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Pete Lead Joins the LMA Roster
23
Sep
Pete Lead Joins the LMA Roster Super exciting news today for all LMA students and alumni, Mr. Pete Lead has come on board and will be teaching our next Level 3 Improv Class in Sydney. If his smiling face is familiar, you may have seen him perform at one of our Gold Coin Comedy Nights. We [...]
The Hard Truth: Be Kind
08
Sep
The Hard Truth: Be Kind I frequently have performers ask me for the hard truth, the tough note. "Be brutal" they might ask, or "tell me like it is" or "I haven't got feedback on my work in a long time. Help!" or "People like my work, but I feel bored. What is wrong?!" It [...]
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Guest Blog: Kate Murphy, Backbone Brisbane
27
Jul
Guest Blog: Kate Murphy, Backbone Brisbane Introduce yourself and what you do: Hi I'm Kate, I work at Backbone Youth Arts as a workshop facilitator. I teach students age 9-13 yrs. We do lots of fun things in class, ranging from performance skills, story building and characterisation. I myself am an improvisation junky... I introduced [...]
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Watch Now: All-Star Improv Q&A with The Thrilling Adventure Hour / WorkJuice Players
11
Jul
Watch Now: All-Star Improv Q&A with The Thrilling Adventure Hour / WorkJuice Players If you missed our sold out Improv Q&A with The Thrilling Adventure Hour / WorkJuice Players during Sydney Comedy Festival Week - here's the entire thing for your viewing pleasure. HOSTED BY: Paul F. Tompkins STARRING: Craig Cackowski, Carla Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi, [...]
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We Are Never Harsh at LMA!
09
Jul
We Are Never Harsh at LMA! At LMA we pride ourselves on our friendly and genuine stye of teaching improv and strongly believe that learning it should be tons of fun, so we we're a little bit surprised (and sad) to learn that so many people have received "Harsh Improv Notes" at other schools. It [...]
Medland Metropolis Scores Big with LMA Corporate Training
05
Jul
Medland Metropolis Scores Big with LMA Corporate Training Here at LMA we always do follow up surveys with both our regular students and corporate clients in an effort to continually improve our offering. We take every bit of feedback on board and implement change whenever and where ever possible to make sure you receive the best improv [...]
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Dan Pavatich Joins the LMA Roster
12
Jun
Dan Pavatich Joins the LMA Roster We are delighted to welcome Dan Pavatich to the LMA Roster of Australian Instructors. Dan is a very accomplished Improvisor and funny man having performed and studied internationally at some of the world's biggest and best comedy festivals and schools. Stay tuned for upcoming intensives with Dan including Sketch, [...]
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Special Guest Instructor: Craig Cackowski
01
May
Special Guest Instructor: Craig Cackowski Can you say L E G E N D ! That's a rhetorical question. Of course you can. And never has that word been more apt than to describe the most recent Impro-Master to join the LMA roster - Craig Cackowski. Craig is coming in 2016. Yes, we know that seems like [...]
Hey Fools! FREE Bi-Weekly Workouts Start April 1
28
Mar
Hey Fools! FREE Bi-Weekly Workouts Start April 1 LMA Bi-Weekly (fortnightly) Workouts begin in Sydney on April Fools Day at our new partner venue, The Local Taphouse. Weekly Workouts are a great way to keep those improv skills active in-between Workshops, best of all they're free to all LMA Alumni and friends with prior improv [...]
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Dear Actors, Sorry…
09
Mar
Dear Actors, Sorry... Dear Actors, We know you've been burned. We know there's lots of cowboy outfits out there teaching all sorts of "improv" classes, and from what we've been told, chances are you didn't quite get what you'd hoped for from your last one. Maybe you took a class led by someone who attended one or two [...]
Billy Connolly: 3 Ways Improv Can Improve Your Career
22
Dec
Billy Connolly: 3 Ways Improv Can Improve Your Career Read all about it over at Fast Company, then come back here to book a corporate training day for your team at work. And in the spirit of LMA bringing top talent from overseas down under, please enjoy this old gem below.
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Special Guest Instructor: Rob Belushi
22
Jun
Special Guest Instructor: Rob Belushi LMA is super stoked to have Rob on the roster and we can't wait to get him down under to run some world-class workshops. In the meantime, you'll have to settle for these low quality, but high value interviews we did over Skype. Robert Belushi was born in Chicago, where [...]
Guest Blogger: Ed Greenberg
01
May
Guest Blogger: Ed Greenberg Laugh-Masters Academy is excited to collaborate with Laughter For a Change and look forward to helping bring their excellent program to Australia in the near future. In the meantime, please enjoy this Guest Blog from L4C Founder, Ed Greenberg. Improv & Diversity Here’s a recipe for good improvisation: create a space [...]
Staying Present and Aware
20
Apr
Search for: Recent Posts The Last Laugh? When Will In-Person Classes Resume? Thursday Nights: All in and All out State of Play 2019 You Shaved My Legs! Eight Weeks with Laugh Masters Academy Recent CommentsWhat is improv comedy & theatre? - The Australian Improv Comedy Festival on What is Improv?- LMA on State of Play [...]
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Student Blog: Improv is Dope – How I Stepped on Stage
02
Jul
Student Blog: Improv is Dope - How I Stepped on Stage It all started.. About six months ago, I signed up for LMA on a whim - I had no idea what I was getting myself in for, I joined up on some vague advice about how it would improve my conversation and social skills. Since [...]
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Rob Belushi Interviews
18
Jul
Rob Belushi Interviews The State of Online Comedy Today I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Watch: Rob Belushi talks about the benefits of Improv, not just for Actors, but for everyone and [...]
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