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Jimmy Carrane

1980s-present · Chicago, IL

Improv Nerd podcast / The Art of Slow Comedy method — Chicago's most widely listened-to improv interviewer.

Known for

Host of Improv Nerd podcast (2012-present) interviewing improvisers on craft.
Developed The Art of Slow Comedy teaching method, drawing on Meisner repetition.
Co-author of Improvising Better (with Liz Allen); author of Improv Therapy and The Inner Game of Improv.

Connected to

Schools & Theaters

iO Theater (ImprovOlympic)The Second City (Chicago)

People

liz allen

Sources

https://jimmycarrane.com/
https://jimmycarrane.com/about/

Referenced by

Troupes

Carl and the Passions

Concepts

Slow Comedy The Slow School (Carrane / Pretty Flower)

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