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The Backline — 71 episodes

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Title
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Questions Only: Emotional Roleplay
2

New in Town
3

Noteworthy
4

Stage Fright
5

Noteworthy
6

Jokes VS. Jiu-jitsu
7

Rethinking the Who, What, Where
8

Run Towards the Danger
9

Low Energy
10

Improv Across North America
11

The Back Row
12

Longform Loves Openers
13

Bubble Letters
14

Pulling Premises
15

The Competitive Spark
16

The Undisputed Longform Champion of the World
17

Paying the Tax
18

Rehearsal Vibes
19

The Day of All Days
20

Underwhelmed
21

Lost
22

Learning but Bored
23

Awareness VS. Agency
24

Is it a Scam?
25

A Surprising Way to Teach Improv
26

Is this the End of the Second City e.t.c?
27

Shame, Scene Hogs, and Everything Else
28

To Care or Not to Care
29

Fresh Start
30

The Backline Holiday Special 2025
31

Bulldozer
32

Touch the Lamassu!
33

From the Classroom to the Stage
34

Spark-less
35

Intelligence VS. Integrity
36

Offensive
37

Who, What, Where – but When?

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38

Platforms, Tilts, and Improvising Action

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39

Technique

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40

Tethering

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41

Questions Only – September 2025

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42

Competition is the Thief of Joy

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43

Game Revisited

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44

Get Connected

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45

Form Follows Function

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46

There’s Nothing More Boring Than Creativity

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47

Do You Like Me?

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48

Classroom the to the Stage

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49

How Do I Know If I’m Getting Better?

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50

Active Choice VS. Action Choice

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51

The Anaesthetic of Yes And

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52

Find the End

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53

Scene Paint Me (Like One of Your French Girls)

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54

Narrative Longfrom

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55

Too Big

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56

Body Movin’

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57

Hot Pockets

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58

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

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59

Barprov

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60

Questions Only & The Mysteries of Season Nine

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61

Starting It Off Right

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62

Three Ghosts of Improv

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63

Too Many Teachers

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64

Defensive

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65

Playing the Verb

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66

A Comprehensive Guide to All Shortform Games – Part Two

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67

Auditions and Disappointment

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68

Control

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69

Teaching Your First Workshop

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70

The Problem with Strong Characters

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71

The Unteachables

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