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EPISODE · Dec 27, 2025 · 1H 12M

Episode 10 - Joe Bill (Founder Annoyance Theatre) - Get out of your head

from Shiny Things Improv Podcast · host Aram Balakjian

Send us Fan MailJoe Bill is a legendary improviser who has been performing for almost half a century. He trained with Del Close, was a founding member of the Annoyance theatre in Chicago, and was director of corporate training at iO for 15 years.He now travels the world, performing and teaching improv alongside some of the biggest names around. I caught up with him at the GBG Improv Festival in Gothenberg, where I had just seen him and Patti Styles perform an incredible improvised play.We chatted about his experiences working with Del Close, his love of applying neuroscience to improv, and how improv helped him deal with his cancer diagnosis.

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