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This Week we are bringing the year to a close with a look back at 2024. Iain reflects on all of the wonderful guests and specials that made this year so wondeful and we also tease a few exciting things coming up in 2025.
So sit back, relax and enjoy a little walk down memory lane, destination 2024. -
This week we are delighted to welcome Terje Brevik to the show!
Terje talks us through his transition from 'IT Guy' to full time improviser after falling in love with improv when a friend persuaded him to join them at a beginners session.
Terje has a huge improv brain and we can't wait for you to listen to his insight on some many fantastic improv topics. So what are you doing reading this when you could be listening to the episode right now?
It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy Terje's true story about making stuff up.
Find out more about Terje at www.terjebrevik.com -
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This week we are delighted to welcome Sarah Hutchinson to the show. Sarah is a relative newcomer to the improv world, but has made huge waves in her rookie year. Hear all about how moving to Liverpool kicked off an exciting new time in her life and how improv fits in to the new chapter in her life. What started as a fun idea when lookinging for activites to do in the area very quickly became a whole new world of friends, laughter and in many ways family. Hear all about Pick 'N' Mix Improv and how it has grown from a beginners improv level one course to an award winning short form comedy troupe in a matter of months! Sarah is on a creative adventure full of spoken word, Documentary style longform and of course lots of short form improv fun and you can hear all about it in this fantastic chat.
So sit back, relax and enjoy hearing all about Sarah's true story about making stuff up. -
In this episode, our host Iain Luke Jones sits down with UK improv pioneer Neil Mullarkey for an in-depth chat about his incredible journey through the world of improv comedy and beyond. We dive into how he first discovered improv, the origins of his long-standing friendship with Austin Powers star Mike Myers, and how the iconic Comedy Store Players came to be. Neil also shares fascinating stories from the early days of Whose Line is it Anyway?, and we explore his transition into using improv techniques to revolutionise the corporate world.
Join us for an inspiring conversation filled with laughter, insight, and a peek behind the scenes of both the comedy stage and the boardroom. This is definitely an episode you don’t want to miss—so sit back, relax, and enjoy Neil’s true story of making stuff up! -
This week we return to our popular feature The A-Z of Improv. Returning to the show to help Iain break down all things 'H' is friend of the show and last minute super sub Dave Hodgson.
Interested to find out what words made the list? Well there's only way way to find out!
It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy another fun A-Z of Improv chat. -
This week we are delighted to welcome Porta Fahey from Broken Chair Improv to the show!
It is a fascinating chat about improv, politics, friendhip and life and we know you are going to love it!
So sit back, relax and enjoy Portia's true story about making stuff up. -
This week we are delighted to welcome the fantastic Aree Witoelar to the show!
Aree is a Norway-based improv teacher, director and performer from Indonesia & am the founder and artistic director of Impro Neuf International, Norway’s most inclusive international improv community with over 1,000 members!
During this chat we find out how Aree ended up in Norway, how his improv journey unfolded and so much more!
So it's time to sit back, relax and enjoy Aree's true story about making stuff up.
For all things Aree, please visit his website:
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This week we are delighted to welcome Jayant Chopra to the show!
Jayant is a prolific improviser both in person and online and his brillianlty authentic performances always make you feel like you are in very safe hands indeed.
During this chat you will hear how he got into improv, where he is at with it currently and what his hopes and aspirations are for his improv future.
It's a fun, frinedly chat that we know you are going to love!
So sit back, relax and enjoy Jayant's true story about making stuff up. -
This week time is short and so is the episode!
It says it all in the title and if you want to know exactly what the title means, then you are just going to have to listen!
So sit back, relax and find out what on earth is on Iain's mind -
This week Iain talks all things improv with ChatGPT! Yes that's right, you read that correctly...
Can AI be a genuinly interesting guest? you may well be surprised.
It's time to sit back, relax and enjoy a brew as we find out just how human AI can be. -
This week Sekki Tabasuares returns to the show to chat all things longform with Iain. It's a really insightful chat that we know you will gain a lot from, so sit back, relax and enjoy the true story of making stuff up (lonform style).
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This week we retun to our newst format 'Improv Room 101' and welcome back friend of the show Dave Hodgson to try and convince Iain to get rid of some of his improv gripes for ever more. Will he succeed? The only way to find out is to listen!
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This week we are delighted to welcome Lilith Maya Welsh to the show!
Lilith is an improv newbie with a huge passion for all things improv and this is a great insight into the mind of somebody that is still in that joyful process of discovering everything for the first time. There is a load of great chat about the LCI courses that are offered which may well get some of you excited to see what future courses are on offer and as Lilith works in education, Iain delves deep into some education chat too. It is a wonderful chat full of passion for improv and we know you are going to love it. So sit back, relax, grab a bew and enjoy Lilith's true story of making stuff up. -
This week we welcome LCI newcomer Chris Pope to the show!
Chris and Iain have a good old natter about Chris' journey into improv and about how this new found passion is postiviely impacting his life in a multitude of ways.
It's an informative and fun chat that we know you are going to love, so sit back, relax and enoy hearing all about Chris' true story about making stuff up. -
This week Iain Luke Jones talks a little bity about his recent experience at the wonderful Liverpool Improvisation Festival, but he mostly just talks about his recent illness which came to a head with a shockinglt long wait in A&E. Fortunately he will be fine and he wanted to use this show as a bit of an outlet to talk about his experience. Thank you for those that choose to listen. Normal programming will return in a couple of weeks.
So now it's time to sit back, relax and find out all about what exactly has been making Iain cough his guts up for the last few months. -
This week we are delighted to welcome Su Jackson to the show. Su and Iain have a wonderful chat about improv which then goes down many a rabbit hole into topics such as Su's work as a drama therapist and the state of the british education sytem to name but a couple.
It's a great chat that we know you are going to love, so sit back, relax and enjoy Su's true story about making stuff up. -
This week we welcome Dan Ayache to the show. Dan has been lucky enough to discover improv at a young age and he has so many exciting times ahead of him. Find out how improv has helped him to develop in many areas of his life and how it is helping him to carve a path forward in his life.
Iain has been there from the beginning of Dan's improv journey and it's great to hear these two chatting away about something they are both so passionate about.
So what are you waiting for? It's time to sit back, relax and find out all about Dan's true story of making stuff up. -
This week we are excitied to share our first 'Improv Room 101' episode with you! Michael Ananins is the first two try and persuade our host Iain Luke Jones which three improv related things should be locked in room 101 never to be seen again.
It is a really fun chat that we know you are going to love! So sit back, relax and enjoy this fun new feature. -
This week we return to our A-Z of Improv series and are delighted to welcome Sekki, Dave and Stu from the Oickers to discuss all the the letter G with our host and fellow Oicker Iain Luke Jones.
This is a really fun chat that is full of fruity Oicker fun, so sit back and relax as we delve into or improv A-Z once more. -
This week we are delving into the archive of the show to listen back to a classic show feature from the early days when we were still finding our feet. Iain has been sick for the last month and hasn't been able to arrange any interviews, so we thought it would be a great opportunity to look back at a feature that was around for the early days of the show 'Word Association'.
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