How Do You Do Improv Comedy?
• Find an improv partner. You cannot improvise alone. You can adlib comedy, but improv is an artform that is necessarily created by group thought and a group mind. • Perform. The only way to practice creating a scene in front of an audience’s eyes is to create it in front of an audience’s eyes. The extra shot of adrenaline your body gets that is usually misunderstood as “Stage Fright” is a powerful chemical your body releases. Your senses are heightened in this situation and if you take advantage of the power of your perception. Improv is the only way to learn this lesson. • Agree. The first thing you need to do when improvising is say “Yes, and…” You’re not just agreeing with what your improv partner just said, you’re adding more information. That can mean things like details about the object or situation you’re in, or reacting to your partner’s response to what you just did. If your partner says something completely absurd, at least agree reluctantly. “Okay, I’ll do it. Stabbing ou
