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The Backline

The Sonar Network

Canadian Comedy Award winners Rob Norman and Adam Cawley discuss weekly improv-based topics based on a theme.

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51:39

Questions Only – Summer 2024 Edition

The Backline ·

2024/08/03

This week Rob and Adam open up the Backline Mail Bag to answer all your questions. If you have your own questions find us @thebackinepod on Instagram and drop us a line.Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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70:59

A Comprehensive Guide to All Short Games – Part One

The Backline ·

2024/07/24

This week Adam and Rob, use extensive metrics and data (definitely not just their opinion) to determine a complete ranking system for all shortform games. This episode details the secrets of making a perfect shortform show. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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70:59

A Comprehensive Guide to All Short Games – Part One

The Backline ·

2024/07/24

This week Adam and Rob, use extensive metrics and data (definitely not just their opinion) to determine a complete ranking system for all shortform games. This episode details the secrets of making a perfect shortform show. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

en-CA

70:59

A Comprehensive Guide to All Short Games – Part One

The Backline ·

2024/07/24

This week Adam and Rob, use extensive metrics and data (definitely not just their opinion) to determine a complete ranking system for all shortform games. This episode details the secrets of making a perfect shortform show. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

en-CA

70:59

A Comprehensive Guide to All Short Games – Part One

The Backline ·

2024/07/24

This week Adam and Rob, use extensive metrics and data (definitely not just their opinion) to determine a complete ranking system for all shortform games. This episode details the secrets of making a perfect shortform show. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

en-CA

70:59

A Comprehensive Guide to All Short Games – Part One

The Backline ·

2024/07/24

This week Adam and Rob, use extensive metrics and data (definitely not just their opinion) to determine a complete ranking system for all shortform games. This episode details the secrets of making a perfect shortform show. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

en-CA

54:57

This is Hard

The Backline ·

2024/07/17

Improv is supposed to be easy, comfortable, and fun. But what happens when improv gets hard? Should you quit? Should you work harder? What do you do when improv isn't fun anymore?Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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55:40

Let’s Get Negative

The Backline ·

2024/07/11

There are few things more taboo than going negative on an improv stage. But does negativity at the start of a scene preempt the possibility of a playable dynamic? What does it mean to go negative onstage and why do some improvisers love doing it?Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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53:44

Teacher Fails

The Backline ·

2024/05/30

No training. No teaching experience. A classroom full of students. What could possibly go wrong? This week Rob and Adam discuss the challenges of teaching improv, their pet peeves in a classroom, and mistakes they've made along the way.Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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10:50

Chemistry

The Backline ·

2024/05/21

Sometimes you step onstage with someone and it just feels right. Other times … it’s confusing, turbulent, and awkward. What makes for good chemistry onstage? What can you do if you’re struggling to connect with your Harold team? Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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51:40

Between the Schools

The Backline ·

2024/05/09

Years ago, if you grew up in an "improv town" you would train at a local improv school and and learn from local instructors. Unless you moved cities or frequented comedy festivals, you didn’t have a chance to learn a different style or technique. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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46:25

Your Partner is Cooking

The Backline ·

2024/04/30

What do you do when your parnter is COOKING, and you are clearly not? In this episode, Adam and Rob discuss how deal with a partner who seems to be dominating a scene and you feel stuck.Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

en-CA

47:28

Five Sweet Spots

The Backline ·

2024/04/25

In this episode, Rob and Adam discuss DEAFO - a new system for creating more dynamic, intersting stage pictures. Also on this episode, heightening through proximity, and intentionally throwing your scene off-kilter, and five sweet spots. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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68:34

Crazytown

The Backline ·

2024/04/15

Amongst the many terms improvisers have invented to describe a bad scene, "Crazytown" might be the most evocative. This week Rob and Adam discuss scenes that try to do too much, too soon - and how to prevent your scenes from going off the rails.Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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60:47

SOS (Save Our Scene)

The Backline ·

2024/04/03

Rob and Adam discuss what to do when a scene fails, how to fail gracefully, and how to get a struggling scene back on track. Also on the episode: recent travels across the US, Rob's artistic residency in Sweden, the best pizza and an adult love of trains.Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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61:12

Creativity

The Backline ·

2022/10/02

This week, Rob and Adam discuss the shortcuts improvisers use to make a scene work and how true creativity might be the cost of using these shortcuts. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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54:39

Imposter Syndrome

The Backline ·

2022/09/22

In this episode, Rob and Adam discuss feeling like you don't belong, ego trips, and knowing your own worth. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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43:39

The Mantra

The Backline ·

2022/09/08

This week Rob and Adam discuss how to create characters, why space is necessary to find a character's point of view, and the instant invocation known as the Mantra. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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44:12

Direct Energy

The Backline ·

2022/08/26

In this episode, Rob and Adam discuss confusion around "energy", what it means, and what happens when you direct your intention at your scene partner. Also, Adam reveals his recipe for the perfect breakfast sandwich. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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50:14

Finding Your Partner

The Backline ·

2022/08/26

This week Rob and Adam talk all things duo! From finding the right partner, to making scenes work, to the dangers of playing a 2-person show! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

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