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Will Hines

Will Hines

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Jun 2, 2022

Actor versus Comedian

The undeclared civil war of improv performers

Will Hines

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Dec 24, 2021

Clean Start

A reasonable ode to a clean start, and a rant against talking animals

Will Hines

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Dec 19, 2021

How To Be Funny

(written in a hurry after three cups of coffee)

How To Be Funny

Will Hines

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Sep 29, 2021

Improv: How To Do It

This is how to do long-form improv, if you’ve never studied it at all. I’m going to keep it very simple and mechanical, okay? We’ll save…

Improv: How To Do It

Will Hines

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Jun 20, 2021

Say Yes And Commit

I’m writing this for improvisers who are in trouble. You’ve had a bad show or class or practice, probably a few of them, maybe a LOT of…

Say Yes And Commit

Will Hines

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Apr 28, 2021

Tonal Agreement

At the top of the scene, what you say is not nearly as important as how you say it.

Tonal Agreement

Will Hines

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Jan 14, 2021

Improv Pyramid

Here’s the idea: lots of improv notes seem to contradict each other. But I think a better way is to give them a priority.

Improv Pyramid

Will Hines

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Dec 22, 2020

Improv Stuff: How To Say No

No, this is not advice on how to stop paying for improv classes. :) This is about the perhaps mundane but crucial mechanics of “saying no”…

Improv Stuff: How To Say No

Will Hines

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Aug 12, 2020

What Makes An Improv Scene Funny?

A sure-to-fail discussion

What Makes An Improv Scene Funny?

Will Hines

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Jul 23, 2020

Topsy-Turvy Games

All comedy is opposites

Topsy-Turvy Games

Will Hines

Will Hines

Los Angeles, actor, improviser, amateur computer programmer. Born in 1970, largely nice. Founder of http://www.wgimprovschool.com/

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