Yes, Also - Paul F. Tompkins 2Paul F. Tompkins (Comedy Bang Bang, Bojack Horseman) returns to the pod in this much-anticipated Part Two! He talks about blending standup and improv, his first Comedy Bang Bang episode, being funny without references, finding character voices, mimicry vs. capturing an essence, expectation and embarrassment, constructing a set, heightening gradually, having the discipline to stay out of a scene, letting go of mistakes, and more!Get tons of bonus episodes and other perks at yesalso.supercast.comFollow us on instagram @yesalsopod Email us with your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com New episodes every Tuesday!Dec 10, 202401:03:07Yes, Also - Nicole ByerNicole Byer (Nailed it, Grand Crew) talks about how she found comedy, the ephemeral nature of improv, going to acting conservatory, her early UCB days, improvising with ADHD, finding patient play, meeting Sasheer, the challenge of second beats, object work go-to’s, setting scenes in a fun location, reimagining the Harold, favorite improv memories, and more!Get tons of bonus episodes and other perks at yesalso.supercast.comFollow us on instagram @yesalsopod Email us with your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com New episodes every Tuesday!Dec 03, 202401:01:32Yes, Also - Joe CanaleJoe Canale (Second City, Uncle’s Brother) talks about iO in the mid 90’s, Del’s toxicity, acknowledging privilege, his complicated relationship with Charna, improv savants, hosting jams, confrontational comedy, self-indulgence vs. serving the audience, the art of listening, how improv made him a better person, the importance of diverse voices in comedy, punching up, his favorite people to improvise with, and more!Get tons of bonus episodes and other perks at yesalso.supercast.comFollow us on instagram @yesalsopod Email us with your ideas and questions @yesalsopod@gmail.com New episodes every Tuesday!Nov 26, 202401:09:33Yes, Also - Philip LabesPhilip Labes (Watchmen, Minx) talks about catching the musical improv bug, finding his path as a singer/songwriter, adapting vs. persisting, success as a trap, where music and improv overlap, hyperconsciousness, using what’s personal, grounded justifications, fostering fearlessness, rhyme tangents, narrative improv, and more! Support us at yesalso.supercast.com!Email us with your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Nov 19, 202401:02:48Yes, Also - Lauren Lapkus Lauren Lapkus (Another Happy Day, Comedy Bang Bang) talks about her early start at iO, learning to use her own voice, the comfort of game, earning an audience, bad improv habits, the magic of indie teams, how she creates Comedy Bang Bang characters, auditioning for SNL, the evolution of dreams, doing improv post-kids, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Nov 12, 202401:17:40Yes, Also - John Ross BowieJohn Ross Bowie (Speechless, The Big Bang Theory) talks about the divide between actors and improvisers, finding improv in his late 20’s, studying with Amy Poehler, the nuance of teaching improv, avoiding detachment, emotional arcs, physicality, applying improv to a script, using details from real life, how improv helps him on set, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Nov 05, 202401:10:09Yes, Also - Ronnie AdrianRonnie Adrian (Grand Crew, The Big Team) talks about teaching and coaching styles, his pursuit of an interesting life, his early stand up experience, playing the voice of reason, rooting yourself in the POV of a character, improvising at jams, taking care of the scene as a whole, improv as a team sport, learning to contribute to a scene even if it’s not your favorite idea, editing, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Oct 29, 202401:07:27Yes, Also - Dan GregorDan Gregor (JV, The Naked Gun) talks about yes and-ing an animated universe, writing vs. improv skill sets, developing humor as a response to religion, his NYU sketch group, the diminishing returns of political comedy, his early UCB days, the marketability of sketch, writing and shooting The Naked Gun reboot, staying true to genre in spoof writing, the science of audience testing, his upcoming projects, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Oct 22, 202401:16:15Yes, Also - Sarah ClaspellSarah Claspell (co-owner of WGIS) talks about the leap from short form to long form, favorite shows from DCM, the pressures of Harold night, finding a sense of play, fostering team trust, not being defined by your bad scenes, teaching improv to Olympic coaches, WGIS, conquering imposter syndrome, Asian AF, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Oct 15, 202401:09:48Yes, Also - Johnny MeeksJohnny Meeks (UCB LA’s Academic Director) talks about the “por las buenas” technique, comedic tension, trying to save a bad scene, updating the UCB curriculum, his theatrical roots, memories of a bad standup teacher, improvised plays, the power of simple and honest responses, playing with curiosity, his favorite improv exercise, playing game in scripted scenes, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Oct 08, 202401:07:55Yes, Also - Paul F. TompkinsPaul F. Tompkins (Mr. Show, Bojack Horseman) talks about carving out his identity as a comedian, conquering fear, his early absurdist stand-up, working on Mr. Show, what makes a great showrunner, comedic heightening, advice for sketch writers, comedy as the art of translation, “the tyranny of the template”, chasing fun and novelty, the glory of multi-cams, building a variety show, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Oct 01, 202401:16:10Yes, Also - Cissy FenwickCissy Fenwick (JV) talks about how improv makes her a better therapist, unconditional positive regard, therapists as active voice of reason characters, archetypes, her love of playing annoying people, using reps to set goals, her favorite improv exercise, anchoring game to a POV, emotional stakes, what she’s curious about, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Sep 17, 202401:02:07Yes, Also - Eugene CorderoEugene Cordero (Loki, Star Trek: Lower Decks) talks about his elementary school days, cockiness vs. confidence, struggles with dyslexia, finding his calling, the benefits of short form, committing to scenes, the myth of “best” ideas, not taking a coach’s taste personally, the joy of agreement, finding spontaneity within a premise, parenting like an improviser, accepting diverse voices, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Sep 10, 202401:19:21Yes, Also - Chris EddinsChris Eddins (Lemon Pepper Wet) talks about learning improv as a way to help with public speaking, using jams to hone your craft, making unusual things make sense, his writing career, the origins of Lemon Pepper Wet, doing the thing, dyslexia and patterns, sustaining a game, facing an audience with cultural differences, being an introvert, advice for non-white improvisers, how improv helps his writing, visions for shows, sobriety, and more! Sep 03, 202401:21:04Yes, Also - Heather Anne CampbellHeather Anne Campbell (SNL, Whose Line is it Anyway) talks about the innateness of improv, circumventing shame, forking the multiverse, takeaways from Boom Chicago, honoring an audience, her writing career, the visual experience of comedy, being in dialogue with the world, SNL, Whose Line, playing with Beck vs. playing with Miles, improv as tourism, craving the next evolution, her comedic influences, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Aug 27, 202401:24:33Yes, Also - Ithamar EnriquezIthamar Enriquez (Second City, Curb Your Enthusiasm) talks about his journey through Second City, memories from Tourco, inspiring theatrical techniques, the subjectivity of comedy, accessing satire through relationship, challenging stereotypes, using his voice as a Latinx writer, performing for the Obamas(!!!!), satire vs. shock humor, how he arrived at a career in comedy, trusting your improv, playing with people you love, learning from the classics, Puppet Up, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Aug 20, 202401:15:47Yes, Also - Casey FeighCasey Feigh (creator of Holy Shit Improv), talks about analyzing his improv, setting shows up for success, vulnerability vs. perfection, amplifying your skillset, demystifying Hollywood, his early comedy grind, things he’s learned as a producer, the origins of Holy Shit Improv, improv as a destination art form, live-streaming, the power of creators, how to care more in scenes, serious improv, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Aug 13, 202401:18:31Yes, Also - James MastraieniJames Mastraieni (Founder of the Shared Experience Studio) talks about the neuroscience of comedy, the connection between performers and audience, starting a comedy think tank, sailing vs. rowing, the importance of mentorship, treating premise openings like menus, relationship microcosms, comedy as the harshest art form, the drive to produce, the three major scenic tones, improvised sitcoms, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com.Follow us on instagram @yesalsopod New episodes every Tuesday!Jul 30, 202401:13:48Yes, Also - Rekha ShankarRekha Shankar (Dropout, Grand Crew) talks about her early obsession with sitcoms, getting into film school, left-brained comedy, improv as a path to writing, embracing