Improv is Dead is an immersive comedy podcast hosted by Damian Anaya, Tim Lyons, and Dan White. Every week we chat 'n prov, then apply some slick post-production effects, to create a totally unique show where all of their biggest comedy perversions freely penetrate your gentle, delicate ears. Support the pod! For bonus episodes, access to our Discord and more premium content join our Patreon at Patreon.com/improvisdead
It's simply been too long since we've had good pals Alonso Ramirez and Kristen Aviles on the pod so we said, ok lets do it! We chat'n'prov about having a little fun at the funeral, gnarled toe nails, and how beautiful The Village is. Check out Kristen and Alonso on Birdlady for FREE Wednesdays at The iO Theater in Chicago. Follow ESCÁNDALO! for information on when their Hispanic Heritage Month show goes on sale! Edited and Sound Designed by Nick McMillin Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
Improv is Dead Survey Spooktacular Claire Favret joins us to chat'n'prov about sexy chefs, late life crushing, and the incredibly talented and very athletic Banana Ballers. Follow Claire on the Gram! Follow Downpour for upcoming shows! Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Tim Lyons and Damian Anaya
Improv is Dead Survey Spooktacular Yet another rift in the proverse has brought us an episode with the highly pod trained and hilarious Adal Rifai and Matt Young. If you're familiar with their work on Hello from the Magic Tavern , The Word Association and Hey Riddle Riddle then you're gonna like what we've got going on here. We chat'n'prov about canoe reunions, being toilet bound by cold brew, and famous spiders. Subscribe to The Nightly to have Matt lull you to sleep when his episodes drop and look for him on WTTW! See us live with Erin Keif and Laurel Krabacher at iO Fest Saturday July 25th at 8:30 pm Sound Design by Nick McMillin Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Tim Lyons
Improv is Dead Listener Survey Spooktacular Etsy Witches, Spiders, Snakes, and Billy Zane OH MY! Tim is joined by the hilarious duo of Erin Keif and Olivia Nielsen to chat'n'prov your week into overdrive! Follow them together on the gram to check them out at their live show in LA Quality Time monthly at Lyric Hyperion. And as always listen to Erin on Hey Riddle Riddle! Sound Design by Nick McMillin Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
You ever find yourself trapped in the Ether Place or super sure you can take everyone in a fight while lounging in a ball pit at McDonalds? Then this weeks ep is for you featuring the insanely funny Mani Lopez from The Mud City Improv Festival and Swamp ! Follow both of the IG accounts to keep up to date with live shows and the 2027 festival! Tickets for LSI this Saturday at 10 pm Sound Design by Nick McMillin Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
It's Mr. Deli Boys Season 2 himself Jake Prizant back on the pod this week for another mic cackling episode! We chat'n'prov about clay therapy, going viral, commenting for clout and getting on Fallon the wrong way. Watch Jake on Deli Boys, Season 2 now streaming on HULU See Jake improvise with Cream Boy at iO Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons Sound Design by Nick McMillin
On the pod this week it's the debut of the very funny Avery Ford and Ryan Bowman! We get chat'n'provin on whales, rent-a-sons, and more! See Avery and Ryan as part of Blue Print at iO Thursdays at iO You can also see them at the 11 pm show Fridayst at iO Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Guests: Avery Ford and Ryan Bowman Hosts: Damian Anaya and Tim Lyons This episodes was Sound Designed by Nick McMillin
Another week of first timers with our pals Meghan Babbe and Jon Butts! We get chat'n'provin about beach parties, very good bar food, and how to pick a sick nickname. You can check out Jon in New Orleans with his theater Two Friends Theater Go see Babbe every Sunday at LSI with Late 90's! Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
It's the return of everyone's favorite Mike and we get nasty on some prov ranging from massage work, to Hancock, all the way on down to SPAWN! Check out Mike with Real Angels every Wednesday night at LSI Follow 3 Actors Living in a Cave See us all perform at 2nd Best Fest this weekend in Richmond! Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
A west coast connection baby! Ali Ghandour and James Mannion make their Improv is Dead deubeatiful and the laughs keep coming. We chat'n'prov about stretching it out, all the way back ponies and sad sacks. Grab a Ticket For June 6th Mud City Improv Festival! See James and Ali play at UCB with ASSSSCAT Follow LEROY for Show Updates! Follow Bangarang for Show Updates! Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
Lerin is back on the pod and we chat'n'prov about high school dances, what TWIRP means (The Woman is Responsible to Pay) the many Michael spinoffs, and horrendous scents. Get tickets to see us and many more at Mud City Festival June 6th Follow Lerin on Instagram for show updates! See Birdlady at iO On Wednesdays! Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
Our good buddies Kyle Bethea and Ollie Hobson are back on the mic to chat'n'prov about Stellar Wireless, bungled baggage claim, and getting into eat just in the nick of time! Check out Process at LSI Saturday at 6 pm! Follow 3 Actors Living in a Cave for live show updates! Use Code IMPROV to get 10% off your order from Cult Classic Coffee! Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Patreon.com/improvisdead Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons Sound Design by Nick Improv is Dead Playlists on Spotify Improv is Dead Starter Platter NYE Best of the Year Eps
Tim's best friends Laurel Krabacher is back on the pod and we go brazy on trampolines, CBD drinks, and pogo for transportation. Check out Laurel and Damian during their run of PROCESS at Logan Square Improv Improv is Dead Playlists on Spotify Improv is Dead Starter Platter NYE Best of the Year Eps Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons Use Code IMPROV to get 10% off your order from Cult Classic Coffee!
Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons We're doing it up live again this Saturday night in Chicago with Mike Brunlieb and Laurel Krabacher. Improv is Dead LIVE Tickets are available for $5 right here! Welcome in pervs, today we sit down for a chat'n'prov with fresh faces to the pod Veronica Rooney and Traer Schon to discuss sick office merch ideas, what our producer stingers might be, and test the strength of our Graceland knowledge. You can see Veronica and Traer weekly on Fizz at iO! Check out Traer at The Annoyance in Missed Call Follow Veronica's Band Arm Candy! Use Code IMPROV to get 10% off your order from Cult Classic Coffee!
Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons It's Tuesday and what a fun way to start off the day than with our pals Keller Paulson and Kelly Foy of The Tuesday Goodies!? You can see them perform every Tuesday at CiC at the Western Bar and Kitchen with The Tuesday Good Show. A fantastic show that brings together the best of improv, stand-up, sketch, characters, and more! Follow The Tuesday Goodshow on Instagram! Check out Cult Classic Coffee and use code IMPROV for 10% off your order! Guests Kelly Foy Keller Paulson
The last of our in person LA recordings and this one is with our very good friends and long time prov buddies Clare Ruddy and Shand Thomas! We chat'n'prov about our emotions, ham plates, sandwiches and more! Support the pod and join our Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Just easing into Improv is Dead? Check out our Starter Platter and Best of Playlists on Spotify! Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! Trevor Haaker and Will Stiles , A couple of the Mud City boys, stop by the pod for a little chat'n'prov about liminal spaces, low level judges, and alien invasions! We're doing Mud City on June 6th and you can get your tickets now! Mud City Improv Festival is a Chicago-based improv festival that aims to celebrate the massive improv hub that Chicago is. We are excited to announce that our final and ultimate show for the fest this year will be hosted in the Heath Mainstage at the The Den Theater, with one of the greatest lineups of improvisors Chicago can offer! This year the festival will consist of 12 shows spread across six of Chicago's biggest improv theaters. The festival also aims to connect college improv teams to the Chicago improv community. This year’s festival will take place June 4th-6th at various venues in Chicago, with three nights of performances, workshops with veteran improvisors, and the opportunity to meet other college improvisors from across the country. Check out SWAMP on the gram! Hosts: Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons
Support the pod and join our patreon for bonus eps, back log eps, and exclusive premium content! Dan Lippert is in the house alongside LA's very own and pod favorite Caroline Cotter! We chat'n'prov about the 13th Warrior, call in radio shows, getting stuck in the bathroom, and blood girls. We've got a LIVE show this Saturday night at LSI and its only $5! Listen to ManDog Pod for more Lippert goodness. Be sure to check out Big Grande! Check out Caroline at UCB in AssssCAT Hosts: Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons Sound Design by Nick
Support the pod and join out Patreon for bonus scenes, our entire backlog, and even more premium content! *WORM HOLE OPENS* GAHH! Finally, after a full year of kicking around the prov-verses, we're back as Improv is Dead. This is no joke! While it is related to April Fools, because of the April Fools paradox, we really are Improv is Dead, the REAL audibly enhanced improv podcast. We sent those FUDGECAST guys back to their own Damin-verse on their proper Tim-Line. Now we're back to chat'n'prov with Dan about nipple covered TikTok trends, Georgia Girls, and our trip to LA where Damian ate mediocre street corn. It's good to be back! Hosts: Hosts: Damian Anaya , Tim Lyons , Dan White Sound Design by Nick
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Producer's note
Steal the structure. Not the show.
Keep the useful structure, then change the audience, point of view, and voice until the idea is unmistakably yours.
