Hi! I'm Lisa. I'm a veteran of the Chicago improv scene, where I spent almost fourteen years studying and performing improvisation and sketch comedy at The Second City, iO (formerly Improv Olympic), The Annoyance, The Playground and ComedySportz. I've been teaching/coaching for over a decade.
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Schedule updated over 10 years ago
I have been improvising for 9 years, most of that in NY. Been in LA for a year now and have been coaching a couple of musical improv groups regularly. Would like to add your team to the mix!
My forte is musical improv, but I can coach non-musical improv as well. I like to focus on pushing...
Schedule updated over 10 years ago
SKANDER HALIM is a screenwriter who discovered sketch writing at UCB and instantly fell in love with the creative freedom and quick turnaround time. In addition to UCB, he's studied improv at The Second City Toronto and The Miles Stroth Workshop. Skander wrote the controversial black comedy featu...
Schedule updated over 10 years ago
I've studied at UCB-NY since 2009 and have been a member of a UCB-NY house team since 2011 (Mr. Crime, Surfing, Guthrie, Big Margaret, and Higgins). I am also a member of the sketch group Boat.
Looking to work on game? Form? Commitment? Playing as a team? Getting out of your head? Email bits? ...
Schedule updated over 10 years ago
Hi there! My name is Emily Schmidt and I love coaching improv. Like, a lot. I started taking improv classes in 2002 in Minneapolis and I haven't really stopped since. I'm currently a member of the UCB Mess Hall team, Baby Strength.
I've studied under David Harris, Tricia McAlpin, Curtis Gwinn...
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Beth Appel is a performer, writer, and director living in Los Angeles. Beth teaches sketch writing at UCB and performs with the UCB Harold Team Cardinal Redbird.
Beth recently relocated from New York where she started taking classes at UCB in 2004 (that's 10 years ago!) and she has been writi...
Schedule updated over 10 years ago
I've been performing improv since 2001 and have performed improv comedy all over the world including Sydney, Amsterdam, London and multiple cities in the US and Canada. I've taught workshops at many festivals and independently at high schools, colleges and universities.
I studied at Ultimate ...
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Jess Rona has taken every improv class she could possibly get into at UCB since 2007, and has also perfected her genius at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, Playhouse West and Lesly Kahn.
She has studied improv with: Neil Casey, Suzi Barrett, Julie Brister, Tara Copeland, Becky Drysdale, ...
Schedule updated over 10 years ago
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
UCB: Winslow (Harold), Willhelm (Movie Form)
INDIE: Big Grande, Guy 5, Tall Tall Small, Legends of Country Music, Urban Legends
SKETCH: Big Grande (UCB, SF Sketch Fest)
TRAINING
IMPROV
UCB: 101 (Julie Brister/Drew Difonzo Marks), 201 (Brian Finkelstein), 301 (Alex F...
Schedule updated almost 11 years ago