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PODCAST

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast

Hosted by Ralph MacLeod. Owner and Artistic Director of SoCap Comedy Theatre in Toronto. A bite-sized, 5-20 minute show on improv. This show is less about improv as performance (though that will be in here) but more about how improv can improve every aspect of your life.

comedy improv

All Episodes

18:09

The Association Game

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/05/29

The Association Game is a great warm up game for groups of 2 to 20. It helps people listen, say yes, get out of their heads, and build community. Not bad.

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15:22

The Big Yes

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/05/22

The Big Yes, the overaccepting of your scene partner(s) offer, can have so many benefits especially at the start of scenes or interactions with friends and people in the real world.

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14:54

The Argument Trap

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/05/15

Falling into the argument trap (aka denial of reality, gaslighting, refusing to engage) is detrimental to improv and the act of playing and discovery with other players. What it is, why it is, and how to avoid it are the subjects of today's episode.

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19:16

The Three Types of Conflict

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/05/08

In stories, there are generally three types of conflict. Person vs person, US vs the world/environment, and internal conflict. All are useful but sometimes it benefits us to flip between them.

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12:02

Improv Builds Empathy

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/05/01

A great reason to take improv even if you never intend to perform is that it helps build empathy for your fellow human beings. Helps us to understand the journey of people completely unlike us with vastly different experiences.

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18:14

The Three Act Structure for Improv

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/04/24

There are many types of Duo Scenes. The most common is the Hero's Journey, Story Circle w. a Single Main Character, aka the Three Act Structure. What is it? How to recognize it?

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16:29

The Two Most Misunderstood Improv Concepts

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/04/17

What exactly do we mean by 'Yes, And' and what is 'positivity' in the improv sense of that word?

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13:22

The Second Improv Rule for Life: Love What You Get

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/04/10

In life, as in improv, we can't control what happens to us only how we react to it. In improv, with it's emphasis on low stakes, we can choose to love all the things our scene partners and our environments throw at us. Opening us up to find new experiences and grow through embracing them.

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11:19

Is Mocking Some People Okay or Not Okay?

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/04/03

Improv has changed a lot in the 35 years since I started. One thing is that we are much more sensitive to people different than us and no longer mock people based on generalities about them. However, two areas have escaped that scrutiny and I have no idea why.

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11:47

Learning to Love Your Fear

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/03/27

Do you struggle with fear? Do you try to beat it into submission? Are you great at thinking of all the things that can go wrong? In this episode, Ralph suggest that we make friends with our fear. Afterall, we're all on the same team.

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15:15

Using Humour and "Yes, And" to Dispel Conflict

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/03/20

Would you do anything to avoid conflict? Do you let other people push your buttons or get under your skin? In this week's episode, Ralph discusses how using humour and 'yes, and' can help handle some tricky situations.

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16:29

The Power of Play

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/03/13

In this week's episode, Ralph discusses the power of play. Play is something our bodies crave and it helps us overcome our self consciousness and raise our self confidence. It helps us get into a state of presence which can be mentally healing.

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12:53

The First Improv Rule for Life - Control What You Can...

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/03/06

In this week's episode Ralph talks about one reason everyone should take improv even if they never plan to get on a stage. In improv, you can roleplay different scenarios from your real/imagined life but also practice techniques that will make you a more effective communicator. One of those is ceasing to try to control what you can't control.

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11:11

Clap Focus

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/02/27

In this week's episode Ralph discusses the improv exercise, Clap Focus. What is it? Why is it? What's the point? He talks about expanding our minds, putting limits on ourselves we don't even know we're doing, and how vulnerability makes people like us.

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16:35

Three Best Practices

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/02/20

In this episode Ralph discusses his three best practices to make your improv fly!

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16:18

What even is Improv?

The SoCap Improv Comedy Podcast ·

2023/02/13

In this inaugural episode, Ralph MacLeod, Owner and Artistic Director of SoCap Comedy Theatre discusses who he is, what is SoCap, what is improv, and why should anyone care?

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