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IMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyQuestions - ImprovABC S2 EpQThis week's pod of wonder Pat and Jon discuss the big question! Or questions in general… are they helpful? Is there a place for them within Improv? That’s right, we’ve made it all the way to Q and that can mean only one thing.* So, once more we delve into the wonderful world of Improv hoping to find some answers along the way! Improphecy
*you try thinking of an Improv word that begins with Q and isn’t questions.
question /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n/
noun
1. a sentence worded or expressed so as to elici...2021-05-2710 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyPlatform - ImprovABC S2 EpPThis weeks instalment of Improphecy, the improvised podcast is clear, direct and to the point. As it would be a fairly obvious thing to do at some point in this blurb, I will introduce this weeks letter ‘O’. The next most obvious step is letting you know that this week ‘O’ is for Obvious. When listening to the podcast please ensure you…ummm…listen, you can stop listening once the podcast has finished, I let you get on, it’s all pretty… obvious… stuff. Enjoy! Obviously!
Platform /ˈplatfɔːm/
(Those with little time in their busy schedule may wis...2021-05-2020 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyObvious - ImprovABC S2 EpOThis part of the blurb is when you ‘the listener’ find out what this weeks instalment of Improphecy has to offer...obviously. This second sentence follow the first and let’s you know that this week the letter is O...which is you following the episodic pattern is fairly...well...obvious. So listen up because listening will ensure you are hearing, I should have to tell you that, it’s fairly...obvious. So without further deliberation, this weeks word to ponder is...ummmm...I forgot... balls! Well...your just going to have to listen and find out*
*only jok...2021-05-1312 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyNarrative - ImprovABC S2 EpNThis week is a well put together adventure of a podcast! A carefully constructed beginning, middle and end that give the episode the opportunity to establish... progress to conflict... and then of course make its way to resolution! We may have a cheeky obstacle or two along the way... why not! It’s only going to support the characters emotive journey... so, join Pat and Jon as they discuss a very important N!
Narrative /ˈnarətɪv/
noun: narrative; plural noun: narratives
1. a spoken or written account of connected events; a story."a gripping narrative”...2021-04-2912 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyMonologue - ImprovABC S2 EpM This week we focus on M which can only mean one this... Monologue* hard to spell quickly and under pressure but a useful technique in any improvisers tool kit. Join Pat and Jon as they discuss the pros and cons of a monologists offerings.
*it was a toss up between that and machete**
**no it wasn’t, we did both, pod about machete coming soon***
***not true, don't toss machetes
monologue /ˈmɒn(ə)lɒɡ/ noun
1. a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrica...2021-04-1510 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyListen - ImprovABC S2 EpLThis week we pick a word that without it’s inclusion makes communication a little tricky. In this episodic adventure Pat and Jon aren’t just listening to the words, they are listening to the intent, listening to the meaning behind the moments. Inhale the essence of communication as you indulge in this weeks episode of Improphecy... pardon?
listen /ˈlɪs(ə)n/ verb
gerund or present participle:
listening
1. give one's attention to a sound."evidently he was not listening when Albert established little Billy was his name, evidently he was named twice and the whole...2021-04-0815 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyKilling a Scene - ImprovABC S2 EpKWe worked our way from a to k, which can only mean one think, this weeks episode is...ummmmm...well...k...I guess. This week is all about ending things prematurely! Fishing well before the end of the race! Killing the scene! No one wants it, no one asked for it, no one needs it! Taking time no set something up for someone to just come along and..........................................
killing /ˈkɪlɪŋ/ noun
1. an act of causing death, especially deliberately."the backline was shocked by the brutal mimed killings"
adjective
1. causing death."a killing disease...2021-04-0111 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyJustification - ImprovABC S2 EpJjustification /dʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun
1.
the action of showing something to be right or reasonable."the justification of gifts either obvious or absolutely random"
2. The action of declaring or making righteous in the sight of audience, compere and scene partner
Plug in n play with our improv A-Z*, Pat and Jon are back and it’s completely free**! Although Jon never seems to know what we are actually doing fortunately this blurb does! This series we look at the improvisation alphabet from A-Z, talking tips, trick and improv techniques working our way through the al...2021-03-2510 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyIn Your Head - ImprovABC S2 EpIThis week is a very special, front footed episode talking about the frantically frustrating ‘in your head’. On this weeks Improphecy Pat and Jon discuss every improvisers quest to get out of their head! Free from self doubt, self judgement, self reflection and ready to act on instinct, lean into the action and live into the much loved moment*.
*and the not so much loved moments... like the moment just before you realise your landing on your face after showing off at the disco tech.
