Improv
Creative corner: Discovering improv and stand-up comedy
October 2, 2024By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer I was always a wallflower growing up. I was uncomfortable in my skin and frightened of being the centre of attention. A teacher wanted me to read a paragraph out loud? Not happening. Friends invited me to join their dancing talent show? I’d be shivering and sweating just thinking about how I’d fail miserably and everyone would laugh at me. Even though I loved film, theater, acting, and music, I never tried to participate in any related events. I accepted that I was born to be in the background, and that there was nothing wrong…
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The Sunday Service’s improv nights raise funds and spirits with hilarious online shows
October 4, 2020By: Emma Jean, Staff Writer Improvisers make their whole craft out of knowing how to adapt to brand new situations on the spot. What happens when a pandemic forces them to do it in real life? If you're the long-running…
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Blind Tiger Comedy’s initiatives are helping reduce barriers for BIPOC entering comedy
July 28, 2020By: Devana Petrovic, Staff Writer Blind Tiger Comedy (BTC), a comedy school in Vancouver founded by members from highly regarded improv groups Hip.Bang! and The Sunday Service, recently announced its further commitment to creating space for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or…
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Coming Up at SFU: Jan 20–26
January 21, 2020Written by: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer Uniting to Improve Healthcare for Patients January 21 | SFU Surrey, RM SP 291 | 1 p.m.–4 p.m. | Free Part of the Champions of Science & Tech Speaker Series and hosted by…
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Ese Atawo discusses Blind Tiger Comedy’s POC night
January 30, 2018By: Alex Bloom Blind Tiger Comedy, founded by improv groups The Sunday Service and Hip.Bang! is a company that both teaches comedy and puts on shows. The company offers four full semesters of classes a year, with various areas of…
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CENTRE STAGE: BroadWHAT?! brings musical improv to the masses and How to Survive an Apocalypse is a witty rom-com for the end times
June 17, 2016BroadWHAT?! Off Key Improv June 15 – 19; Studio 1398 Most people have heard of Theatresports or been to one of their hilarious improv shows on Granville Island, but musical improv is still relatively new to our city. Off Key…
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Theatresports takes us back to the ’80s
November 2, 2015If you’re looking for a night filled with awesome music, impromptu dance parties, and uncontrollable laughter, make sure you take in a Throwback Theatresports show. Vancouver Theatresports League (VTSL)’s latest improvised production paid tribute to the 1980s — the decade…
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Improv superheroes save the day at Theatresports
October 20, 2014It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Theatresports’ Superhero Show! Each night, the improv masters of Theatresports entertain audiences at The Improv Centre with a different caper involving a unique superhero created from audience suggestions. For example, the night I…
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