Improv Yak is an improv podcast hosted by improv teacher and Los Angeles improviser, Carla Cackowski. Each week Carla interviews an improviser about a specific technique that she admires in their performance and at the end of the show, Carla and guest improvise a scene in which Carla attempts to utilize the technique they discussed. Guests range from seasoned improvisers to first year improv students.
0 Available Episodes (59 Total)Average duration: 00:51:16
Mar 31, 2019
#60_Paul F. Tompkins_Live at the 2018 Westside Comedy Festival
00:53:06
In Episode 60 of Improv Yak, Paul F. Tompkins is back! He and Carla do a yak in front of a live audience and as always, Paul is an absolute delight. Special thanks to Nick Armstrong and Westside Comedy Theater for producing this fun event at the 2018 Westside Comedy Festival.
Mar 31, 2019
#59_Will Luera_Free-form
00:32:58
In episode 59 of Improv Yak, Carla chats with her friend and Director of Improvisation at Florida Studio Theater, Will Luera! luera.com/">https://will-luera.com/
Mar 30, 2019
#58_Rachel Rosenthal_Scenework First, Form Second
00:38:46
In episode 58 of Improv Yak, Carla chats with Rachel Rosenthal before their shows at the 2018 Stumptown Improv Festival in Portland, OR. They discuss Rachel's background and experience in Freeform & hip hop improv and get into the thick of it in regards to their thoughts on the House Team experience.
Mar 28, 2019
#57_Laura Doorneweerd_Dimensions
00:43:40
In Episode 57 of Improv Yak, Carla chats with improv teacher and performer, Laura Doorneweerd. Laura is based out of Amsterdam and she and Carla discuss the differences in the American and European improv scenes, setting healthy personal boundaries in class and rehearsal, and "Dimensions" (Laura's own improv technique).
Mar 25, 2019
#56_Cory P. Willis_Getting a Late Start
00:52:29
In episode 56 of Improv Yak, Carla chats with UCB Improviser and Teacher, Cory Willis. They discuss what it was like for Cory to begin improvising at 32, saying "yes" to opportunities early on in your improv career, and what Cory loves about teaching improv to teenagers.
Mar 23, 2019
#55_PJ Jacokes_Live at Detroit Improv Festival!
00:21:21
In Episode 55 of Improv Yak, Carla chats with Detroit Improv Festival producer and co-owner of Go Comedy! Improv Theater, PJ Jacokes. This episode was recorded live at DIF in 2017.
Oct 08, 2017
#54_Jason Shotts_Ownership
00:47:50
In Episode 54 of Improv Yak, Carla yaks with her pal, Jason Shotts. They talk about "Ownership" in improv and Jason gives Carla so many new great teaching and coaching ideas that her brain melts mid-conversation.
Jun 18, 2017
#53_Patricia Villetto_Don't be an A**hole
00:33:31
In Episode 53 of Improv Yak, Carla chats with her pal, writer and improviser, Patricia Villetto. They talk about Patricia's experience using her improv skills in a professional writer's room, as well as the different tools she picked up from all the various comedy schools with which she has studied and performed. They also have a pretty real convo about how they feel about short form improv. They'll do it! If they have to.
Jun 09, 2017
#52_Derek Waters_Conversation!
00:39:25
In Episode 52 of Improv Yak, Carla sits down with the creator of Drunk History, Derek Waters. They chat about his improv beginnings as a student in Toronto and how Chris Farley has long been an inspiration. Then they improvise one of Carla's favorite improv scenes she's done on the podcast yet! Read more at http://improvyak.libsyn.com/#WWxIqc3Ib8zQU6lw.99
Jun 02, 2017
#51_Craig Cackowski_We're Back! and Festivals_Improv Yak
01:23:00
Season three of Improv Yak begins with Craig Cackowski returning as co-host. We discuss why Carla took a break from Improv Yak for a while, as well as go through the list of festivals she and Craig have performed in over the past year and a half.
Mar 31 | 00:53:06
#60_Paul F. Tompkins_Live at the 2018 Westside Comedy Festival
Mar 31 | 00:32:58
#59_Will Luera_Free-form
Mar 30 | 00:38:46
#58_Rachel Rosenthal_Scenework First, Form Second
Mar 28 | 00:43:40
#57_Laura Doorneweerd_Dimensions
Mar 25 | 00:52:29
#56_Cory P. Willis_Getting a Late Start
Mar 23 | 00:21:21
#55_PJ Jacokes_Live at Detroit Improv Festival!
Oct 08 | 00:47:50
#54_Jason Shotts_Ownership
Jun 18 | 00:33:31
#53_Patricia Villetto_Don't be an A**hole
Jun 09 | 00:39:25
#52_Derek Waters_Conversation!
Jun 02 | 01:23:00
#51_Craig Cackowski_We're Back! and Festivals_Improv Yak
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