Improv Interviews

Chris Alvarado - Master Improv teacher & Actor by Margot Escott

Ron Jarvis - Clown/Actor/Writer/Improviser by Margot Escott

Stephen Owen is a committed improv teacher and player. He has created college courses using improvisational theatre for people interested in law enforcement.

Amey Goerlich - Amazing Improviser by Margot Escott

Max Schafer leads Spolin workshops around the world. He is the author of “Viola Spolin’s Theater Games for the Classroom” Multimedia CD. He has studied under and was directed by Viola Spolin. He was stage manager for Paul Sills. He also studied with Carol Sills, Aretha Sills, Alan Arkin, Dick Schaal, Avery Schrieber, Bob Moyer, and Gary Schwartz. Max teaches Spolin improvisation around the world....

Honorable Oluwadamilola Apotieri brought improvisational theatre to Nigeria. His passion for social justice began at age 7.

Mithra is an exciting improviser who is the definition of joy!

Lewayne McQueen - Native American Improviser by Margot Escott

Meet the high energy Avish Parshar and hear how his career in comedy and improv led to his brilliant motivational improv workshops. Our mutual friend, Peter Margaritis, introduced us and I was so pleased as we had a great time.

One of the last interviews with legendary writer Anne Beatts. A funny and lovely woman.

Colin is a beloved actor, standup comedian and improviser who was on the hit show "Whose Line is it Anyway' here in the US and UK. He and Brad Sherwood have a great show on Zoom, "Colin and Brad Live-in your House".

Laxmi Priya - Playback Theatre & More by Margot Escott

Stephen Davidson is a totally joy-filled improviser who is the Artistic Director of The Improvised Play, Improvable, QI: Queer Improv, Carmen: A gender-swapped Film Noir Fantasy, and of Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival. Stephen is the author of two books about improv, Play Like an Ally and Improvising Gender. Stephen teaches improv independently and through Improvable, with the Free London Improv P...

Velvet Duke by Margot Escott

Brenna Judkins by Margot Escott

Koray Tarhan has an infectious smile and laugh! He is a generous and talented man who brought Improv to his home in Instanbul, Turkey in 2000 and author of the first handbook on improv in Turkish, Dogaclama Icin Elkitabi (2013). We had such a fun time chatting and playing with he and his wife, Zeynep Özyurt Tarhan Koray works as an actor, musician, and project coordinator at Istanbulimpro and also...

Siddharth Venkatesh is a beloved improviser with Improv Comedy Bangalore who has fans all around the world. He loves the "Globalization" of improv in the present scenario, as he gets to improvise with and learn from amazing Improvisers from all over the world. We had a wonderful chat with him and did a fun scene with our friend Landon Kirksey at https://youtu.be/LwOBmU2BTco In early September he c...

Cheng Zheng by Margot Escott

Maria Schaedler-Luera describes her Brazilian roots and discovering the legendary Augusto Boal when she moved to the states. Maria is an actor with vast training in many styles of improv.

Will Luera is the Director of the Improv Program at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota and is beloved by many. Listen to his story about growing up on the south side of Chicago (city of Improv) and not knowing about this art form until he moved to Boston to study Physics at Boston College.

Meet the lovely improviser, Jon Nguyen from Norwich, UK. He describes his passion for improv and how he stumbled upon it. Jon is a beloved teacher and improviser!

Clay Drinko - Play Your Way Sane by Margot Escott

Stephanie Rae - Black Improv Alliance by Margot Escott

Improv Interviews speaks with Rick Hall, the multi-talented member of Second City, actor who has appeared in many films and TV shows including Seinfeld, Curb your Enthusiasm and K.C. Undercover. His voice is familiar as he has appeared in many commercials and his one-man show "Pig Boy" played two sold-out performances at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. His short “Slice of Pie” has won nine...

Laura Hall is best known as the improvisational pianist and Musical Director on the hit TV show, “Whose Line is it Anyway”, which ran for nine years on ABC, with Drew Carey hosting. The show is currently in its seventh season on the CW Network, with Aisha Tyler hosting. In 2018, Laura played with the Whose Line Christmas Show at Royal Albert Hall in London, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the...