"Improv Nerd with Jimmy Carrane," is a live interview show hosted by Jimmy Carrane. Jimmy interview icons in the world of improv, giving audiences a behind-the-scenes look at careers in comedy. Laugh along as Jimmy performs a totally unscripted scene with each of his guests, and then learn how they created the scene in a revealing interview and question-and-answer session. Full episodes of the podcast can be found at jimmycarrane.com or an apple podcasts, spotify, and google podcasts
Holy crap! It's Jim Carrane! I was a student of yours at Second City wayyyy back in the day--like when Keegan was still there. You were a brilliant instructor. Nobody taught me more about improv!
I always thought 💭 the host of the British version was kind of log 🪵 there’s a lot of times he ruins a funny scene 🎬 i don’t know I like America 🇺🇸 one more because Drew let it play out more and would join inn the fun or joke or become the joke so as a viewer I disagree I guess
I love clever wordplay and "blink-and-you-miss-it" humor, but i also have the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy hahahaha, so i love all iterations of the show
Im so glad you did this interview Greg Hollimon I have always thought he was a great actor and a good man, I wish Hollywood would give him more roles he is genuine and great! I would like to add I subscribed specifically because you interviewed Greg Hollimon.
Clive Anderson would constantly try to make jokes after every buzzer in the UK version. For example, he buzzed out Tony Slattery for sounding too high-pitched in "Questions Only". He also caused probably the shortest game of "Old Job, New Job" ever w/ Stephen Frost playing a former veterinarian. One game that I tend to prefer in the UK version though is "Helping Hands", b/c the jokes were way more than just feeding random foods to Ryan.
A core memory of binge watching the Dvd series is when Principal Blackman is skating to Taylor Daynes Tell it to my heart so fricking cool and hilarious
I've seen both versions of the show from their beginning. I find the differences between the two shows first lies with the audiences. British audiences tended to be less verbose and more polite, which gave the performers more chances to create laughs; British audiences also had more tame, more PG-rated suggestions. Second, the difference is in the style of comedy itself. British comedy, in any form, tends to be more theatrical, more subtle, and more language- based. American comedy is more physical, much more in-your-face. To be honest, I always thought the American version had much better suggestions and give Ryan and Colin more challenging characters and scenes. The UK version sometimes had better performers, like Josie Lawrence and Tony Thackery, although you can't beat Wayne Brady when it comes to the musical games.
Oh man, when he takes the picture & puts the camera in the time capsule it is so funny & on par with the humor of the show. I cant believe it was just an accident! Thats so funny!
This reminds me of the "Hitler" episode. I loved Drew's line when someone did something related to Native Americans and Drew said something like, "can't say anything about Hitler, but make fun of Native Americans. Who gives a sh** about them?" He was seriously pissed that they were told not to do the bit about Hitler.
Is this a clip of a longer interview? It seemed the interviewer may not have been familiar with SWC. So many questions I'd love to have heard answered.
