Liverpool Comedy ImprovCast

This week our host Iain Luke Jones is flying solo and talking to you all about 'VAPAPO' from Jill bernard's 'Small, Cute Book of Improv'. It is a really great book full of interesting improv tidbits and whether you have heard of VAPAPO beofre or not, we hope you enjoy Iain's breakdown of it.

This week we return to our A-Z of Improv and this time we are focusing on the letter C. We are joined by friend of the show Michael Ananins to discuss a great variety of topics from the suggestions offered by the worldwide improv community and there’s so much ground to cover that it is a bumper episode! So settle down, grab a brew and enjoy this great improv based chat.

This week we welcome the fantastic Karla Dingle to the show. Karla has a very interesting improv journey and this chat details how she went from the retail world to the world of improv with Queen City Comedy and everything in between. As if the improv chat isn’t enough to excite you, you are in for a treat as a whole host of other fascinating topics crop up, including the muppets and cultural diff...

This week we welcome Mark Smith to the show to tell us all about the Liverpool Improvisation Festival. The festival opens on Friday the 21st of April (3pm) and runs through till late on Saturday the 22nd of April (10pm). They have a packed and exciting programme of work from artists and companies from across the North-West. There are 12 shows across the two days, all the work is improvised and dra...

This week we return to our A-Z of Improv series and focus on the Letter B. Friend of the show Dave Hodgson joins our host Iain Luke Jones and they have a lot to discuss! Did your suggestions make the list? There's only one way to find out... There is a lot to pack into this episode, so sit back, relax and enjoy our latest A-Z special.

This week we are excitied to introduce episode one of a new series we are doing which as you can tell by the title of the episode is an A-Z of Improv. For episode 1 we welcome Sekki Tabasuares to the show to discuss all things 'A' with our host Iain Luke Jones and there is a lot of really great discussion that breaks down each word that made the list. There is a lot to pack into this episode, so s...

Happy New Year! It’s been a almost a year since we last had Hannah Carson on the show and we are delighted to welcome her on as the first guest of 2023! During this chat Hannah recaps the amazing year she has had in terms of improv and details how she became a member of the phenomenal ’Broken Chair Improv’. Hannah and Iain discuss a variety of topics from nerves before a show to the differences be...

Wow! What a year it has been for us on the show. Can you believe we have just reached the end of our second year! We will be taking a short break over the festive period, but Iain is here to take you back on a trip down memory lane, breaking down every episode of the show from the last year. There's loads of great insight and personal reflections and also some tidbits of information about why we a...

This week we welcome friend of the show Mark Turpin back to the show and he and Iain discuss the topic ‘Comedy Influences’. It’s a fascinating walk down memory lane for those that know the references and it’s a real treasure trove of comedy gold for those of you that don’t know the references to go away and look up online. Improv doesn’t need to be funny, but when it is the comedy comes from a lif...

This week we are delighted to welcome the fantastic Vera Chok to the show. Vera is currently starring as Honour Chen-Williams in Hollyoaks, but when she isn’t filming for the show you will often find her involved in improv in some way, shape or form. During this very varied chat Iain and Vera cover all sorts of topics from culture to comedy, and there’s even an unexpected discovery of a mutual lov...

This week we welcome back Jen Hardy to the show! Jen is an associate teacher at Liverpool Comedy Improv and has incredible improv brain. In this chat you can hear what she has been up to since her last appearance on the show and marvel at how much she has achieved in such a short space of time. Jen has a hugely positive attitude towards improv and she is incredibly open to all of the amazing oppor...

Andêl Sudik is a fantastically talented improviser who recently taught a sketch comedy course at LCI. During this chat we hear all about how she discovered improv at the age of 15 and how she has never looked back since. Improv is very much her life & you can hear the passion in her voice as she talks about her improv journey. She is a well travelled person and has improvised in many countries aro...

