Improv in Film, TV & Animation - A Panel Discussion and Q&A with The WorkJuice Players
The Q&A Panelists – A Virtual “Who’s Who” of Improv Comedy Today
Craig Cackowski (Drunk History; Community; Veep) Improv teacher & Improv Coach for such films as Kings of Summer. Improvises with IO West, Second City & Upright Citizens Brigade. Part of long-form comedy group: Dasariski.
Marc Evan Jackson (22 Jump Street; Brooklyn 99) Founder of Detroit Creativity Project; Improv teacher & coach
Paul F. Tompkins (No! You Shut Up; Netflix’s Bojack Horseman) Creator of improvisational hit podcasts like SPONTANEANATION (#1 podcast) & Dead Authors Podcast; regular on Comedy Bang Bang & Superego podcasts. Stand up comedy since 1986.
Mark Gagliardi (Drunk History) Improv coach. Second City & National Lampoon vet. Improvises with Freedom Snatch.
Annie Savage (Uncle Nick; Conan) Second City vet. Writer and performer with National Lampoon’s Lemmings Tour. Sketch comedian & Improviser.
Hal Lublin (Welcome to Night Vale) Performs with Second City, Io West and The Groundlings. Voiceover actor. Improviser. Writer for David Feldman Radio Program.
Janet Varney (Legend of Korra; Entourage) Founder of San Francisco’s Sketch Fest, now in its 15th year. Former host of TBS’s Dinner & a Movie. Host of Nerdist’s The JV Club. Comedian & Improviser.
The panel will be moderated by none other than Thrilling Adventure Hour co-creator, Ben Acker whose credits include TV writing for Netflix and DreamWorks, comic writing for Marvel; Dynamite, and Image Comics, and Eisner-nominated comics for BOOM! Studios/Archaia Entertainment.
Saturday 16th of May
5-6:30pm
MetroScreen: Paddington Town Hall, 2 Oatley Rd (Cnr of Oxford St), Paddington, Sydney, NSW 2021
Tickets on Sale April 28 through EventBrite – $25
The Thrilling Adventure Hour gang are in town for the Sydney Comedy Festival and we’ve got a free double pass to give away. Just tweet @laughmastersoz why you love improv and use #TAHDownUnder
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who came to this sold out Q&A – we had a blast and the panel we’re fantastic. We hope to do it again with screenings and workshops as part of an expanded offering.
In the meantime, look for video and podcast coverage from the evening here soon, and make sure to connect with LMA on social media so you don’t miss out on other great events like this!