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Improv Interviews

I"m a psychotherapist/improviser and host Improv Interviews with some of the most interesting people in the world - improvisers. We discuss what improv comedy is and how they use it for helping others.

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00:43:01

Harold Payne-Multi Platinum Songwriter

Improv Interviews ·

2025/09/27

What an incredible delight to spend an hour with Singer/Songwriter Harold Payne! Harold is also known as an Improvised Songwriter and wherever he performs he uses audience suggestions to create an incredible improvised song! In fact, Harold creates a song in this podcast! Harold has an impressive career of songwriting for such diverse artists as Rod Stewart, Patti LaBelle, the Temptations, and long time collaborator, Bobby Womack—literally from Peter Paul and Mary to Snoop Dogg. Most recently,

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00:49:11

Debby Bloom-Sketch Writer/ Improviser/Accounting...

Improv Interviews ·

2025/09/19

Meet my sketch writing buddy, Debby Bloom! Debby is a fantastic writer and we've been in many of the same classes and writer's rooms at The Sketch School with Marc Warzecha. She has spent a lot of her life in finance and accounting but several years ago she decided to spread her wings and learn new things. A very funny lady, she braved stand-up comedy, which you can see on her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQmBJcuxb7w&t=51s.But the grueling schedule of a stand up comedian

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01:15:47

Improv Interviews Margot Escott with Jay Sukow

Improv Interviews ·

2025/09/07

Show Notes:Welcome to a milestone celebration — our 200th (well… 203rd!) episode of Improv Interviews with Margot Escott! Since 2016, this podcast has been sharing the joy of improv with listeners around the world, and today we turn the spotlight on Margot herself. With Jay Sukow as guest host, Margot reflects on her journey through improv, therapy, teaching, and creativity. Along the way, nine past guests share warm congratulatory messages, and we debut a special theme song: Yes And Around the

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00:50:49

Liz Thompson - Improv to Writing

Improv Interviews ·

2025/08/31

Liz Thompson is a vivacious and engaging screenwriter, puzzle/game creator, and development and mystery consultant, and this interview was so much fun! She fell in love with improv and storytelling in middle school and went on to perform, teach and found an improv comedy club in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles and has since sold both sitcoms and mysteries to CBS and NBC. She currently has a TV series in development and she is also in production on filming her own episodic pilot for a project

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00:42:49

Yael Schy - Zoomers to Boomers Improv

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2025/08/30

Get to know the incredibly enthusiastic improv player/coach Yael Schy. We explore her improv journey from dreams of being a dancer to becoming a wonderful improv teacher. Yael is truly unsinkable!Yael Schy, Founder, Zoomers to Boomers Improv, is a leader in using expressive arts in organizational learning and development, and a pioneer in leading Intergenerational Improv classes. She is principal of Dramatic Strides® Consulting, specializing in leadership development, communication skills,

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00:46:44

Laura Doorneweerd Perry - Improviser Extraordinaire

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2025/08/04

Meet the wonderful Laura Doorneweerd-Perry! She is an improviser from Amsterdam and we had a laugh-filled chat in this episode. Laura is co-founder and co-director of Flock Theatre, but she has also been a member of the cast of multiple productions, as well as directing and producing fabulous shows! She met her husband, Gael Doorneweerd-Perry, at an improv festival and they felling love! They planned a Global World Honeymoon Tour but the pandemic got in the way of completing. They have performed all

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00:53:13

Fena Ortalli - Improviser/Writer/Teacher

Improv Interviews ·

2025/07/19

What a delight speaking with Fena Ortalli, known around the world as a brilliant improviser/teacher. He is the founder and editor of STATUS (Revisita de Improvisation) the foremost journal about all things impro around the world. This impro magazine has been published sine 2001Originally from Brazil, where he discovered Impro, and had a sideline as a birthday party entertainer! He has been improvising since 2001. In 2006 he created Global Impro, an improv troupe dedicated to national and

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00:56:28

Tim Orr - Improviser/Coach/Creator

Improv Interviews ·

2025/07/14

Meet legendary improviser Tim Orr based in San Francisco. We had a fabulous chat about his life in improv, international travels and favorite movie. We spoke about his philosophy on improv and the importance of connections.He even gave me a tour of his home! He has been improvising since 1988 with many San Francisco and international groups, including BATS Improv, True Fiction Magazine, Awkward Dinner Party, and with the acclaimed troupe 3 For All. In 2009, he founded Improv Playhouse of San

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00:55:47

Improv Interviews Tim Yeo -Improviser/Coach/Musical...

Improv Interviews ·

2025/07/08

Meet the fabulous Tim Yeo! He is from Singapore and has a fantastic improv theater at Ask Auntie Productions. He studied law in Bristol, UK and there he discovered improv at the Bristol Improv Society. He quickly joined the cast and has been improvising since 2011. He returned to Singapore in 2014 to practice law and began improv groups there. His teams ASAP improv and Les Musicables perform Musical Improv as well as other forms. He has traveled to Improv Festivals around the globe. In our chat he

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00:41:43

Ashton Keys_Recording

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2025/06/28

Ashton Keys is a delightful therapist in Orlando, Florida. She is currently working on her Ph.D. and exploring ways that improv can be used in training therapists. I know you'll love getting to know Ashton!

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01:02:41

Rebecca Sohn-Actor/Improviser/Coach/Musical Theater...

