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The “Gold Coin” Improv & Stand-Up Comedy Show #2
02
Sep
The "Gold Coin" Improv & Stand-Up Comedy Show #2 Hoo-doggie! We are super excited to announce LMA's second Gold Coin Comedy Night, an evening of "Nearly Free" comedy featuring a fantastic lineup of Australia's rising improv and stand-up All-Stars. This special evening will start off with shows performed by LMA's current Level 1 and Level 2 Improv grads, followed by a comedy set starring current [...]
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Kristin Hensley Joins the LMA Roster
31
Jul
Kristin Hensley Joins the LMA Roster We are thrilled to welcome Kristin Hensley to LMA and look forward to having her down to run some of our very popular "Intro to Improv" weekend intensives, a special "on camera audition" workshop just for Actors, and her famous "How to Break into Hollywood" class. It's all coming your way, [...]
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Holy Shiznit! David Razowsky is Coming to LMA!
10
Jul
Holy Shiznit! David Razowsky is Coming to LMA! UPDATE: You missed it, but that doesn't mean you can't still get Razzled - Follow LMA on twitter and search for #razzled to pick up some of Dave's legendary and quotable wisdom! Sorry, but seriously, HOLY SHIZNIT! Widely considered by many to be the "Guru of Improv," Dave [...]
LMA Special Guest Instructor: Marc Evan Jackson
22
Jun
LMA Special Guest Instructor: Marc Evan Jackson Laugh-Masters Academy had the chance to sit down briefly with the legendary Marc Evan Jackson (aka Sparks Nevada) while he was in Sydney for our "Improv Q&A" and touring as part of "The Thrilling Adventure Hour" for the Sydney Comedy Festival. The man is a legendary improv guru [...]
The “Gold Coin” Improv & Stand-Up Comedy Show
13
Jun
The "Gold Coin" Improv & Stand-Up Comedy Show Hoo-doggie! We are super excited to announce the inaugural Gold Coin Comedy Night, an evening of "Nearly Free" comedy featuring a fantastic lineup of Australia's rising improv and stand-up All-Stars. This special evening will start off with a graduation show by LMA's current Level 1 Improv class, followed by comedy sets from current LMA Instructors and advanced [...]
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Dan Pavatich Joins the LMA Roster
12
Jun
Dan Pavatich Joins the LMA Roster We are delighted to welcome Dan Pavatich to the LMA Roster of Australian Instructors. Dan is a very accomplished Improvisor and funny man having performed and studied internationally at some of the world's biggest and best comedy festivals and schools. Stay tuned for upcoming intensives with Dan including Sketch, [...]
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Guest Blog: Ryan Booker, ICON Actor Management
01
Jun
Guest Blog: Ryan Booker, ICON Actor Management Recently LMA had a chance to catch up with Ryan Booker from ICON Actor Management in Brisbane. ICON is a unique management agency whose aim is to engage, develop and support top level and high potential Actors in their careers and help them to be better prepared for auditioning [...]
Special Guest Instructor: Craig Cackowski
01
May
Special Guest Instructor: Craig Cackowski Can you say L E G E N D ! That's a rhetorical question. Of course you can. And never has that word been more apt than to describe the most recent Impro-Master to join the LMA roster - Craig Cackowski. Craig is coming in 2016. Yes, we know that seems like [...]
Improv in Business: Real Estate
20
Apr
Improv in Business: Real Estate Special Guest Instructor, Greg Tindale is a Realtor by day and a Washington Improv Theater performer by night. Here he is getting some recognition in his local newspaper for how he puts improv skills to use in his day job. Reprinted from The Dupont Current, written by Beth Cope. Local Realtor puts his Varied [...]
Hey Fools! FREE Bi-Weekly Workouts Start April 1
28
Mar
Hey Fools! FREE Bi-Weekly Workouts Start April 1 LMA Bi-Weekly (fortnightly) Workouts begin in Sydney on April Fools Day at our new partner venue, The Local Taphouse. Weekly Workouts are a great way to keep those improv skills active in-between Workshops, best of all they're free to all LMA Alumni and friends with prior improv [...]
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Sam Jenkins’ “Rules” of Improv – Part 3
10
Mar
Sam Jenkins' "Rules" of Improv - Part 3 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 how to [...]
Dear Actors, Sorry…
09
Mar
Dear Actors, Sorry... Dear Actors, We know you've been burned. We know there's lots of cowboy outfits out there teaching all sorts of "improv" classes, and from what we've been told, chances are you didn't quite get what you'd hoped for from your last one. Maybe you took a class led by someone who attended one or two [...]
Local Hero in the House!
02
Mar
Local Hero in the House! LMA is thrilled to announce the addition of our first Australia based Instructor to the roster. Welcome David Evans! David has been actively involved in the Improvisation, performance and acting community since moving to Australia from Brooklyn, New York in 2013. After studying for two consecutive years with The Improv Conspiracy [...]
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 [...]
Liam Neeson Does Improv All Wrong
08
Dec
Liam Neeson Does Improv All Wrong 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 [...]
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