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The Egoless Art Form of Comedy Improvisation

The Egoless Art Form of Comedy Improvisation

Update: 2016-08-12

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Don't try to be funny!!! This week's Off Topic riffs on the theme of improvisation in comedy. To discuss its lineage and place in comedy writing for stage and screen, Laurence Mackin is joined by actor and improviser Danny Kehoe, improv teacher Neil Curran and Irish Times writer Patrick Freyne. Comedian Alison Spittle joins us on the line from Edinburgh to give us her take on the Fringe Fest, and how improv fits in to her show there.

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The Egoless Art Form of Comedy Improvisation

The Egoless Art Form of Comedy Improvisation

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