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Improvoir: It Happened and It Was Good.
27
Feb
Improvoir: It Happened and It Was Good. These here photos are proof last night actually happened. It was a dream come true and an amazing team effort. Truly a special moment in LMA history and what a fantastic moment it was. Thank you to all the LMA Teachers and Performers for being a part of [...]
Posted in: Comedy Shows , House Teams ,
Tags: Belvoir St. Theatre , Chicago Style Longform , Classes , Comedy , Improv , Improvisation , Jam , Show , Sketch Comedy Writing , Sydney , Theatre ,
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..."
Posted in: Guest Blog , Improv.Blog ,
Tags: Brisbane , Chicago Style Longform , Class , Classes , Comedian , Comedy , Corporate Training , Drop-In , Free , House Team , Impro , Improv , Improvisation , Instructor , Jam , LMA Sketch , Melbourne , Packet , Pete Lead , Pub , Sample , Samples , Show , Sketch , Sketch Comedy Writing , SNL , Stage , Summer , Sydney , Teacher , Tester , Theatre , Training , Trial , UCB , Weekly , writing ,
Inaugural LMA Student House Team Members Announced
22
Jan
Inaugural LMA Student House Team Members Announced History was made at The Belvoir St. Theatre this 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 inaugural LMA House Team. After much deliberation and debate the judging panel has made their selections. [...]
Posted in: Auditions , Comedy Shows , House Teams , Latest News ,
Tags: Auditions , Class , Classes , Comedian , Comedy , Comedy Team , House Team , Impro , Improv , Improvisation , Performers , Show , Shows , Students , Sydney , Theatre , Winning ,
Students Make History at First Ever LMA House Team Auditions
20
Jan
Students Make History at First Ever LMA House Team Auditions History was made at The Belvoir St. Theatre this week. Maybe you felt it. It was amazing. LMA Students came out in full force, representing all levels, to show off their improv chops and try for a coveted spot on the inaugural LMA House Team. The [...]
Posted in: Auditions , House Teams , Latest News ,
Tags: Class , Classes , Comedian , Comedy , House Team , Impro , Improv , Improvisation , Performers , Show , Shows , Students , Sydney , Theatre ,
Sophie Long Joins the LMA Roster
06
Jan
Chicago's loss is Austraia's gain! Laugh-Masters Academy is super excited to announce the addition of Sophie Long to our roster of Australian based Instructors. Sophie is an Performer, Writer, Director, Teacher and Coach in stand-up, sketch comedy, musical comedy, and storytelling. She has recently returned home from Chicago - the "birthplace of improv comedy" - [...]
Posted in: Instructors , Latest News ,
Tags: Chicago Style Longform , Class , Classes , Comedian , Comedy , Impro , Improv , Improvisation , Instructor , Level 1 , Sketch , Sketch Comedy Writing , Sydney , Theatre , Workshops , writing ,
Pete Lead Joins the LMA Roster
23
Sep
Pete Lead Joins the LMA Roster Super exciting news today for all LMA students and alumni, Mr. Pete Lead has come on board and will be teaching our next Level 3 Improv Class in Sydney. If his smiling face is familiar, you may have seen him perform at one of our Gold Coin Comedy Nights. We [...]
Posted in: Instructors , Latest News ,
Tags: Classes , Improv , Level 3 , Sydney , Teacher ,
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 [...]
Posted in: Improv.Blog , Latest News ,
Tags: Chicago Style Longform , Comedy , Comedy Show , Impro , Improv , Open Mic , Sketch Comedy , Stand-Up , Sydney ,
Watch Now: All-Star Improv Q&A with The Thrilling Adventure Hour / WorkJuice Players
11
Jul
Watch Now: All-Star Improv Q&A with The Thrilling Adventure Hour / WorkJuice Players If you missed our sold out Improv Q&A with The Thrilling Adventure Hour / WorkJuice Players during Sydney Comedy Festival Week - here's the entire thing for your viewing pleasure. HOSTED BY: Paul F. Tompkins STARRING: Craig Cackowski, Carla Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi, [...]
Posted in: Instructors , Video ,
Tags: Carla Cackowski , Classes , Craig Cackowski , Impro , Improv , Improvisation , LadyKiller , Marc Evan Jackson , Mark Gagliardi , MetroScreen , Paul F Tompkins , Q&A , Sydney , Sydney Comedy Festival , Thrilling Adventure Hour , WorkJuice , Yes ,
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 [...]
Posted in: Guest Blog , Improv.Blog ,
Tags: Brisbane , Classes , Comedy , Improv , Kory Mathewson , Melbourne , Notes , Sydney , Training ,
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 [...]
Posted in: Improv.Blog , Latest News ,
Tags: Chicago Style Longform , Comedy , Comedy Show , Impro , Improv , Open Mic , Sketch Comedy , Stand-Up , Sydney ,
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, [...]
Posted in: Instructors , Latest News ,
Tags: Annoyance , Brisbane , Classes , Comedian , Comedy , Impro , Improv , Improv Olympic , Improvisation , Instructor , Melbourne , Sydney , The Second City ,
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 [...]
Posted in: Improv.Blog , Instructors , Latest News , Podcast , Video ,
Tags: Brisbane , Classes , Community , Craig Cackowski , Del Close , Film , Impro , Improv , Instructor , Melbourne , Sydney , TV , Workshops ,
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is Nigh + Ticket Giveaway!
03
Apr
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is Nigh + Ticket Giveaway! It may be less improv and more scripted, but the  LA-based staged show & hit podcast, The Thrilling Adventure Hour has world class improvisors in the cast - and guess what? They're coming to Sydney - and we've got a double pass to give away! When Thrilling [...]
Posted in: Giveaways! , Improv.Blog , Podcast , Video ,
Tags: Comedy , Festival , Sydney , Thrilling , Tweet to Win , Win ,
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 [...]
Posted in: Featured , Improv.Blog , Latest News ,
Tags: Alumni , Classes , Curriculum , Free , Impro , Improv , Improvisation , Sydney , Training , Workouts ,
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 [...]
Posted in: Featured , Improv.Blog , Latest News , Video ,
Tags: Brisbane , Classes , Impro , Improv , Improvisation , Melbourne , Sydney , Training , Workshops ,
Michaela Watkins & Jim Rash Talk Groundlings
16
Jul
Michaela Watkins & Jim Rash Talk Groundlings Check out this great interview from one of our favourite PodCasts, KCRW's "The Business." Skip to the 19:20 mark to hear Groundlings alumni Jim Rash (Oscar winning writer of George Clooney’s The Descendants, Dean Pelton on Community) and Michaela Watkins (Trophy Wife, SNL) talk about the 40 year history of [...]
Posted in: Improv.Blog , Podcast ,
Tags: Groundings , Impro , Improv , Improvisation , Podcast , Saturday Night Live , Sydney , Training , Trophy Wife , Workshops ,