TaoBlogMay 252 minShortform: Hurdles Aren't About HurdlesYou've seen hurdles. Those are the obstructions that are placed on a running track to force racers to leap over them. I imagine that,...
TaoBlogApr 142 minYour Ability is an IOUYou have a natural-born ability. That's very special. But it is really just a theoretical thing. It's a potential asset. It's a promise...
TaoBlogFeb 212 minFully committed. Fully meaningless."Dude, I'm, like, fully committed to this!" What does that even mean? Why does the phrase "fully committed" even exist? The word...
TaoBlogOct 4, 20212 minVitamin QMass American popular culture doesn't necessarily concern itself with quality. How do you recognize or instill a zeal for quality in a...
TaoBlogJun 15, 20213 minGalileo Pissed People OffFor millennia, people believed that the sun, the planets and the entire universe revolved around the Earth. That concept is known as...
TaoBlogJun 13, 20212 minLook in the MirrorWhat's funny? People. Only that. Nothing else. Everything else that we laugh at we laugh at because it relates to people. When we laugh...
TaoBlogMay 24, 20212 minWhat Sandcastles Can Tell YouThere are two kinds of people. The first kind likes to build sandcastles. They enjoy the challenge. The quiet fussiness of designing and...
TaoBlogMay 21, 20212 minThe Brightest BulbIn case you've never heard the expression, "He's not the brightest bulb on the tree!" is supposed to indicate that he's not as smart as...
TaoBlogMay 20, 20212 minWhat is Talent?Improvisers often talk about talent. So do those who participate in and follow any type of team sport. A champion chess master may have...
TaoBlogApr 29, 20212 minAct Like You Give a DamnIf you're an improviser or improv student, you'll get plenty of tips about how to do scene work. You'll get them from directors,...
TaoBlogApr 27, 20212 minWhat's the Point of Performing Improv?To do it well. To expand the boundaries of the form. To excel. To create something wonderful, surprising, unique, solid and fun. To solve...
TaoBlogSep 22, 20201 minForgetting to RememberHere's a thing that many improvisers and improv students eventually learn as they ascend to competency: Connection. We must connect with...
TaoBlogSep 17, 20202 minCar. Bomb. How Do You Explode?Readers of my first book (and some lucky students) will have heard me say this, but it's true nonetheless: Every time you start your car,...
TaoBlogSep 13, 20202 minVirtual QuandaryHow can you perform improv without a physical space in which to perform and interact — both with the audience and with other improvisers?...
TaoBlogJun 19, 20202 minMay You Improv in Interesting TimesImprov is good for bad times. That’s the funny thing about comedy.
TaoBlogJun 19, 20201 minSo Old It's New: Maybe Older Players Do Get ItThose who don't know comedy history are doomed to repeat it.
TaoBlogJun 19, 20202 minRandomness vs Chaos: The Lottery or the WeatherUse randomness in the moment, and then use chaos when the moments begin to make sense.