31 episodes

Kevin Mullaney, Artistic Director of Under The Gun Theater, interviews improvisors to find out what exercises and techniques they use in their improv rehearsals and classes. Also known as the IRC Podcast.

Improv Resource Center Podcast Kevin Mullaney

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 21 Ratings

Kevin Mullaney, Artistic Director of Under The Gun Theater, interviews improvisors to find out what exercises and techniques they use in their improv rehearsals and classes. Also known as the IRC Podcast.

    IRC Podcast 2017-07-19 Celeste Pechous

    IRC Podcast 2017-07-19 Celeste Pechous

    This week our guest is Celeste Pechous, teacher at Second City in LA and at BGB Studios. We talk about the importance of supporting your fellow players, coaching seniors vs coaching teens, and pitching sketches. 
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    Find out more about Dosage Improv. Please consider supporting the IRC podcast at patreon.com/mullaney
    Kevin Mullaney's Improv Boot Camp in NYC in August 2017 Classes at the Improv Resource Center  

    • 55 min
    IRC Podcast 2017-07-12 Nick Armstrong

    IRC Podcast 2017-07-12 Nick Armstrong

    Nick Armstrong, camp director of Camp Improv Utopia, is our guest this episode. He is the Artistic Director at Mi's Westside Comedy Theater. He talks with host Kevin Mullaney about the Groundlings's Sunday Company, teaching JTS Brown, the Pack Theater, playing blindfolded, creating a bible for a new team, camp and theimprovnetwork.org.
    Subscribe in iTunes For more episodes visit ircpodcast.com Camp Improv Utopia The Improv Network Please consider supporting the IRC podcast at patreon.com/mullaney
    Kevin Mullaney's Improv Boot Camp in NYC in August 2017 Classes at the Improv Resource Center  

    • 59 min
    IRC Podcast 2016-05-23 Amey Goerlich

    IRC Podcast 2016-05-23 Amey Goerlich

    Amey Goerlich talks to Kevin Mullaney about improv exercises and concepts. Amey is the host of the Indie Cagematch in at UCB East and an independent improv teacher in New York. We talk about Krompf, pummeling, improvising with your eyes closed, bad rap warmups, half ideas, button lines, teaching film to 5 year olds, e-Improv, and bonsai tree houses.
    Subscribe in iTunes For more episodes visit ircpodcast.com Please consider supporting the IRC podcast at patreon.com/mullaney Find out about Amey Goerlich's workshops at ImprovTrainingHub.com See Amey's films she made with 5 year olds Kevin Mullaney's upcoming workshops

    • 1 hr 4 min
    IRC Podcast 2016-04-03 Karen Graci

    IRC Podcast 2016-04-03 Karen Graci

    Karen Graci is a coach and performer at iO West. We talk about about coaching Harold teams, openings, group games, short form, and Vertical Harolds. She can be seen performing with King Ten at iO West. Special thanks to Camp Improv Utopia East where this podcast was recorded.


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    Sign up for my Improv Bootcamp in NYC via kickstarter
    Come to Chicago for Improv Bootcamp in July or August.
    Take my class at the Clubhouse in LA.
    Find out more about Camp Improv Utopia.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    IRC Podcast 2015-09-16 Jack Newell

    IRC Podcast 2015-09-16 Jack Newell

    Jack C Newell is director of the films Close Quarters, How to Build a School in Haiti and Open Tables. He is head of TV, Film & Digital at the Second City Training Center and a graduate of Columbia College Chicago in film/video. We talk about using improv to make movies, the job of the director and his latest feature which seamlessly weaves improv into the fabric of the film.


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    Please consider supporting the IRC podcast at patreon.com/mullaney
    Find out more about Mid Coast Improv
    See Jack's work at JackCNewell.com
    Visit the Facebook page for Open Tables

    • 1 hr 13 min
    IRC Podcast 2015-07-29 Ric Walker

    IRC Podcast 2015-07-29 Ric Walker

    Ric Walker, Second City instructor and member of the Improvised Shakespeare Company is our guest. We talk about reacting emotionally, clown work, developing shows and more.


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    Please consider supporting the IRC podcast at patreon.com/mullaney
    For more info on the New Zealand Improv Festival

    • 1 hr 3 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

Jack_Jack Benny ,

A wealth of Improv Knowledge

Great guests, great conversations, this is an informative and practical improv podcast.

emilyizkewl ,

:)

dope 'cast. as a beginning improviser this is exactly what I want from a podcast about improv.

Loreofthejungle ,

Great podcast, some much useful info

wish it was still going, the interviews and conversations have some much to offer improvisers…..

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