The Backline The Sonar Network
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Canadian Comedy Award winners Rob Norman and Adam Cawley discuss weekly improv-based topics based on a theme.
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Your Partner is Cooking
What do you do when your parnter is COOKING, and you are clearly not? In this episode, Adam and Rob discuss how deal with a partner who seems to be dominating a scene and you feel stuck.
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Five Sweet Spots
In this episode, Rob and Adam discuss DEAFO - a new system for creating more dynamic, intersting stage pictures. Also on this episode, heightening through proximity, and intentionally throwing your scene off-kilter, and five sweet spots.
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Crazytown
Amongst the many terms improvisers have invented to describe a bad scene, "Crazytown" might be the most evocative. This week Rob and Adam discuss scenes that try to do too much, too soon - and how to prevent your scenes from going off the rails.
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SOS (Save Our Scene)
Rob and Adam discuss what to do when a scene fails, how to fail gracefully, and how to get a struggling scene back on track. Also on the episode: recent travels across the US, Rob's artistic residency in Sweden, the best pizza and an adult love of trains.
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Inventing the Who What Where
In this epsiode, Rob and Adam discuss what to do if you are obligated to create the who, what, where in the first 30 seconds of your scene. How much information should you add? How much room should you leave for you partner to contribute?
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improvfestivals
This week Rob and Adam chat about improv festivals: how to run it, how to market it, and the small perks that make it all worthwhile.
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Customer Reviews
Improviser with Only the Human (Perth, AUS)
Absolutely top quality podcast with two seriously funny dudes. 'The Backline' podcast is an essential resource of knowledge for all levels of improvisers. Rob and Adam discuss so many important philosophies, methods and techniques in such an easy and relaxed vibe. The fellas also do a great job of explaining the more complex ideas.
I have learnt a lot from listening in and would definitely recommend giving a listen!
Keep it going guys! Love it!