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Improv London Podcast

by Improv London

Podcast documenting and developing the London improv scene and beyond. In every episode we speak to a different improviser about their improv origin story and what they love about the artform.

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  1. Matt Sparkes - Oxford Improv Festival 2026

    Festival director Matt Sparkes talks exclusively about the Oxford Improv Festival, which takes place Thursday 29 January – Sunday 1 February 2026 at the Old Fire Station, Oxford. He mentions Mark Smith, Wing It Impro, Neil Curran, and Moses and Sparkes. "This year at the Oxford Improv Festival we...

  2. 175 - Rebecca MacMillan - Improv London podcast

    Rebecca talks about Stroud Improv, John Cremer, The Maydays, Lansdown Hall, creating community, find people to attend your improv classes, folk dance, improv for well-being, improv as a folk art, Lunchtime Improv with Rebecca Macmillan, the Bristol Improv Theatre, running improv during the day,...

  3. 174 - Isabel Errington - Improv London podcast

    Isabel talks about musical improv, Awkward Actors, performing regularly, Oxford, living in a transitory city, performing for the first time, perfectionism, Subtlest Aria, Improv Discovery, Matt Sparkes, Thame, emotion, audience participation, Flo's Cafe, short-form, the Alphabet game, Paul Z...

  4. 173 - Simon Goodway - Improv London Podcast

    Simon talks about Scoops Improv Comedy, Ben Tucker, Ric Stewart, running a jam, New Choice, The Maydays, AndAlso Improv, The Actors, Barcelona Improv Festival, Tea & Toast Improv, Hitch Your Wagon: Improvised Cowboy Songs, Heather Urquhart, Joe Samuel, Isabella Crawley, Bla Bla Land, Tea & Toast…

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  5. 172 - Sekki Tabasuares - Improv London Podcast

    Sekki Tabasuares talks about Jess Napthine-Hodgkinson, Glossop Improv, how to play Scene Goalie, Emma Bird, teaching for Liverpool Comedy Improv, improvising with a script, being boring, The Oickers - Improv Comedy Troupe, how to play Themed Restaurant, Iain Luke Jones, Stand Tall Improv CIC…

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  6. 171 - Dean Harris - Improv London Podcast

    Dean Harris talks about Darron Baxter, the British Improv Project, Morecombe Playhouse, Meisner Technique, the importance of love, getting the audience involved, The Triangle of the Scene, Paul Vaillancourt, finding character through emotion, game of the scene, UCB, Will Hines, World's Greatest...

  7. 170 - Cathy Towers - Improv London Podcast

    We talk about Creative Culture South West, Chris Mead, Josie Lawrence, The Innovation Centre Within University of Exeter Campus, creating a board game, the crossover between improv and therapy, using New Choice to keep improvisers safe, defaulting to high status, psychosynthesis, embodiment,...

  8. 169 - Cindy Harrell - Improv London Podcast

    We talk about Big Friendly Improv Collective, Michael Chekhov, Rudolf Laban, running a jam, TBC, introversion in improv, sleeping on Steve Roe's living room floor, Hoopla Impro, Pan Left, a more personal way of playing 8 Things, Hitchhiker, A to Z, playing the Edinburgh festival, accessibility,...

  9. 168 - Lela Stepgood - Improv London Podcast

    We talk about improvising science fiction as part of Assimilate Improv with Josh Hards, playing aliens and robots, Hoopla Impro, Chris Mead, Katy Schutte, online improv, Boyd Branch, virtual hugs, Andrew Pugsley's Isolation, Jessica Arjet, Parallelogramophonograph, Hideout Theatre, Megan Sherrod,...

  10. 167 - Kathy Manson - Improv London Podcast

    Kathy Manson talks about Tea & Toast Improv, musical improv, Tea & Toast Present: Bla Bla Land, costumes, Tea & Toast at Number 9, Sarah Davies, Carleen McDermid, Heather Urquhart, The Maydays, Tea & Toast's Mixtape, Museum of Relationships, AndAlso Improv, intimacy, Jules Munns, Damian Smith,...

  11. 166 - Jen Rowe - Improv London Podcast

    Jen Rowe talks about Helen Wood, the Dive into Improv! retreat (https://www.limehouseandcottage.co.uk/retreats/), teaching, Sarah Davies, The Maydays, Joe Samuel, Happily Never After, Confessions, Tonight's Top Story, Phil Lunn's Circle of Joy, Hoopla! Impro, how to perform The Ballad, iO…

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  12. 165 - Chris Read - Improv London Podcast

    Chris Read talks about Dogface Improv, The Maydays, Liz Peters, Brian Jack, Jonathan Pitts, Free Association, inclusivity, mental health, Bristol Improv Theatre, Maria Peters, Heather Urquhart, Joe Samuel, Mark Womersley, musical improv, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Micah Philbrook,...

  13. 164 - Sarah Davies - Improv London Podcast

    Sarah talks about performing the Henry, the differences between performing in London and outside London, site-specific theatre, the audience, find opportunities to play at fringe and improv festivals, abandoned buildings, how much to contribute to immersive performances, improvising with robots,...

