Our Stu – improvisor and owner of two pairs of Converse – wants to tell you about a secret in his back pocket. Very quickly you’re going to realise that the title of this blog has made the following words more confusing than they really needed to be. My blog title is not saying thatContinue reading “The secret to rescuing a stalling improv scene is sometimes a secret”
Category Archives: comedy improv
The effect of gravitational time dilation on improv
Our Stu – improvisor and owner of a ‘B’ in GCSE physics – attempts to science the sh*t out of improv. It’s a little know fact that Albert Einstein used improv sets to help prove his revolutionary theory of general relativity to the scientific community. In fact, I would say that it’s such a littleContinue reading “The effect of gravitational time dilation on improv”
2024 Liverpool Improv Festival
We are taking our smoothie of fruit to the Unity Theatre on 20 April, 2024 We are but one of many groups obsessed with improv! Check out the rest of the acts coming up across three days of celebrating on: https://www.liverpoolimprovfestival.com/livimprovfestschedule-485584-861015.html
2023 Robinhood International Improv Festival
On the 7th of September 2023, a wonderful band of improvisers are opening their annual festival down in Nottingham – the Robinhood International Improv Festival. What’s super exciting is that this is an international meeting of improv creativity. Now, this excites us no end up here in the Northwest, because the community that gave birthContinue reading “2023 Robinhood International Improv Festival”
The improv comedown
Our Stu – improvisor and owner of a holiday cottage in Hyrule – writes about the contents of his brain and The Oickers’ comedown tips after comedy improv. I am pretty confident that it is a universally shared experience to end a comedy improv session with your brain completely (and utterly, totally, thoroughly, entirely) wired.Continue reading “The improv comedown”
How I Became “The Mayor of Improv”
Our very own Mark “The Mayor” Turpin – improvisor, Mayor and thoroughly gorgeous chap – tells us why supporting other improvisors is so important to him. So, as the title suggests, how did I become the “Mayor of Improv” and how did I get the title in the first place? I don’t know exactly whenContinue reading “How I Became “The Mayor of Improv””
Improv is cheaper than a sports car and more flattering than cycling shorts
Our Stu Hughes – improvisor and owner of two small sheds – gives us the insight we didn’t want into his life crisis. As I wandered through Marks & Spencer’s slipper department on that rainy Sunday afternoon in 2019, my life could have gone in a number of different directions. I had started to noticeContinue reading “Improv is cheaper than a sports car and more flattering than cycling shorts”
Yes anding… Improv, Life and Lockdown
Our very own Dave Hodgson – photographer, improvisor and Oicker – takes stock of where we are and where we’re going with improv. The past year or so has been an interesting one for varying reasons (or one big reason) for a lot of people… all 8 billion of us, living on this blue rockContinue reading “Yes anding… Improv, Life and Lockdown”
The joys of improv and monologuing
Our very own Liz Hardy – actor, improvisor and Oicker – tells us why she loves the scripted and the unscripted. I love my improv… of course! But must admit to an equal love of all acting. Since my very first ventures at the end of 2018 when I discovered Merseyside Academy of Drama (orContinue reading “The joys of improv and monologuing”
Biscuits aren’t just biscuits in comedy improv
We’ve been putting off writing this blog for some time. We think about biscuits every minute of the day and when you are writing a blog with ‘biscuit’ actually in the title it is nigh on impossible to ignore the crippling biscuit lust-cramps. Well, we can’t put it off any longer. Just for you, we’llContinue reading “Biscuits aren’t just biscuits in comedy improv”
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