Improv is Dead

From the twisted minds of Improv is Dead comes our absolutely, diabolically unhinged Halloween Spooktacular 2024! You can expect thrills, chills, and our classic improv with a spooky twist. We chat about what spookiness we've gotten up to this week and what scares us most, then unravel the mysteries of Hawthorne Manner...Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Hosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

This weeks opening scene comes to us from Improv Pervert and Certified sicko Samantha Miller! Watch out for jump scares!We continue to get into the spooky mode talking comedies vs horror movies and are we all watching them the same way. We then prov about hot new restaurant ideas, living in the world of AR, and food that comes to you!Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Hosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

Damian takes the week off and our good buddy Kyle Bethea jumps in to chat'n'prov about how none of us enjoy Vegas very much which leads to some very scandalous improv. Thanks to Improv Pervert TrueFuzz for our opening scene suggestion!Follow Kyle's team 3 Actors Living in a Cave for live show updates!Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guest: Kyle BetheaHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

No new episode this week as we take a quick travel and moving break, but we'll be back next week October 15th with an all new episode. As always, there's a fresh bonus ep on the Patreon if you'd like to become a full time improv pervert!Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, access to our discord, request scenes, and additional premium content. www.Patreon.com/improvisdeadDamian returns from Paris and we get into it about his travels, a Zelda update from Tim, and get in line for the most controversial Call of Duty yet. This week's episode was edited by Joe GallagherPerformers:Damian Anaya (@damiananaya)Tim Lyons (@TimLyons)Dan White (@atdanwhite)

This week we welcome back to the pod internet funny man Jesse Kendall and first time on the pod internet funny man Evan Mulrooney. We chat'n'prov about cool new safe football helmets, male baldness and what you can do, and going deep...deeeeep undercover. Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Jesse Kendall and Evan MulrooneyHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

DAN IS BACK! It's our first three man episode back and ya know we had fun with it! We get Dan back up to speed and talk about plans to do an all new Halloween Spooktacular but then don't do it this episode. Thanks to Improv Pervert Spider-Woman Jemma Nicole for the opening scene suggestion of "Suing Your Parents for Taking Away Your Xbox". Get Tickets to Our October 3rd Live Shows In ChicagoLooking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Hosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

Become a full blown Improv Pervert to get even more weekly prov!Taking a break this week as Tim gears up for another cross country move, but we wanted to slow drip Dan back into your ears as he'll be returning to the pod in full force in the coming weeks! Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Hosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

Due to an issue with one of the mic this week, we lost the conversation part of our pod so it's an improv perverts dream! Improv only episode! We dine at Rain Forest Cafe and head into a world run by wrestlers. Check out Mandatory Improv Thursdays at 7 pm weekly at The Yard TheaterLooking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Trent Dozier and Damon RoysterHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

This week on the pod we're joined by Lauren Frost and Erin Washington of Birdlady who you can see Wednesday nights at the iO Theater for the free show! We chat'n'prov about new fun holidays, college improv, and a timid Bill Burr. Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Lauren Frost and Erin Washington (Lerin)Hosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

This week on the pod Tim is joined by Caroline Cotter and Shand Thomas to chat'n'prov a bit about ADHD, speed cubing, and if your can love a nut with a nut allergy. Listen to Caroline's Podcast Stinkers!Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Caroline Cotter and Shand ThomasHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

This week we're joined by funny couple Meaghan Strickland and Tim Lamphier to chat'n'prov about competitive rec league basketball. Check out Meaghan Strickland weekly at Funny Games here in LA.See Tim and Meaghan at A Late Show That's Live in LA!Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Meaghan StricklandTim LamphierHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor: Joe GallagherProducer: Matthew Williams

"Would you want to hang out with someone who is exactly like you?" This week we freak into action with long time good buddies Ollie Hobson and Lindsey Smith. We chat about if we can stand someone just like ourselves and then get nasty on some improvised zoom calls to the doctor. See Tim and Dan at the Yard Theater August 15thCheck out Real Angels at LSI in Chicago Wednesday at 9:30 pmSee Ollie at Annoyance with Damian doing Downpour! Listen to Color for Colors!Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Ollie Hobson & Lindsey SmithHosts: Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

This week we're joined once again by the fantastically funny Princeton New Money Assclowns. We chat for a bit about what it's like to break up with a friend and then get into some serious trash specific improv. To buy tickets or learn more about CIC classes and shows visit: www.cictheater.comCheck out the Robin Hood International Improv Festival!Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Jorin Garguilo, Louie Saunders, Farrell WalshHosts: Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

This week we welcome Mark Raterman from the legendary improv group Cook County Social Club. Mark and his crew have an all new podcast called Get it to Dutch: A Screenwriter's Journey. You can listen to all of the episodes now on Apple Pods, Spotify, and wherever your pods live!See Cook County at UCB LA the first Sunday of every month!Thanks to Lyndi for her top of the ep scene request of "Guys just wants to stop for a soda real quick"Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guest: Mark RatermanHosts: Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

Thanks to Spider-Woman Jemma Nicole for prompting out discussion of:Have you ever had to change career paths? and Mark Cuckerberg for our scene suggestion at the top of the episode of Cop makes a traffic stop and sees his ex with a new partnerJPC and Kyle Bethea drop by the pod again for a brief July 4th run down on fake meats and what they can do to our bodies. We chat'n'prov about what even IS a career path and have we ever had one. Want to jump to the action? Improv starts around [15:00]The PLUGSGo see JPC Live at Dawittle Show on Aug 4th. See Kyle live at Logan Square Improv in Three Actors Living Aug 10th and 24th.Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: JPC and Kyle BetheaHosts: Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

While we're on our a little break, check out our patreon for more bonus episode like this! Rusty Stromboli gives us the scene request of "Renfare First Timer"Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Bill Stern and Tim LamphierHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

On this weeks ep we discuss our personal laws of attraction.Disclaimer: We had some unfortunate microphone issues this week, so we apologize for the loss audio quality on this ep. Want to jump to the action? Improv begins at [12:00]Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Follow TJ and Dave for details on their Goodman ShowGet Ticket for Tim's Show in Chicago!Performers:Guests: Emma Pope and TJ JagodowskiHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

"Do you ever go back an read really old texts?"Want to jump to the action? Improv begins at [12:20]Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Hannah Garcés & Dickie CopelandHosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

"What is one bad habit you were able to kick?" Want to jump to the action? Improv begins at [15:20]Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!PlugsListen to Erin and Adal (along with Improv Pervert JPC) on Hey Riddle RiddleCheck out the Word Association with Adal, Brett, and RobTim is doing a comedy show is Chicago June 7th and 9th. Grab a Tix for June 7th at 6pmGrab a Tix for June 9th at 8pmPerformers:Guests: Adal Rifai & Erin Keif Hosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams

"Do you have any Golden Rules in your household?" Want to jump to the action? Improv begins at [20:20]Looking for more content?Support the pod! Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes and TONS of exclusive premium contentJoin the Discord communityDive into our discord channel to connect with fellow fans, discuss your favorite episodes, and meet the hosts of the show!Performers:Guests: Annie Donley & Jo Scott (Mom Stomp Pod)Hosts: Dan White, Tim Lyons, & Damian AnayaEditor/Producer: Matthew Williams