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Will Hines

Actor versus Comedian

The undeclared civil war of improv performers

Jun 2, 2022

Jun 2, 2022

Clean Start

A reasonable ode to a clean start, and a rant against talking animals

Dec 24, 2021

Dec 24, 2021

How To Be Funny

(written in a hurry after three cups of coffee)

Dec 19, 2021

How To Be Funny

Dec 19, 2021

Improv: How To Do It

This is how to do long-form improv, if you’ve never studied it at all. I’m going to keep it very simple and mechanical, okay? We’ll save…

Sep 29, 2021

Improv: How To Do It

Sep 29, 2021

Say Yes And Commit

I’m writing this for improvisers who are in trouble. You’ve had a bad show or class or practice, probably a few of them, maybe a LOT of…

Jun 20, 2021

Say Yes And Commit

Jun 20, 2021

Tonal Agreement

At the top of the scene, what you say is not nearly as important as how you say it.

Apr 28, 2021

Tonal Agreement

Apr 28, 2021

Improv Pyramid

Here’s the idea: lots of improv notes seem to contradict each other. But I think a better way is to give them a priority.

Jan 14, 2021

Improv Pyramid

Jan 14, 2021

Improv Stuff: How To Say No

No, this is not advice on how to stop paying for improv classes. :) This is about the perhaps mundane but crucial mechanics of “saying no”…

Dec 22, 2020

Improv Stuff: How To Say No

Dec 22, 2020

What Makes An Improv Scene Funny?

A sure-to-fail discussion

Aug 12, 2020

What Makes An Improv Scene Funny?

Aug 12, 2020

Topsy-Turvy Games

All comedy is opposites

Jul 23, 2020

Topsy-Turvy Games

Jul 23, 2020

Will Hines

Will Hines

Los Angeles, actor, improviser, amateur computer programmer. Born in 1970, largely nice. Founder of http://www.wgimprovschool.com/

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