discomfort, the gift of being an outcast, finding game moves, inventing vs. listening, making your own work, Kickstarter tips, letting go of rigidity in scenes, Gravid Water, and more!Email us wtih your ideas and questions @ yesalsopod@gmail.comFollow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Jul 23, 202401:02:11Yes, Also - Craig CackowskiCraig Cackowski (Second City, Drunk History) talks about learning Harolds before the internet, the benefit of nerves, studying with Del, the improv that inspired him, Stephen Colbert’s last Second City show, the development of JTS Brown, the intersection of comedy and artsy theater, the core philosophies of Dasariski, three guidelines for better scenes, Yes And vs. I Know, object work games, the Close Quarters form, where improv is headed and much, much more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Jul 16, 202401:51:22Yes, Also - Peter GroszPeter Grosz (The Colbert Report, Veep) talks about studying with Del, the very first Armando show, memories from Boom Chicago, doing a USO tour in Saudi Arabia, writing for Colbert, advice on getting hired for late night shows, experimental long form techniques, eliminating ego, breaking bad habits, doing a Broadway show, writing standup, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Jul 09, 202401:18:31Yes, Also - Mary HollandMary Holland (ASSSSCAT, Happiest Season) talks about growing up in a small town, her path from Virginia to Hollywood, weathering rejection, the fear of not being enough, the biggest lessons from acting class, the summer she fell in love with improv, her lightbulb moment, her voice as an improviser, the power of emotional commitment, loving high stakes, her acting goals, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Jul 02, 202401:22:41Yes, Also - ConvoyThis week, the legendary Convoy (Alex Berg, Alex Fernie, and Todd Fasen) talk about how they met, the evolution of their style, guiding the energy of a show, favorite short form games, their alt universe lives, making a pilot, the frustrating reality of TV development, taping shows to accelerate improvement, favorite character types, the demystification of "game", and more! Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Jun 25, 202401:18:04Yes, Also - Brian O'ConnellBrian James O'Connell (Co-Founder of The Pack Theater) talks about his early days in Hollywood, training at ioWest, finding a kindred spirit in Miles Stroth, memories of Zumpf, starting The Pack, Camp Improv Utopia, position play, his original form “the ladder”, using longform structure in script writing, the dark joy of the human condition, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Jun 18, 202401:07:56Yes, Also - Jess McKennaJess McKenna (Off Book, Baby Wants Candy, Dropout) talks about talks about being a theater kid, useful characters for initiations, choosing the fun path in a scene, the MEOW show, going for a joke vs. exploring a comedic idea, the clarity of premise, striving for variety in shows, musical improv and the origins of Off Book, overcoming nerves, navigating a creative partnership, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Jun 11, 202401:14:13Yes, Also - Genetra TullGenetra Tull (JV, Benetton) talks about her original career path as a set builder, why she fell in love with improv, her comedic epiphanies, the journey to Harold night, personal pep talks, her team JV, being a physical player, coming of age as an adult, processing grief through comedy, writing a one-woman show, auditioning for SNL and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Jun 04, 202401:09:22Yes, Also - Ryan RosenbergRyan Rosenberg (Big Grande, ManDogPod) talks about humor as a survival mechanism, being a shy performer, how to save a dying sketch, the benefits of ADHD, Big Grande’s writing process, the fun of setting up a base reality, finding comedy without being mean, playing at the top of your emotional intelligence, why and how you should let the unusual character do their thing, eliminating codependence from your improv scenes, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!May 28, 202401:15:39Yes, Also - Julie BristerJulie Brister (UCB, WGIS) talks about self-doubt, her beginnings in New York in the late 80’s, the start of UCBNY, being taught by Ian Roberts and Amy Poehler, improvising on Zoom, teaching internationally, opinions on forms, learning to listen, her trick for remembering suggestions, finding characters through physicality, her love of selfish characters, and more! Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!May 21, 202401:09:37Yes, Also - Carl TartCarl Tart (Grand Crew, In the Know), talks about improv as basketball, how to move a scene forward as the voice of reason character, Carl’s early days as a background actor, his training at Second City, how he deals with not getting laughs, working on Grand Crew, improv as a way to sharpen your instincts, the comedic voices that shaped him, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!May 14, 202401:03:16Yes, Also - Jake JabbourJake Jabbour (founder of WE Improv) talks about the origin and philosophy of his school, cultivating non-judgmental awareness, improv as a window into self, Jake’s epic nine-audition journey to Harold night, holding scenes loosely, external vs. internal validation, aiming for surprise in scenes, advanced moves for established groups, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!May 13, 202401:18:29Yes, Also - Vic MichaelisVic Michaelis (Dropout's Very Important People) shares their insights on filmed improv, the power of an audience to determine the fate of a show, Dropout TV, Vic’s reinvention as an actor, the gift of obstacles, approaching improv mathematically, how to mark your improvement, the X factor of team chemistry, examples of favorite object work, and more! Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com Follow us on instagram @yesalsopodNew episodes every Tuesday!Apr 30, 202401:09:50Yes, Also - Brendan HuntBrendan Hunt (Ted Lasso’s co-creator and Coach Beard) drops by to talk about the Chicago improv scene of the 90’s, the perceived long form / short form divide, his journey to and through Boom Chicago, how emotional growth can help your improv, the importance of practice, the origins of Ted Lasso, his new solo show, hilariously nightmarish corporate shows, and more!Apr 23, 202401:09:56Yes, Also - Oscar MontoyaOn this week's episode, Oscar Montoya (Minx, Eurovangelists)talks about his his rocky start with improv, his move from New York to LA, owning your playfulness, the importance of playing with honesty, seeing your characters as real people, the Soundtrack Harold, Dance-prov, why he loves doing Harolds, the power of entrances and exits, and more!New episodes every Tuesday!Follow us on Instagram @yesalsopodhttps://linktr.ee/yesalsoApr 16, 202401:00:54Yes, Also - Payam BanifazActor/Comedian/lover of animals Payam Banifaz (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Shameless) stops by to talk to Suzi about the physics of comedy, the unique challenges of being an immigrant who wants to be an actor, how to access the universal through specificity, the importance of personal voice, comedic influences, the search for identity, Payam’s favorite types of characters to play, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com.Follow us on Instagram @yesalsopodhttps://linktr.ee/yesalsoNew episodes every Tuesday!Apr 09, 202459:36Yes, Also - Phil Augusta JacksonWriter/showrunner/rapper/poet Phil Augusta Jackson (Grand Crew, Key and Peele) sits down with Suzi to discuss his path from advertiser to improviser, the ingredients for a perfect improv space, his outside-the-box New York improv shows, improv’s relationship to audience, how he makes voice of reason characters fun, the problem with over-justification, why he loves breakup scenes, improv as therapy, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com.Follow us on Instagram @yesalsopodhttps://linktr.ee/yesalsoNew episodes every Tuesday!Apr 09, 202401:21:34Yes, Also - Stephanie AllynneActor/writer/director Stephanie Allynne (The L Word, One Mississippi) joins Suzi for a good ol' fashioned improv nerd-out. They talk about Stephanie's journey from sketch to improv, the subjectivity of comedy, following the path that’s right for you, the difference between the Groundlings and UCB, acting energy vs. performance energy, interpretive creativity vs. generative creativity, how improv shows up in her work as a director, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com.Follow us on Instagramhttps://linktr.ee/yesalsoNew episodes every Tuesday!Apr 09, 202457:02Yes, Also - Will Hines In our first episode, improv legend and WGIS founder Will Hines dives headfirst into the improv weeds with Suzi. They talk about the early days of UCB New York, the difference between premise and game, how multiple characters’ games can work in a monoscene, Will's strong opinions on initiations, his quest for the “perfect” improv curriculum, the effect of different forms on their players, comedy as a prime directive, his favorite characters to play, and more!Email us with your ideas and questions yesalsopod@gmail.com.Follow us on Instagram @yesalsopodhttps://linktr.ee/yesalsoNew episodes every Tuesday!Apr 08, 202401:05:01
