One Voice Description The players are telling a story as one person, and they all talk at exactly the same time. Teaching Purpose For this exercise players need to listen and slow down. There’s no leader, everyone should be following and supporting each other. Additional Tips for Playing Keep looking at each other, with eye[…]
Last Text You Sent Description Get the audience to write down the last text they sent on pieces of paper. Throughout the scene players read out the texts and try and justify them in the scene. Same as Written Lines, with texts instead of lines of dialogue. For more details please see the Written Lines[…]
Job Interview Description Get a suggestion of a job the players will be interviewing for. They play a three headed person and answer the interview questions one word at a time. Origin Played by The Comedy Store Players. Subscribe to Our Newsletter If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter containing helpful improv resources,[…]
Is It Is It Wiki’d Description This is one of our favourites! Why oh why don’t we play this all the time? The Wikipedia home page is projected on to the back wall. The audience pick an number between 1 and 10, which is the number of times “random page” is clicked. That page inspires[…]
Game-O-Matic Description Get the initials of someone in the audience. The players suggest titles of games using those initials. The audience vote for the title they like best, and the winning player has to invent the rules on the spot. The cast then play the game. Example Host: “Can I get the initials of someone[…]
Freeze Tag Description Two players start in an odd physical position – either ask the audience for one, or a letter of the alphabet to inspire each position. The rest of the cast are lined up along the back of the stage. The first players do a scene, and if someone from the back line[…]
Dubbing Description Two players do a scene, but cannot speak. Two of the other players provide their voices from off-stage by lip-synching with the mouths of the two players on stage. If the players on stage mouth words the players off stage provide their voices, and if the players off-stage start speaking the players on[…]
Director’s Cut Description The cast attempt to improvise a new movie. One of the players is the Director, who enters and tells them different approaches, random things to change etc. Example Jacqueline: You’ve got this Jill we are nearly at the top. Jill: Yes I can see it! Wait! Wait! my foot is stuck[…]
Déjà vu Description 2 players do a scene from suggestion while 4 other are outside the room not able to listen to or see the scene. When the scene is cut the audience chant “Déjà vu, Déjà vu, Déjà vu, Déjà vu”. Two new players from outside the room run in. When they re-enter, an[…]
Complaint Letter Description The host gets a suggestion of something to write a complaint about. The improvisers then write a complaint letter, one word at a time. Example Improviser A: Dear Improviser B: Argos, Improviser A: I Improviser B: recently Improviser A: bought Improviser B: a Improviser A: kettle Improviser B: from Improviser A: you[…]
Columns/Pillars Description For this game you need 2 volunteers from the audience. They stand/sit at the front sides of the stage, and act as pillars for the players. 2 players do a scene, and whenever they need a word they tap one of the pillars on the shoulder. The pillars say whatever comes to them,[…]
Bedtime Story Bedtime Story One improviser improvising reading a bedtime story to the audience, based on a suggestion of a title from the audience. The other cast members bring it to life. There is constant change of focus between narrator and the actors bringing the story to life. Example Narrator: Once upon a time there[…]