different answers In our book, The 5 Elements of Improv, we outline the major points that serve to enhance and develop the improv experience, taking your scenes to the next level. These are by no means the only strategies for great improv, but they are among

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