Getting on house teams at all the theaters is way more competitive now than it was 5 years ago, and yeah, after 2 or 3 years of improvising, everyone pretty much takes classes everywhere, auditions everywhere, AS WE SHOULD! I took UCB later in my improv career and was shocked at how tough level 1 was. Whereas at The…

I think the secret is to wait a year before inviting non-improv friends to shows. My shows now are pretty good, but good luck convincing those folks who came to my level 1 show that they should take an hour out of their evening to see one of my shows.

Ha. Even if you DO do improv but aren't a part of a particular theater's social scene, the social experience can be awful. I was at a party last summer full of people from a theater where I have taken classes but don't regularly perform, and I couldn't manage to carry on conversations with as many people as I'd…

Try it! I started out in a "Level Zero" class where we weren't expected to perform at the end of the class. The class was purely about playing games and getting out of your head. Even a level 1 at a supportive theater can be tremendously freeing. In NY, LA, or Chicago I could make some theater recommendations for…

Improv Classes!

Why is the tent in the water?

Interesting. And I think Twitter gives people confidence to take their comedy one step further. It's a way to hone one's voice away from an open mic. Apparently Kimmel hires through Twitter exclusively.

It's actually very nice for a merkin.

Julian Fellows would never permit such atrocious lighting.

The Bachmanns have something the Lord Grantham doesn't: the most hideous wreath in the world.

I can give you some tips on improving the social contact aspect of your life, because I had to make new friends in my 30s. It wasn't something that felt natural, though many regard me as a social person. Like you, I have lots of issues of trust and rejection bubbling under the surface. But I was so lonely that I knew…

Oregon Pinot 4EVAH!

It's all garbage. The last line they sing sounds like "and a baby empath at night."

I named my daughter Captain Amazing. COINKYDINK!

That's a great name.

I agree. I hate it when babies have patents. UGH! I'm a grown-ass adult and I can't afford to take out a GD patent! All I have is this measly trademark.

Based on name trends, you tend to see names come back every hundred years or so, so I'm predicting the next generation will be full of Lindas, Joans and Sharons.

Brooklyn is so 2010. I'm naming my first born Astoria.

Brooklyn is so 2010. I'm naming my first born Astoria.

Helmets are not compatible with photo shoots.