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Comedy CriminalsComedy Criminalscc8 The Ten Percent JokeOr, does everyone have to get it?
Main on Main guests again on Comedy Criminals to talk about those jokes that are funny, but not necessarily to the whole audience. Do they drive better comedy? Challenge the audience? Should improv performers avoid them? Can they? So many questions, maybe you'll find some answers in this freewheeling conversation with Dave Kempher, Dave Dufour, Ian Crighton, Steve Leininger and Todd Lucas.
PLUS: Stick around after the show for some random conversation about TV, comedy influences and a demonstration of reverse heckling that's not for the faint-of-heart!
Music by Audionautics.com2015-02-0123 minComedy CriminalsComedy Criminalscc7 Open Rehearsals and ImprovWhen is a rehearsal really an audition for an improv troupe? When it's an open rehearsal. And it makes sense; newbies get a chance to try their chops in a non-threatening, fun situation, get to know the more experienced performers, and see if they like improv-ing enough to come back.
In this episode, we welcome Ian Crighton, Todd Lucas and Steve Leininger, members of Main on Main Improv Troupe of Syracuse, Indiana, winners of last year's Comedy Criminals Improv Festival and Competition. The gang talks about open rehearsals, their value, and finishes off with a rousing game of "Walks Into a B...2015-02-0124 minComedy CriminalsComedy CriminalsCC6 Building Your Own TeamMore with the Bakers of Funraisers, Inc. in Granger, Indiana. Dave Kempher and the crew talk about building your own improv team, followed by a game of Good, Bad and Worse Advice. boston-windowrepair.begivverh.xyz2014-12-0923 minComedy CriminalsComedy CriminalsCC5 Improv with Loved OnesThe Bakers (Kristin, Cody and Lauren) from Funraisers, Inc., join us again to talk about the families that improv together and what the benefits are, followed by a round of "Take it Back." cleaning service Boston2014-10-2219 minComedy CriminalsComedy CriminalsCC4b Random improv conversationSometimes you just have to let the recorder run. That's what happened here. This is an unadorned, unedited snippet of conversation with the Bakers about SNL, Dave D's sneaky recorder finger, more Walks into a Bar (in which Dave D. shows off his limited sailing knowledge), Dave K. and the joy of the "ten percent" joke and other random discussion.
Music by Audionautix.com2014-10-2209 minComedy CriminalsComedy CriminalsCC4 Improv as ministry, education and trainingThe Bakers - Cody, Kristin and Lauren - of Funraisers, Inc., join us again to talk improv, this time focusing on improv in their church setting, as well as in education and other kinds of training. All this followed by the Questions Game!
Music by Audionautix.com2014-10-2217 minComedy CriminalsComedy CriminalsCC3 Why Aren’t You Funny?Comedy Criminals welcomes Cody, Kristin and Lauren Baker, an improv-ing family and part of a troupe call Funraisers, Inc., to talk about whether or not improv has to be funny all the time, trying too hard and learning to trust your instincts, even when your instincts aren't to go for the joke. PLUS: another round of the "Walks into a Bar" game.
Music by Audionautix.com2014-10-2219 minComedy CriminalsComedy CriminalsCC2 Kids in improvImprov training for kids and the the alphabet game
Dave Kempher explains how kids can be an important part of your improv troupe and demos a great improv game for kids that's easy to understand and doesn't require tons of background knowledge that kids may not have.
Music by Audionautix.com2014-10-1321 minComedy CriminalsComedy CriminalsCC1 Why Improv? – Comedy Criminals PodcastImprov is a double threat: useful AND fun.
Here's the first episode of Comedy Criminals: The Podcast, in which the Comedy Criminals talk about the hows and whys of improv comedy, and have a little fun along the way. This week's crew is Dave Kempher, Kaitrin Higbee, Kasey Roske and Patrick Roske, along with host and podmaster Dave Dufour.
Improv (improvisational comedy) is great actor's training, and it's fun. For the Comedy Criminals, it's sometimes a competitive activity, but mostly, it a good way to connect to audiences and stretch one's acting skills of listening, trusting, reacting and more.
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