Other Than Improv: Recent Episodes
Anthony Francis
Other than Improv explores the lives of improvisers. Learn about their cool jobs, scary stories, weird hobbies and more as they talk about the stuff they do other than improv! Hosted by Anthony Francis. Music by Tone Tata and Ben Brown. Artwork by Bianca Ungerman
I got a chance to sit down with one of my improv students because he shared an interesting story with me. I had no idea but this new student had worked with George Lucas, Michael Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola and had produced more movies than I had done improv shows. Here is his story.
See what it the interview looked like in VR! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuqJstJNmqE Strap on your VR headset and move the coffee table it’s time to step into virtual reality! My avatar sat down with Eric and Chris’s avatars to talk VR, the future and safety of VR and how it can open doors to more people who […]
Angelica Zadak is the founder and CEO of This is Improv, a local improv company in South Florida. She’s a writer, editor, improvisor, and entrepreneur. She works closely with her sister Alex and they improvise together too! Angelica’s goal is to improve the lives of others using improv skills and techniques. In this interview we … Continue reading "Opening Ancient Doors with Angelica Zadak"
Welcome to season 2! I chat with our newest cast member Rebecca Krakow about Food, pets, saving lives, and so much more. It's a great episode. Thanks for listening!
I finally get some alone time with the highly sought after and frequently coveted Matt Walker, musician, painter, poet, oh yeah and improviser. He has a new album out called “How Far We Go” by MW Walker as well as other albums too! Check it out here! https://mwwalker.bandcamp.com/
Bill Arnett is a Chicago improviser with over 16 years on stage performing and teaching. Author of one of my favorite improv books The Complete Improviser, we sat down with the Chicago Improv Studio founder to talk jobs, kids, and of course mustard gas!
Master projectionist, forensic scientist, playwright and retired boy scout Chris George talks Spiderman, Navy drug tests, and so much more. This one has everything! Check out his Twitter!
What does the king of Saudi Arabia, an Iraqi dance team, and CrossFit have in common? It’s all in this one interview with improv sweetheart Will Luera! For more on Will click here!
Anki is just your average island girl living in Germany teaching kindergarten (that’s German for Kindergarten) and spreading the love of improv, but there is something other than improv going on here…obviously. When was the last time you wrote a letter? A GOOD letter. A real thoughtful and sticker covered letter? If you’re Anki you … Continue reading "Dear Germany with Anki"
I got a chance to sit down with Peabody Award-winner and host of Us & Them, Trey Kay to discuss what divides us, The Text Book Wars, and what to do about daylight savings!
T.J. Mannix is a veteran improvisor, actor, voice over artist, teacher, and acting coach. He has appeared in hundreds of TV and radio commercials and is the star of his one person musical improv show “Limboland”! We sit down with T.J. to discuss life as a Radio City Music Hall Santa!
Mona Carol-Albala (pronounced Ahl Bah Lah) has been improvising for 5 years. In fact, the anniversary of the first improv class she ever took just passed a few days ago! She has has been a member of her local troupe, Death By Improv in Central New Jersey for the last 2 1/2 years. Mona also … Continue reading "Mona’s Barbershop"
Kenn Adams is the Artistic Director at Synergy Theater, Chief Adventure Officer at Kenn Adams’ Adventure Theater and he’s the author of How to Improvise a Full Length Play, but before that he was in sales baby! We sit down and chat about that sales life and share our secrets to sales success!
Susan is an actor, stage manager and improviser. She was also on the board for Improv U back when we were a non profit. She has been the backbone of Improv U’s social media presence and a dear friend. We sit down and talk BOOKS! One book in particular “Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide” … Continue reading "That John Cleese Book with Susan Giganti"
Improviser, real estate agent, event planner, duck collector…there is nothing Bianca can’t do! We sit down with the artist behind the artwork that is in front of this podcast. Check out more of her artwork here: https://www.instagram.com/biancartoons/ To order a “Spaceman Anthony” sticker go here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/biancartoons/shop
Greg Philippi is an accomplished actor, improviser, all around chill dude, and storyteller. If anyone should run into an alien while casually heading to the restroom or follow a spectra cat into a dense foggy living room it’s Greg. You don’t want to miss these amazing stories!
Billy Merritt has the sort of acting resume that reads partly as an amazing list of accomplished work as well as a passport to some of the greatest destinations in comedy history. He was THERE when it was happening and that’s as much as I can say without turning this into 145 paragraphs. He’s naturally … Continue reading "Chowing Down with Billy Merritt"
I sit down with fellow improviser and my Miami neighbor Rick Urban! We talk composing for movies and television. As a video editor myself we nerd out HARD about the process of scoring a movie and we even get to hear some of his music! okay I was nerding out hard, he was very cool … Continue reading "Movie Magic Music with Rick Urban"
I sit down with friend and fellow performer Lilith Elektra Zarling to discuss what it’s like being a trans woman and state of the world today and our boundaries both real and imagined.
