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Improv is Dead

Tim Lyons and Damian Anaya

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 show where all of their biggest comedy perversions freely penetrate your gentle, delicate ears. Support the pod! For bonus episodes, access to our Discord and more premium content join our Patreon at Patreon.com/improvisdead

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57:13

Pogo Pandamoniuem with Laurel Krabacher

Improv is Dead ·

2026/05/12

Tim's best friends Laurel Krabacher is back on the pod and we go brazy on trampolines, CBD drinks, and pogo for transportation.Check out Laurel and Damian during their run of PROCESS at Logan Square ImprovImprov is Dead Playlists on SpotifyImprov is Dead Starter PlatterNYE Best of the Year EpsSupport the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content!Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify!Hosts:

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42:38

Groufon to Graceland with Veronica Rooney and Traer...

Improv is Dead ·

2026/05/05

Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by NickWe're doing it up live again this Saturday night in Chicago with Mike Brunlieb and Laurel Krabacher.Improv is Dead LIVE Tickets are available for $5 right here!Welcome in pervs, today we sit down for a chat'n'prov with fresh faces to the pod Veronica Rooney and Traer Schon to discuss sick office merch ideas, what our producer stingers

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53:17

The Wind, The Tree, and Richard with The Tuesday Goodies

Improv is Dead ·

2026/04/28

Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by NickIt's Tuesday and what a fun way to start off the day than with our pals Keller Paulson and Kelly Foy of The Tuesday Goodies!? You can see them perform every Tuesday at CiC at the Western Bar and Kitchen with The Tuesday Good Show. A fantastic show that brings together the best of improv, stand-up, sketch, characters, and more!Follow The

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46:40

Emotional Ham Plate with Clare Ruddy and Shand Thomas

Improv is Dead ·

2026/04/21

The last of our in person LA recordings and this one is with our very good friends and long time prov buddies Clare Ruddy and Shand Thomas! We chat'n'prov about our emotions, ham plates, sandwiches and more!Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by Nick

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38:53

Justice for Judge Valentine with Trevor Haaker and...

Improv is Dead ·

2026/04/14

Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content!Trevor Haaker and Will Stiles, A couple of the Mud City boys, stop by the pod for a little chat'n'prov about liminal spaces, low level judges, and alien invasions!We're doing Mud City on June 6th and you can get your tickets now!Mud City Improv Festival is a Chicago-based improv festival that aims to celebrate the massive improv hub that Chicago is. We are excited to announce that our final and

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47:04

Death of a Toe with Caroline Cotter and Dan Lippert

Improv is Dead ·

2026/04/07

Support the pod and join our patreon for bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content!Dan Lippert is in the house alongside LA's very own and pod favorite Caroline Cotter! We chat'n'prov about the 13th Warrior, call in radio shows, getting stuck in the bathroom, and blood girls. We've got a LIVE show this Saturday night at LSI and its only $5!Listen to ManDog Pod for more Lippert goodness. Be sure to check out Big Grande!Check out Caroline at UCB in AssssCATHosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠,

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51:35

Georgia Girl

Improv is Dead ·

2026/04/01

Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content!*WORM HOLE OPENS*GAHH! Finally, after a full year of kicking around the prov-verses, we're back as Improv is Dead. This is no joke! While it is related to April Fools, because of the April Fools paradox, we really are Improv is Dead, the REAL audibly enhanced improv podcast. We sent those FUDGECAST guys back to their own Damin-verse on their proper Tim-Line.Now we're back to chat'n'prov with Dan

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02:40

Can anyone hear this...the story so far...are we...

Improv is Dead ·

2026/03/31

Improv is Dead...back..April fools Paradox...sent us...into anoth...prov-verse!Plz st4nd by...Support the pod and ⁠join our Patreon ⁠for bonus scenes, back log episodes, and exclusive premium content!

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49:34

That Dogs Gonna Run with Mark Ratterman

Improv is Dead ·

2026/03/24

Mark Ratterman pops by the pod again for some chat'n'prov about getting our cards read, running for fun, and new hip haircuts.Check out Marks pod with Cook County Social Club "Get it to Dutch: A Screen Writers JourneySign up for Marks Cook County Workshop at iOJoin our Patreon ⁠for $5 a month for bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by Nick

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48:56

The Curtain That Moves with Elim Almedom and Daniela...

