Introduce yourself here:

[Pigwidgeon]

"Just a Patron?"

I was told to come here by carrieb for Improv Exchange Day. So, here I am! I'm from ImprovOlympic in Chicago, but now I'm just a patron ...
(Bold by Pigwidgeon)

Just a patron?

JUST a patron?

Surely you jest!

It is people such as you, O Father of Largeness, who keep the arts from shriveling up and blowing away like used-up plastic grocery bags, five mil or thinner, split down the bottom and losing the colorful store logo in the harsh glare of the sun and unforgiving torment of the elements.

Not only are you providing a venue for improvisers, but also a social milieu in which to 'hang', and provisoning the life-giving phytochemical elixir which allows Genius to stay awake long after its normal bedtime and shake the world unto its very foundations.

Sigh not! For thou hast instatiated the work of the Dreamers, and in doing so, called forth their Dreams!

--p!
I sure do miss those second-person singlular pronouns.

 

[jovialmonk]

Hi my name is Jay Renfrow, and I go to Western Kentucky University. I've been studying Improv, for a year or two now. I'm a member of Happy GAS, an improv troupe that was started five years ago. When I started improv, I thought it was just a really fun outlet for me, and as I do further research, I find that it can much more creatively statisfying than anything else artistically. I'll be attending my first Festival in a couple of weeks: The Dirty South Improv Festival, we'll be performing after Mr. Fancy Pants. My training consists of a three rehearsals a week, Truth and Comedy, Keith Johnstone's Impro, and anything else I can read.

Biaaaaa!

 

[ComediEm]

hello all. my name is emily, i'm 15, i live in minneapolis, i do improv....and i'm trying to make this not sound like a personal ad. anyone heard of stevie ray's? yeah, i take classes there. i also do some sketch writing and stand-up. i'm reeeallly obsessed with snl (to the point of almost needing medication) and will debate with ANYONE on the said topic. ok. bye!

emily

 

[Starrie Holler]

Hey. I'm Jen. I'm interested in threater, inprov, stand up and just entertaining! *longs to be in stomp* Anyhoodles, my friend sugested this board for me and i thought about joining... and obviousely did If anybody has any advice for a 13 year old in florida that wishes to get into any of the above, let me know!

Ever bright-eyed**
-Jen

 

[Moges]

Hi

Hey IRC,
I've been reading the boards for months, and I'm starting to feel like some sort of comedy perv/stalker for not participating. So here goes.

I went through all the levels at the UCB in 2001-2002. I studied with McCartney, Denbo, Merritt, Delaney, and took sketch with Roberts. I took a break for a year, but returned this past October for level 3 with Mantzoukas, and then level 4 with Roberts/St. Clair/Conroy/Delaney. All these classes were good and fun but what's more they apparently put me on a last-name basis with everybody.

I'm about to start Instant Brilliance with Armando Diaz, and I'm in a practice group with my level 3 cohorts. They are great and I'm not pointing fingers but this beer gut didn't just get here by itself.

Moges is my nickname from college, but I'm also a Megan.

 

[ChrisGrace]

Hi, I'm Chris, currently taking level 3 with Ptolemy at the PIT. I like improv a lot, and I'm working on getting better at it. I do sketch, stand-up, and playwriting as well. I also like to play the basketball and the electronic games. I like just about everything.

I love roast beef.

 

[JoshAgreement]

Hi, Everyone, my name is Josh and I really like improvsation. i'm in 5th grade but thats because i started early. I've been reading this for a while now, but it's good to be member finally. I like to talk about improv and I live in New York City. I also have lots of other things I'm interested in and its cool that people talk about lots of stuff here.

 

[irishgirl]

ummm...so yep...

hi. i'm katie.
go to UCB like a mad fiend. am looking into taking classes. have an mfa in acting, based in new york...and i hate my temp job. with a feverish passion. uke:

but i love beer.
and anything outside of my temp job.

 

[jesslane]

hyo, whats up

uhm, hi. uuuhm, i just... hi. i originally registered under the username "notjesslane", my long-term AIM screenname, but I never "confirmed" or whatever that means. but really the point is that i can't post with that username at all and I can post with this one, so here I am. posting. introducing myself i guess. i've been watching for the past 3 months or so, and in that time i've met a few people who post, just around you know. i don't know if i'll ever really post much, but if i ever do post i don't want to seem like some random nobody, so here's my introduction for future reference. i am also a firm believer in letting there be as much information about me as possible readily available for anyone to find. as an avid googler myself, i don't want any potential jesslane stalkers to get frustrated, because we all know there are never enough jesslane-admirers in this world.

