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LMA Announces “The Draft”
16
Apr
LMA Announces "The Draft" The Draft is how we reward students with perfect attendance and promptness. It’s really simple: If you have a 100% class attendance record and are never late, you will get to play with the Teachers on stage at the end of term Gold Coin Comedy Show. Which is kind of a [...]
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Hangin’ with Harold Workshop Notes
06
Apr
We had an awesome “Hangin’ with Harold” intensive workshop with Kristin Hensley (UCB, i.O., Second City, WestSide Comedy Theater). These are the notes from the class which will be of value to anyone currently performing – or learning to perform – Harolds at LMA or elsewhere.
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No Joke! Improv is Seriously Good for Business.
21
Mar
No Joke! Improv is Seriously Good for Business. There’s more to improvisation than comedy - and it’s not just for funny people. In fact, improv is primarily about learning to react authentically and stay in the present moment at a very high level. This awareness has all sorts of business benefits which is why we [...]
Why Standups Should Embrace, Not Revile, Improv
16
Mar
Why Standups Should Embrace, Not Revile, Improv “I hate improv.” Hang around standup comedians enough and you will hear it. This may be confusing. Many don’t know there’s a difference between the comics with microphones and the ones who go mic-less, tagging in and out of scenes in a black box theatre. It’s understandable. After all, many [...]
Improvoir: It Happened and It Was Good.
27
Feb
Improvoir: It Happened and It Was Good. These here photos are proof last night actually happened. It was a dream come true and an amazing team effort. Truly a special moment in LMA history and what a fantastic moment it was. Thank you to all the LMA Teachers and Performers for being a part of [...]
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Use Your Words
16
Feb
Use Your Words We'd love to hear from you. Write about your favourite show, most recent class, training you did overseas, how improv has helped/changed you, Top Tips you'd like to share, pet peeves... whatever. Pitch us your ideas and chances are we'll say "Yes, and..."
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Inaugural LMA Student House Team Members Announced
22
Jan
Inaugural LMA Student House Team Members Announced History was made at The Belvoir St. Theatre this week as LMA Students came out in full force, representing all levels, to show off their improv chops and try for a coveted spot on the inaugural LMA House Team. After much deliberation and debate the judging panel has made their selections. [...]
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Students Make History at First Ever LMA House Team Auditions
20
Jan
Students Make History at First Ever LMA House Team Auditions History was made at The Belvoir St. Theatre this week. Maybe you felt it. It was amazing. LMA Students came out in full force, representing all levels, to show off their improv chops and try for a coveted spot on the inaugural LMA House Team. The [...]
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Sophie Long Joins the LMA Roster
06
Jan
Chicago's loss is Austraia's gain! Laugh-Masters Academy is super excited to announce the addition of Sophie Long to our roster of Australian based Instructors. Sophie is an Performer, Writer, Director, Teacher and Coach in stand-up, sketch comedy, musical comedy, and storytelling. She has recently returned home from Chicago - the "birthplace of improv comedy" - [...]
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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 By: Kelly Leonard, EVP of The Second City
12
Aug
Guest Blog By: Kelly Leonard, EVP of The Second City We've re-posted this special Guest Blog because its that good, and updated it with a fantastic video interview with Kelly and Tom Yorton, Authors of the definitive book on improv in business - "Yes, And." If you're in business, improv can help. Full stop. For more about [...]
Kristin Hensley Joins the LMA Roster
31
Jul
Kristin Hensley Joins the LMA Roster We are thrilled to welcome Kristin Hensley to LMA and look forward to having her down to run some of our very popular "Intro to Improv" weekend intensives, a special "on camera audition" workshop just for Actors, and her famous "How to Break into Hollywood" class. It's all coming your way, [...]
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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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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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Yes, And to Improv and Business
05
May
Yes, And to Improv and Business Special Guest Blog By: Kelly Leonard, Executive Vice-President of The Second City There is a story from the early days of The Second City - around 1961 - a Coca Cola executive sought out the newly celebrated improv artists of The Second City to get their creative minds working [...]