improvisational comedy
Made-up-on-spot laughs
Improvisational comedy is comedic performance created spontaneously without a script.
Performers build scenes from audience suggestions or prompts, inventing dialogue and action in the moment.
The form ranges from short games to long-form narrative pieces: We took an improv class together.
Often shortened to improv: improv comedy, improv troupe, Chicago improv scene.
Hasty informal drawing
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
troupe · performers · unscripted · spontaneity · prompt · suggestion · format · longform
Humorous remarks or stories
- laughsVocal expressions of amusement
- witClever, inventive humor
- satireMockery exposing vice
- parodySatirical imitation
banter · timing · punchline · absurdity · wordplay · silliness · quick-witted · riffing
Place for making or learning
- classGrouping by shared traits
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- drillHole-boring device
games · practice · coach · instructor · conservatory · Second City · Groundlings · audition
Shared position between parties
- heighteningIncreasing in degree
- gameOrganized play or sport
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- emotionComplex psychological state
justification · commitment · listening · support · gift · discovery · initiating · endowing
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
ensemble · troupe · performers · unscripted · spontaneity · prompt · suggestion · format · longform · shortform
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
parody · banter · timing · punchline · absurdity · wordplay · silliness · quick-witted · riffing · roast
workshop
Place for making or learning
drill · games · practice · coach · instructor · conservatory · Second City · Groundlings · audition
agreement
Shared position between parties
- heighteningIncreasing in degree
- gameOrganized play or sport
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
emotion · justification · commitment · listening · support · gift · discovery · initiating · endowing · mirroring
improvisational comedysitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
sketch comedy · stand-up comedy · theatrical play · prepared remarks · set piece
improvisational comedytragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
dramatic performance · drama · psychodrama · dramatic monologue · melodrama
improvisational comedyBroadway musical
Sung theatrical production
classical theater · repertory theater · staged reading · theatrical production · opera
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