Archive - Suggestion Box

April 2025

Choosing the game

Avoid solving maths puzzles and claw back some agency in your scenes

Apr 25 •

Many, many Berlins

The least German, but most ‘improv’ of German cities? Yes, but also no. What? Yes, I know. Both ‘all of the above’ AND ‘not applicable.’

Apr 17 •

March 2025

Luther Vandross and the Pope visit Madame Tussauds

The power of specificity in comedy. Analysing the particulars of one of the funniest texts I’ve ever seen to within an inch of its life.

Mar 28 •

We need to talk about class in improv

After a nice cup of tea, the favourite British pastime must be arbitrarily dividing ourselves up into distinct classes based on generational wealth…

Mar 7 •

February 2025

9 things running taught me about improv

Kill two hobby birds with one stone and knock some seconds off your sweep edits.

Feb 21 •

January 2025

An address from the Moon President

The Leader of the Free World and Third Beats of Your Harold offers some advice on avoiding the trap of artificially heightening the stakes in your shows

Jan 24 •

Improvisers READYYYYYYY: the comedy mastery of Gladiators

The only show you need to watch to study character, point-of-view, and large chunks of foam

Jan 17 •

The 15 minute improv city

Everything you need from a show in 15 minutes, and you'll be in cycling distance to the Illuminati headquarters. What a deal.

Jan 10 •

July 2023

This is a really weird movie

Supporting a bad scene, keeping your teammates' and the audience's trust

Jul 17, 2023 •

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