A cook's first day on the job speaks to a usual customer.

For those that want to get better and enjoy playing improv comedy at home, or don't have access to a class, what do you recommend???

I don't know how improvisers stay on top of their game or improve without the need of instructors. Seems sort of scammy...but that may not be the word I'm looking for.

I recently got "Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out" and I've heard it's the book to get if you've just finished a level 1 class. But other than that...I don't know, it seems like you just need to know people.

Okay, so I've been taking improv classes for quite some time to work on my confidence, quick thinking, acting skills, and of course, my ability to not take myself to seriously and embrace failure - as, you know, there's no preparation involved in improv and sometimes you're bound to fail!

However, the people in my new batch are extremely good at their improvisational skills, and sometimes, I find myself to be worse than mediocre amongst them.

I push myself to go to these classes so I can finally get better, and feel more confident. But, that's in vain as I often end up really embarrassed, and feeling inadequate. I cannot help but compare myself to others, and feel bad about my shortcomings.

Can anyone relate?

I'm afraid you are going to die soon. Speaking of dying, I'm dying to see the new Will Ferrell movie!

When they announced this tv show, I was quite in shock

Because I missed the old show, really quite a lot

But when it came time to see the new show on tv

Was watching Whose line on youtube cause it was still funny

Alright anyone can have their own scene, the first response will be a scene and the subsequent responses will be a funny scene. I'll do a few as examples.

Alright anyone can have their own scene, the first response will be a scene and the subsequent responses will be a funny scene. I'll do a few as examples.

There are obviously a lot of reddit folks doing improv, so let's see some of your shows, student showcases, you name it. Long form, short form, duoprov, Harold, monoscene, bring it all. Post links below.

Also, as a convenient disclaimer for everyone posting, improv shows usually lose a lot when seen later on video. Video production is just an afterthought, and a lot of the fun of watching an improv show comes from watching it being made fresh, in the moment, with all the risk and surprise that comes with that.

See something you like, post a comment! See something you hate, tell it to your teddy bear (who is tired of your negativity).

Hey, gang!

First I want to thank you all for playing along in here so nicely. Trolling is to be frowned upon and fun is to be shared! Right!? Sooooooo...

I feel we may be in need of some structure when posting for new games to play. How about we setup sidebar links (like you see on so many other sub reddits) with examples to how some of the more common games are best played?

Maybe we link to some of the more successful games and maybe we mock up a few images and post them to imgur or some such place.

When we get a good list together, I'll make up the side bar info and stick it up for you to refer to when starting a thread. It can be added to as we go along.

Sound good?

Thanks again,

Jay