Improv is Dead ·

2026/03/17

Elim Almedom and Daniela Aguilar are Women of a Certain age every Thursday night at LSI in Chicago. They pop by the pod to chat'n'prov about being fashionably late, making yourself at home, and a club for bad dreams.See us LIVE in LA March 18th at 7:30 pm at Lyric Hyperion!Join our Patreon ⁠for $5 a month for bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠Sound Design by Nick

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53:23

Dungledore Vs. Mark Neato with Ariel Sinha

Improv is Dead ·

2026/03/10

Our guest today is a producer and performer on one of the hottest shows in Chicago, the consistently SOLD OUT Friday show at LSI ft. Holy Goat. Not only is she a hilarious improviser, she’s also an incredible illustrator who’s done work with The Chicago Bulls, White Sox, Bears and more! You can follow her work and shows on IG @arielsinhaha, returning to the pod, it’s the very funny Ariel Sinah.Join our Patreon ⁠for $5 a month for bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content!Hosts:Hosts:

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53:20

Claude's Song

Improv is Dead ·

2026/03/03

The fellas get into talking Blink 182, how much life is left and what we want to do with it. It sounds deeper than we get unfortunately.Sound Design by NickCome see us LIVE in LA March 18th at Lyric Hyperion!⁠Join our Patreon ⁠for $5 a month for bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and Dan WhiteSound by Nick

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00:47:09

The DVD with Lauren Frost

Improv is Dead ·

2026/02/24

This week on the pod Lauren Frost is back to get her prov on!Lauren does shows all over Chicago including the famous Wednesday night free show at iO with Birdlady and Dumb John. She also co-hosts one of the hottest spots to get your indie team up to play at Open Stage Thursdays at The Western Bar and Kitchen. Starting March 19 you can check her out with her duo Lerin and 3 Actors Living in a Cave during their Thursday night run at LSI. Her stand-up and characters were recently featured in The

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00:45:14

Sweet Trampoline Dreams with Cadence Messier and...

Improv is Dead ·

2026/02/17

This week we've got two folks making their pod debuts in a big way!Grace GozeGrace is a self proclaimed improv pervert and alumna of The Second City’s 2024 Victor Wong Fellowship. She performs weekly with High Stakes Productions and currently her Harold team and first all-POC house team at iO, D.A.R.E. Dropouts Presents: After School Special is happening every Saturday at 9:30 pm. She also hosts, writes, and produces her very own late-night style talk show (that we had the privilege of being on)

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00:55:08

Ted Zepplin ft. Barely Naked Ladies with TJ Jagodowski

Improv is Dead ·

2026/02/10

Our guest today is hitting his record 6 time appearance on the pod which means we get him roughly once a year and even that blows my mind. You’ve seen him in countless Film and TV projects from The Great and Powerful OZ to Get Hard. He’s one half of an iconic improv duo you can show to you parents and say “see, this is why I do it” to help make them understand with TJ and Dave and you can currently catch him in his new movie alongside Matt Trudeu, Meir Steinberg, and Michael Shannon called BULLS

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00:54:26

Bald Avatar

Improv is Dead ·

2026/02/03

This week we FUDGE out to chat'n'prov about Tim's foot health, Dan's VR obsession and Damian being Mandela effected by Avatar. Minnesota Ways to Help⁠Join our Patreon ⁠for $5 a month for bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content!Hosts:Hosts: ⁠Damian Anaya⁠, ⁠Tim Lyons⁠, and ⁠Dan White⁠

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00:57:31

Fire County w/ Laurel Krabacher

Improv is Dead ·

2026/01/27

The Minneapolis Edit Ways to HelpStand with MinnesotaA Minnesota Built, constantly updated resource hub connecting you with mutual aid, funds, legal supports, food assistance, rent help. and volunteer opportunities,MN NOICEStatewide directory of organizations that support immigrants and refugees across Minnesota from legal help to community serviceCommunity Aid Network MNOrganizes weekly free food distributions across the Twin Cities and supports volunteer participation.Improv Perverts, we got her

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00:44:23

Sticky Ball w/ SAND (Mike Brunlieb and Thomas Kelly)

Improv is Dead ·

2026/01/20

We're BACK!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 live shows around Chicago including the famous Spitballin variety show! Together they form SAND, an absolute tour de force of improv talent, it's Mike Brunlieb and Thomas Kelly!We

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00:41:41

Maddin 2024 Re-Release

Improv is Dead ·

2026/01/13

We're back with all new episodes next week Jan 20th but for now enjoy this FUDGECAST/Improv is Dead throwback from October 2023!"What game or movie universe would you most like to live in?" Support the pod! Join our Patreon for additional content. www.Patreon.com/fudgecastThis week we answer a question from Improv Pervert MatthewDubs in our Discord.Performers:Damian Anaya (@DamianAnaya ( / damiananaya ) )Tim Lyons (@TimLyons ( / timlyons ) )Dan White (@atdanwhite ( / atdanwhite )

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00:01:49

FUDGECAST Trailer

Improv is Dead ·

2026/01/13

Formerly Improv is Dead, FUDGECAST 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.

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