In improv we don’t want to be generally weird; we want to be specifically weird. Having a strong character and point of view makes it so much easier to establish and heighten your scenes. In this four hour longform improv intensive, students will focus on:

• Coming in with a strong emotion or point of view and letting that inform your choices
• Heightening based on if this is true about your character, what else is true?
• Playing two peas in a pod scenes and playing off each other

...plus focused coaching and feedback from your instructor.

Students should have a basic understanding or education/experience with longform improv. Space for this intensive is very limited; register early to guarantee seating.

The workshop will be from 1-5 pm with a 12 person cap.

Attendees are asked to arrive 15 minutes early to check-in.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Michael Busch is a Cleveland native who has over fifteen years of professional experience in the Los Angeles comedy scene and entertainment industry as an actor, writer, director, and producer. To learn more about his work, please visit https://www.themichaelbusch.com/

Training

Michael Busch is a graduate of IO’s improv training program and studied improv and sketch at The Upright Citizens Brigade with founders Matt Besser and Matt Walsh, among others.

Experience

Michael Busch has acted in sketches on Human Giant, Key & Peele, and Conan; written sketches and digital series for FunnyorDie, Comedy Central, AwesomenessTV, Break, and Maker Studios; was a member of multiple house improv (Harold) teams at IO West and UCBTLA, a writer/performer on a house sketch (Maude) team at UCBTLA, and has also written/directed/produced/acted in various other shows there.

Additional television and film acting credits: The Goldbergs, Adam Ruins Everything, Glee, The Middle, Pretty Little Liars, The Ghost Whisperer, Community, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Arsenio Hall Show, Body of Proof, Hope & Randy, Franklin & Bash, Workaholics, Carpoolers, Miss March, and dozens of national commercials.