**or after
in /ɪn/ preposition
1. expressing the situat...2021-03-1813 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyHost - ImprovABC S2 EpHYou wouldn’t be reading this if we didn’t have one! If you pressed play on this pod and we didn’t take into account this weeks word it would be silent! This week is H, the H we have picked is not the chap from Steps, it is in fact Host!! No improv team is complete without someone ready to step up and take charge! Someone to steady the ship and lead us through the wonderful world of the made up! Sit back, listen hard, join your hosts Pat and Jon for the next episode of Improphecy...
ho...2021-03-1111 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyGame - ImprovABC S2 EpGgame /ɡeɪm/ noun
1.
an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun."the kids were playing a game with their parents patience"
2. a complete episode or period of play, ending in a final result. “a hunger game"
adjective 1. eager or willing to do something new or challenging."they were game for anything, but after realising it was a cult and finally figuring out what the pact everyone kept going on about was, they had second thoughts"
verb 1.
manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous."it was very...2021-03-0411 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyFlash - ImprovABC S2 EpFflash /flaʃ/
verb 1.
shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way."lightning flashed overhead"
2. move or pass very quickly. "a look of terror flashed across Kirov's face, his mum had walked in"
noun 1.
a sudden brief burst of bright light."a flash of lightning to the chin"
2. a sudden or brief manifestation or occurrence of something. "she had a flash of inspiration, but only one, then, in a flash, she forgot"
adjective 1.
INFORMAL•BRITISH
ostentatiously stylish or expensive."a flash new monocle"
forward /ˈfɔːwəd/
adverb 1.
in the direc...2021-02-2508 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyEndowment - ImprovABC S2 EpEendowment /ɪnˈdaʊm(ə)nt,ɛnˈdaʊm(ə)nt/ noun
1.
the action of endowing something or someone. "he tried to promote the endowment of a article of clothing he thought was rather fetching, he had of course recently heard the advice that he should drew for the job he wants"
2. a quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone. "his natural endowments were his height and intelligence... we don’t speak of his unnatural endowments"
E is for many things* but in this little episode we’ve selected... Endowment! We think you will appreciate the one click, eas...2021-02-1810 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyDownstage - ImprovABC S2 EpDdownstage /ˈdaʊnsteɪdʒ,daʊnˈsteɪdʒ/ adjective
1. situated or occurring at or towards the front of a stage."a crowd of dancers flapped about whilst they occupied the downstage area"
adverb
1. at or towards the front of a stage."all eleven hundred and fifty four goat men ran for their lives downstage"
D is for many things but in this episode we selected downstage! An important word, an important part of the stage* Join is as we take two steps forward and embrace the fun zone, don’t go too far or you’ll b...2021-02-1108 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyChoices - ImprovABC S2 EpCchoice /tʃɔɪs/noun plural noun: choices
1. an act of choosing between two or more possibilities."the choice between good and evil and Barry, Barry is very neutral"
2. the right or ability to choose
3. a range of possibilities from which one or more may be chosen. "you can have a sofa made in a choice of forty fabrics or faces, whatever flicks your switch"
C is for many things cans, cat, caps, cars, capes, canaries, caravans, coverings, canapés, colons, covert, copper, commoner, commissioner, c**k!!! But in this episode we selected out of all...2021-02-0409 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyBlocking - ImprovABC S2 EpBblocking /blɒkɪŋ/ noun
1.
the action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something "the issue led to the disruption and chaos as a murder of crows blocked the motorway during rush hour".
B is for many things but in this episode we selected blocking (no we didn’t, yes we did) and were happy (no we’re not, yes we are) to be sending it into your though space (Nope! Yep!). Please don’t block this pod, allow it to enter your ear holes and brain space!
Plug in n play with our imp...2021-01-2808 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyAccepting - ImprovABC S2 EpAaccept /əkˈsɛpt/ verb
1. onsent to receive or undertake (something offered)."he accepted a pen as a present"
2. Believe or come to recognise (a proposition) as valid or correct. "this tentative explanation came to be accepted by the horse’’
A is for many things but in this episode we selected accepting. We accepted the race we chose accepting very quickly and without hesitation. Please accept this pod in to your ear holes and brain space! Enjoy.
Plug in n play with our improv A-Z*, Pat and Jon are back and it’s completely fr...2021-01-2110 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised Prophecy13 Spin Tepid Two Looker In-Sephia? S1 E10Well... that was that, that was then, that was what will be... Improphecy season 1 wrapped! We’ve learnt a lot along the way, visited many people, places and things all of which will forever have a place in our hearts, our podcast and of course our future! A huge thank you to everyone for listening, liking, sharing and subscribing and sending in your questions, without that we would be a tree falling in the woods with no one else around. We’re looking forward to season 2 full of your questions, conundrums and queries all awaiting answers from the future, from...2020-07-2330 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyCheese Moon Real? S1 E9Boots on the moon? We are way beyond that, we’re off! We moving out! We packed our bags and we ready to fly, bought up all the crackers and we are Moon bound! We ask the big question, what will happen when we discover the moon is in fact made of cheese! It one small step for gran*, one giant pain in the backside for the lactose intolerant! Well I’m sure with this weeks episode* we will put your mind and rest! We devour the future using nothing but prediction and a very fancy cheese knife! I know...2020-07-1809 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyRestart the podcast? S1 E8Would it be rather special if we could erase out Mistakers inspanktantly* Wouldn’t it be rather special if we could erase our mistakes instantly? Well this week episode explores just that! A world on which we no longer fear falling on our backside, tripping on our words and saying the wrong thing and the wrong time! Join us as we explore the world of reset, redo and repeat... Improphecy!**
*reset
**said without making a mistake
-A comical, improvisational look on future questions, answered in the present. Definitely more improvised than fill-oh-soft-tickle*.
