Improv Nerd With Jimmy Carrane
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- Duration: 301:13:03
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Synopsis
Well-known improv teacher and former Studio 312 host Jimmy Carrane explores the creative processes used to make great comedy.
Episodes
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TJ Jagodowski
15/11/2012 Duration: 01h04minThere are very few improvisers on the planet that are as respected and admired as TJ Jagodowski. In this episode of Improv Nerd, Jimmy talks with TJ about some the personal tragedy and heartache he has endured, the chemistry that makes TJ & Dave so successful, and how he is able to assess the unique logic that forms the basis of every improv scene.
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David Pasquesi
15/11/2012 Duration: 54minIn this episode of Improv Nerd, Jimmy sits down with David Pasquesi - one of Chicago's most celebrated improvisers. David discusses his days with Del Close, his partnership with TJ Jagodowski, and what keeps him motivated as an improviser.
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Michael Patrick Thornton
14/11/2012 Duration: 49minMichael Patrick Thornton, one of the stars of ABC's Private Practice, improvises with Jimmy and tells us about his evolution as an actor and opening an independent theater on Chicago's north side.
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Jet Eveleth
14/11/2012 Duration: 56minIn this episode, Jimmy interviews and then improvises with one of Chicago's great improvisers, Jet Eveleth. Jet Eveleth is a member of the The Reckoning and she can also be seen in The Armando Diaz Experience at the iO Theater. Jet has been an instructor at Columbia’s Comedy Studies Program, a faculty member of The Second City Conservatory, and the iO Theater and was a co-artistic director of the Chicago Improv Festival.
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Cook County Social Club
14/11/2012 Duration: 02minIn this episode, Jimmy interviews and improvises with Bill Cochran, Greg Hess, Mark Raterman, and Tim Robinson of Chicago's own Cook County Social Club. We get the scoop about their work for Comedy Central and how Tim channels all that nervous energy.
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Tim Meadows
14/11/2012 Duration: 01h04minIn this episode, Jimmy interviews and improvises with former SNL star Tim Meadows. We learn about how Tim got back into improv following his run on SNL and why Tim hates seeing adults play children on stage.
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Tara DeFrancisco
14/11/2012 Duration: 01h10minIn the latest installment of Improv Nerd with Jimmy Carrane, we learn about Tara DeFrancisco's auditions for SNL, personal forces that shape her approach toward improv, and why it makes her nervous to see her students at a show. Then Tara and Jimmy treat us to an hilarious array of improvised scenes.
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Michael Gellman
14/11/2012 Duration: 52minIn this Episode, Jimmy interviews The Second City's legendary improv teacher, director, and performer Michael Gellman. We learn about Michael's experience teaching a famous Hollywood actress and his advice to Chris Farley. And as the cold winds begin their advance on Chicago, Jimmy and Michael improvise a scene in the great north woods.