The Improv Conspiracy Podcast

Roy Janik is the Artistic Director of the Hideout Theatre in Austin. He's an expert teacher and performer and one of the founding members of Parallelogramophonograph and co-author of their book Do It Now.

In this episode we talk about taking space, etiquette, impulse, status and so much more. 

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Lucy Rees is an all-rounder on the boards. Actor, Improviser, Dramaturg, Director and all of the et ceteras in between. In this episode they talk about their thought’s on Love as it shows up in improv.

This episode was recorded live in October 2023 at Theory Bar in Melbourne.

The Improv Conspiracy is one of Australia's premiere improv comedy theatres. Hosted by Broni Lisle, the Improv Conspiracy podcast features guests talki...

Cale Bain is an improviser and the Managing Director of Improv Theatre Sydney. He has been performing improvised comedy theatre since 1988 and has taught, workshopped, directed, produced and performed shows around the world ever since. In this episode Cale discusses audience problems vs player problems, the Harold, workshops, looking after your scene partn...

Patti Stiles is an actor, improviser, director, teacher, author and playwright who has been working professionally in theatre since 1983. She served her theatre apprenticeship at the world renowned Loose Moose theatre and was trained by Keith Johnstone.

Since then, Patti has become a household name in the worldwide improvisation community and an pillar of ...

David Razowsky is an OG legend of improvisation, formerly the Artistic Director of Second City. Dave has a simple and effective approach to improv and he specialises in teaching the Viewpoints.

Broni and Dave just have a casual chat about some random Improv thoughts Dave has. Enjoy. 

You can find out heaps more about Dave and check out his TED Talk at...

Ryan Patterson is an Improviser, Producer and Teacher. He is one of the founders of Soothplayers, and performs regularly in their Improvised Shakespeare show as well as their Improvised Harry Potter show. In this episode we talk about listening like a thief to your team mates and mining their scene work for nuggets to use later in the show.

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Katherine is an Actor, Director, Improviser and the Artistic Director of Impro Melbourne, a fantastic Improv school here in Melbourne. In the episode she talks about the importance of making your scene partner look good and switching your focus from yourself to them. It's a great chat and a wonderful way to kick off 2021 on the podcast.

You can check out I...

Laura is the Assistant Artistic Director and Theatre Operations Manager at The Improv Conspiracy. She's also (obviously) an Improviser, Comedian and Writer. We talk about reacting before responding, giving weight to your scene partners words and giving yourself a chance to develop character through exploring the meaning of your reactions.

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Will Hines is an Actor and a veteran comedy improviser and teacher, performing and teaching at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in both New York City and Los Angeles. Which is why he's a great person to talk about Giving notes. We talk about the emotional impact of notes, being authentic and truthful, and how your teacher is probably trying to figure i...

Kaci Beeleris an Improviser, Actor, Director, Painter, Fine Artists and so much more from Austin, Texas. She teaches and performs at the Hideout Theatre in Austin - home of some of the best improv going around. Kaci joins Broni to talk about Intimacy and Consent in improv and some ways in which we can make the conversation around these potentially scary to...

Adam is a producer, performer and teacher. He is also the co-founder of Soothplayers, the excellent troupe responsible for improvised Shakespeare here in Melbourne. We chat about genre and story and and our philosophies on how to achieve a satisfying narrative while still having scenes that are a bunch of fun. You can sign up to the Soothplayers mailing li...

Josh is an improviser, comedian, illustrator and a teacher, producer and resident sketch writer at the Improv Conspiracy. In this episode we discuss approaching character work with honesty and personal experiences. Then we do a a scene where we effectively ignore our own advice.

Check out Josh's Illustration work on instagram at @joshchodziesner

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Reeni is an Actor and an Improviser as well as a Teacher at the Improv Conspiracy. We talk about the loneliness of coming up in an anglo dominated industry and why it's so important to amplify diverse voices and why your voice and your story is worth sharing.

The Improv Conspiracy is one of Australia's premiere improv comedy theatres. Hosted by Broni Lisle...

Jiavani Linayao is an Actor, Musical Improviser and Freestyle Rapper. Jiavani is performs regularly (in non-pandemic times) at The UCB and around the world with Baby Wants Candy. In this episode we talk about musical improv, coming up in improv communities and her experience with unscripted film productions. You can see Jiavani in Between Two Ferns on Netf...

Simon McCulloch is a comedian and a film maker, he's also teacher and performer at the Improv Conspiracy as well as our Sketch Coordinator and producer of House Sketch and DIRT. He's on the show talking about how classic improv quotes and teachings really didn't resonate with him and his journey to feeling competent on stage wasn't as neat as he'd hoped it...

Improviser/ComedianTaylor Griffiths is on the show to talk about eye contact and the power a look can have. I've seen Taylor fill many a room with laughter just with a look. So, you know, she's an authority figure on this.

The Improv Conspiracy is one of Australia's premiere improv comedy theatres. Hosted by Broni Lisle, the Improv Conspiracy podcast features weekly guests talking about a little corner of improv philosoph...

Carly is an Improviser, Writer, Educator and is raising three improvisers in her house right now. So this week Carly joins me to give us some hot takes on improvising like a toddler. All the cool things that young people do that are conducive to improv and that adults have been conditioned out of over time. We talk about getting back to show don't tell and about being enough.

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Dale Anderson is an improviser. He performs with Fuggtown and HillnDale. He's also an accomplished animator. You can check out his excellent work on the Stan series Monster Beach as well as on his instagram: @dale_ando

In this episode Dale draws upon some Animation philosophy and links it to his approach to movement, object work, and character in improvisation. Enjoy. 

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Jenni is a Comedian, a Filmmaker and an improviser. You can check out some of her content at @fiberopticduck on instagram. In this episode Jenni discusses mindfulness in improv and about being aware of what you're already doing and what's already happening in a scene. She talks about this primarily through the lens of Kinaesthetic Response which is one of the Viewpoints: A theory of acting by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau. Enjoy...