Five for Five Short Form Class: Five Nights, Five Instructors

Event Details

  • Date: –
  • Venue: Mi Westside Comedy Theater
  • Instructor: Aaron Krebs, Chris Gorbos, Lloyd Ahlquist, Patrick McIntyre, Sean Monahan
  • Price: $280





Five for Five Short Form Class: Five Nights, Five Instructors
Dates: 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6
Thursdays 7-10pm
$280
This five week class focusing on various Short Form techniques will be taught by five of the co-owners of Westside Comedy Theater. Each week a new instructor will come to class ready to teach you some of the skills and performance techniques that have been instrumental in shaping the style and play of Mission IMPROVable. Instructors will include: Lloyd Ahlquist, Chris Gorbos, Aaron Krebs, Patrick McIntyre, and Sean Monahan. Throughout the five weeks of study there will be plenty of practice with fast-paced scene work, engaging characters, and hosting a show. The class culminates in a performance on the Westside Comedy Theater stage!
PREREQUISITE: Improv 101 at Westside Comedy Theater or the equivalent of study elsewhere. Please email carla@westsidecomedy.com for questions.
History of Mission IMPROVable:

In 1998 six guys from the improv group Mission IMPROVable at UMASS Amherst moved to Chicago, the Mecca of improv, to continue to learn and perform the art of improvisation.

In 2000, they began touring their short form comedy show and in 2001 they performed at NACA (National Association for Campus Activities) and hit it big! They began performing shows at colleges all across the country and eventually had to hire more guys and a van to travel in named “Vanarky.” Then they hired a second generation of touring improvisers, then a third, a fourth and on and on and on…

In 2002, the first handful of M.i. guys came out to Los Angeles to develop a sketch pilot for MTV. Since then, continued to be permanent fixtures on many of LA’s most popular comedy stages.

On April 1st, 2009 (yes, April Fools Day) Mission IMPROVable bought Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater. We embraced the stand-up and improv community, started a training center and on September 2011 we opened our bar. Now serving over 30 plus beers and never a drink minimum!