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Peter Barg has spent his life building creativity in high-pressure environments. Beginning as a messenger in New York City during the final era of physical film editing, he learned every aspect of pos…

Peter Barg has spent…

Peter Barg has spent his life building creativity in high-pressure environments. Beginning as a messenger in New York City during the final era of physical film editing, he learned every aspect of post-production before advancing into advertising production with McCann Erickson, where he worked on major campaigns for brands including Coca-Cola, AT&T, L’Oréal, and Miller Brewing. By his mid-twenties, he was producing national campaigns and later moved to St. Louis and Hollywood, where he led animation productions and eventually founded a pioneering virtual animation studio years before r…

Meet the brilliant and charming improviser, teacher, filmmaker and so much more, Ian McLaughlin. He started his Improv career on a rainy night in London (see our interview with his partner Beverly Fox…

Meet the brilliant a…

Meet the brilliant and charming improviser, teacher, filmmaker and so much more, Ian McLaughlin. He started his Improv career on a rainy night in London (see our interview with his partner Beverly Fox) and began an incredible improv journey. Ian was so easy to chat with and he describes his method of teaching improv, starting with the first class. I felt like I was in an improv class, learning from this master! You definitely want to learn about his Blondie cover band and the surprise audience members who joined him on stage. He is so excited about the opening of the BOHO community hub, with a…

Meet my good friend Bob Mann. We met during the pandemic and I had the good fortune to teach with him online at his alma mater, University of Oklahoma School of Social Work on "Improv and Therapy". B…

Meet my good friend …

Meet my good friend Bob Mann. We met during the pandemic and I had the good fortune to teach with him online at his alma mater, University of Oklahoma School of Social Work on "Improv and Therapy". Bob is an amazing human being who has dedicated his life to helping others. Bob has an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Tulsa Community College and a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Social Work from The University of Oklahoma School of Social Work. Bob started in Mental Health as a psych tech in 1987 and now carries nearly forty years in the field. He’s spent the last twenty-five in state…

Meet the wonderful Bev Fox! Her improv journey started on an extremely rainy night in London when she and her high school sweetheart Ian McLaughlin ventured out to a Free improv class. There were bo…

Meet the wonderful B…

Meet the wonderful Bev Fox! Her improv journey started on an extremely rainy night in London when she and her high school sweetheart Ian McLaughlin ventured out to a Free improv class. There were both aspiring actors , translated "starving artists"! Despite the horrendous rain they went to the class and were inspired. She and Ian have been partners on an amazing improv journey since 1988!! Bev has been part of many improv groups like The Suggestibles that you can see at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcFrmq8z669x2ID7SgGRonQ/ For those of you who are improv teachers, these are also great te…

I first met Emma with a T during the pandemic online and was immediately taken by her energetic and playful improv. We chat about her improv journey starting in Bristol , including studying with The …

I first met Emma wit…

I first met Emma with a T during the pandemic online and was immediately taken by her energetic and playful improv. We chat about her improv journey starting in Bristol , including studying with The Bristol Improv Theatre, https://improvtheatre.co.uk She was able to continue to study the Art of Improv with wonderful teachers like Patti Stiles and Jay Sukow during the pandemic. She plays in person and online with many troupes and different styles. She is a freuquent performer on Highwire Improv https://highwireimprov.com One troupe has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe where she also gueste…

David Escobedo is definitely an Improv treasure! Since we last spoke he received a Ph.D. in Improv Training in the UK. We chat about what that process was like and he gives great tips on anyone pursu…

David Escobedo is de…

David Escobedo is definitely an Improv treasure! Since we last spoke he received a Ph.D. in Improv Training in the UK. We chat about what that process was like and he gives great tips on anyone pursuing any kind of Ph.D. David is well known around the world as a fabulous improviser , author , father, podcaster and the creator of The Improv Boost, https://www.facebook.com/BoostImprov The Improv Boost is a community with 29K followers! David supports so many improvisers and artists around the world and as he pointed out, not just the "famous" actors but many who are unknown. The Improv Boost is…

