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Improv is Dead
Hosted by Tim Lyons and Damian Anaya · EN
Improv is Dead is an immersive comedy podcast hosted by Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White. Every week we chat 'n prov, then apply some slick post-production effects, to create a totally unique show where all of their biggest comedy perversions freely penetrate your gentle, delicate ears.
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That Dogs Gonna Run with Mark Ratterman
Mar 2400:49:34Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Mark Ratterman pops by the pod again for some chat'n'prov about getting our cards read, running for fun, and new hip haircuts.Check out Marks pod with Cook County Social Club "Get it to Dutch: A Screen Writers JourneySign up for Marks Cook County Workshop at iOHosts:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim LyonsSound Design by Nick
Transcribe →The Curtain That Moves with Elim Almedom and Daniela Aguilar
Mar 1700:48:56Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Elim Almedom and Daniela Aguilar are Women of a Certain age every Thursday night at LSI in Chicago. They pop by the pod to chat'n'prov about being fashionably late, making yourself at home, and a club for bad dreams.Hosts:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim LyonsSound Design by Nick
Transcribe →Dungledore Vs. Mark Neato with Ariel Sinha
Mar 1000:53:23Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Our guest today is a producer and performer on one of the hottest shows in Chicago, the consistently SOLD OUT Friday show at LSI ft. Holy Goat. Not only is she a hilarious improviser, she’s also an incredible illustrator who’s done work with The Chicago Bulls, White Sox, Bears and more! You can follow her work and shows on IG @arielsinhaha, returning to the pod, it’s the very funny Ariel Sinah.Hosts:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim LyonsSound Design by Nick
Transcribe →Claude's Song
Mar 300:53:20Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!The fellas get into talking Blink 182, how much life is left and what we want to do with it. It sounds deeper than we get unfortunately.Sound Design by NickHosts:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White
Transcribe →The DVD with Lauren Frost
Feb 2400:47:10Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Lauren Frost is back to get her prov on!Lauren does shows all over Chicago including the famous Wednesday night free show at iO with Birdlady and Dumb John. She also co-hosts one of the hottest spots to get your indie team up to play at Open Stage Thursdays at The Western Bar and Kitchen. Starting March 19 you can check her out with her duo Lerin and 3 Actors Living in a Cave during their Thursday night run at LSI. Her stand-up and characters were recently featured in The Lincoln Lodge’s Future of Comedy Festival. She’s got a big laugh, big glasses, and has taken all the improv classes. The very funny improviser and comedian, Lauren Frost.!Hosts:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons
Transcribe →Sweet Trampoline Dreams with Cadence Messier and Grace Goze
Feb 1700:45:14Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week we've got two folks making their pod debuts in a big way!Grace GozeGrace is a self proclaimed improv pervert and alumna of The Second City’s 2024 Victor Wong Fellowship. She performs weekly with High Stakes Productions and currently her Harold team and first all-POC house team at iO, D.A.R.E. Dropouts Presents: After School Special is happening every Saturday at 9:30 pm. She also hosts, writes, and produces her very own late-night style talk show (that we had the privilege of being on) Good Graces Tonight.Cadence MessierCadence is a local improv and sketch comedian by night and dog walker by day. Follow on instagram @cadence_messier and catch the debut of her all female sketch team, The Carries, at Bughouse Theater in March! She also performs with The Wretched as an iO House Team at The iO Theater.Hosts:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim LyonsSound Design by Nick
Transcribe →Ted Zepplin ft. Barely Naked Ladies with TJ Jagodowski
Feb 1000:55:08Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!Our guest today is hitting his record 6 time appearance on the pod which means we get him roughly once a year and even that blows my mind. You’ve seen him in countless Film and TV projects from The Great and Powerful OZ to Get Hard. He’s one half of an iconic improv duo you can show to you parents and say “see, this is why I do it” to help make them understand with TJ and Dave and you can currently catch him in his new movie alongside Matt Trudeu, Meir Steinberg, and Michael Shannon called BULLS streaming on Apple TV+. Heck of card player, helluva a magnet fisherman, and one of the all time great improvisers, It's TJ Jagodowski.Hosts:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons,Sound Design By Nick
Transcribe →Bald Avatar
Feb 300:54:26Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!This week we FUDGE out to chat'n'prov about Tim's foot health, Dan's VR obsession and Damian being Mandela effected by Avatar.Minnesota Ways to HelpHosts:Hosts: Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan WhiteSound Design by Nick
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