Most improvisers get their laughs from things that they say. We get hooked on saying witty things that make people laugh. The early symptom of this is saying funny things on stage instead of “saying things funny.” Getting laughs is usually what hooks someone into verbal diarrhoea, but some people just can’t shut the frick up. To keep it brief, try the following exercises.
- 1-2-3-4
- Backwards Scene
- Conducted Story
- Conducted Story-Back
- Group Stop
- Mirrors
- Silent Scene
- Walk By Numbers
- Word At A Time