Patrick McInnis is an improviser with The 3rd Thought, a major influence in the south Florida improv community, mentor and friend! When he isn’t improvising he is hypnotizing people in a different way with…well…literally hypnosis! You can learn more about Patrick here: https://www.facebook.com/PatrickMcInnisEntertainerEducator And this is the Hypno-Sculptor we spoke about in the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A1NElod0i4
Come closer child…closer…CLOSER! Let me tell you the tale of The Line! Many have stood in it’s presence! Many have come and some have never left! It’s a place for all types! This is one woman’s story of her experience in The Line. Be warned! The Line is not for the faint of heart! No … Continue reading "Saturday Night Line with Kelly Buttermore"
Jeff Quintana has been performing improv since 2003. He trained and performed at iO Chicago, The Magnet, UCB in New York, The Peoples Improv Theater, The Annoyance, Second City and I would say more but I don’t think there’s anyone left! Jeff is an improv teacher and community builder in the world of improv, but … Continue reading "Growing in the Cold with Jeff Quintana"
Covid sucks, and if you’re a teacher in the public school system it EXTRA sucks. Some teachers are taking a break or leaving the profession all together. We sit down with local South Florida Improv sweetheart and public school teacher Heather Hilend to talk schools, COVID, and finding your joy.
In Scotland and Ireland the pub is not a bar and golf is not a gate that only the wealthy and connected can enter. In this episode we talk to South Florida Improv pro Chris Barry of “Four First Names” about the not so secret society of the European golf scene and the shocking truth … Continue reading "Playing a Round with Chris Barry"
Kristen Schier is the artistic director at Curious Comedy Theater in Portland Oregon, and incredible improv teacher, as well as a cast member in one of my favorite improv teams The Future! In this episode we talk to Kristen about her battle with cervical cancer and her life as a clown all in the same … Continue reading "Clowning and Cancer with Kristen Schier"
Luis-David Madera or LD as he is lovingly called in the improv community is a master improviser with a mind like a steel trap and the creativity and imagination of a very imaginative and creative steel trap! He’s just really good at improv as you can see in his one man show Together By Myself … Continue reading "Mastering Magic with LD"
You ever want to grab a dude by his belt and chuck him out of the bar like Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse?! Send him flying across the street directly into a trash can?! Roooadhouse! Yeah well most bouncers aren’t that way sorry. They’re usually a lot like THIS Patrick. Calm, cool, and collected. In this … Continue reading "Bouncing Drunks with Patrick Newson"
A high I.Q. means you're very intelligent and you're brain has a good amount of speed to it. E.Q. is a bit different. It looks at how you understand your feelings and the feelings of those around you. You can't really increase your I.Q as far as I know, but you can increase your EQ with some training! What kind of training you ask? That's what we talk about in this week's episode!
LISTEN HERE Ben Brouckaert isn’t just an amazingly funny improviser with a great podcast and hilarious improv team. He’s also a turntablist! We slap a big ol’ 12 inch on the Victrola and drop the needle on this little known musical instrument, then we’ll check to see if any of the things I just said … Continue reading "Turning the Tables with Ben Brouckaert"
I sit down with Ryan Lieber to talk about sports announcing and sports annunciation! We also talk about the climb to higher markets and what it’s like to just ya know BE a sports announcer, also some cursing. Get the F@*& in here! Other than Improv explores the lives of improvisers. Learn about their cool … Continue reading "Hot Mics and Cool Conversations with Sports Announcer Ryan Lieber"
Ice cold behh hehh! Not only is he a highly accomplished improv festival producer, writer, journalist, and the other half of the improv power duo From Justin To Kelly with Kelly Buttermore…he’s the beer guy at Wrigley Field! We crack open the legend that is Justin Peters and guzzle down um…details? I dont’ like where … Continue reading "Writer, Journalist…Wrigley Field Beer Vendor? Justin Peters"
Robin is a fashion designer, but before you go quitting your day job, tossing your purse at your receptionist and demanding someone get Demarchelier on line 1, give this podcast a listen! Other than Improv explores the lives of improvisers. Learn about their cool jobs, scary stories, weird hobbies and more as they talk about … Continue reading "Dress, and! Confessions of a Fashion Designer with Robin Thompson"
Brian goes from Raleigh to Jupiter on a skateboard, but a bad accident right at the start threatens to end his journey before it even begins!