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The Backline — 55 episodes

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Title
1

Paying the Tax
2

Rehearsal Vibes
3

The Day of All Days
4

Underwhelmed
5

Lost
6

Learning but Bored
7

Awareness VS. Agency
8

Is it a Scam?
9

A Surprising Way to Teach Improv
10

Is this the End of the Second City e.t.c?
11

Shame, Scene Hogs, and Everything Else
12

To Care or Not to Care
13

Fresh Start
14

The Backline Holiday Special 2025
15

Bulldozer
16

Touch the Lamassu!
17

From the Classroom to the Stage
18

Spark-less
19

Intelligence VS. Integrity
20

Offensive
21

Who, What, Where – but When?

E
22

Platforms, Tilts, and Improvising Action

E
23

Technique

E
24

Tethering

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25

Questions Only – September 2025

E
26

Competition is the Thief of Joy

E
27

Game Revisited

E
28

Get Connected

E
29

Form Follows Function

E
30

There’s Nothing More Boring Than Creativity

E
31

Do You Like Me?

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32

Classroom the to the Stage

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33

How Do I Know If I’m Getting Better?

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34

Active Choice VS. Action Choice

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35

The Anaesthetic of Yes And

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36

Find the End

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37

Scene Paint Me (Like One of Your French Girls)

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38

Narrative Longfrom

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39

Too Big

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40

Body Movin’

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41

Hot Pockets

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42

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

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43

Barprov

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44

Questions Only & The Mysteries of Season Nine

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45

Starting It Off Right

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46

Three Ghosts of Improv

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47

Too Many Teachers

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48

Defensive

E
49

Playing the Verb

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50

A Comprehensive Guide to All Shortform Games – Part Two

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51

Auditions and Disappointment

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52

Control

E
53

Teaching Your First Workshop

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54

The Problem with Strong Characters

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55

The Unteachables

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