Improv is Dead

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! If you’re a true improv pervert you’ve seen this episodes guests perform in every out house, pent house, hen house and dog house around the country. You’ve seen their work in TV and Film from Southside, and Work in Progress to SHRINK and Trial of the Chicago 7. They’ve produced countless liv...

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 audial comedy show where all of their biggest comedy perversions freely penetrate your gentle, delicate ears.

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! It's our annual NYE Spooktacular where we grab a bunch of scenes that really made us chuckle hard from 2025 and slap them all into one neat little back to back package for you to consume and enjoy! Thanks to Nick McMillin for putting this together and to all the improv perverts who sent us t...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! All the boys are back home for the holidays! Dan White returns for our Holiday spooktacular where we talk about the gifts we would've given had we actually bought each other gifts and then we prov it out one last time for 2025! It gets grinchy! Sound Design by Nick McMillin Hosts: Hosts: ⁠Da...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week on the pod we have the return of good friend Kyle Bethea and making his pod debut, local Chicago improv titan Bill Arnett joins us to chat'n'prov about your first sip of beer, alpha dogs, Hannibalesque bears and more! Listen to Bill on his own podcast MPZ Listening Party Follow 3 A...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week on the pod we have the fantastically funny duo of Dina Facklis and Abby McEnany to chat'n'prov about bad hair cuts, costume parties, and more! Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠ , ⁠Tim Lyons

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week on the pod we welcome back Andrew Lemna and Devin Henderson to chat'n'prov about Black Friday deals, Friendsgivings, and giving the perfect gift to your nieces and nephews that won't drive your siblings insane. Sound Design by Nick McMillin Hosts: Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠ , ⁠Tim Lyons...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! We're taking the week off from the main feed for the holiday, but wanted to give a little episode to gobble up! If you're not on the Patreon, this was one of our most recent bonus episodes with our friends Lauren Frost and Erin Washington! Follow Erin and Lauren as Lerin on socials for live...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week on the pod we do a little holiday chat'n'prov with two of the best and Mandog Pod hosts Dan Lippert and Ryan Rosenberg! We talkin' buffet's, frying turkeys, and more! Listen to Dan and Ryan on their podcast Mandog Pod! See them perform live as Big Grande at UCB! Hosts: Hosts: ⁠Dami...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week we're chat'n'provin with 2/4's of Chicago's Dumb John Mike Geraghty and Linda Orr! We get into it about first jobs, fartin' on the pepperoni, and impossible word problems. Check out Mike and Linda at iO Chicago every Wednesday night for the free show! Hosts: Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠ ,...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week on the pod we've got Alex Honnet and Sophie Delaney to chat'n'prov about battle bots, the unfunny workplace friend, and sippin the water polo water. Check out Alex every first Saturday of the month performing and producing Old Dogs Wild Hogs at the Clubhouse in LA. Listen to Sophie...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week on the cast we welcome back Ariel Sinah and making her Improv is Dead debut in hilarious form, it's Tricia Louise Brown! We chat'n'prov about breaking up over board games, books smells that make you poop, and raising money to bring back the WWF. You can check out Ariel and Tricia t...

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! On this weeks show we've got Katie Klein and John Sabine to chat'n'prov about practical effects, amalgamations, pirates and more! You can catch Katie and John together Sunday nights at LSI with The Late 90's! Keep an eye on Superhuman's Instagram to find out where they are playing next!

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week on the pod we've got Chicago friends Zoe Agapinan and Phylicia Mcleod to chat'n'prov about lemonade stands, demolition mans, and Ed Sheeran stans. Check out Zoe and Phylicia Thursdays at the iO Theater as part of Blast Improv!

Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠ for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content! This week we get down and dirt with our good pod buddies JPC of Hey Riddle Riddle and Mike Brunlieb of Sand! We chat'n'prov about Air BnB's, stinky sheets, little guys, pizza face and more! Check out Hey Riddle Riddle and Whirled News Tonight See Real Angels at LSI Wednesdays Performers: Hos...

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content Holy fun filled episode! This week on the cast we've got two of our very funny friends Ariel Sinha and Erin Washington to join us in a chat'n'prov about young love, signing year books, triplets and more! You can see Ariel as part of the Friday show with Holy Goat at LSI! Check out Erin at iO every Wed...

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content Oh heck yeah! This week on the pod we welcome back two best buddies who are also good at improv, Sean Coyle and Waleed Mansour! We chat'n'prov about triple dating at the sonic, Meta's sick new perv glasses, being the best bond and more! Check out Sean and Waleed together on their Youtube Show Awesomel...

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content We've got LA pals Molly Kiernan and Jackie Young joining us for the first time on the pod today! We chat'n'prov about Elvis, grinding it out on the dance floor, and getting crafty for comedy. You can see Molly on her UCB team Lohan most Monday's in LA at UCB! Check out Jackie on socials for upcoming s...

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content This week on the pod we've got certified bad boys John Randall and Garrett Williams. They're both coming to town for a show on October 11th and if you're around, like fun live music and comedy, it's worth checking them out at Color Club! We chat'n'prov about roofing, neighborhood dynamics, and being g...

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content This week on the pod we have the FUDGECAST debut of Mike Jimerson and the return of our pal Farrell Walsh! We chat'n'prov about bowling, drink pairings, one holers and more! Check out Farrell's new cool ass bar in Chicago, The Western. See Mike in Improvised Shakespeare and follow him on socials for w...

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content We welcome back Alonso Ramirez and Kristen Aviles to the pod! We chat'n'prov about heists, sleep away camps, she-wolfs in closets and more! See Kristen, Alonso, and Damian with ESCÁNDALO! Hosts: Hosts: ⁠ ⁠Damian Anaya⁠ ⁠ , ⁠ ⁠Tim Lyons⁠ ⁠ ,

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content This week on the pod we've got two of our very best friends and improvisers Lawrence Collerd and Laurel Krabacher. We chat'n'prov about baby sitting, sausage, and the expedient passage of time. Performers: Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠ , ⁠Tim Lyons⁠ , and ⁠Dan White⁠

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content This week on the cast, we're joined by the hilarious Ella Nagle and Jake Prizant! We Chat'n'prov about spooky old antique signs, Roman torture devices, and AI-generated pizza commercials. You can follow Ella on socials to see when and where she's dropping some stand-up and improv lore around town! Che...

Get this full episode and support the pod! Join our Patreon for TONS of exclusive premium content This week we welcome back Nick Mestad and Clare Ruddy to chat'n'prov about Fortune Cookies, creepy Robin Williams movies, and Pyramid Schemes. This weeks episode with edited by Nick McMillin! Check out Nick on UCB Betty night in NYC! Follow Clare for hilarious funny videos on the web! Performers: Host...

Get this full episode and support the pod! ⁠Join our Patreon ⁠ for $3 a month for full episodes an $5 bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content! ⁠ Join the Discord community ⁠ Dive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show! Two of the nicest, coolest, and most intelligent improvisers on the planet join us to ch...