More about the PHX festival

Hey, just a quick post to say what an extremely run improv festival the Phoenix Improv Festival was...top notch all the way. If you ever get a chance to see it or participate in it, I would highly recomend it.
Thanks to the members of KIND STRANGERS and ON THE SPOT who participated in interviews with me. My only regret is that I didnt have more time with them :(

Just back from the Phoenix Improv Festival

I had a great time at the Phoenix Improv Festival...besides the driving, which was torture!

Tune in to the podcast to hear the interviews from Phonix!

Including ON the SPOT! from HAWAII (pictured)

off to the Phoenix Improv Festival

It's official, I have made plans to attend the Phoenix Improv festival. Though the festival runs April 15-17th, I will only be there on Saturday. Hey...I have a chihuahua at home to tend to!
Looks like I will be driving there with associate Grant Waters. I plan on conducting at least two interviews while I am there, and will be including them in upcoming podcasts.

the PET LOVERS episode.

Besides ONE very important improv related announcement....the April FOOLS episode, abandons its improv related subject matter, and talks about pets, and pet owners.

Last Men on Earth return to LAS VEGAS!!!

Speaking of the devil, the two lil' devils return! When I decided to rebroadcast the LMOE episode of the podcast, I had no idea that Michael and Anthony were planning a reunion here in Las Vegas.....was it coincidence or just me being in tune with the UNIVERSE.

The Last Men on Earth will be at the ONYX theater MONDAY april 05th at 8pm, see ya there!

Whatever happened to the Last Men on Earth?

They were a favorite of the local improv scene, and many have wodered what happened to Mike Cardella and Anthony Owliaiee as the Last Men on Earth?

I have decided to re broadcast my first interview with the group, and add a NEW intro which explains why we havent seen the group perform here in Las Vegas in months!!!!

Tune in to the latest podcast to find out what is going on.

New Episode posted to the improv frog

You can scroll down to the bottom of this page, or go to www.theimprovfrog.com

also available on iTunes and MediaFly

Enjoy

the PLEASURE is all mine.

As a quasi-recluse, it is usually a chore getting me out of the house to be at any event that people gather at. Fortunately, my love of IMPROV trumps my desire to stay locked up inside.

When I go to improv events, I somehow am able to come out of my shell, and genuinely feel eager to meet new people and shake hands, and exchange pleasantries.

I am ALWAYS impressed with the friendly and interesting people I meet in the audience by going up to them and introducing myself and shaking their hands.
Oddly enough, the most interesting people I meet are not actors at all, just regular pedestrian audience members.

For every friendly person I meet in the audience of various shows and events I go to, I can truly say that the PLEASURE has been all mine.

So, until someone punches me in the face...I will continue to enjoy taking the first step and going up to total strangers and introducing myself and asking them a little about themselves.

Exciting changes coming SOON!

Hey yall. Thanks and thanks...for all your interest and support. I have heard from many of you about what you like and dislike about the podcast, and I am happy to announce that some exciting changes will be coming to the podcast very SOON!

I'm not gonna go into detail right now. But ONE fun frog that I will let out of the bag is that we will soon go to more than ONE episode per month.

So if you're a fan of the show, there will be MORE shows for you to love.
If you are NOT a fan of the show, get your meds increased and mellow out.

I will be traveling to DENVER next week and when I come back I will announce the NEW changes.

Benedikt Negro guests on the latest podcast.

Benedikt Negro is the star performer for the Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil production of "O".

He is a master pantomime, and gifted improviser. When he is NOT in "O" he is performing improv at the SET.

He is an ABSOLUTELY charming human being, and keen performer.

Scroll to the bottom of this page to click on the link for the podcast.

6 Questions with Benedikt Negro

Follow the link to access a short mini-interview with Benedikt Negro.
Benedikt is the star performer from Cirque du Soleil's "O", he is also a master pantomime and comedic improviser who appears regularly in Las Vegas improv shows.
He is a charming guy and you will want to check out:
6 Questions with Benedikt Negro.

Click this link:
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Aeq29Yv8QhvAZGR6bnFyNDdfOWR2cHB4ZDJn&hl=en

thank goodness for FUNNY people

Just a quick note to all the funny people in my life. Thanks for being there. Thanks for lifting my spirits. It makes me feel great to laugh. It fills my tank to get me through the struggles.
You guys are the best!

Great interview BUT I feel perverted

Cant let the cat out of the bag yet, for next months guest on the show...but, I want to talk about how PERVERTED it makes me feel sometimes getting the guest to sit in my car with tinted windows behind a bar, interviewing someone.
Guests are hard to get many times, and getting them to come to my home studio is usually to hectic coordinating schedules...so I have to follow them around and be ready to wisk them aside when they have the time. I take them in my car because the music or background noise in the bar or event where they are at, is too noisy.
I have my portable mic and backup mic with me....and we do the interview, but it does have kindof a creepy feel to it. Should I get a better car?
It usually takes ten or fifteen minutes of the interview, I think, before the guest begins to feel relaxed.
So....I just wanted to let you folks know the length I am willing to go to bring the guests to you.
Even if it makes me feel creepy :)

What is Mediafly and why should I care?

Glad you asked. As you know the podcast is available on iTunes. But not everyone has an iPod or an iTunes account. Well with Mediafly you can subscribe to the podcast and have it delivered to your mobile phone! You will have to check to see if it is compatible with your particular model of phone, but if your phone is less than two years old...theres a great chance your device is supported. Once you open an account (free) and subscribe to the improv frog podcast, it will automatically be delivered to your phone whenever a new episode comes out.

easy enough? Go to mediafly.com

Photo Page at FLICKR

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theimprovfrog/

I am putting surplus photos relating to the podcast at this Flickr account.

Whats up with the different sound quality on the podcast shows?

Ok...valid question. More often than not, a guest cannot come to my home to do an interview. Thats where I record all of the "non-interview" segments. So when I am at home, I use very high end microphones that are not "portable". Then I use different microphones when I am portable, meeting interview subjects. I also carry with me another type of portable mic at all times. Sometimes the idea of a segment will hit me when I am out and about or at work, and I use the mic that I have with me. So any one podcast episode may consist of segments recorded with three different microphones. The sound quality of each one will differ. When I assemble all segments, there will then be a difference in quality between the segments.
I do spend some time in post-production trying to "normalize" the audio as best as possible, but there still will always be a different quality when different mics are used.

New episode of the improv frog podcast

In the Superbowl Sunday episode, I interview Grant Waters who is the owner/operator of LVFreeze, an improv school and production company in Las Vegas.
Grant is heavily involved in producing improv shows for the hugely popular First Friday events, which take place monthly in the Arts District of Las Vegas.

For the record

sketch comedy writing class with Matt Donnelly

The first day of the class went great! Possibly because its so close to my house that I can sleep in! Matt Donnelly has a lot of insights that are so indesputible that even a Greek would have a hard time arguing with.

I am excited to work with the people in the class who all seem bright and talented.

Heres a picture of Matt in action.

Matt Donnelly teaches sketch comedy writing class.

The sketch comedy writing class taught by Matt Donnelly will begin Sunday 31 Jan 2010 at noon.

For prices and enrollment visit improv-vegas.com

Im looking forward to the class. Love Matt.