Jake is an up and coming improviser who has already amassed a huge amount of experience. He started out life with a huge passion for acting, but once he discovered improv he really feels like he stepped up his acting game to the next level. During this chat we discover what life is like as a student at LIPA and we hear how Jake ultimately found his way to Liverpool Comedy Improv. It’s another fasc...

This week is a bumper episode, chocked full of tangents! Melina Fiol is back to update us on her experiences as a female on the comedy circuit and she has so much insight to share that will leave you all with much food for thought. Iain starts the show off by remembering HRH Queen Elizabeth II as the sad news of her passing was announced just before the episode was recorded. He once had the honour...

This week we celebrate episode 70 with our host Iain Luke Jones giving us all an update on some fantastic developments in his personal and improv life. There was a guest lined up, but it sadly fell through at the last minute, but this being an improv podcast meant that the show was able to go on regardless, just with a little change of direction. Celebrating 70 episodes alone is reason enough for...

This week we have something a little different for you. We love talking to improvisoers about their improv journeys and about a whole variety of improv related topics, but we are also keen to discuss other passions that improvisers may have. Our host Iain has mentioned in many of the show chats over the years that he is a big fan of the Aussie TV soap 'neighbours' and as it happens so are previous...

This week we welcome Charly Murgatroyd to the show and we can’t wait for you to hear what she has to say! Charly only started improvising in October 2021, but if you saw her perform you would swear she has been doing it her whole life. In this chat Iain and Charly very quickly get into the topic of ADHD and from there the chat just explodes into all sorts of interesting avenues that really makes y...

This week we are super excited to welcome Michael Ananins back to the show! Michael first appears on the show back in episode 3 and a lot has happened since then. Michael has recently given stand up comedy a go and he and Iain have a great chat breaking down the art of stand up. There is of course loads of great improv chat and Michael has many incredible stories to tell, and one story in particul...

Heather is a relatively new improviser, but if you saw her perform you would never know it! She has such a natural flare for it and to top it off she is a genuinely lovely person. During this chat Iain and Heather talk through her journey to improv and find out exactly how it came about that a physicist with barely any experience in performing arts came to discover a passion for improv. We also di...

Tom is a drama student with a real passion for improv & he is at a very exciting stage of his life where there are so many possibilities ahead of him. During the conversation we get to hear about Tom's improv journey into improv and into LCI & we learn how LCI has helped him to expand his improv horizons. During this chat Tom mentions that he thinks Colin Mochrie is 72. Iain just accepted this at...

We are super excited to finally welcome Stu Hughes to the show! Stu is a fantastic improviser and an even better human being and we know you are going to love this chat with him. Among the many things covered, Stu and Iain talk about how improv helps with confidence issues and how improv can genuinely help to change your life. They delve into the topic of short form vs long form and there’s also l...

Jamie is an incredibly creative individual who has recently discovered and fallen in love with improv. He is a very open individual and he gives us a great insight into his life journey that led him to LCI. He is a wonderful artist and he and Iain get into a great chat about what makes art successful and is it really worth what some people pay for it? It’s another fascinating chat with one of the...

This week we welcome back friend of the show Sekki Tabasuares to discuss the topic 'Planning an Improv session' with our host Iain Luke Jones. There are lots of things to take into consideration when running an improv session and Iain and Sekki talk in depth about the thought process leading into preparing an improv session. It is a really great chat as always and we can't wait for you to hear it!

This week we are focusing on the topic 'Boundaries in Improv' and we welcome friend of the show 'San George' back to the podcast to discuss the topic with Iain. What are boundaries in improv? Why is it important that this topic is discussed? These are a couple of the point touched on and there is a lot of great personal insight and anecdotes from both Iain and San along the way. This is a really s...

On April 29th LCI has another awesome live improv show coming your way! 'Boss Birds & Friends' is back and this time the guest teams are 'Cats in Trenchcoats' (who are an LCI long form team) & 'Regular Job'. Our guest this week is Al Donohoe from 'Regular Job' & he is here to tell you all about who 'Regular Job' are and what to expect from them. Al has got a fascinating story to tell and in this c...