2016
Improv Photos from the July 15 Blue Note Show!
16
Jul
Improv Photos from the July 15 Blue Note Show! On Friday night we had the LMA’s first Blue Note Comedy Night! - Student Showcase, an evening of amazing comedy featuring a fantastic lineup of Australia’s rising improv and sketch comedy All-Stars. This special evening consisted of LMA's own Practice Team "Shut Up Darryl!", Sketch Team "The Pursuit [...]
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Belvoir St. Theatre ,
Comedy ,
Improv ,
improv classes ,
Jam ,
photos ,
shut up darryl ,
Sketch ,
Sydney ,
the pursuit of happiness ,
the surry hillbillies ,
Training ,
UCB Founders Charlie Rose Interview
01
Jul
UCB Founders Charlie Rose Interview As you may already know the DCM (Del Close Marathon) is happening at UCB in New York City right now (late June, 2016) and the four famous founders of UCB were recently interviewed on Charlie Rose. It's a fantastic piece touching on the origin story of improv and UCB, the [...]
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Chicago Style Longform ,
Comedy ,
DCM ,
Del Close ,
Impro ,
Improv ,
Improvisation ,
Marathon ,
Sketch Comedy Writing ,
SNL ,
UCB ,
Improv Photos from the Level 2 Gold Coin Show!
19
Jun
Improv Photos from the Level 2 Gold Coin Show! On Thursday night we had the LMA’s Gold Coin Comedy Night - Student Showcase, an evening of “Nearly Free” comedy featuring a fantastic lineup of Australia’s rising improv and sketch comedy All-Stars. This special evening consisted of LMA's Level 2 Improv Grad Show - with a [...]
Meet Dan Pavatich, Artistic Director, LMA Melbourne
19
Jun
Meet Dan Pavatich, Artistic Director, LMA Melbourne Dan Pavatich is an Australian comedy legend, an extremely well rounded improvisor, and overall, a lovely - and funny - fella. He's been actively involved with the improv scene in Melbourne for under a decade and has developed comedy shows, worked and toured as a performer, and helped launch [...]
Joe Bill is Bringing The Power to LMA!
18
Jun
Joe Bill is Bringing The Power to LMA! Mr. Joe Bill is will be at LMA Sydney for one night only to run his world famous Power Improv Scenes Workshop The focus of this workshop is how to play improv Scenes in any context, but specifically Long Form and Narrative, from a place of strength. We’ll play [...]
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Annoyance ,
Belvoir St. Theatre ,
Chicago Style Longform ,
Classes ,
Comedian ,
Comedy ,
Impro ,
Improv ,
Improvisation ,
Sydney ,
Theatre ,
Workshops ,
PWC Get Into (and a lot out of) Improv Business Training
14
Jun
PWC Get Into (and a lot out of) Improv Business Training Improv Business Training LMA recently ran an introductory improv for business training session with some of the lovely folks at PWC in Sydney. Here you can listen to a few of them share their thoughts on the experience. Can you guess what they all [...]
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Communication Skills ,
Improv ,
L&D ,
Learning ,
Learning & Development ,
Personal Development ,
PWC ,
Training ,
Yes ,
End of Term Drinks!
07
Jun
End of Term Drinks! All you gotta do is RSVP! Open to any and all former, current and incoming LMA Students and Teachers. End of Term Drinks – Term 2, 2016 Free June 24, 2016 at 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm The Local Taphouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010 Is all this Improv is making you thirsty? We thought [...]
Meet Flavie Laliberte: LMA’s New Social Media Wizard
03
Jun
Meet Flavie Laliberte: LMA's New Social Media Wizard Laugh-Master Academy is excited to welcome its newest team member: Social Media Coordinator, Flavie Laliberte. We sat down with her for a few questions to get to know her better. What is your name and where are you from? Flavie Laliberte from the beautiful city of Montreal, Canada. How [...]
Kristin Hensley: Business Improv Training is Invaluable
26
Apr
Kristin Hensley: Business Improv Training is Invaluable The lovely Kristin Hensley recently came over from Los Angeles to facilitate some workshops and corporate training sessions with LMA. Here she shares a few thoughts on why improv business training is vital for innovation and teamwork, and how saying "Yes, and..." and using Active Listening to support [...]
LMA House Team Audition Results – Term 2, 2016
16
Apr
LMA House Team Audition Results - Term 2, 2016 History was made yet again at The Belvoir St. Theatre last week as LMA Students came out in full force, representing all levels, to show off their improv chops and try for a coveted spot on the LMA House Team. The vision for LMA as we grow, is to have [...]
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Auditions ,
Class ,
Classes ,
Comedian ,
Comedy ,
Comedy Team ,
House Team ,
Impro ,
Improv ,
Improvisation ,
Performers ,
Practice ,
Show ,
Shows ,
Students ,
Sydney ,
Teams ,
Theatre ,
Winning ,
LMA Announces “The Draft”
16
Apr
LMA Announces "The Draft" The Draft is how we reward students with perfect attendance and promptness. It’s really simple: If you have a 100% class attendance record and are never late, you will get to play with the Teachers on stage at the end of term Gold Coin Comedy Show. Which is kind of a [...]
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Belvoir St. Theatre ,
Class ,
Classes ,
Comedy ,
Impro ,
Improv ,
Improvisation ,
On-Time ,
Performance ,
Promptness ,
Shows ,
Team ,
The Draft ,
Hangin’ with Harold Workshop Notes
06
Apr
We had an awesome “Hangin’ with Harold” intensive workshop with Kristin Hensley (UCB, i.O., Second City, WestSide Comedy Theater). These are the notes from the class which will be of value to anyone currently performing – or learning to perform – Harolds at LMA or elsewhere.
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Chicago Style Longform ,
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Kristin Hensley ,
SNL ,
Sydney ,
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LMA House Team Auditions – Term 2, 2016
05
Apr
LMA House Team Auditions - Term 2, 2016 Laugh-Masters Academy is inviting Students & Teachers to audition for several new Official LMA Improv Teams, known as House Teams. House Teams will be given opportunities to regularly perform on stage at The Belvoir Theatre (and other venues), participate in official LMA events, represent LMA in the [...]
No Joke! Improv is Seriously Good for Business.
21
Mar
No Joke! Improv is Seriously Good for Business. There’s more to improvisation than comedy - and it’s not just for funny people. In fact, improv is primarily about learning to react authentically and stay in the present moment at a very high level. This awareness has all sorts of business benefits which is why we [...]
David Tieck Joins the LMA Roster
17
Mar
David Tieck Joins the LMA Roster LMA is excited to welcome David Tieck to the roster of Australian Teachers. Some of you may recognise him from our recent Improvoir Show at The Belvoir St. Theatre where he not only performed, but also coached our Student House Team. His experience is vast, with training from all [...]
Why Standups Should Embrace, Not Revile, Improv
16
Mar
Why Standups Should Embrace, Not Revile, Improv “I hate improv.” Hang around standup comedians enough and you will hear it. This may be confusing. Many don’t know there’s a difference between the comics with microphones and the ones who go mic-less, tagging in and out of scenes in a black box theatre. It’s understandable. After all, many [...]