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Improv Nerd With Jimmy Carrane

Well-known improv teacher and former Studio 312 host Jimmy Carrane explores the creative processes used to make great comedy.

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Starting Your Own Theatre

Have you ever wondered what it would take to start your own Improv Theater? In our first compilation episode, you'll hea... Read more

6 Jul 2015

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Cecily Strong

Cecily Strong

Cecily Strong is a cast member on SNL and she's in four new movies coming to theaters this spring and summer, including ... Read more

28 Mar 2016

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Charna Halpern

Charna Halpern

Charna Halpern drops by for one of our favorite episodes of Improv Nerd yet. Charna talks about her partnership with De... Read more

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Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, stars of the new Comedy Central hit Key & Peele, stop by for a special episode ... Read more

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Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows

In this episode, Jimmy interviews and improvises with former SNL star Tim Meadows. We learn about how Tim got back into... Read more

14 Nov 2012

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Craig Cackowski

Craig Cackowski

Craig Cackowski is an actor, Second City veteran and teacher of improvisation in LA. Craig and Jimmy have an in depth c... Read more

30 Jul 2013

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Horatio Sanz

Horatio Sanz

Horatio Sanz is an SNL alum, an alum of The Second City, and one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade... Read more

8 Nov 2013

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Susan Messing

Susan Messing

Susan Messing is an icon of improv comedy and was the guest on the very first episode of Improv Nerd. In this classic ep... Read more

19 Sep 2013

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Holly Laurent

Holly Laurent

Holly Laurent, veteran of the main stage at The Second City Chicago, sits down with Jimmy and discusses her religious up... Read more

16 May 2013

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Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin

Actor and comedian Jeff Garlin returns to Improv Nerd for a really fun interview and improv set. Jeff tells Jimmy about ... Read more

9 Apr 2014

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Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch is best known as Sue Sylvester on Glee and for her work with Christopher Guest in Best in Show and A Mighty W... Read more

21 Nov 2016

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David Koechner

David Koechner

David Koechner returns for a special episode of Improv Nerd recorded live at Columbia College in Chicago. Dave opens up ... Read more

29 Apr 2014

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Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau is a well-known writer, actor and director who has directed such films as Iron Man 1 and 2, Elf, Made, and C... Read more

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Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch is best known for her seven seasons on SNL. She recently returned to Chicago for the Chicago Improv Festiv... Read more

17 Apr 2017

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Colin Mochrie

Colin Mochrie

Colin Mochrie is best known as a regular on both the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which ha... Read more

30 Jan 2017

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Amanda Blake Davis

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Before moving to Los Angeles in 2012, Amanda Blake Davis was a favorite of the Chicago improv scene. She starred in rev... Read more

8 Feb 2013

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Jill Bernard

Jill Bernard

Jill Bernard is a nationally recognized improv performer and teacher and is one of the founders of HUGE Improv Theater i... Read more

24 Jan 2014

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Will Luera

Will Luera

Will Luera is a renowned improviser, actor, director and instructor who performs and teaches all over the world. He has ... Read more

26 May 2020

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Jay Sukow

Jay Sukow

Jay Sukow is one of the best improvisers and teachers out there. He has taught at almost all of the Chicago intuitions a... Read more

22 Jul 2019

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Tim Baltz

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Tim Baltz sits down with Jimmy and describes the evolution of his sense of humor, growing up in a multicultural home, an... Read more

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