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Posts in category "Instructional"

What Frank Drebin Tells Us

By now you know that Leslie Nielsen has passed away. Most people (according to all the “Shirley, Surely” Facebook statuses I’ve seen) remember him from The Naked Gun movies. It was in the classic TV show, Police Squad, that Nielsen first appeared as Lt. Frank Drebin and part of the success of those comedies was... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
November 29, 2010 at 1:04 pm
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Paranormal Improv

Improvisation is the scariest artform. Completely unrealiable and in the wrong hands a terrible show.  I caught a sneak preview of the movie “Paranormal Activity.” This movie has been sitting on shelf for the past two years, but has recently garnered lots of internet buzz and the line around the block at the Music Box last... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
September 25, 2009 at 5:00 pm
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This Toilet Flushes Funny

Down here in Australia, I’m learning about improv, America and my self. The past five days have been a whirlwind of travel and improvisation. I’m in Canberra, Australia. I’m going to write without doublechecking anything. After approximately 24 hours of travel (5 hours to LA, 15 hours to Sydney, 1 hour to Canberra, 3 hours... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
August 24, 2009 at 7:52 am
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Ten Commandments of Improv

I am the Improv! Thy Lord and Master! Heed my Commandments! An improv student (Hi, Kathy!) mentioned that she liked the last post here, “Thanks for the commandments!” That made me chuckle as I instantly imagined Moses saying that in her chipper, friendly voice, “Thank for the Commandments, O Lord!” And that inspired this helpful... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
August 12, 2009 at 11:02 am
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Be Like Water, my friend.

“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” – Bruce Lee... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
June 25, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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Once More, With FEELING!

At the heart of every improvised show is The Scene. Now, what constitutes a scene? Well, anytime two or more people are on stage together and attempt to create a dialogue between the characters portrayed (as opposed to a dance, song, or some sort of giant flying bird thing) that’s a scene. Here’s the very... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
June 12, 2009 at 12:32 am
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