The Centralia Improvisational Podcast

Kevin Scott
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New York's longest running improv group chats about improv comedy and other topics of interest.

  1. 07/07/2023

    How to Improvise a play with PARALLELOGRAMOPHONOGRAPH

    Valerie, Kaci, Roy and Kareem have been improvising together as P-Graph for 18 years. They share their history and process with host Kevin Scott.

    1h 52m

  2. 06/11/2023

    How to run a successful improv comedy theater with Front Porch Improv

    BrianneHalveson and John Brennan, Artist directors of Front Porch Improv discuss their strategy and systems for running a commercially and artistically successful improv/comedy theater.

    1h 34m

  3. 06/06/2022

    I.O. Co-Artistic Director Katie Caussin

    Katie Caussin chats with host Kevin Scott about her years being funny with The Second City, The Annoyance Theater and future as Co-Artistic Director of I.O. Theater in Chicago.

    1h 41m

  4. 05/20/2022

    Art vs Entertainment with Johnathan Pitts

    Jonathan Pitts talks with kevin Scott about his 20 years as a festival producer and what he's learned traveling the world as an improv teacher. Jonathan Pitts is a improv theatre artist from Chicago with over 30 years’ experience. He’s a creator, director, improviser, producer, and teacher, and he’s also the Founder and Executive Director of Chicago Improv Productions. He co-founded the Chicago Improv Festival and produced it for 20 years. He Has taught and performed internationally in 12 countries, as well as all over America.  He is also the creator of shows including “The Make ‘Em Ups”, "The Oracle", "The Silent Movie", “Solo Plus One”, “Stopwatch”, and "Storybox Unscripted Theatre". Jonathan taught at The Second City for 16 years and he’s a contributing writer to their book on improvisation. He taught story-based improv at Piven Theatre Workshop.

    1h 32m

  5. 04/17/2022

    Brian Stack on Conan, Colbert and making it as a comedy writer

    Pat from Centralia chats with Brian Stack about his years writing for Conan O'Brien on Late Night and the Tonight Show and his current job writing for Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. They also discuss Briens years doing improv and sketch and how that led to his writing comedy for TV.

    1h 6m

  6. 03/04/2022

    TV, movie writer, producer Cindy Caponera One on One

    Patrick McCartney chats what it was like writing for SNL, staying sober and her time with Second City. Cindy Caponera is Second City veteran, TV and movie writer, and producer her credits include Saturday Night Live, Shameless, I'm Dying Up Here, Nurse Jackie and At Home with Amy Sedaris.

    1h 11m

  7. 03/02/2022

    TV Writer Jodi Lennon One On One

    Patrick McCartney and Jodi Lennon discuss starting scenes in the middle, coming up with characters and her time studying with Del Close and Mick Napier. Jodi Lennon is an Emmy-nominated writer, producer and a director. She is an alumnae of Chicago's Second City, IO and The Annoyance Theater.  Shes worked on many TV shows including It's Personal with Amy Hoggart, At Home with Amy Sedaris, Difficult People and Exit 57

    1h 8m

  8. 02/11/2022

    Conan/Late Night writer Brian McCann One On One

    Patrick McCartney goes one on one with comedy writer Brian McCann.  They discuss Brian's career path from advertising copywriter through classes with Del Close to his 17 years writing for Conan O'Brien. From 1995 to 2012 McCann wrote and made appearances on Late Night, The Tonight Show and Conan.  McCann is a stand up comedian and actor having appeared on 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation among other shows. He was also the head writer for "The Who Was? Show" an educational sketch show for Netflix and wrote for Nikki & Sara Live and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.

    1h 12m
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