Kornfeld And Andrews: The Radio Plays
”Two Improv Masters” --New York TimesSeasoned performers, longtime improv instructors, and all-around swell guys Rick Andrews and Louis Kornfeld combine their improv powers for a series of longform, improvised radio plays that are as honest as they are hilarious. With a patient, nuanced style, they create a textured world filled with characters that will make you laugh and move you all at the same time. It’s comedy. It’s theater. It’s radio (but on a podcast).See Kornfeld and Andrews live on Sundays at The Magnet Theater in New York: magnettheater.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Your Secret Santa reveals their identity and it turns out you were both picked to buy for each other and you both chose terribly. How do you cover that up while maintaining polite conversation in the office? This episode is both a dramatic enactment and an audio guide.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
When you run out of dollars to tip a bartender with, how do you make sure they know that you aren't the sort of person who wouldn't tip?
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
One couple's intermission discussion about the play they have gone to see reveals a lot about the current state of theater.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Two dads, proud of each other's offspring, watch a baseball game in increasingly unsettling circumstances.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You don't have to be a detective to work things out from Instagram, and when you find out the dirt on what your dad is up to, sometimes it's time to confront him about it.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's always the way; you hire a hitman, get cold feet about the whole deal, decide to call it off and then you realise, you've forgotten the cessation code. It's like losing the PIN for your bank card or misplacing your house key. The question is, how do you get out of the situation?
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
When a walking tour of New York finishes up in Grand Central Station, it becomes obvious to the tour guide that one particular participant is a huge fan, but has retained none of the information.
This episode was recorded live in Grand Central Station, New York.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Two kids are camping out in the back yard. Are the sounds they hear animals, their imagination, or just noises they are generating from their own mouths. Sometimes it's hard to know for sure.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
When it comes to on the job training, one employee is willing to take people under his wing in order that the training they receive is next level.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sometimes the intensity of a situation causes you to divulge more about your life than might be seen as socially usual. Few such situations are as intense as a tandem skydive. One man, one instructor, one aircraft and a long way down.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Every comedian needs to find their audience, and this selection of stand up comedians are still finding theirs.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When your university professor is hospitalised, the only decent thing you can do is visit them at their hospital bed and express some very sincere concerns.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A birthday surprise turns into a New York adventure for one lucky spouse.
This episode was recorded live on location at Grand Central Station, The Shuttle Train and Times Square in NYC, USA. No sound effects have been added.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Additional characters:
Random members of the public who interacted spontaneously with the cast
Produced by:
Lloydie James ...
There's no such things as a trivial complaint in a supermarket context. When you notice a discrepancy in hummus varieties when you are out of town, it can lead to serious disappointment.
This episode contains in-depth discussions about different types of groceries which may demystify the supermarket experience for some listeners.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Llo...
Finding the home that is right for you can be a tricky process, especially when you are "a Dracula". One realtor and one tricky customer navigate finding the right property. Will it be in the right location? Will it have the right facilities? Will it be a sacred building that has lost its holy sepulchre because of the behavior of defrocked priests who once performed rituals of sensuality? Who can say...
Improvised by:
Louis Kornf...
When Phil visit's his friend's new place, he's left holding a baby ahead of an important event, which proves a good excuse to talk through exactly what's going to happen with an innocent observer.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
It's nearly midnight and everyone is about to kiss, but one party goer has some serious anxiety about his because they are single. The host is happy to give instruction however their advice also contains commercials and details of a sinister plot.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
A mall Santa is asked a favor which leads to a negotiation which isn't entirely cordial.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The trial session at the gym went really well, but the option to wait until you commit to joining seems a little more taxing that the workout was. How do you cancel? Who pays for the muscle milk? What happens if you bring in your own meat? There are many unanswered questions.
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
With special guest, Tom Lum
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www....
The best place to ask your friend for financial advice is on a cruise ship. From compound interest through to the misunderstood meanings of liquidity, it could be time to get your capital working for society rather than the banks. And it all starts with ships. Apparently...
Improvised by:
Louis Kornfeld
Rick Andrews
https://magnettheater.com/show/58819/
Produced by:
Lloydie James Lloyd
https://www.improvchronicle.com/
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