Practical improv advice, exercise ideas, and lots of feelings from UCB New York improvisor and teacher, Molly Thomas. New posts every Friday morning.
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Repost: The Handshake
I first posted this piece in May, 2024. I stand by all of it except the “recently watched You People part. At this point, I watched You People two and a half years ago.
The handshake is the moment when you establish the game of the...
Exercise: Park Bench of Truth Elbow Touch Edition
a slight addition that makes a difference
Yesterday, I ran Park Bench of Truth with my 201 class. In the UCB curriculum, we run this exercise once at the end of 101 and again at the end of 201.
8 Tips for Improvising with Women
Recording of the Improv City post of the same name, published 9/18/26
Written and Recorded by Molly Thomas
Produced and Edited by Tom Levin
8 Tips for Improvising with Women
Here are some things to help us all be better teammates to most women. These tips are mostly for men, but a good refresher for us all.
- Eliminate the word “actually”. It betrays how little you think of your fellow player. “That was ac...
Improv is Wrestling
Recording of the Improv City post of the same name, published 9/11/26
Written and Recorded by Molly Thomas
Produced and Edited by Tom Levin
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