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Starting Your Own Theatre
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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46mins
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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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39mins
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Charna Halpern
Charna Halpern
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15 Nov 2012
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Key & Peele
Key & Peele
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, stars of the new Comedy Central hit Key & Peele, stop by for a special episode ... Read more
15 Nov 2012
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43mins
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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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1hr 4mins
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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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1hr 26mins
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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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1hr 12mins
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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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1hr 7mins
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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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1hr 8mins
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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
4 Apr 2016
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52mins
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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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59mins
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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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43mins
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Amanda Blake Davis
Amanda Blake Davis
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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1hr 6mins
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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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1hr 19mins
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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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1hr 32mins
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Tim Baltz
Tim Baltz
Tim Baltz sits down with Jimmy and describes the evolution of his sense of humor, growing up in a multicultural home, an... Read more
4 Jan 2013
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1hr 3mins