Shiny Things Improv Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is Holly Laurent, a member of the legendary Chicago longform team The Reckoning, former artistic director at iO West, alumni of the Second City Mainstage, and host of the MEGA Podcast. Holly brings decades of invaluable experience from across the pond, having trained, performed, and taught in both Chicago and LA. Now spending more time in London, we caught up to dig into her approach to the craft, discussing the power of patience on stage, why she considers hers...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest is Jen Littlewood — one of the Free Associations highly experienced teachers, as well as coach to one of their house Harold teams, and member of NANA one of the FA's most successful former Harold teams. Jen trained at second city and iO under the legendary Dave Pasquesi of TJ and Dave, before she moved back to the UK to join the Free Association. After 17 years of improv, she now teaches multiple levels and has some wonderful insights into the art.

Send us Fan Mail Joe Bill is a legendary improviser who has been performing for almost half a century. He trained with Del Close, was a founding member of the Annoyance theatre in Chicago, and was director of corporate training at iO for 15 years. He now travels the world, performing and teaching improv alongside some of the biggest names around. I caught up with him at the GBG Improv Festival in Gothenberg, where I had just seen him and Patti Styles perform an incredible improvised play. We ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat to Patti Stiles — legendary improviser, actor, director, and author who began her improv journey training with Keith Johnson in the 1980s. She has since gone on to perform, teach, and direct countless improvisational theatre companies all over the world. I caught up with her at the GBG Improv Festival in Gothenberg, where I had just seen her and Joe Bill perform an incredible improvised play. We chatted about the her incredible four decades of experienc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat to Sam Roulston — improviser, standup, and character comedian. Having trained and then later taught at Second City Toronto, he returned to the UK a few years ago and has since starred in critically acclaimed shows like Winner and Sam and AJ. He recently joined the Artistic Committee at the Free Association in London. I’ve always been inspired by the way Sam performs, effortlessly committing to characters and finding fun in unlikely places, so it was a p...