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Improv Comedy with Donald Chang, Producer of UCB's "Asian AF" Show in NYC

Improv Comedy with Donald Chang, Producer of UCB's "Asian AF" Show in NYC

Update: 2020-05-04
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  • How Donald got into improvisational (“improv”) comedy and acting (1:15 )
  • Improv as a way to break out of his shell (4:00 )
  • How you become the producer for the Asian AF show at Upright Citizens Brigade New York? (7:25 )
  • Do you improv differently when your audience is mostly Asian? (11:45 )
  • Basic technique to improv comedy (14:20 )
  • As an improv actor/partner, what are you trying to achieve in each improv skit? (20:15 )
  • How you know when the skit is over/ending! (20:50 )
  • What goes through Donald’s mind as he performs improv (23:35 )
  • Even in improv, audiences want to see interesting relationships between people (25:00 )
  • Being afraid of being yourself and improv as a way for repressed adults to return to a place of childhood playfulness (26:30 )
  • What NOT to do when doing improv(29:00 )
  • How improv will help you in your life (33:40 )
  • Doing improv in a way where you’re not worrying about saying the wrong (even if morally wrong) thing (34:11 )
  • Why do you think there’s suffering in the world? (36:45 )

 

Connect with Donald Chang's Instagram at http://instagram.com/donaldkchang

Learn more about UCB's Asian AF show (and about upcoming performances) at https://www.asianafshow.com/

 

 

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Improv Comedy with Donald Chang, Producer of UCB's "Asian AF" Show in NYC

Improv Comedy with Donald Chang, Producer of UCB's "Asian AF" Show in NYC

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