-Hosted by...2020-07-1612 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyBrain Melt? S1 E7Now listen here, everything in this world changes. Some would call this change the future! Everyday we hear but do we listen? No! Open your mind to a time when we will really need to listen! Never to be misheard again! No sentence will be ever cut off! For this week we look to the future and ask what will happened when we can only start our sentences with the last letter of the sentence said before!* Easy? Yes you might say that, the trouble is it’s not, to be honest we might struggle with this one when it...2020-07-1108 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyFriction-less World? S1 E6We slip and slide into this weeks episode, bringing you the future, right into your ear holes! We take a look at a world without... a world without grip, a world without purchase, that’s right we ask the big question! What will a world without friction be like? The subject is tricky but not too sticky, we shoot from the hip and we try not to slip! Don’t worry! We are here for you in the now, we’ll be there for you in the then... Improphecy!*
*said in a voice without conviction, then a throat...2020-07-0911 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyWorking Class Queen? S1 E5A cheeky look, a sneaky peak, a behind the scenes exploration into a world in which the Queen (and entire royal family) have had to get a job! No more royalty??? But... We’ve all got bills to pay, we all need the dollar, the sterling, the Benjamin’s, the earnings!!! Even Lizzy herself! What will that be like? Well wonder and ponder no more! We are here to let you know exactly how it will go... maybe... definitely... long live the... Improphecy*
*said in the voice of a Corgi named Reg
-A comical, improvisational look...2020-07-0408 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyDream Teleportation? S1 E4Another day, another what might be! Well.. I say might but realty, I mean will! Another day, another what WILL be! A cheeky little sneaky peaky into the future and in this episode we ask, what if we were able to transport location via the medium of a lucid dream? I know! That’s what we thought, we are constantly thinking it! Well, no need to contemplate the endless possibilities because this is what will happen... possibly... maybe... definitely... Improphecy*
*said in the voice of Brian Blessed
**If you don’t understand that reference, said in the...2020-07-0208 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyMartian Lesbians? S1 E3Well, well, well, a subject that has played on many a mind, perhaps even contributed to a sleepless night or two? Finally... an answer! What will it be like when we colonise Mars? The data from the rover must have done it’s job ‘cause it’s happening for Martha and Mildred! What will their first thoughts be? Too hot? Too cold? Not enough trees? Not enough welcome mats? Are these the things that will be discussed after taking such a long journey to the red planet? It could go many ways, but this is the way it will... go... i...2020-06-2705 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyiPhone 12 SZ? S1 E2The anticipation has been crazy... The press buzz is building and we are all waiting ... What will be the next... iPhone?
Thank you for our first Future Question sent in by @Bobcat518. We are so glad that someone asked the question, as we would have little to answer. We go in depth with the new features and perks of the device and let you know how bad Patrick is at accents... Meeting many characters from across the global all with Scottish, Irish, Devonshire-ish roots.
-A comical, improvisational look on future questions, answered in the present. D...2020-06-2509 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyAbolish Emotions? S1 E1I know what your thinking... we were all thinking it, for some of us it has meant many a sleepless night... What will happen when we no longer require... emotions?
What will it be like when we say that emotion is superfluous... insignificant? What will that be like, it’s definitely coming but how long will it be? What will it be like? everything boring? no passion? no point? or.... the end of anger? The end of hate? The end of war? It could go many ways... this is the way it will... go... I mean like... in...2020-06-2008 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyAn Improvised TrailerJon's going write something really impressive here. He hasn't got anything planned but I'm sure it will be perfect.2020-06-2003 minIMPROPHECY - An Improvised ProphecyCompetition entry 2 min Bonus EpisodeThis is a very short episode for the Rode Cast 2020 competition. Jon's going write something really impressive here. He hasn't got anything planned but I'm sure it will be perfect... Until then I'll just note down the essentials.
-A comical, improvisational look on future questions, answered in the present. Definitely more improvised than fill-oh-soft-tickle*.
-Hosted by Jon and Patrick
-Episodes every Thursday and Saturday.
-At the end of each eps we give you 5 TOP TIPS to better your own future and if you could give us 5 STAR REVIEWS that with better owns.
-Send...2020-06-1501 min