improvs
Unscripted comedy performances
Improvs is the plural of improv, short for improvisation—unscripted performance created spontaneously.
The term appears most often in comedy and theater contexts: She's done improvs at comedy clubs for years.
It can refer to individual performances, sessions, or the venues and groups that host them: There are several good improvs in the city.
Hasty informal drawing
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- troupeTraveling group of performers
theater · comedian · performer · Chicago · Groundlings · short-form · long-form · game
Improvisational American music genre
- soloPerformance by one
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- jamCooked fruit spread
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
noodling · vamp · cadenza · lick · break · fill · variation · embellishment
Acting without forethought
- agreementShared position between parties
- listeningAttending to sound
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
heightening · discovery · offer · acceptance · commitment · reaction · justification · initiation
Makeshift bypass of difficulty
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- jury-rigImprovise temporary repair
- hackShortcut or breach
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
stopgap · adaptation · resourcefulness · MacGyver · substitute · patchwork · ingenuity · on-the-fly
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
troupe · theater · comedian · performer · Chicago · Groundlings · short-form · long-form · game · edit
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
freestyle · noodling · vamp · cadenza · lick · break · fill · variation · embellishment · ad-lib
spontaneity
Acting without forethought
ensemble · heightening · discovery · offer · acceptance · commitment · reaction · justification · initiation · pattern
workaround
Makeshift bypass of difficulty
kludge · stopgap · adaptation · resourcefulness · MacGyver · substitute · patchwork · ingenuity · on-the-fly · off-the-cuff
improvsscripts
Written texts for performances
plays · teleplays · screenplays · librettos · monologues
- improv comedyUnscripted comedic theater
- home improvementUpgrading one's residence
- new and improvedRecently updated and enhanced
- improve onMake superior to before
- needs improvementBelow acceptable quality
- improve uponExceed previous quality
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