Learing Resources

• The Basics #1: What Is A Sketch and How Does It Work?
• The Basics #2: Surprising Truth
• The Basics #3: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
• The Basics #4: Brainstorming and outlining
• The Basics #5: Turning a Blank Page into a Rough Draft
• Dissecting "Philosophical Truth or Dare" (excellent sketch example)
• What Makes Improv Funny?
• UCB – The Game
• A quick guide to Game of the Scene
• UCB Manual (audio version) - the ultimate, book-length explanation of improv comedy that delves deep into what “The Game” is, how to find and play it.
• Step by Step to Stand-up Comedy (audio version) - an excellent book about joke writing.
• Guidelines on initiating the scenes.**