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Bad Coach, Good Advice

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Questions Only: Emotional Roleplay

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New in Town

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Stage Fright

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Noteworthy

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Jokes VS. Jiu-jitsu

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Rethinking the Who, What, Where

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Run Towards the Danger

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Low Energy

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Improv Across North America

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The Back Row

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Longform Loves Openers

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Bubble Letters

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Pulling Premises

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The Competitive Spark

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The Undisputed Longform Champion of the World

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Paying the Tax

18

Rehearsal Vibes

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Going Solo with Monika Smith

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The Day of All Days

21

Underwhelmed

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Lost

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Learning but Bored

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: What Makes a Scene with Mick Napier

25

Awareness VS. Agency

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Is it a Scam?

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A Surprising Way to Teach Improv

28

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

29

Shame, Scene Hogs, and Everything Else

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To Care or Not Care

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Fresh Start

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The Backline Holiday Special 2025

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Bulldozer

34

Touch the Lamassu!

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: The Origins of Impro with Patti Stiles

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From Classroom to the Stage

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Spark-less

38

Intelligence VS. Integrity

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Offensive

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Under Pressure with Colin Mochrie

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Who, What, Where - but When?

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Platforms, Tilts, and Improvising Action

43

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Making Your Own Work with Shreya Parashar

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Technique

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Tethering

46

Questions Only - September 2025

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Completely Justified with Will Hines

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Competition is the Thief of Joy

49

Game Revisited

50

Get Connected

51

Form Follows Function

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There's Nothing More Boring Than Creativity

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Characters Everywhere with Inessa Frantowksi

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Do You Like Me?

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Classroom to the Stage

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How Do I Know If I'm Getting Better?

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Active Choice VS. Action Choice

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PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Starting Scenes with Susan Messing

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The Anaesthetic of Yes And

60

Find the End

61

Scene Paint Me (Like One of Your French Girls)

62

Patreon Exclusive - Tips for a New Coach #1

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Narrative Longform

64

Too Big

65

Patreon Exclusive - Genuine Emotions

66

Body Movin'

67

Hot Pockets

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Patreon Exclusive - Quality Notes

69

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

70

Barprov

71

Questions Only - The Mystery of Season Nine

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Starting It Off Right

73

Three Improv Ghosts

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Too Many Teachers

75

Defensive

76

Playing the Verb

77

A Comprehensive Guide to All Shortform Games - Part Two

78

Disappointment and Auditions

79

Control

80

Teaching Your First Workshop

81

The Problem with Strong Characters

82

The Unteachables

83

Sex, Lies, and Improv Videotape

84

Learn to Forget

85

Questions Only

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A Comprehensive Guide to Short Games - Part One

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This is Hard

88

Let's Get Negative

89

Teacher Fails

90

Chemistry

91

Between the Schools

92

Your Partner is Cooking

93

Five Sweet Spots

94

Crazytown

95

SOS (Save Our Scene)

96

Inventing the Who What Where

97

350 - What Makes a Festival Fun?

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To Beatprov or Not to Beatprov

99

First Time Format

100

348 - The Christmas Special