Meet Alex Mann, Improviser, Actor, Author and a Corrections Officer with a Sheriff’s Office for 28 years in Boston, Massachusetts. I was particularly interested in his use of improv with first resp…

Meet Alex Mann, Impr…

Meet Alex Mann, Improviser, Actor, Author and a Corrections Officer with a Sheriff’s Office for 28 years in Boston, Massachusetts. I was particularly interested in his use of improv with first responders as I had spent several years as a Critical Incident Stress Responder in Florida. He has authored "The Law of Improv": Yes, and for First responders" which you can see on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@theLawofImprov or better yet, buy his book on Amazon. He is an amazing person who is also a member of SAG-AFTRA. He is doing really important work bringing improv to corrections facilitie…

Meet my dear friend Vishok, Verma from Bangalore, India. We've been colleagues for several years and he has even been a substitute coach for my Improv for Parkinson's Classes. He is continually bringi…

Meet my dear friend …

Meet my dear friend Vishok, Verma from Bangalore, India. We've been colleagues for several years and he has even been a substitute coach for my Improv for Parkinson's Classes. He is continually bringing improv to his community and the world! He has recently started his "Yes, Let's Improvise for 15 minutes" which I played with him last year - so much fun! Yes-Let's Improvise for 15 Minutes!! - https://www.facebook.com/share/17kZQtCcud/ Also, Vishok is a Social Entrepreneur, International Improv Coach, and Artist. He is also an Applied Improv Practitioner, along with Effective Communication Ski…

Meet the dynamic Kim Thanh Le ! Many thanks to my producer, Bright Su ,for introducing us. We had such fun getting to know each other and learning about her improv journey! She was born and raised in …

Meet the dynamic Kim…

Meet the dynamic Kim Thanh Le ! Many thanks to my producer, Bright Su ,for introducing us. We had such fun getting to know each other and learning about her improv journey! She was born and raised in Hanoi and loves her city. She is a Hanoi-based improviser/writer. She is the founder and director of The Improv Hub, Vietnam's first community space dedicated to improv, and the Vietnam Improv Festival. Thanh has been building the improv community across Vietnam, bringing this special art form to audiences who are mostly experiencing it for the first time. A lot of the shows and classes she has pr…

In our second hour with Dr. Steph we explore her improv journey, starting as a musical director at Chicago theatre such as IO, Comedy Sports and Second City. We shared our Love of the "mother of impro…

In our second hour w…

In our second hour with Dr. Steph we explore her improv journey, starting as a musical director at Chicago theatre such as IO, Comedy Sports and Second City. We shared our love of the "mother of improv" Viola Spolin and discussed the myriad improv schools and forms that we see today. She studied musical improv with, Mike Descouteaux, legendary founder of the celebrated Music Program at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. That was where she really heightened her playing and working with improvisers. Dr. Steph describes the art of improv and how much it is now a global phenomena. And st…

Carlisle is the only city In County Cumbria, UK and one of the oldest cities, spanning 2,000 years. Someone who hasn’t been there quite that long is the marvelous Dr. Steph McCullough, world renowne…

Carlisle is the only…

Carlisle is the only city In County Cumbria, UK and one of the oldest cities, spanning 2,000 years. Someone who hasn’t been there quite that long is the marvelous Dr. Steph McCullough, world renowned musical improv director! In this first of a two-part interview, Dr. Steph describes her love of her husband James and her new hometown of Carlisle. In her unique and meolodius way, Dr. Steph describes her journey from Chicago to this historic city that is close to Hadrian’s Wall, a place she loves to explore. She shares the story of her long distance love affair with James is better than any …

We had so much fun interviewing 2 years ago that we asked him back! In those past 2 years The Sketch School has grown by leaps and bounds. There continue to be fabulous guest instructors and his group…

We had so much fun i…

We had so much fun interviewing 2 years ago that we asked him back! In those past 2 years The Sketch School has grown by leaps and bounds. There continue to be fabulous guest instructors and his group Sketchy Subs recently brought new members. There are so many benefits being in the "Subs" including free workshops several times a month. Marc continues to teach wonderful tools and with great compassion! Be sure to check him out at TheSketchSchool.com