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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 [...]
Use Your Words
16
Feb
Use Your Words We'd love to hear from you. Write about your favourite show, most recent class, training you did overseas, how improv has helped/changed you, Top Tips you'd like to share, pet peeves... whatever. Pitch us your ideas and chances are we'll say "Yes, and..."
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Student Blog: Dear Someone Who is Thinking About Trying Improv, But Isn’t Quite Sure…
22
Dec
Student Blog: Dear Someone Who is Thinking About Trying Improv, But Isn’t Quite Sure... Dear Someone who is thinking about trying improv but isn’t quite sure, Hi. My name is Nish. I’m not originally from a drama or comedy background, or really anything that’s required me to be on stage. In fact, I used to be a [...]
Guest Blog: Will Hines, UCB Instructor
10
Sep
Guest Blog: Will Hines, UCB Instructor When you ask people to think of reasons why someone took an improv class for the first time you get answers like “I wanted to do something fun” or “I’m a huge comedy fan” or “I wanted to be able to think on my feet more for my job.” [...]
Guest Blog By: Kelly Leonard, EVP of The Second City
12
Aug
Guest Blog By: Kelly Leonard, EVP of The Second City We've re-posted this special Guest Blog because its that good, and updated it with a fantastic video interview with Kelly and Tom Yorton, Authors of the definitive book on improv in business - "Yes, And." If you're in business, improv can help. Full stop. For more about [...]
Guest Blog: Kate Murphy, Backbone Brisbane
27
Jul
Guest Blog: Kate Murphy, Backbone Brisbane Introduce yourself and what you do: Hi I'm Kate, I work at Backbone Youth Arts as a workshop facilitator. I teach students age 9-13 yrs. We do lots of fun things in class, ranging from performance skills, story building and characterisation. I myself am an improvisation junky... I introduced [...]
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The LMA Improv Instructor Exchange Program
25
Jul
The LMA Improv Instructor Exchange Program If Crocodile Dundee, Vegemite sandwiches and "shrimps on the barbie" is all you know about Oz, you need to come down for a reality check. And a surf lesson. And some koala love. And to teach. LEARN MORE But this is a real sign This is a real sign from [...]
We Are Never Harsh at LMA!
09
Jul
We Are Never Harsh at LMA! At LMA we pride ourselves on our friendly and genuine stye of teaching improv and strongly believe that learning it should be tons of fun, so we we're a little bit surprised (and sad) to learn that so many people have received "Harsh Improv Notes" at other schools. It [...]
Yes, And to Improv and Business
05
May
Yes, And to Improv and Business Special Guest Blog By: Kelly Leonard, Executive Vice-President of The Second City There is a story from the early days of The Second City - around 1961 - a Coca Cola executive sought out the newly celebrated improv artists of The Second City to get their creative minds working [...]
15 Reminders for Every Improviser
23
Mar
15 Reminders for Every Improviser Search for: Recent Posts The Last Laugh? When Will In-Person Classes Resume? Thursday Nights: All in and All out State of Play 2019 You Shaved My Legs! Eight Weeks with Laugh Masters Academy Recent CommentsWhat is improv comedy & theatre? - The Australian Improv Comedy Festival on What is Improv?- [...]
Sam Jenkins’ “Rules” of Improv – Part 2
17
Feb
Sam Jenkins' "Rules" of Improv - Part 2 Laugh-Masters Academy is proud to bring you this 3-part series outlining some of the "rules" of improv by Sam Jenkins. His list is a great reference and we look forward to reading his forthcoming book on the subject soon. In the meantime, if you want to learn [...]
Sam Jenkins’ “Rules” of Improv – Part 1
12
Feb
Sam Jenkins' “Rules” of Improv - Part 1 Search for: Recent Posts The Last Laugh? When Will In-Person Classes Resume? Thursday Nights: All in and All out State of Play 2019 You Shaved My Legs! Eight Weeks with Laugh Masters Academy Recent CommentsWhat is improv comedy & theatre? - The Australian Improv Comedy Festival on [...]
In Business, You’re Only as Good as your Ensemble
28
May
In Business, You’re Only as Good as your Ensemble Improv Comedy Training is Seriously Good for Business If you’ve ever been to an Improv Comedy show, than you already know the best laughs come when all the players are observing, listening, communicating and acting consciously. The Pros know how to stay present and work towards [...]
The Ad Agency Creative Dept. is Dead
28
May
The Ad Agency Creative Dept. is Dead Search for: Recent Posts The Last Laugh? When Will In-Person Classes Resume? Thursday Nights: All in and All out State of Play 2019 You Shaved My Legs! Eight Weeks with Laugh Masters Academy Recent CommentsWhat is improv comedy & theatre? - The Australian Improv Comedy Festival on What [...]
Guest Blogger: Ed Greenberg
01
May
Guest Blogger: Ed Greenberg Laugh-Masters Academy is excited to collaborate with Laughter For a Change and look forward to helping bring their excellent program to Australia in the near future. In the meantime, please enjoy this Guest Blog from L4C Founder, Ed Greenberg. Improv & Diversity Here’s a recipe for good improvisation: create a space [...]
Student Blog: Improv is Dope – How I Stepped on Stage
02
Jul
Student Blog: Improv is Dope - How I Stepped on Stage It all started.. About six months ago, I signed up for LMA on a whim - I had no idea what I was getting myself in for, I joined up on some vague advice about how it would improve my conversation and social skills. Since [...]
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