Tag: comedy
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Oh, Hey #Harold, Nice to Meet You: #LongformImprov. #Improv #comedy @thepitnyc
In my previous class of musical improv, song structure and format was extremely important. Listening to your fellow improvisers in a group and in a two-person scene into a song was the key to making the song successful. From environmental details, to picking up on key words and phrases a person says, everything was important.…
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#Starstruck: Brief Encounters and #Encouragement from #DebraWinger
A customer came up to me at my survival job, she was buying Entertainment Weekly with Michael Keaton on the cover. His new movie Birdman is coming out and getting a lot of buzz for him. Sometimes, when a cover intrigues me, I might blurt out a comment. I did. “Oh wow, Michael Keaton. What’s…
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Why Joan Rivers and Her Comedy Matter #RIPJoanRivers (1933-2014)
A lot of people know Joan Rivers as a commentator on the red carpet– a member of the “fashion police.” However, Ms. Rivers was more than just a woman who handed out compliments or witty remarks about a star’s outfit. She, like the late Phyllis Diller, was a pioneer for female stand-up comedians. She appeared on…