185 Description Improvisers improvise jokes around the format “185 things walk into the bar…..something something….punchline”. Some of the jokes work, many don’t! Example Suggestion: Dentist Improviser A: “185 dentists walked into a bar. The bar needed filling.” Improviser B: “185 dentists walked into a bar. Then they got turned away because there was a two[…]
Choir Description A group enter the stage like very friendly choir singers, making eye contact with the audience. They invent a song there and then based on audience suggestion. They start by uniting behind one pattern/word/sound before branching out into different patterns and sounds. Subscribe to Our Newsletter If you would like to receive[…]
Written Lines Description Before the show the audience write down random lines of dialogue on paper. Before a scene the actors randomly select 4 lines each but don’t read them. They start a scene from suggestion and at any point pull out the lines and say them as if they belong in the scene. The[…]
Superheroes Description The suggestion from the audience is for an unusual problem the world faces, for instance “we’ve run out of coco pops”. One improviser comes on stage as superhero (defined by audience) and attempts to solve that problem, but fails. They then call on another superhero for help (also defined by audience), but they[…]
Animal Understudy Description Two people play a scene based on a suggestion from the audience. Whenever the host shouts “understudy” two other actors rush in to be their understudies, but the understudies are animals instead of humans. The animals carry on in the scene for a bit, and when the host shouts “actors” the original[…]
Props Description Two people are playing a scene and they keep mentioning and using various props/objects/vehicles that are played by the rest of the cast. Example Player A: They’re getting away, we’ve got to get after them! Jump in the speedboat! The players jump into a speedboat made up of some other players. Player B:[…]
Meanwhile Description Two actors start a scene, everyone else is on the side of the stage. The host every now and again shouts “meanwhile…” and then gives the cast a suggestion for a scene inspired by the current scene. For instance “meanwhile back in the bat cave”. Two different cast members then come on and[…]
The Hoopla Improv Marathon The Hoopla Improv Marathon is BACK Friday 20th to Saturday 21st September 2024! Once a year in September we run shows back to back from 7pm Friday until midnight Saturday. Shows run through the evening, late night, through the small hours of the morning, through the daytime, through the next evening[…]
Hoopla UK & Ireland Improv Festival We will be gathering the best groups in the UK & Ireland in one place, Hoopla Impro! From Friday 26th – Saturday 27th April 2019. The weekend will be a mix of headline acts and new groups from around the UK & Ireland who are looking to perform to[…]
Women in Improv Hoopla are constantly working to increase the numbers of women in improv and comedy: Over half of our teacher team are women. Over half of our regular performers are women. Over half of our management team are women. All of our shows are booked and promoted by a female Producer. Over half[…]
LGBT+ Hoopla are constantly working to improve the numbers of LGBT+ people in improv and comedy, following our diversity and accessibility policy: We always have at least 3 LGBT+ people in our core teaching team. We have multiple LGBT+ people in our core show teams and house teams. Our shows are regularly hosted by LGBT+[…]
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