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2025/06/26

Meet the incredible Rebecca Sohn! She is originally a New Jersey girl but has had so many adventures since leaving home at age 18. She describes her father and how he fostered her creativity by building a stage in their basement for her to give dancing performances. Her dad involved the whole family in co-writing a play, which was basically improvised and was produced at two local schools.Her passion and love was ballet until age 16 when she tragically "grew out of a dancer’s body" and gave up her

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00:45:07

Rich Sohn - Master Improviser/Director/Writer

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2025/06/22

Meet the talented Rich Sohn! After being introduced to improv in college, he moved to Chicago in 1987, so he's definitely a seasoned pro in the Improv world. He studied, taught and directed at the Annoyance Theatre, IO and, Second City. As a teacher, he was at The Annoyance Theatre where Rich primarily found his voice and approach. His teaching style is highly influenced by Mick Napier. He moved to LA in 2017 and now teaches at The Pack Theater. He has directed, written and performed hours

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01:00:29

Matt Folliott - Comedian, Actor, Writer

Improv Interviews ·

2025/06/13

Our producer/engineer Bright Su introduced me to an incredible human being, Matt Folliott.We had such a fun and lively conversation and when you listen you'll know why his last name foretold his career in acting! He grew up in Canada and had is own agent at ten years old! Matt is a Comedian/Actor/Writer from Toronto, Canada, and a former cast member of The Second City National Touring Company and Canadian Comedy Award Winning Sketch Group The Sketchersons. Matt was nominated for Best Male

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00:44:31

Rebekah Walendzak Slepski Part 1 - Actor, Writer, Coach

Improv Interviews ·

2025/06/01

I met Rebekah through Marc Warzecha at the Sketch School and knew I wanted to know more about this intriguing person! Rebekah Walendzak Slepski has been an adjunct faculty member at The Second City since 2008. She has developed comedy writing courses for SCTC, Lesly Kahn & Co, and The Sketch School. Co-creator and executive producer of Chicago's long-running LGBTQIA+ soap opera, The Ville, Rebekah is a former associate member of The Actors' Gang with a B.A. in Theatre Arts from San Jose State

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Part 2 Rebekah Walendzak Slepski - Actor, Writer, Coach

Improv Interviews ·

2025/05/31

We continue our fascinating talk with Rebeka Walendsak Slepski and her journey in sketch writing and life. She spoke about her recovery from Hodgkin lymphoma and subsequent bone marrow transplant.Despite going through treatment and surgeries she persevered and went to Second City LA. She was on the faculty teaching writing and sketch. Rebekah has been an adjunct faculty member at The Second City since 2008. She has developed comedy writing courses for SCTC, Lesly Kahn & Co, and The Sketch School

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00:40:16

Diana Brown - Improviser, Actor, Writer and so much...

Improv Interviews ·

2025/05/24

Meet my amazing friend, Diana Brown. I've taken several Improvised Shakespeareworkshops with Diana and she is a real gem!We had so much to talk about that this is Part ! Diana is an improv artist, teaching artist, actor, producer, director and voiceover talent. She was voted Most Valuable Mentor and Teacher at the San Francisco Improv Festival. Diana was named as one of The Improv Boosts 2025 Sudden Impact Teachers. She leads the improv program at Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s School of Theatre

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01:08:39

Murphy McHugh - The Zen of Improv

Improv Interviews ·

2025/05/14

Meet my really cool friend and great improviser, Murph McHugh. We met at a class with Billy Merritt, one of the founders of Upright Citizen's Brigade and I was struck by how effortlessly he played! He hails from DC and is quite a Renaissance man. I don't use the word "brilliant" often but it absolutely describes Murphy. To find out more about Murphy and take a class with him here are his contacts.His comedy group is Brick Penguin (brickpenguin.com) , he teaches at Dojo Comedy (dojocomedy.com) and

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00:58:52

Nathan Keats Ph.D. - Improv and Autism

Improv Interviews ·

2025/05/02

Nathan Keates is a lecturer, improvisation teacher and performer. Like many of us, Nathan became addicted to improv studying in diverse forms and even clowning. He found that his interests drew him to teaching improv. Nathan Keats has delved into researching improv, one major project being with autistic people. He is an expert on autistic people, and we discussed the terms that have been use for autistic people that does not honor their individuality. We spoke several years ago, and I was delighted

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00:41:05

Nick Johne - Improv Teacher extraordinaire

Improv Interviews ·

2025/04/27

Nick Johne is a beloved Canadian actor and improviser. We first met in 2017 at the Chicago "Yes, and Mental Health & Improv Conference" and did a podcast in 2018.After getting a degree in Microbiology he began his improv journey in Toronto and joined the Toronto Second City Troupe in 1991. He moved to Chicago to Second City Chicago where he taught and also in the Theater Department of DePaul University. He developed the Improv Anxiety classes at Second City. He has a daughter who is neurodiverse

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00:55:04

Adrian Monte - Actor, improviser, Educator

Improv Interviews ·

2025/04/18

What a wonderful time I had getting to know Adrian Monte. He is an Actor, improviser, and educator with experience in voice over, commercial production, and on-stage. Founder of DareDevil Improv- a Wilmington, NC based improvisation and performance training center focusing on comedy, community, and corporate training. His mission is to build a better world through collaboration, creativity, and humor. He is a compassionate educator and a very funny man. Check out his theater at DareDevil

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