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PODCAST

The Backline - An Improv Podcast

The Sonar Network

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

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46:26

Your Partner is Cooking

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2024/04/25

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.

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47:29

Five Sweet Spots

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

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, intentionally throwing your scene off-kilter, and Adam's pathological obsession with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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68:35

Crazytown

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

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.

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60:48

SOS (Save Our Scene)

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

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.

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56:14

Inventing the Who What Where

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2024/02/28

In this epsiode, Rob and Adam discuss what to do if you are obligated to create the who, what, where in the first 30 seconds of your scene. How much information should you add? How much room should you leave for you partner to contribute? PLUS - an update from the Backline's recent experience with The Heat.

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59:00

350 - What Makes a Festival Fun?

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2024/01/17

This week Rob and Adam chat about improv festivals: how to run it, how to market it, and the small perks that make it all worthwhile. If you're in Vancouver for the week of January 24th - 27th, join both Rob and Adam for THE HEAT, and The Backline Improv Intensive (details found @thebacklinepodcast on Instagram).

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41:23

To Beatprov or Not to Beatprov

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2024/01/12

This week, Rob and Adam discuss Beatprov, semi-scripted works, and improvising through a script. From marketing to technique to past formats - this episode covers it all.Also, The Backline will be travelling to Vancouver January 23rd to January 27th and running a longform intensive. Details can be found @thebacklinepodcast on Instagram or here:www.eventbrite.ca/d/canada--vancouver/backline/

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50:41

First Time Format

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2024/01/09

We all know the Harold, and The Montage - but what's in the in-between? Are there some formats better for new players than others?

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39:51

348 - The Christmas Special

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/12/26

In the final rundown of 2023, Rob and Adam share the gifts of what's making them feel thankful this holiday season.

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55:49

347 - The Right Mistakes

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/12/06

Improv dogma tells us, "Mistakes are a gift" but are they always ... Certainly, there are miskakes you can make that derail, confuse, or even ruin a scene. So are there some moves that are better than others? What are the difference between "good mistakes" and "bad mistakes"? Is there a right kind of recklness onstage?

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61:34

346 - How to Launch a Show

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/11/27

Not making a team can be frustrating. Not being hired by your local troupe or theatre can be heartbreaking, but that doesn’t mean you have to leave your improv journey in the hands of those theatres. You can control your improv destiny by launching your own show. Producing your own improv show is a difficult but very valuable experience.

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47:09

Let's Go to the Bar

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/11/22

This week Rob and Adam discuss team bonding, alternatives to rehearsals, and if you can get better at improv by just being friends with your team. Also, an important letter from THE BACKLINE MAILBAG, featuring John from Wisconsin.

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51:14

344 - Empty Calories

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/11/16

This week Adam and Rob discuss "Empty Calories" aka improv terms that don't seem to mean much in a notes session. Also Catch 23, community, and Dave Pasquesi.

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57:31

343 - Deconstructing the Deconstruction

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/11/08

This week we open up The Backline Mailbag and answer your questions about the longform format The Deconstruction. Also discussed: Future Favors the Bold, types of longform openers, 2-person improv, Cubism, and so much more.

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51:34

342 - The Power of Object Work

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/10/26

This week, Rob and Adam open up the Backline Mailbag to answer your questions. In this episode, you'll learn about object work and why it's neccessary, building constructs from character, and why physicality can be so hard for new improvisers. PLUS Los Angeles Comicon, and the last hours of the Future Favors the Bold Kickstarter campaign. www.inked.pub/talesofthebold

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44:03

341- How to Support (and Agitate) Your Partner

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/10/23

We've all heard the expression "Support your partner", in this episode Rob and Adam discuss support, agitation, heightening through proximity, and dynamics. PLUS Martin Short, comedy criticism, 2000 AD and Jeopardy. Rob's graphic novel can be found at www.inked.pub/talesofthebold

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57:12

340 - Starting Something New

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/10/18

Adam and Rob return for a new season of The Backline! This week Rob and Adam chat about beginning scenes, deals, the moment before, Johnstonian platforms, UCB initations, and anything else you could possible want to know about the first few minutes of your scene. PLUS our recent tours, Future Favors the Bold, and so much more.

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66:08

339 - End of the Scene

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2023/01/04

For the final episode of the season, Rob and Adam discuss ending scenes from within the scenes, how to pull edits, and what a satisfying ending might look like.

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54:11

338 - Down With Warm-Ups

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2022/12/15

Warm-ups are an essential part of any show or class. This week, Rob and Adam discuss types of warm-ups, why we do them, and what it means to warm-up before a show.

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44:32

337 - The Bullet

The Backline - An Improv Podcast ·

2022/12/08

What does it mean to go first in an improv show? How does it affect the way you play? This week Rob and Adam are back to discuss cold rooms, running orders, and the selfless act of going first

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