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Francisco Antillón's avatar

I've been calling your ‘You wanted to see me?’ exercise ‘Farmer’ for ages because of your example

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Josh's avatar

How does that exercise go?

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Francisco Antillón's avatar

I don't want to botch the explanation, so here's the exercise from the source!

https://improvnonsense.tumblr.com/post/99412021354/exercises-you-wanted-to-see-me/amp

It's a streamlined, fun exercise to work on logical-absurd character dynamics.

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Katy Bateson - We Are Improv's avatar

Really enjoyed this post! Thanks for the book recommendations 😊

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Weir Brian's avatar

Bummer can’t find “The Visual Guide to Improv” book anywhere, looks like a fun read.

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Weir Brian's avatar

Thanks Katarina, I just ordered it, looks like it’s going to be a great read, can’t wait!

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Deema's avatar

Examples are so powerful. I remember your "I'll have a steak, I want to treat myself today" as an example of justifying small things and use it all the time. Lots of examples from Improv Obsession podcast (and now Yes, Also) come to mind all the time when I need a specific one.

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