W.I.M.P.Y. (WE Improv Makes Podcast for You)

Sorry for the delay. I was looking for a guest, but couldn’t find anyone to talk about The Predator. So this one is just me. I enjoyed doing it once I got over how self-indulgent it felt. I talk the merits of the movie including it’s weird world swings as it relates to improv. Please consider buying my book . Thanks for listening! Get full access to Physical Medium Talent at jakejabbour.substack.c...

My friend, improviser, and teammate, Wayland McQueen (Puddy, Bitchin’) talk The Nice Guys on a victory lap. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk The Nice Guys again. This time with more improv comparisons. Plus The BOOK is OUT! You can get it at jakejabbour.com . If you sign up for Tertulia you can get it for 50% off. Tertulia is like Goodreads but not owned by Amazon. Thanks for listening!...

One of two episodes on The Nice Guys. This one has improviser, comedian, and librarian Lui Vega (Say When) to chat Shane Black’s sleeper hit from 2016. We have a grand ol’ time talking about what it means for two people to try and be good in 1970s Los Angeles. My book is out now! Get it wherever you get books! Here or here are just some options. Thanks for listening! Get full access to Physical Me...

This episode we talk the psychology of Iron Man 3 with Los Angeles comedian, writer and friend Will Evans (William.ig, Moxy, /ws_evans). We go deep on what it means to be a hero and if Iron Man 3 is the best Marvel movie. My book is available now on my site or you can buy it anywhere you get books in January. Thanks for listening! Get full access to Physical Medium Talent at jakejabbour.substack.c...

Join me for some male friendship with Dan Lippert (Big Grande, ManDogPod, CBB) as we talk Kiss Kiss Bang Bang! Lots to cover from Shane Black’s library to the question if you say something cool and no one is around, does it still make you cool? If you liked this episode, consider letting a pal know or buy my book ! Thanks for listening! Get full access to Physical Medium Talent at jakejabbour.subs...

Originally I was just going to record one episode per movie, but then this was so much fun, I thought who cares? I’m telling you, make stuff for yourself the way you like it. It’s a revelation. If comedian and friend Mike Leffingwell (Future Life Partner) says he wants to talk action movies, take him up on it. I had a blast! Thanks for listening! Buy my book! Get full access to Physical Medium Tal...

Talking The Long Kiss Goodnight with Los Angeles Comedian and Writer, Chris Bosley (Dangeroom)! We go deep on the plotting, the improv overlaps and the believable switch Geena Davis portrays from Sam Caine to Charly Baltimore! It’s a good one! Look out for another Long Kiss Goodnight this week! If you enjoyed, consider pre-ordering the book here . Thanks for listening. Maybe tell a friend! Get ful...

LA comedian and friend Zach Jobe (Parliament, The Fortune Teller Show) makes my day by coming on to talk Last Action Hero, a silly meta-commentary action movie about action movies and movies and existentialism and nihilism. We talk Arnold’s appeal, Leo the Fart, and a Zach shares a great Shane Black anecdote. The book is finished! We’re waiting on a cover design and then it’s off the press. I hope...

Lehr Beidelschies (Everything is Terrible, STEM Kidz) came on to talk The Last Boy Scout. He also helped produce some of the fixins for the podcast. Great guy, crazy movie. Love ‘em both! Head on over to https://weimprov.org/store-1-2/p/shaneblackbook to pre-order the book! Thanks for listening!! Get full access to Physical Medium Talent at jakejabbour.substack.com/subscribe

I spent most of this year writing a book on the films of Shane Black. It’s finished and it’s being formatted. This is my third book in the Lapbook series. A Lapbook is a term I coined for small pocket-sized books inspired by mixtapes. They’re all self-published, self-edited, independent dives on topics I’m interested in. My first one is about my cat Lemon that I wrote after she passed, and the sec...

This episode features a lovely catch-up with Amy Ruffle (Thank God You’re Here, Something Good, Mako Mermaids) who began her improv journey in Los Angeles before going home to Australia and finding and building a community there. Then we have the improv team Tucci (Bogart Avila, Joe Corcoran, Anisha Jagannathan, Alan Johnson, Bri Rodebaugh, Casey Rosario, John-Michael Sedor, Brandon Waters, Jane W...

For episode two, we go all in on Iceland. In a small country, improv is huge. I talk to Björk Guõmundsdottir about improvising in two languages, importing styles, making teams, and growing a cozy community. Then we’re joined by the Icelandic improv team The Beautiful People (Björk Guõmundsdottir, Birnir Jon Sigurdsson , Inga Steinunn , Steiney Skúladóttir ) from ImprovIceland for a chat about impr...

So so sorry for the delay! I set this up so I could release at my convenience and it turns out the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 were pretty inconvenient. I won’t bore you with the details…in the show notes. For that you can be bored here . Back to the matter at hand. For our season premiere we have Luke Bovard (BIT Comedy Network, Laughing Matter, Naked Flamingos, Comedy Cafe) from Germany to...

We’ve come to the end of season one! What have I learned? Well that editing a podcast with entire teams on them is really challenging. This one had one mic that I just couldn’t get better audio out of for a lot of it. But I’m learning Audition so that’s cool. It’s been fun to be bad at something and play around and explore. Also this episode has Martin James (Big Telephone, Glasgow Improv Theater)...

Thanks for checking out another episode of W.I.M.P.Y. This is episode 3. I talked with Cullen Gatten (Goodnight From Slime City) who I met through an email exchange over an improv form. We talked about the cross pollination of improv and he introduced me to the improv fantasy draft, which WE Improv is trying out this November. And then we had LA team PB& J (Isabella Escalante, James Werner, Chris...

We’re back with episode two. Have I found my groove? Not as of yet, but I am surrounded by incredible talent so that helps compensate for my ineptitude. The guest this episode is Sabrina Manansala ( Third World Improv , Same Bananas , Housekeeping Improv and Buwan ng Wika ) who breaks down her trip to LA and what fuels improv in the Philippines. This was my first interview and you can tell by how...

Welcome to the W.I.M.P.Y. Podcast! WE Improv Makes Podcast for You, hosted by me Jake Jabbour (WE Improv, Puddy, The Meat Improv). WIMPY is a an improv talk show where the guest interview is with an improviser from a different community and the musical guest is an improv team. This is episode one. I talk the who, what, where and why of the podcast before interviewing Austin improviser and teacher,...