Improv is a form of theatre in which the plot, characters, and dialogue of a show are made up on the spot. Usually this involves taking suggestions of words or phrases from audience members, but there ...

On January 29, Morgan Rees will join the regular team of performers that make up League of Improv, for the first show of 2026 ...

Budd Friedman, who earned the nickname the godfather of comedy by founding and expanding one of the most prominent comedy club franchises in the United States, has died. He was 90. Friedman’s wife, ...

Marketplace Morning Report’s “What’s That Like?” series is exploring the odd, unusual and downright weird jobs that help prop up our economy. Tane Danger has been a fan of improv since high school, ...

The Glasgow Improv Theatre is to stage a 10-hour marathon of improvised comedy – announced on the same day as the details of next year's Ednburgh Improv Comedy Festival. The Glasgow event will include ...

RUMOURVILLE: Have You Heard the Gossip? The improvised story of a small town where a rumour ruins all: romance, reputation, and petty revenge! As heard on BBC Radio, sold out at Brighton Fringe 2024, ...

ST. LOUIS — The Improv Shop is expanding, as the improv comedy venue and training center has experienced a boom in popularity post-COVID. “We actually have more people in class than ever before,” ...

Recently, I was on an NPR podcast about improv comedy and its psychological benefits, and I made a cardinal error. I scrolled through the Instagram comments. Improv ...

Budd Friedman, comedy club pioneer and founder of the original Improv comedy club, has died. He was 90. Friedman died Saturday of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his wife, ...

Budd Friedman, a Broadway producer and founder of the iconic Improv Comedy Club franchise, has died. He was 90. Friedman died Saturday, Cesar Blancarte of Levity Live confirmed to USA TODAY Monday.

LOS ANGELES — Comedy club pioneer Budd Friedman, who helped launch the careers of Richard Pryor, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Bette Midler, and many others, has died at age 90, relatives told multiple ...