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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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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.
Rob Belushi Interviews
18
Jul
Rob Belushi Interviews The State of Online Comedy Today I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Watch: Rob Belushi talks about the benefits of Improv, not just for Actors, but for everyone and [...]
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Instructor Highlight: Joe Wengert
09
Jul
Instructor Highlight: Joe Wengert Joe is a funny man. Here is proof. 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 [...]
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Using Improv to Teach Business Skills is No Joke
30
May
Using Improv to Teach Business Skills is No Joke Check out this recent article from CNN. And remember, Laugh-Masters Academy offers Corporate Training Programs specially designed for business. In these Workshops you'll learn valuable skills like: Responding to what's being said, as opposed to your own agenda Taking yourself less seriously Using the "Yes, and..." technique in [...]