I am a young hoodlum hanging around NYC going to college. my first improv experiences were three years of watching and being friends with a group of short-form guys in new jersey. when i came to college i auditioned for the columbia long-form troupe, and i've been with them for the past two years. i do sketch with guys from home and at columbia. i started taking those nice drinkytown workshops and have had the honor of performing over at the parkside. you have never seen me around the UCB, you have not seen me around the PIT, you have not seen me around AK, I haven't been around that other place yet either. I am also an artist, a comic book artist, a caricaturist, a puppet-enthoustiaste, a terrible student, a bitch, a mother, a child, a lover, a sinner and a saint.

i just wrote a novel of a post. ew. gross. ew. eeeewwwwww. i'll never post again.

 

[Superbish]

Hi, my name is Mike and I do improv in Wisconsin (up your ass, New York City!). I'm a student at a Tech College because I was too dumb to cheat in Chemistry class in high school and failed it. Twice. But the second time should have been like passing because, from what I'm told by people who have taken both that particulor chemistry class and college chemistry, our teacher was talking out of his ass most of the time, and his lessons were spurious at best. Once, he told us that he smuggled 300 fully-automatic assult rifles out of China into the US, fenced them, and felt so bad about it that he gave all of the money to the Milwaukee Police Department for bullet-proof vests. To which I replied, "So, what, you're like the fucking Riddler or something?" Gosh I was funny in high school. Hey, hey, I'm still typing this, aren't I? I could go back and erase all of this pointless rambling, but I think I'll post it instead.

 

[Chair]

Hi, my name is Mike and I do improv in Wisconsin (up your ass, New York City!)

hi mike. chair here. lots of ny-ers park it on me. and here on the irc. great way to introduce yourself. welcome.

 

[Samuraieaux]

hi i'm brian from ny... suburbs. i am not currently in any improv things but i look forward to it in the future. i have a question....

alot of ppl here talk about upright citizens brigade theatre and Upright Citizens Brigade is a show on comedy central sometimes. amy poehler from snl is on it, and it's fucking hilarious. so, i want to know if there's any affiliation between the two, and of any of you guys are ever on the show
thanks, Kid Dynamite

 

[Chris Griswold]

hi i'm brian from ny... suburbs. i am not currently in any improv things but i look forward to it in the future. i have a question....

alot of ppl here talk about upright citizens brigade theatre and Upright Citizens Brigade is a show on comedy central sometimes. amy poehler from snl is on it, and it's fucking hilarious. so, i want to know if there's any affiliation between the two, and of any of you guys are ever on the show
thanks, Kid Dynamite

There is no relation. It is a coincidence.

 

[BengalBreeder]

Hi I'm new. I live in WA. State. I have no talent for improv but thought this would be a fun place to be a member of.

I breed bengal cats, as you can probably tell from my name and avatar.

I went to a couple of other forums but everyone was 20 years old. Can anyone tell me what the average age is here?

Thanks
Bengal

 

[good_and_evil]

Thank god "Sex in the City" is OVER!

"Mark my words, boy and Mark them well"

Here in NYC doing the best I can to survive, I, the lonely guy in the opposite side of "protesters" and "popular culture and trend", registered in ImprovResourceCenter.com to view the ideas and thoughts of many for personal satisfaction and enlightenment.

I first got started in entertainment and theater while working for a "confidential" entertainment company in NYC which recently moved corporate office to Hollywood. I am not by far an expert in entertainment business, but I've learned a few thing or two in past few years.

I hope, I can contribute well into this community and bring a balance.

ps: if you see Ally Bernstein, tell her she's a skanky drunk whore and I'm glad Sex in the City has ended. (sorry Evan Turner, the receptionist turned Executive Producer hotshot backstabbing asshole).

 

[Brett l]

Hello

Brett Lyons, I've done classes at IO and SC I perform with Ralphie's Rug at IO also do some improv with Chonic Thunder. I live Chicago work at the Symphony and gamble to much.

 

[sarahnowak]

blahblah new! excitingblah! wow-"blah" blah!

hi, i'm sarah. i've been in new york for a month. this is great. everything is great. i'm great. how are you? kaythanksbye.

 

[ryloc]

i'm friends with sampson. hi, everyone!

ps, i totally messed this up.

 

[Sampson]

I'm friends with ryloc. He's not real smart. At least, not like me.

Hi people!

 

[David.E]

Hello!
I'm David Elliott. 23, Male, English. ( possibly the only one on these boards! )
I'm a comedy script writer with a huge interest in improv but the chances of getting involved in it, where I live, are pretty slim ( to say the least! )
Still, I'll try to absorb your enthusiasm, like a smelly old sponge!