  14. 163 - James Cannon - Improv London Podcast

    James talks about creating Leamprov, effective ways to attract people to your improv classes, knowing when you're ready to do a show, how to get better on stage, mime and physicality, how to play Temple Of Doom, finding the best videos to dub, teaching a wide range of skillsets using themed…

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  15. 162 - Dan Luxton - Improv London Podcast

    If you're looking for a place to jam offline in London, or for a place for your group to perform, then you need to listen to the latest episode of the Improv London podcast, which features Dan Luxton. Dan talks about Duck Duck Goose, Vic Hogg, welcoming new improvisers, Yes And people, Hope &...

  16. 161 - Geoff Monk - Improv London Podcast

    Geoff Monk talks about organising the British Improv Project, Yarnfield Park, Tom Young, Tom Hodge, MissImp, Nottingham Improv Comedy Experience, Jon Trevor, Alex Keen, Bobby Anderson, Steve Roe from Hoopla, Maria Peters, Chris Mead, choosing a workshop at BIP, food, Andy Barrett, Keith…

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  17. 160 - Emma T - Improv London Podcast

    Emma T talks about Bristol Improv Theatre, Heather Urquhart, The Nursery, The Sheep of Orion, online improv, Delight Collective, Hideout Theatre, Meisner, Mark Phoenix, The Light Bulb, Johan Somers, One Eyed Scouts, Jennifer Osborne Prescott, Stephen Davidson, puppetry, Emma T and Bela, Sandy...

  18. 159 - Ferran Luengo - Improv London Podcast

    Ferran Luengo talks about Playback Theatre, symbolism, dealing with difficult material, telling stories from a dog's perspective, the fact that colours have emotions, Dreamweaver Quartet, True Heart Theatre, ISL, Isaac Simon and Improv Utopia.

  19. 158 - Hannah McGowan - Improv London Podcast

    Hannah McGowan talks about Boss Birds, Extreme Improv, Improv Chattanooga, Jay Sukow, and mental health.

  20. 157 - Marie De Waal - Improv London Podcast

    Marie De Waal talks about directing a Nursery Original - A Culinary Journey, ISL - Improv as a Second Language Online Drop-In and making improv your career.

  21. 156 - Steve Roe - Improv London Podcast

    Hoopla director Steve Roe talks about using improv to respond to the offer made by the global pandemic, his pre- and post-teaching rituals, the online delights of Meisner and Household Olympics, the pathos and bathos of Ozark, and the future of improv: Is it legal? Is it safe? Is it fun?

  22. 155 - William Rosenwinkel - Improv London Podcast

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  23. 154 - Edd Crawley - Improv London Podcast

    154 - Edd Crawley - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  24. 153 - Imogen Palmer - Improv London Podcast

    153 - Imogen Palmer - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  25. 152 - Maeve Ryan - Improv London Podcast

    152 - Maeve Ryan - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  26. 151 - Laurie Owen - Improv London Podcast

    151 - Laurie Owen - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  27. 150 - Vanessa Tsu - Improv London Podcast

    150 - Vanessa Tsu - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  28. 149 - Emma Bird - Improv London Podcast

    149 - Emma Bird - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  29. 148 - Hannah Platts - Improv London Podcast

    148 - Hannah Platts - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  30. 147 - Lucy Fennell - Improv London Podcast

    147 - Lucy Fennell - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  31. 146 - Crystal Gray - Improv London Podcast

    146 - Crystal Gray - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  32. 145 - Jon Hocker - Improv London Podcast

    145 - Jon Hocker - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  33. 144 - Katy Schutte and Ed Fargher - Improv London Podcast

    144 - Katy Schutte and Ed Fargher - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  34. 143 - Rob Norman - Improv London

    143 - Rob Norman - Improv London by Improv London

  35. 142 - Rhiannon Jenkins - Improv London Podcast

    142 - Rhiannon Jenkins - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  36. 141 - Alexander McWilliam - Improv London Podcast

    141 - Alexander McWilliam - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  37. 140 - James Carmichael and Anthony Barnish - Improv London Podcast

    140 - James Carmichael and Anthony Barnish - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  38. 139 - Catherine Hodges - Improv London Postcast

    139 - Catherine Hodges - Improv London Postcast by Improv London

  39. 138 - Peter Baker - Improv London Podcast

    138 - Peter Baker - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  40. 137 - Monika Ozdarska - Improv London Podcast

    137 - Monika Ozdarska - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  41. 136 - Carla Keen - Improv London Podcast

    136 - Carla Keen - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  42. 135 - Angie Waller - Improv London Podcast

    135 - Angie Waller - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  43. 134 - Caitlin Campbell - Improv London Podcast

    134 - Caitlin Campbell - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  44. 132 - Lisa Lynn - Improv London Podcast

    132 - Lisa Lynn - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  45. 131 - Alison Goldie - Improv London Podcast

    131 - Alison Goldie - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  46. 130 - Tim Williams - Improv London Podcast

    130 - Tim Williams - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  47. 129 - Jennifer Jordan - Improv London Podcast

    129 - Jennifer Jordan - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  48. 128 - Ellis Ballard - Improv London Podcast

    128 - Ellis Ballard - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  49. 127 - Kenny De Maertelaere and Katrien Vandepitte - Improv London Podcast

    127 - Kenny De Maertelaere and Katrien Vandepitte - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

  50. 126 - Heather Urquhart - Improv London Podcast

    126 - Heather Urquhart - Improv London Podcast by Improv London

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Podcast documenting and developing the London improv scene and beyond. In every episode we speak to a different improviser about their improv origin story and what they love about the artform.

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