An Improv Blog!

A list of the very many subjects appropriate for a comedic dispute within an off-the-cuff bit of improv. The Comedic Conflict Improv List.

Hey I wanted to write a little about justifications in improv, specifically how improv justifications act as the central compass of game within your scenes; determining the pathway the comedy of your scene will move in. Let’s get all the common complaints about justifications (and game) out of the way. They are confusing, laborious, terrifying, the opposite of improvising freely, blah, blah, blah, blah… All this is true. They are also quite powerful and can make second beats

When is it right to ignore Yes And and say No? Tips on Saying No In Improv! The characters say no while the improvisers say yes: They say yes w/ the word No.