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Take a Page From Hollywood, Improv Your Next Brainstorm Session
04
Jul
Take a Page From Hollywood, Improv Your Next Brainstorm Session Great new article from Steve Yastrow on the benefits of Improv in Business: Have you ever watched actors improvising together on stage? Without a script, they interact with each other to create an interesting scene right before your eyes. The same techniques these actors use [...]
Special Guest Instructor: Rob Belushi
22
Jun
Special Guest Instructor: Rob Belushi LMA is super stoked to have Rob on the roster and we can't wait to get him down under to run some world-class workshops. In the meantime, you'll have to settle for these low quality, but high value interviews we did over Skype. Robert Belushi was born in Chicago, where [...]
Musical Improv: A Chat with Robot Teammate & The Accidental Party
02
Jun
Musical Improv: A Chat with Robot Teammate & The Accidental Party Robot Teammate and The Accidental Party is a musical improv comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, CA, which creates spontaneous narrative musicals based solely on an audience suggestion of a Title. The team recently completed a World Record-setting 86-week cage match run in the Cherry Crush [...]
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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 [...]
Staying Present and Aware
20
Apr
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?- LMA on State of Play [...]
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How to Run a Company Improv Exercise
17
Apr
How to Run a Company Improv Exercise 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 [...]
Improv Comic Turned Zombie Writer/Producer
06
Apr
Improv Comic Turned Zombie Writer/Producer Here at Laugh-Masters Academy we're big believers in the power of improv to help get where you want to go in life. And the world is full of success stories that prove it. And now that list of stories includes one about becoming a zombie. Read this great article by [...]
Get the Laughs, but Follow the Rules
22
Feb
Get the Laughs, but Follow the Rules One of our partner Improv schools, Upright Citizens Brigade, just published a new book about how to "do" Improv and it looks great, but we still think you should take a Workshop. Check out the link for a great article in the New York Times.
Don’t Be Like Mike
12
Jan
Don't Be Like Mike Michael Bay Needs to Work on his Improv Skills In case you missed it, superstar film director, Michael Bay, choked big time whilst on stage touting Samsung TV's at CES. This is a classic situation where having even the tiniest amount of Improv Training would have saved his arse. Instead he [...]
WestSide Comedy in the House!
08
Sep
WestSide Comedy in the House! LMA is very pleased to announce our new partnership with the WestSide Comedy Theater in Los Angeles. We ran some fantastic Workshops recently with Colin Sweeney and have more on the way. In their own words they "own comedy West of the 405" and we look forward to bringing more of [...]
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10 Reasons Laughter is Good For You
29
May
10 Reasons Laughter is Good For You Ever Had That Exhausted Feeling After a Good Laugh? You know, the one where your side hurts, your eyes water, you can't catch your breath and your body's totally spent? It feels like you've just finished a two-hour session at the gym. Laughter and exercise may share more [...]
Tina Fey’s 4 Rules of Improv
21
May
Tina Fey's 4 Rules of Improv In her book Bossypants, Tina Fey discusses how the rules she learned at The Second City Improv School helped her succeed, both on stage, and off. Many of us struggle daily with confidence and insecurities. Improvising can help you get you out of your own head and access deeper parts of [...]
Guest Instructor: Greg Tindale
07
May
Guest Instructor: Greg Tindale Laugh-Masters Academy Welcomes Greg Tindale! We are very pleased to announce Greg has come on side to lead our June Improv Weekend Workshops while in Sydney. Limited tickets are on sale now. Can't come in June? Pre-Register to score Early Bird Discounts next time, and Like and Follow Laugh-Masters Academy to be first to know about upcoming Workshops and [...]
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About LMA
06
Aug
About LMA Laugh-Masters Academy Founder, Eran Thomson speaks about the benefits of LMA's Improv Workshops, the history of the School, and confirms that Bald Eagles really do fart.