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YesBot
by Chris Mead
After finding an abandoned YesBot 5000 improv robot in the woods behind his house, improviser (and amateur roboticist) Chris Mead embarks on a mission to programme it to be the world's best improviser. Every week he speaks to a different improv guest, giving them the opportunity to input FIVE lines of code - FIVE rules, tips or behaviours that will make YesBot the perfect scene partner. At the end of the episode, when the programming is complete, he switches the robot on and stands back to watch the fireworks. Sometimes literally. YesBot. A podcast about improv and robotics. But mostly about improv.
Episodes
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Heather Urquhart
Guest Name: Heather Urquhart Location: Brighton/London, UK Years improvising: 18 Team affiliations: The Maydays, Showstopper, 10,000,000,000 Love Stories, The Playground, The Bumper Blyton Improvised Adventure Improv style: Truthful, silly, connected, musical (when I’m allowed) Website:...
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Dylan Emery
Guest Name: Dylan Emery Location: London Years improvising: 16 – although my first improv was actually 32 years ago when my amazing English teacher would do impro classes once a week. Team affiliations: The Showstoppers, Grand Theft Impro, The Crunchy Frog Collective, The School of Night, Ghost...
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Valerie Ward
Guest Name:Valerie Ward Location: Austin TX Years improvising: 16 Team affiliations: Parallelogramophonograph, Echo Lake Improv style: Narrative, organic, stylized, playful, connected Website: www.pgraph.com Additional notes: What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another...
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Joe Samuel
Guest Name: Joe Samuel Location: Brighton Years improvising: 40 on piano, 10 as an improviser musician Team affiliations: The Maydays, The Dreaming, Theatre De L’Oignon, The Concept Improv style: Music Website: www.joesamuel.co.uk
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Naomi Petersen
Guest Name: Naomi Petersen Location: London Years improvising: 4 Team affiliations: The Free Association, Sweet Fanny Adams, Nicely Turned Out, Wednesdays Improv style: Playful, Committed, Big On Game Website: www.thefreeassociation.co.uk Twitter: @NaomiPetersen
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Adam Meggido
Guest Name: Adam Meggido Location: London Years improvising: FOREVER!!!! Team affiliations: Showstopper, The School of Night, Rhapsodes, The Society of Strange, The London 50 Hour Improvathons Improv style: LET’S PUT ON A SHOW! Website: www.theshowstoppers.org and www.extemporetheatre.com…
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Rachel Parris
Guest name: Rachel Parris Location: London Years Improvising: 10 years Team Affiliations: Austentatious, The Beau Zeaux, Monkey Toast Improv style: Long form narrative (in Austentatious anyway). In other things: Harold, scenic short-form, musical… Website: rachelparris.com Twitter: @rachelparris
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John Cremer
Guest Name: John Cremer Location: Rural Sussex Years improvising: 24 years Team affiliations: The Maydays. Guest on Whirled News Tonight. Improv style: Character led, emotional, provocative, absurd. Website: www.johncremer.co.uk Twitter: @johncremer Additional notes: My main non-improv influences...
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Ruth Bratt
Guest Name: Ruth Bratt Location: London Years improvising: 17 Team affiliations: Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, The Glenda J Collective, guest with Comedy Store Players, The London Improvathon, Panthercannon, Ghost Couple, Letts Vegas Improv style: Narrative, fun, playful, generous. Good....
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David Shore
Guest Name: David Shore Location: Toronto, Canada Years improvising: 20 years Team affiliations: Monkey Toast (Toronto and London), Bald (London), Alumnus Second City Mainstage (Toronto) & IO West Improv style: Organic Chicago-Style (focusing on letting the scene happen) Website: monkeytoast.com...
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Cariad Lloyd
Chris talks to Cariad Lloyd of Austentacious about finding the joy and how you should always be makin' choices.
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Roy Janik
Chris talks to Roy Janik of the Hideout Theatre and Parallelogramophonograph about having a playful and adventurous spirit.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
After finding an abandoned YesBot 5000 improv robot in the woods behind his house, improviser (and amateur roboticist) Chris Mead embarks on a mission to programme it to be the world's best improviser. Every week he speaks to a different improv guest, giving them the opportunity to input FIVE lines of code - FIVE rules, tips or behaviours that will make YesBot the perfect scene partner. At the end of the episode, when the programming is complete, he switches the robot on and stands back to watch the fireworks. Sometimes literally. YesBot. A podcast about improv and robotics. But mostly about improv.
HOSTED BY
Chris Mead
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How many episodes does YesBot have?
YesBot currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is YesBot about?
After finding an abandoned YesBot 5000 improv robot in the woods behind his house, improviser (and amateur roboticist) Chris Mead embarks on a mission to programme it to be the world's best improviser. Every week he speaks to a different improv guest, giving them the opportunity to input FIVE lines...
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Who hosts YesBot?
YesBot is created and hosted by Chris Mead.
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